YOUR BRANDED PRODUCTS DISTRIBUTOR

Stewart Marketing Group
A locally owned, minority business located in Portland, OR.

OWNER
Michael Stewart

EDUCATION
Drake University – Des Moines, Iowa.
Business Management, Economics 

WORK HISTORY
Senior Management & VP positions at:
Target (Iowa, Missouri, Minnesota)
True Temper (California, Pennsylvania)
Werner Ladder (Pennsylvania)
Sunrise Packaging (Minnesota)
Stewart Marketing Group, LLC (Oregon)

PRIMARY WEB PLATFORM
www.stewartmarketinggroup.com  

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES
All sales associates are Independent Sales Reps, not employees.  The count varies from year to year, but 4 to 7 is the average head count.

YEARS IN BUSINESS

Founded May 2006, 18 years.

INDUSTRY
Branded Promotional Products

OUR CORE BUSINESS

Branded Shirts, Apparel, Sweaters, Caps, Promotional Products for trade shows, company employee recognition incentive programs, event displays, table throws, signs, banners and retractable banners, office essentials: business cards, forms, and envelopes. Post Card and Direct Mail Services including. (New business openings, new product launches and political announcements/campaigns)

YES, WE ARE DIFFERENT

"We focus on the client not the sale."  Our first goal is to understand the client's objective and suggest ideas that will "WOW" the client's customer within budget parameters.

WHAT WE BELIEVE:  "EVERYONE IS IN, NO ONE IS OUT"
All races, beliefs, religions, and lifestyles should be welcome.   We believe that “Everyone is in, no one is out.”

GREEN IS GOOD

We are committed to preserving the environment by recycling all solvents and used scrap materials at our office and seek out businesses that donate to Green causes and Green power.

BEST BOOK I EVER READ

"The Greatest Salesman In the World" by OG Mandino.  Everyone in business should read it.  I’ve read this book many times over the years and my company is mostly modeled after this book.

ADVERSITY & GROWING UP
I grew up in a small town of 306 people with 9 Black families in the general area.  Frankly no one had much...if you didn't hunt and fish you probably didn't have enough to eat.  In my world going to school was a delight...mainly because there was running water and you had lots of kids to interact with.   At about age 9 or 10 I came home from school one day, sat on the back steps of our house and remember thinking that the world has got to be bigger than where I am right now?  At that age I decided I was going to listen to anyone that told me anything positive or gave advise on how to achieve a goal.  My story is not so much about adversity and how I overcame it as it is about reviewing circumstances and environment and making a very clear decision that I was going to listen to anyone that said I want to help you, I want to educate you, I want to teach you.

THE BEST PIECE OF ADVISE I EVER RECEIVED
Don't try to remember everyone you meet at large events.  Instead focus on making sure they remember you.