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No matter what the industry, if someone needs help creating marketing materials, from logos to flyers to catalogs to websites, we are here to help them succeed. In terms of printing, we outsource most of it because it’s more cost-effective, but we also have the ability to print internally. The location of our customer typically determines the printing source that we use. Because we do so much business in so many different areas of the country, we have many sources.

We have been a member of the Advertising Specialty Institute since the beginning. The relationship allows us to provide branded marketing materials to any customer, no matter what industry. Everyone needs T-shirts, polos, giveaways, and other items that can help promote their business to their customers.

What is CSI’s busiest time of the year?

From August to December, by far. That’s when we create not only our largest cycle of catalogs and websites, but also many custom catalogs for individual dealers and manufacturers in education, art, toy and office products.

How many employees do you have?

Currently there are 12. Like many of our dealers and manufacturers, this has been a time of staff reductions and changes. We are looking forward to 2021 with a fresh perspective.

How’s business?

Overall, our business is great. With staff and location changes, we are adapting to these uncertain times to achieve our annual goals. We have learned that certain people can work remotely and still provide the same benefits. We have also benefited by reducing staff and having staff take on multiple roles within the company.

We don’t think like a normal business. Our customers are struggling, so we are here to help when needed. Having personally been in this industry for almost 30 years, I recognize that most of them do not need catalogs or marketing materials during a pandemic. What they do need is guidance and direction on how they can survive. We provide that, free of charge. We know there is no CSI Connect Marketing without our customers. We are here to help each and every customer grow and prosper during this unprecedented time. We are all in this together.

What are your plans for the future?

We plan to continue to provide products and services that meet the needs of all customers, no matter the size. Feedback from our dealers and manufacturers about different trends and whatever they need for their particular market will help us decide what direction to take and products to add.

Company

ADVERTISER INDEX Page Website Company Page Website

Bouncy Bands 11 Certwood Ltd Inside Back Cover Childbrite by Manta-Ray 11 Children’s Factory 16 CSI Connect Marketing, Inc. 5 Didax Education 15 Educators Resource 6 Eureka / Css Industries 21 Glo Germ Company 6 Jonti-Craft 17 Kore Design LLC 13, 15, 21, 23 Learning Advantage 23 bouncybrand.com certwood.com childbrite.com childrensfactory.com catalogsolutions.com didaxdealer.com erdealer.com eurekaschool.com glogerm.com jonti-craft.com korestool.com learningadvantage.com Marco Group Inc. Back Cover marcogroupinc.com Miller Studio Inc. 27 magicmounts.com Musgrave Pencil 12 pencils.net North Star Teacher Resources 4 nstresources.com Primary Concepts 7 primaryconceptsdealer.com Sandtastik 10 sandtastik.com Scholastic Teacher Resources 22 scholastic.com Screenflex Portable Partitions 17 dealersf.com The United States Playing Card Company Inside Front Cover usplayingcard.com Time Timer LLC 3 timetimer.com USA Capitol 13 usacapitol.com Wikki Stix 20 wikkistix.com