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Managing successful branded product programs is not part of what we do – it’s everything we do.
Reduce costs, speed order fulfillment and shorten your supply chain through a LEIF™ webstore. Our proprietary LEIF™ software links you directly to leading suppliers – offering virtually limitless access to brand name products and apparel – without large inventory or minimum order requirements.
We will create a customized online webstore fully integrated with your purchasing and accounting software. All at no cost to you. Orders can be accepted through EDI, punchout, or direct catalog website. We are fully integrated with procurement platforms, including Ariba, Coupa, and DSSI.
LEIF™ also features more than 60 advanced EDI-compatible tracking tools to help you manage and monitor activity, inventory and budgets.
Customer specifics are input into the system
Authorized purchaser enters order online
Order is directly dispatched to the manufacturer
Digital proofs generated; CIC brand specialist checks it for accuracy
Transaction history captured and tracked in the system, along with over 60 other standard reports
Order ships, error free
Our user-friendly, online ProofPerfkt™ interface puts design and proofing tools into your hands. No need to wait for an available graphic designer. Proofs are provided in real time.
If you’re not quite ready to reach out to our customer service team, you can conduct an independent product search. Here you’ll find more than 600,000 items as well as price, shipping and delivery details. In many cases you can preview the finished product online by simply uploading your company logo.
View ProductsEmployee awards and incentives programs can be as important to advancing your brand as a targeted advertising campaign. Our online solutions and password-protected portals feature tiered award levels. We make tracking and monitoring your program easy through a wide variety of redemption reports.
As a member of the Incentive Marketing Association, CIC provides direct purchasing from many leading brands – streamlining the ordering and fulfillment process while avoiding multiple layer mark-ups – saving you both time and money.
Helping customers create stand out special events and custom branded products have set us apart from our competitors from day one. In fact, 65% of our business is from special events.
Our brand specialists are trained to help you create products customized for your event to meet your needs and budget. We begin by asking detailed questions to fully understand your goals, audience and previous successes and failures. By working closely with you every step of the way, we become an extension of your team as well as an expert on your brand.
Your employees are the front-line representatives of your brand. CIC offers a full range of uniform apparel and accessories – from polo shirts to aprons and chef’s hats to nurse’s scrubs. Whether it’s 1 or 1,000,000 items, each piece is tailored to your branding specifications and quality requirements. No order is too small and all orders can accommodate different sizes, colors and styles, regardless of quantity.
Our LEIF™ online ordering system connects you directly with leading suppliers, eliminating the delays and errors caused by manual processing while reducing warehousing and inventory costs. That means your webstore can offer a wide range of brand name products without maintaining inventory or requiring a minimum order.
For in-stock items shipped from our warehouse, your order will ship within one business day. In fact, over 90% of in-stock orders ship the same day.