Dedicated to Sales Excellence
“The biggest room in the world is the room for improvement.”
— Helmut Schmidt
Level Up is a single source connection to a portfolio of award-winning vendors in the incentive and recognition space. This gives us the ability to remain unbiased throughout the process of understanding our clients’ needs and developing the appropriate solutions. Working backward from each client’s unique situation and business needs, we develop the right solution based on a proprietary methodology we call the “6 I’s” (Investigation, Insights, Input, Innovation, Implementation, and Interpretation).
Our services are paid for entirely by the vendor we represent since we serve as an outsourced sales and marketing arm for them. We remain involved throughout the life of the program to ensure that our programs continue to perform to expectations as business realities change.
We combine experience gained from more than one hundred programs at dozens of companies in multiple sectors. Our program design standards conform to incentive best practices that have stood the test of time. Whether your business is a manufacturer, distributor, or service company, we can help you achieve the sustainable growth you seek.
Who We've Helped
- The #1 manufacturer of hearth products
- The #1 manufacturer of UPS products
- The #1 manufacturer of direct imaging printing presses
- The #1 global food and beverage company
- The #1 utility distributor
- The #1 publicly traded roofing products distributor
- The #1 distributor of tires to the OEM aftermarket
- A Fortune 500 insurance company
- A Fortune 500 global communications products distributor
- A Fortune 500 global manufacturer of motion and control technologies
- Several of the Top 50 HVACR distributors
- Several national building material, electrical, and auto aftermarket distributors
Testimonials:
“It takes countless hours to research, set up, and know who’s who. So, to have a single point of contact where we can say, ‘Here’s what we’re looking for. Do what you do.’ There’s extreme value in that, and it’s worth every cent.”
– General Manager of the largest HVAC distributor in North America
“I think you have an interesting business model. It’s a compelling story when you can call a company and say you have a portfolio of vendors. It makes you a consultant vs. the inherent bias we have when we knock on someone’s door. So, I think that’s great.”
– President, large full-service performance improvement company (a vendor)
“The difference with your business model is that it’s weird. That’s not a bad thing. I just haven’t heard of anyone else in our industry doing what you’re doing. You add an extra layer of checking off boxes that helps both the client and the vendor to ensure a right fit.”
– A 30 Year Incentive Industry Veteran and President of an Incentive Travel Company (a vendor)
“I’ve worked with hundreds of independent 1099 reps over my 20 years as a sales manager, but I’ve never met anyone with your model of representing more than one company.”
– Vice President of Sales, large full-service incentive marketing agency (a vendor)
“We did a couple RFP’s last year and hired a couple vendors. We were let down and deflated, so we’re starting anew. It’s surprisingly hard to find incentive companies to meet our needs. We could write a book about it. We have PTSD.”
– Director of Marketing, largest privately held Carrier HVAC distributor
– Level Up introduced all 3 vendors to the RFP. Three months after launching their program, this person said, “We are thrilled with {the vendor you brought to us}. You were 200% right. They are amazing!”
“The other companies we looked at have great stuff, but will we ever use it? I think it’s neat that you’re not strapped down to one company because we don’t know all the options out there.”
– Director of Marketing, regional building products distributor