Countertop Displays/Mats

Product: 340 Series sprinkler
Number of display: 440
P-O-P company: JP Marketing Services Inc., Santa Fe Springs, Calif.
Introduction: July 1999
Duration: Semipermanent
Construction: Injection-molded plastic (sprinkler sample), vacuum-formed plastic (display base), die-cut pressure-sensitive labels, SBS board (backer)
Display set-up: Retail staff
The countertop display for Toro's 340 Series sprinkler head featured a visible replica of the product on a compact footprint. The display could also be mounted on a wall.

Client: Prescriptives, New York
Product Promoted: Prescriptives Foundation
Marketing Strategy: This unit highlights, tests and showcases the line's new and existing foundation products. The client wanted it to create a positive testing/trial experience for the consumer.
Introduction: September 1999
Number of Displays: 1,440
Distribution: Department stores throughout North America

Product: ProPoint Optima 2000 laser gunsight
Number of displays: 500
P-O-P company: Visual Marketing Inc., Chicago
Distribution: Mass merchants, sporting goods stores, gun stores
Introduction: January 2000
Duration: Semipermanent
Construction: Acrylic
Display set-up: Retail staff
Tasco Worldwide's countertop display uses a gun "silhouette" as a holder for its ProPoint Optima 2000 gunsight, allowing customers to try it and see its benefits.

Client: 3Com Corp., Rolling Meadows, Ill.
Products Promoted: Computer modems
Objective: To gain a top-shelf position in OfficeMax stores with a high-tech, consumer-friendly look. This system was also designed to allow modems to be changed out as new models become available.
Number of Display: 250
Construction/Materials: Powder-coated metal, bright silver steel, chrome hex nuts, four-color process graphics, screenprinting, plastic
P-O-P Company: Visual Marketing Inc., Chicago

Client: Swatch Group U.S., Weehawken, N.J.
Product Promoted: Skin Ultra-Flat watch
Marketing Strategy: The client wanted to be able to convey the message that this is the world's thinnest plastic watch. The designer suggested rotating the watch 360 degrees continuously with a message on the back so consumers can see the watch and read the message within six seconds.
Introduction: March 2000
Number of Displays: 550
Distribution: Department stores and company stores