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| Client Services *All clients may email lucasp@lpinstore.com for any questions or needs (clients only) OR call 800.982.6122, ext. 101 (clients only). *All contacts are for potential or current clients ONLY, no reps please (we will not be able to respond or access your file). LP In-Store Services, LLC is a full-service event staffing, marketing services, event management agency, and a merchandising/mystery shopping firm. We not only can do demos, but also merchandising and mystery shopping. We can create an event for you, staff it, and create reports - all in-house. Because we are full-service, and rely on your business, we can work any number of the items above, whether you just need event creation and testing or staffing, and whether it be for a small territory or nationwide (USA and/or Canada), we will have it staffed and successfully completed. Please read on or contact us directly for more information. The information below is broken into several parts, one for staffing, recruitment, event creation, merchandisiner, and mystery shopping/auditing. The information provided is general, so if you need more, please contact us immediately. Again - not only can we handle events such as in-store demos, but also do merchandising, and mystery shopping/auditing programs. Be assured we are a legitamate company, with the drive and keys for success. We have exhibited at two major tradeshows/exhibitions that are the largest/most important to their respective industries - the Food Marketing Institute (FMI) Show and the National Restaurant Association (NRA) Show (logo will be posted soon). You can learn more by visiting their sites - www.fmi.org and www.restaurant.org, respectively. 
We are also VERY proud members of the National Association of Retail Marketing Services (NARMS), and serve on their Event Marketing Division Committee. This is the only trade association in our industry and represents/brings together the finest companies. To learn more, visit www.narms.org.  
Current Warehouse space: 2,100+ square feet, same location as offices. We can create packages and ship, receive and ship, or create a shipping manifest and send it to you quickly. ***We are currently in the process of expanding, and will be obtaining larger and more full-scale space for warehousing in the very near future. If you have needs beyond this, let us know and we can arrange it! We also utilize online booking features which allow our reps to book events and assignments instantly after they are loaded into our system. Unlike other agencies, who have to upload the information, then let the coordinators know it's there, who then have to pull it up and make calls - we provide this so our coordinators can handle event help and last minute bookings with greater care. It also allows you to know where event booking stands weeks before the scheduled event. Reps love this feature because they can go on anytime of the day, and don't have to worry about waiting on the phone, or not being on the top of the list for calls - it gives everyone a fair chance to work, but can still be customized to meet your rep requirments. Priority can be given to reps who have done work before, and have performed superior events in the past. This will save time and money for you (the Client), us, and the reps. When you are ready to contact us regarding business, please click Contact Us, and put either "Staffing or Event Request" in the subject. One of our specialists will respond to you promptly. Need certain types of insurance coverage, background or drug checks, face-time with reps, or anything else? -Let us know and we will customize our services for your programs. We currently keep a minimum of W-9s and I-9s on every rep, in addition to the application with all necessary information. Need to know how many reps in certain states or territories we have, and what assignments they will take (demos, merchandising, audits, etc.)? - Send us an email or give us a call and a specialist can provide you with the most detailed and up-to-date information. ***Pictures of our events can be obtained by clicking the Events, and then Event Photos link on the left side. This page is being updated. Please be patient as this loads, we have tried to put as many pictures (as well as a diverse set) as possible. If you would like a specialized presentation customized to your needs, please do not hesitate to contact us. Also, if you would like to see our Organizational Chart, please click the link on the left side under Clients, Client Forms. The most up-to-date Organizational Chart for us can be obtained by clicking About Us, and then Staff, or by sending us a request via email, or on the Contact Us page. Other needed forms for Clients may be obtained here as well. Event Staffing & Capabilities We can staff in-store demonstrations, merchandising, mystery shopping, special events, and many other things quickly and successfully. We specialize in last-minute and specialized bookings, so if you have a hard time booking an event, or need a particular type of person, let us know! We are capable of booking nationwide in the United States and Canada. At this time, we are capable of handling up to 5000 events per week, but with notice, can manage well above that (5000-10000+). Please contact us with your needs and we can work out a specially designed plan to meet your needs. You may also opt to have digital photos taken of the event. These can be done by the personnel, or, you can choose to have audits done who could take more specific and timed photos. Event Staffing is charged to your company on a per event basis, so we can book as little as one (1) event for you if that is all you need. We have experience booking events out-of-area and extremely last minute (day before event, even the day of!) - these have ran successfully and we want you to experience the same success. We guarantee our services and will meet any need you have. Give us a try - contact us directly! We will take a trial project so you can see how our services will work for you. We want to be negotiable in price and very personable. Our goal is simple - "Become the number one event staffing agency in America and Canada!" If the per-event charge is not what your budget or policies allow, please let us know, we still want to serve you. In regards to warehousing and shipments, we currently utilize 2,100+ sq. feet in the same location as our offices. BLUE - States covered (Canada not shown, but we do cover!) & RED - States covered & offices
Recruitment We can easily find you people, whether you just need people in a certain area, or specific types of people, we can find them for you. Our recruitment department works much like our event staffing, in that we use the same signature recruiting techniques and tools. We can find people last minute as well. This technique is great for staffing agencies (and others!) that are located in Canada, or states that require special training, such as food handling, etc. This department will find the people you need and, with your application, have them send in their information and other required items to our office, we will then batch them together and send them directly to your office. For this type of business, we charge for each name we send, and then an on-going small "commission" type fee for every job they do. We can negotiate other ways for this as well. Contact us for more information, we would love to work with you. Again, since we charge per person/per event, you can ask for just one (1) person, or hundreds - whatever works for you!
