Brand new Grip pens launched by Bic

Global Stationery supplier BIC has introduced twoexciting and innovative new stationery products to its line-up of top selling office equipment.
The 4-Colours Bic Grip Pro, and the Atlantis Easy Glide 1.6 continue the BIC tradition of delivering high end, quality and reliable office products, at a price that can be accommodated by even the smallest office budget. The new products are expected to continue to help the BIC Company retain its market leadership in the ball pens category.
The new 4-Colours Grip Pro is the latest addition to the iconic 4-Colour family, which first came onto the market 40 years ago, and will no doubt have a place in the hearts of all adults who were lucky enough to own an original as a child.
The Grip Pro has a premium black and silver barrel with cushioned grip, and a ring on the top of the barrel which can be attached to a lanyard for easy transporting. The options of four colours means that office workers will never need to carry more than this one pen around, and with over 1,500m of smooth quick drying writing, it is better for the environment and can be refilled over and over.
The new Atlantis Easy Glide 1.6 is the perfect choice for office workers who want a seamlessly smooth writing pen. The easy glide ink system delivers a 35% smoother performance, and the retractable nib comes in black, blue and red. The cushioned grip is also perfect for workers writing a lot of minutes or drafting notes.
BIC office pens marketing manager Yolande de Trogoff said: "We know that UK office workers, and consumers, want products that they can trust to deliver a great performance, but at a sensible price. BIC's 60 years of experience and innovation means that our new products constantly delight our customers, and the 4 Colours Grip Pro and Atlantis Easy Glide 1.6 are no exceptions."
BIC office products prides itself on providing products that replicate its core values of quality and affordability, whether across its range of shavers, lighters or stationery. The BIC brand on stationery is reassurance of a quality product that office workers should feel proud to use.

Busy Offices Busy Office Suppliers

We have heard it all economy this economy that. Jobs lost, investment curved, no business lending and let’s be honest most of us have seen it have an effect in some way shape or form on our businesses, whether that’s customers that couldn’t continue trading, suppliers raising prices, competition becoming more aggressive or payments taking longer to get to us – apparently the Royal Mail take longer to deliver cheques in poor economies!

Office supplies dealers have seen more than most how the downturn in the economy can mean customers spending less regardless of the industry they are in. There is an apparent relation between the amount of office staff that a company has and the amount that a company needs to spend on office supplies and stationery to run efficiently and if offices are not as busy then the offices either loose staff or simply don’t have as much to do – a quiet office means a less consuming office.

With this is mind office products resellers face limited options to improve the situation; they can either raise their price to compensate the fall in volume, however in a competitive market place like office supplies this option could be very risky. They can canvass to win new business (although every other office supplier will be doing this too) – or they can be creative and take advantage of vertical markets within current customers; this means looking for opportunities with those who already deal with them; ranges like facility management, print, janitorial supplies, printer consumables and health & safety supplies are all mainstays of most businesses purchases but do dealers make the most of these opportunities?

As with any form of selling the real trick to creating these opportunities and avenues is to ask questions, to probe into your contacts within an organisation and to have something on offer to engage the customer once any interest has been made. Office products wholesalers marketing teams are geared up to this way of marketing rather than the typical approach of selling commodity office stationery as a first approach.

Here at OfficeProfiles we have invested heavily in the extended ranges on offer to become the complete office procurement solution for business rather than the usual online stationery store, a member of our marketing team at OP commented “Years ago general stationery and everyday office supplies took up the great part of sellers offering but with the influx of competition in the UK market, particularly from overseas corporate stationers it’s more important now than ever to make yourself different in the marketplace, to offer something that the competition doesn’t and to be able to say yes we can whenever possible”.

Cycling Coast to Coast For Childrens Cancer Charity

One of our directors here at OfficeProfiles will this month cycle coast to coast in support of the Children’s Cancer charity CLIC Sargent.

Marvin Edson has been busy training for this huge ride along with 3 of his closest friends for the past 6 months and has gone a long way to raising the £2000 target that he set out to achieve.

CLIC Sargent has been providing support and care for both children suffering from Cancer as well as their close families in a range of ways including; during treatment where they provide specialist nurses, homes from home and play specialists, holidays, grants and community support services along with all important after care treatment.

The ride itself is thought to be in the region of 140 miles (final route still not decided) which the team are hoping to complete in 2 days; Marvin commented “Through personal family experience we have seen the fantastic work that CLIC Sargent do in the difficult setting of Children;s Cancer treatment, the help and support they bring to the children and families in the most desperate of times cannot be summed up using any words other than their work is completely invaluable and that they need every penny of support that the public can offer”.

He went on to add “From a non-cyclist perspective cycling nearly 150 miles in less than 48 hours seemed like some feat but I have been training pretty hard and hope to enjoy as much of the ride as I can before the saddle soreness sets in!! – jesting aside what these kids have to go through is incredible and if a few blokes on their bikes does something to raise awareness for the great team at CLIC Sargent and all drum up some much needed fund whilst we are doing it then we will be over the moon”.

Support Marvin and his friends through the just giving page below.

http://www.justgiving.com/edson-beeton-lewis/