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Neil Gehani
CEO & Founder
orders@ecodisplayware.com
A Moenia Design Company
www.moeniadesign.com
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G alancing People, Planet, Profit
G s a continual process ± very important to show
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companies now provide sustainability reports
G  of Americans now believe global warming is very important and
want to do something about it. uying eco-friendly products is #
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-  have made major-minor changes in their lifestyle to protect the
environment
G Consumers are willing to pay 
-  premium for eco-friendly
products
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 of furnishings
G  consistently look for and purchase green products

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G he green trend will accelerate in the next -
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leading to faster growth rate by more than x
G Green trend is moving from marketing hype to real
products that are 

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G Design is becoming modern and urban scale
G Mixed use of materials are in
G Global sustainability and fair trade practices are
being enforced by public pressure and legislation
± California Green Chemistry nitiative
± Lacey act for illegal wood harvesting
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G Gen-X and Gen-Y consumers are already looking

to purchase eco-friendly products
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G Reliability
G Product quality and consistency
G Comprehensive detailed specification
G Presentation & Communication
G Meeting legislation and standards

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G Schedule ± Must be able to count on this information
± Production ± n Days
± ransport time to ship, including the container size
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± f delays occur, please let us know as early as possible (

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G nformation
± he information you provide must be frank
± f production cannot be met, please let the buyer know
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G Product quality is most important to us
± Eco Displayware relies on quality and value
G Consistency in the way the product looks, feels, and
is made is critical
± Handmade products can have some variation in size but not
in workmanship.
± Minor color variations are tolerable for natural materials
G Not for synthetic materials

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G Material ± not just wood
± Color matching (use pantone color), no voc, non-toxic, water
based, stains, dyes, adhesives
± Any and all material used in the product must be specified
± s it certified? Which standards?
G Product & Packaging Recyclability
±  Recycled content or post consumer,  Recyclability
G Dimensions
± oth units of measure (inches/metric)
± Separate dimensions ± Length, Width, Height, With Handle,
Diameter, weight, etc
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pixels
± 7 dpi (screen) or 

dpi (print)
± Plain white background (³dropout´)
± Show dimensions on sketches and pictures
± Show possible usage if introducing new product/samples
± Show item # on the pictures
± Label picture with your item #
± How many can fit in
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G Catalog
± Provide your catalog or new products in a PDF with all the
detailed specifications and pictures
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G Please provide clear information even if it is not good news
± E.g. cannot meet production schedule, will be late, pricing issues,
dimensions, quality issues
± Provide recommendation of other suppliers if you cannot make a
product or meet production. his will create loyalty longer term
G High quality pictures and samples
± We are sending this to our customers so it needs to be clean and
exceptional quality to minimize editing and fixing ±> faster decision
± - units for samples
G Prompt responses via email is a must ± -
hours
G Warn in advance of vacations or out of office
± Use Auto-responder

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