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    Interview with Price Pfister Channel Manager

    April 10th, 2007

    Why were you first attracted to Drawloop?
    “We were looking for a way to automate our proposals in Black & Decker’s Hardware & Home Improvement Group. It appeared that Drawloop could automate our manual process of doing presentations. We wanted to simplify the front-end of our selling process. Our presentations were being created manually throughout the company and it took too many man hours.”

    Where was the most critical need for Drawloop in your company?
    “We needed a standardized process for our sales proposals that was guaranteed to be done the same way every time.”

    Who is using the system in your company and how is it beneficial?
    “Price Pfister sales department is using it. It used to take up to 2 hours per presentation, where now it takes only minutes. It has increased the number of sales activity hours up another 3,600 hours a year. With our sales reps on the system right now, we expect a significant increase in sales.”

    How have you experienced efficiency in the sales process?
    “Operationally, we are saving man hours because processes are no longer bottle-necked which has allowed for a growth in sales. Because the process is operationally manageable, we can properly forecast sales and keep an accurate supply of product without over or under stocking. It helps us manage sales forecasting by individual SKUs, and it also helps us with new product sales studies.”

    What do you project to be Drawloop’s impact to your company in the future?
    “We see Drawloop’s process helping us train a newcomer faster. This will significantly reduce the training costs and begin productivity sooner. We can now better evaluate presentations and their effectiveness and have a clearer view of what is working and what’s not to enable us to address problems more efficiently.”


    Drawloop Announces Free Online Service to Convert and Combine Files to PDF

    April 5th, 2007

    Starting today, millions of online users will have an easier time uploading and converting files to PDF thanks to LOOP. LOOP is a free online service that allows you to upload and combine multiple documents into one secure PDF file. You do not need to install software or be working from your desktop computer. LOOP is delivered on-demand and available for use 24/7 through any web browser. Register today for our free service at http://www.drawloop.com.

    “We are excited to introduce a more convenient way to upload and convert files to PDF from a web browser,” said Jim Roberson, President of Drawloop Technologies. “LOOP delivers real value to users and exposes them to our online document packaging capabilities. Our users recognize the value in emailing a customer one organized, professional and visually consistent secure PDF rather than a series of attached files that are confusing, out of order and time consuming to review.”

    Drawloop’s release of LOOP makes it easier than ever to upload, convert and combine multiple files to PDF. LOOP works with Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint files. It also accepts PDF, Bitmap, GIF, JPEG, PNG, Plain Text, XML and HTM/HTML files.