SWAG.COM - JEREMY PARKER

Today’s guest on the Sales Vitamin Podcast is Jeremy Parker.  

Parker is the Co-Founder/CEO of SWAG.COM, a top eCommerce platform for purchasing promotional materials.  SWAG warehouses products until customers would like to have them delivered to remote clients and employees, en masse or individually. 

Parker has created multiple successful organizations throughout the course of his career.  In fact, one of his earlier ventures, Tippt, was acquired by a publicly traded company.  

SWAG.COM generated $365k in business year one, $1.1M year two, $7M in sales year three and $10M this year. While the rest of the industry was down over 50%, SWAG.COM had their biggest month. They're  number 218 on Inc.com's top 500 and have grown 2000% over three years. They work with thousands of companies including TikTok, Facebook, Google, Amazon, Netflix, and Spotify.
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Jeremy was also named one of Crain's New York 40 Under 40 Class of 2020.  He’s passionate about spreading positivity and kindness, and holds those morals close throughout his work. 

Here's what we discuss in this episode: 
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• How SWAG.COM was started.
• The traveling salesman start. 
• Going big on their first win. 
• Differentiating SWAG.COM
• The mindset of the new buyer. 
• The importance of the first year. 
• Learning from failure.
• Adjusting during the pandemic.
• Selecting vendors for their sales process.
• The power of networking.
• One sales vitamin. 

Parker graduated from Boston University in 2007 majoring in film production.   As a junior, he created a feature-length documentary that won the Audience Award at the 2006 Vail Film Festival.

Upon graduation, he created multiple companies with his brother and notable partner Jessee Itzler, Co-Founder of Marquis Jets and an owner of the Atlanta Hawks NBA team. 

Connect with Jeremy and SWAG.COM
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