Participating Supplier Info and Guidelines

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Benefits

• Free Exhibition at the February Online Expo and Speed Networking
• Invitation to attend select sales and packaging webinars organized by the NACD
• Invitation to fill open seats on the Industry Advisory Council
• Invitation to exhibit at NACD Trade Shows
• More than 50% off the non-member exhibition fee
• Invitation to the NACD Annual Convention
• Recognition on the NACD Website
• Submit news to the NACD New and Knowledge newsletter
• Mailed to 1,500 packaging professionals
• Eligible for Supplier of the Year Awards
• Eligible for Distinguished Service Award
• Access to key metrics from the distributor benchmarking report
• We look forward to announcing more new benefits to coincide with the return of in-person meetings.

Becoming an "NACD Participating Supplier"

• Must manufacture products(s) or provide a service that typical NACD members would sell
• Must provide a written letter of recommendation from five NACD Distributors
• Written Distributor Policy Recommended
• Must have a Distributor Sales Manager or an individual(s) who are specifically designated to work with distributors
• Must have a Distributor pricing policy that recognizes the value provided by the distribution channel
• Is willing to sell to a minimum of 33% of NACD Distributors
• Complete this supplier application form