Company: Cartridge World
Contact: Sharon Kinkade, Cartridge World's Director of Marketing
Location: Emeryville, CA
Industry: Office Supplies
Annual revenue: $185,000,000
Number of employees: 45

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Since entering the US market in 2005, global ink and toner supplier Cartridge World has expanded its presence to 650 franchisee-owned stores nationally. The company's US-based corporate support systems, however, did not keep pace with that growth, and many franchisees were left to their own devices to develop marketing materials for their stores.

Along with the resulting hardship for franchisees—largely small-business owners—the company's overall brand consistency was degraded.

So, together with Kansas City-based Saepio Technologies, the company created a centralized marketing resource center that provided franchisees easy access to customizable templates, logos, and marketing collateral that complied with the company's branding standards, creating a win-win situation for the corporation and its franchisee base.

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