Event Creation - Marketing Services Coming soon! Contact a specialist for instant information. See our "Other Information" section below for information on this. ***We are one of only two companies that currently provide event results instantly as they are called in through an IVR system, or entered into our online reporting system. We can also provide debit cards to purchase sample product and track event attendance. Mystery Shopping / Auditing We can provide mystery shops for retail, food establishments, bars, c-stores, in-store events, and many other things. We will customize a program based on your needs and design it to collect all of the information that you require. We will then batch all of your information together to give you an overview of the shops, showing where improvements could be made, or where things are above-and-beyond your expectations. Setting up on-going shops is easy and cost-effective, there are also severals ways besides doing the same mystery shop everytime an event or location is shopped. Option 1) We can set-up rotations of shops and keep switching stores, territories, or anything else. During the next run, different stores will be shopped, and it will keep going until the rotation starts over again (you could choose to continue from there if needed). This option provides for a general overview, but adds spacing and cost-effectivness to your program. Option 2) We can create a very intensive and detailed initial shop, and then during later-runs, conduct shops based on previous results, or a shop that is more general and basic. This option allows you to see, in a very detailed aspect, what areas could us improvement, and can help you correct specific issues. Further shops will ensure these points have been corrected and are satisfactory. This option also allows for a cost-effective and on-going program, and of course, you can opt to have the intensive shops re-conducted after a said time period. Though these two options are the most common and effective with mystery shopping, another great option is staggered shops where you pick and choose dates and locations based on your needs, and questions remain generally the same, with changes as needed. Finally, audits can provide a quick and inexpensive way to check to see if something is set-up correctly, signage is posted, there are a certain number of employees at a location, certain in-store events are being conducted, or anything else. This allows you to see if mystery shopping needs to be done to anaylize certain points, or just to verify items - and again, it is the quickest and least expensive. You can also opt on any mystery shopping program to have digital photos taken to verify information. Results may be entered into a web-based form or over an IVR system and results are updated instantly. Merchandising We can provide merchandising services in mass merchants, grocery stores, toy stores, department stores, c-stores, or anywhere else you need. We also can do restocks, resets, heavy merchandising, audits, inventory counts, plan-o-gram (POG) matinence and reshuffles, etc. Merchandising jobs are charged per event, if your jobs need more than one person (for example resets), it will still be billed per event or reset. If your budget or policies require you not be charged this way, please contact us to set up a different plan. More information coming soon, please contact a specialist for more details and to set a program up. --- Other information (to all clients) Below is more information on our client services. If you wish to receive more information, please contact us directly. All clients receive will receive the following---> *Weekend call team for event problems (for both demonstrators and clients) *Other services as needed. Please see the other information below for items more specific to your needs. *Results provided instantly upon rep reporting - this helps you with getting success from your events and reporting back to your clients! We are one of only two companies who currently use this capability! Event Staffing, standard or product ambassador *Includes required audits, contractor pay, etc. *Competitive rates and services, all negotiable. *Can provide specialized staff or "cast" based on event needs. *You may customize your program to include a clock-in or out (or both) tracking system, which may have event questions added as well. Even if you are a marketing service company with an IVR system, this is a great way to get comments about the event for you to show off to your clients. Again, results/reports are available and update instantly as things are entered. *Our own warehouse. Recruitment *Initial low fee can be based on giving name/contact information or after completion of first event. *Includes pre-qualification checks. Our office will accept applications (of yours) on your behalf, check all information and contents, and batch them to send directly to you. *An on-going, low charge per event completed by contractors we recruit on your behalf, or a on-time fee upon recruitment. Demo/Event Creation *Includes verifications with stores/retailers - whether it be setting up a new contract to allow our company into a store we aren't currently operating in, or product pre-checks. *It also includes setting up the demonstration style and goals based on your marketing plans, requirments, past history, etc. Our report form will be created quickly and sent to you for approval - any information you need can be included here. *Debit cards to demonstrators to purchase sample product, as needed, as well as prove time in (and out as needed). *Purchase and kitting of all required supplies. Currently we have a small warehouse of about 2,100 square feet - primarily just for middle-man shipping from marketing service companies to demonstrators, as well as small kitting and shipping assignments. We are considering much larger facilities, all based upon the business we receive - if needed, we will have this in place before we would start a major program. *Staffing (completely in-house at this time). *Result reporting - direct to you and instant! Based on your needs, we can create web-based or IVR reporting systems for demonstrators or other contractors to report store results immediately following a job. All results can be brought up online and are updated instantly (only one other company who currently provideds this!). *All costs for clients are per job based. If your needs/budget require a flat contract for an area, or you just have a large territory for us, we can negotiate out a different rate, based on your needs. Contact a specialist for more information. *If you do not see a service listed above, please contact a specialist and we will provide customized services based on your needs. We are a full-service company and can provide for all of your needs. 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