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FAQ VENDOR QUESTIONS . Museum Tour DATES PRODUCT IS DUE IN WAREHOUSE August 15, 2007 DATES PHOTOGRAPHY IS DUE May 31, 2007 DATES SAMPLES ARE DUE May 31, 2007 Q: How many catalogs are you printing this year? A: 2,000,000 We print several different covers for the home and school markets. Q: Who will take pictures of my product? A: Professional photographers here in Portland, Oregon will take the pictures to fit in the catalog layout. Q: What if I already have pictures of my product? A: Please send high resolution images (300 dpi) on CD to Marcia Mantz. Q: Will I get to approve the copy for my product before it is printed in the catalog? A: Yes, copy will be emailed or faxed to you while we are in production- usually between June and July. Q: How do you decide what product goes on what page? A: Products for Museum Tour go into museum exhibit halls based on subject matter (ie: Dinosaur products in Paleontology, Pottery Wheels in Crafts) Q: Who is my point of contact regarding inventory? A: Cortina Ison, 503-496-1266 Q: When will you place your order for my product? A: Purchase orders will be issued early summer for late August delivery. Q: What kind of customer do you send the catalog to? A: 47% between 35-49 yrs. and 24% over 65 70% married 74% female; 26% male 82% home owners $75 K plus income High % of business owners, managers, and professionals High % of families with children, with an interest in educational and aesthetic items. School purchasing agents Q: How do you get your list of names to ship to? A: We have a large house file of names as well as buying names specific to our demographics. Q: What is a Product Review Process? A: The staff at Museum Tour will look over and discuss your product and how and where it fits into the catalog. Products must be well made and appeal to our education based customer. We do not have competing products in the catalog. If we already have microscopes then that category is full and we will not put in a competing microscope unless it has different features and functions. Q: Will I get to approve any photography that you do for my product? A: No, we shoot digital photography which then goes directly into the layout. Our production schedule is very tight and doesn.t allow time to stop and make a separate PDF image of each product to email out. We can however, if necessary, send a black and white fax of the page the product is on once it gets placed in the layout with copy. Q: Can I obtain photography that you did for my own use after the catalog is dropped? A: Yes, you may request photos that were shot of your product. They will be sent to you as high resolution digital images on CD. Q: How long has Informal Education been in business? A: Informal Education Products was established in 1995. |
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