Hot Products Rally For $25,000 Product Makeover Prize PHIZ BIZ Contest Enters Final Round

Entrepreneurs striving to get their products on the shelves of America’s top retailers may have an opportunity to shorten their journey from factory to consumer. PHIZ, a consumer product marketing and sales management company is offering a $25,000 sales and marketing design package and an opportunity to sit down with a major retailer via their PHIZ BIZ Makeover Contest.

New York, NY (PRWEB) March 4, 2006 -- Companies looking to launch their hottest new products into stores across America have only one month left to enter the PHIZ BIZ Product Makeover Contest and a chance to win a $25,000 sales and marketing design package that includes a face-to-face meeting with a major retailer to present their product.

“Millions of products audition everyday to win a precious commodity – the space on a retail store shelf,” said PHIZ President John McDougall. “Those who are not prepared before they meet the buyers discover it can be a brutal experience, even by American Idol standards.” McDougall added, "We’ve already seen a parade of entries spanning the consumer electronics, housewares/giftware, and fashion accessories industries that are really innovative, sometimes goofy, and others are really out there! Our biggest challenge is to make sure that our judges don’t have too much fun selecting the winner.”

The Process:
PHIZ has assembled a panel of experts for judging that includes participants from Wired Magazine, SHOP, Etc., Ziff Davis - Digital Life, and Tower Media. Product entries will be scored on their potential branding, package design, pricing, competitive positioning, sales materials, and fit with current market trends.

The Winner:
The winner for the Biz Makeover will receive PHIZ Sales and Marketing Blueprint™ that includes:

- Pricing and costing analysis
- Tactical action plan
- Product slotting program
- A meeting with a major retailer to present your product!
- Product slotting recommendations
- Professionally designed website
- Sales rep book

How to Enter:

Product submission deadline is March 31st, 2006. The winner will be announced on April 24th, 2006. Contestants can visit www.ephiz.com to download a contest entry kit which contains instructions on how to submit their products.

About PHIZ, LLC.

PHIZ is a unique consumer product marketing and sales management company. Our team consists of analysts, marketers, buyers, designers, and professional industry sales representatives. Not only do we develop serious turn-key solutions to help our clients define the right markets, the right sales and marketing approach, and right organizational structure…we implement it. PHIZ has offices in Metro NY, Metro Atlanta, Southern CA, and China. For more information see www.ephiz.com

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