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Efficiently closing sales is critical to the success of your business. Create a formula for that success by choosing the Carole sampling program that supports your process and takes into account the needs of both your customer and your sales staff. Carole Fabrics offers two sampling programs.
Simplicity by Design, 6th Generation (SBD6)
Simplicity By Design offers choices from all of our product categories, but we have simplified the collection of products and options. This makes it ideal for someone who is new to the business or who needs to streamline the sales process.
Everything you need is in a durable carrying case containing two binders of top-selling fabrics. The program assortment is updated every 3-4 years.
Carole Design Essentials
Carole Design Essentials is for the experienced professional. If you have multiple meetings with your client because you are providing full-service design, then you are accustomed to using individual sample books. You may need more choices to select fabrics that will coordinate with other items in your design plan.
The complete set is made up of 40+ individual fabric books organized by category. New fabrics are introduced twice a year, for a very current and comprehensive collection of thousands of fabrics.
| Sampling Program Basics | Simplicity By Design | Carole Design Essentials |
|---|---|---|
| Product Offering | Simplified | Expanded |
| Specifications | Simplified | Expanded |
| Lookbook | Yes | Yes |
| Specification and Price Guide | Yes | Yes |
| Sampling | 2 Binders in a Carrying Case, fabrics updated every 3‑4 years |
40+ Fabric Books, new fabrics introduced twice a year |
| Number of Fabrics | 380 | Thousands |
| Number of Linings | 8 | 27 |
| Swatches, Memo Samples and Fabric by the Yard | Yes | Yes |
| Trims | Access to All | Access to All |
| Hardware | Access to All | