2021 Member, Vendor, and Service Provider of the Year

by | Feb 9, 2021 | Member Happenings

2021 Member, Vendor, and Service Provider of the Year

Moniques | Jaclo | Bravo Business Media

Moniques Member of the Year

Moniques

Member of the Year

Jaclo Member of the Year

Jaclo

Vendor of the Year

Jaclo Member of the Year

Bravo Business Media

Service Provider of the Year

Moniques

Member of the Year

Moniques named Member of the Year by Luxury Products Group

On paper and statistically, Moniques was an easy choice for our Member of the Year award.

When visiting the approx. 4000 sq ft showroom, it was easy to see why the numbers look the way they do. Moniques thinks Luxury.  The showroom has a Graff display on almost every wall, there were a total of 4 Delta faucets in the showroom – no Moen, No other consumer-level brands.  Even outside of LPG – Dornbracht was a feature. 
Mind you, this is a small showroom packed with product.  Nearly no room for vignettes, and a single back wall with a working product.  It was spectacularly clean, organized, and functional.  There was a steady stream of customers coming in. 
The most impressive part of the visit though was the fact that President Michael Battista is a data fanatic.  He was able to tell me the number of walk-in new customers he gets per month, what his average sale was, and knows how the customer found him – by their email or phone number – because he tracks that stuff! This is what makes a showroom stand out above the rest. 
I would stack this showroom up against any in the country, based on square foot of production to sales, and number of employees.  This is one productive and solid operation!  I can’t even begin to express how excited I was when seeing all of this in action.  I hope some of you reach out to Moniques and see how they are doing what they do.
For marketing,  they use a steady stream of digital marketing and some occasional print.  In fact, they had an ad in AD magazine that featured the lead ballerina from the Boston Ballet in the tub – the photography was gorgeous and the ad was on point.

Congratulations Moniques, we are proud to have you in Luxury Products Group.

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“I was very surprised when Jeff came to my office to present us with the Luxury Products Group Member of the Year Award. I thought he was just in the neighborhood visiting Members. When he explained the reasons the Award is presented I felt pride and happiness for our Staff and our Showroom. We work hard to work with as many LPG Members as possible. It’s a wonderful and diverse group of companies and people. I can’t wait until the Pandemic is behind us so we can meet again as a group. Being able to share best practices with peer companies from all over the country is worth the cost of admission alone!

 We owe our success to our loyal client base as well as to our knowledgeable and professional staff. Many of our staff have been at Monique’s for 20 plus years and we appreciate their service.”

Michael R. Battista | President, Monique’s Bath Showroom

Jaclo

Vendor of the Year

Jaclo named Vendor of the Year by Luxury Products Group

Luxury Products Group chooses a vendor that not only grows within the group and fills a certain criteria to win, but goes above and beyond in being a supporter of LPG.  While 2020 was a year unlike any other, Anthony Hajjar and the team at Jaclo stood out as the winner of the Vendor of the Year.

The winner of this prestigious award is always is a closely kept secret and so the element of surprise adds to the excitement annually, and usually the award is presented in person.  Unfortunately, we had to announce this remotely.

“On behalf of the entire JACLO team, Bill Schwarz & I want to send out a HUGE Thank You to all of the AMAZING LPG members, along with Jeff MacDowell, Francesca Messina and the rest of the LPG/IMark Staff. 2020 was certainly a challenging year for us all and this award was certainly something great to jump start 2021. Kudos to the JACLO graphics team for their amazing Photoshop job, making it appear that they were able to accept the award together, masks not needed for this photo (#Covid). Bill and I have been grounded since March 2020 on opposite sides of the country and are eager to get out there to thank all of the wonderful LPG members in person. Until then, Stay Safe, Stay Healthy, and THANK YOU! “

Anthony Haajar | Jaclo

“Jaclo is one of those lines that is in just about every showroom and they offer a broad scope of product that is required on just about every project. What stands out with Jaclo is their professionalism and support for Luxury Products Group members, and the industry overall. I don’t know anyone who doesn’t have a deep appreciation for their commitment to showrooms, and commitment to supporting initiatives that make us all better.”

Jeff MacDowell | Luxury Products Group | Executive Director

Bravo Business Media

Service Providor of the Year

Bravo Business Media named Service Provider of the Year by Luxury Products Group

Service Providers support our members in unbelievable ways. They help members reach their business goals and achieve a competitive edge in the market place.

The group’s Service Provider Of The Year designation is bestowed on the one vendor that has contributed the most to member success, participation, and a variety of criteria including contribution to the group, growth, participation, and member and supplier input.

Ace Rosenstein, President of Bravo Business Media, accepted the award at the company’s headquarters amidst the cancellation of the group’s annual meeting.

 “We’re honored to be selected by LPG for this esteemed award.  Our team works tirelessly to support the needs of our clients and this award is a testament to the entire Bravo team for their commitment to delivering impactful technology solutions, quality content programs, and white-glove service every day”.

Ace Rosenstein | President, Bravo Business Media

“The Advisory Committee of LPG overwhelmingly selected Bravo as the clear winner of this year’s award. “Year-after-year Bravo continues to deliver innovation, technology, and services that help propel our members’ business growth.”

Jeff MacDowell | Luxury Products Group | Executive Director