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| ECRM® MarketGate™ Application Suite provides powerful business solutions by combining Process, Vision and Technology. Based on the software behind ECRM’s EPPS, MarketGate™ enables companies to apply the tools that make EPPS events so effective to their everyday business operations and use a single website for their product and material sourcing, ad research, and communication needs.
| The MarketGate Basic Subscription is available free of charge and allows users to access all information related to finding and attending ECRM EPPS events. Basic subscriptions allow users to: | - Keep product listings up to date with Product Manager.
- Review meeting notes and follow-up after EPPS events.
- Complete and search for scorecards with Scorecard Manager.
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| | The MarketGate Premium Subscription is available for a small annual fee and gives users all of the features available in Basic Subscriptions plus: | - Track circular ads with Ad Comparisons.
- Search for new products with Product Catalogue.
- Automatically load product data into retailer forms with Forms Assistant.
- Communicate with thousands of industry contacts with Contact Manager.
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| | The MarketGate system is built on a flexible framework that allows ECRM to add powerful new features as added. In addition to Application Suite, there are other MarketGate portals currently available: | | | |
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| | Streamline your internal and external contacts into a single, powerful contact management system that saves you time and money. Featuring innovative email, search and filtering tools and pre-populated with more than 100,000 contacts from the Packaging and CPG industries, Contact Manager enables companies to quickly find and pursue new opportunities worldwide. | | | |  | Quick Search | Premium Content |
| Use the Quick Search tool to find a specific company or contact by name, email address or telephone number. |
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|  | Search and Filter Tools | Premium Content |
| Both buyers and sellers can take advantage of the powerful search options included in Contact Manager to pinpoint new opportunities. Search tools not only include standard Company and Person options but also allow users to filter by product category, company type, and location. |
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| | Scorecard Manager enables suppliers of raw materials, converted packages and packaging services to make their products and services available to buyers worldwide. Supplier scorecards include information on products and services, key selling points, capabilities, capacity and certifications and outline social, environmental and ethical policies and practices. | | | |  | Complete Scorecards | | Raw material suppliers, packaging converters and packaging service providers should complete scorecards to make their products and services available to manufacturers. As an added benefit, information entered into Packaging Source is available to all Wal-Mart suppliers through the retailer's Sustainable Packaging Scorecard and Package Modeling software. |
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|  | Search Scorecards | | Manufacturers can use Scorecard Manager to find and prequalify packaging material suppliers and service providers. With Scorecard Manager, manufacturers can search by product type, material type and location and review detailed product, logistical, capability and other information. |
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| As part of its ongoing sustainability efforts, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. intends to reduce total packaging used in its supply chain by 5% by 2013. To help meet this ambitious goal, the retailer is encouraging its direct suppliers to enter packaging data for all SKUs into its Sustainable Packaging Scorecard.
The Scorecard, developed with the help of ECRM, enables Wal-Mart to easily compare packaging sustainability across a product category and to make more informed purchasing decisions. Wal-Mart suppliers can also see how their packages compare to their competitors' and what opportunities for improvement are available for each product.
Package Modeling was created to help manufacturers pro actively find potential sustainability improvements in their packaging. The software allows users to run "what if" scenarios on their packaging to see how changing materials, designs, suppliers and other variables can affect their scores on the Sustainable Packaging Scorecard. As an added benefit, all registered Packaging Modeling users now receive complimentary Premium Packaging Source subscriptions. | | | | |
| | www.Sustainability-Education.com, the leading source of training for Wal-Mart's Sustainable Packaging Scorecard, has many options available to help busy packaging professionals figure out how to efficiently complete the Scorecard. As a collaborative effort between ECRM and MarsPKG, all sessions and materials include the technical expertise of a major developer of the scorecard and the knowledge of one of the most respected packaging consulting firms today. | | | |  | Training Sessions | | Sustainability Education's day long Classroom Training sessions are taught by MarsPKG packaging engineers and focus on showing suppliers how to efficiently enter packages into Wal-Mart's Sustainable Packaging Scorecard and how to use Package Modeling find ways to improve their package scores. |
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|  | OnDemand Online Training | | Companies unable to attend a Classroom Training session should sign up for OnDemand Training. Including an extensive video presentation and the Sustainability Course Manual, OnDemand Training allows companies to learn more about Wal-Mart's Sustainable Packaging Scorecard in a convenient and cost effective way. |
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|  | Custom Training Solutions | | Sustainability Education can create a custom training program to meet the specific needs of your company. Customizations can include scheduling on site training sessions, company or group sponsored events, company or group specific webcasts, or other solutions to meet your needs. |
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| | Packaging specific EPPS (Efficient Program Planning Sessions)® events consist of one-on-one planning sessions scheduled between buyers and sellers focused on packaging materials, services and components, sustainability initiatives and other topics. | | | | | | | | |
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