Advantage Sales and Marketing, LLC · Irvine, CA United States

Making consumer products is one thing, but selling them is another, and that's where Advantage Sales & Marketing (ASM) comes in. The company provides outsourced sales, merchandising, and marketing services to consumer goods and food product manufacturers and suppliers. It works to win optimal placement of clients' products at retail locations throughout the US and Canada, and it offers a variety of promotional programs aimed at boosting sales. ASM does merchandising for Wal-Mart, Target, Home Depot, and other major retailers. Investment firms Allied Capital, J.W. Childs Associates , and Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity own a controlling stake in the company. To read the full description, subscribe now.