Urban Golf Gear Apparel Line Launches Independent Distributor Program

Urban Golf Gear ensures its distributors benefit from TV product placement like sit-coms "Tracy Morgan Show," "George Lopez Show," "The Hughley's," "The Bernie Mac Show," "Malcolm and Eddie" and "Moesha."

OAKLAND, CA (PRWEB) February 10, 2004--Urban Golf Gear, a performance golf apparel brand inspired by urban fashion is picking up traction across the U.S. and beyond. When people wear Urban Golf Gear on the golf course or just around town, they are frequently asked how and where the product may be purchased. Until now, the Oakland, California company sold its product line exclusively on the Internet. The Independent Distributor Program will open new sales channels, enabling the product to be more readily available.

In early February 2004, Urban Golf Gear launched an Independent Distributor Program with 25 distributors. The Program will ensure Urban Golf Gear apparel is more readily available while providing entrepreneurial opportunities for its distributors. During the program implementation, Urban Golf Gear targeted its hottest metropolitan markets - Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, Washington D.C., Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area. The company is formulating its Independent Distributor Program with interested parties in other cities throughout the U.S. and Europe.

"Our customers have inquired about getting involved and distributing Urban Golf Gear," said founder and CEO Craig Tanner. "We came up with a program that empowers people to operate their own businesses. By developing their own distribution networks, distributors will help to grow the Urban Golf Gear brand and fiscally benefit the company's growth."

Independent distributors benefit from the company's' product development and marketing efforts. Operations and sales support are just a mouse click or phone call away from the Urban Golf Gear corporate headquarters.

Distributors benefit significantly from strategic product placement on television programs and in feature films. Apparel with the increasingly familiar Urban Golf Gear Logo (man sporting dreadlocks, swinging a golf club) has been detected on situation comedies "Tracy Morgan Show," "George Lopez Show," "The Hughley's," "The Bernie Mac Show," "Malcolm and Eddie" and "Moesha." Urban Golf Gear has also made its way to the silver screen in "Two Can Play That Game," "Malibu's Most Wanted," and "S.W.A.T." Expect to see Urban Golf Gear worn in numerous upcoming films throughout 2004, including newly released "Barbershop 2."

Independent distributors have identified networks of potential Urban Golf Gear customers through friends, family, organizations and associations. Others will build their networks from the ground up. Open to men and women over 18 years old, participating in the Independent Distributor Program is an excellent way for aspiring entrepreneurs to establish a business.

"Our goal is to reward top distribution performers by qualifying them for exotic vacations," states Larry Shackelford, Vice President of Sales.

For further information about Urban Golf Gear's Independent Distributor Program, please email distributor@urbangolfgear.com or call 510-893-2499.

About Urban Golf Gear:

Founded by Craig Tanner in 1997, Urban Golf Gear is a performance golf apparel brand merging technical fabrications with urban fashion. Not only does the line consist of microfiber windshirts, dry-tech shirts and hats but also t-shirts, jackets, women's baby T's and spaghetti tanks all embroidered with the logo. Urban Golf Gear creates product that fits into the "life outside the box" lifestyle of the new generation golfer.

In addition to its considerable television and big screen product placement, Urban Golf Gear enjoys a considerable celebrity following. Denzel Washington, Samuel L. Jackson, Will Smith, Justin Timberlake, Robert Horry, Vivica Foxx, Omar Epps, Carmen Electra, Ken Griffey Jr. and Sammy Sosa are regularly spotted wearing Urban Golf Gear. www.urbangolfgear.com

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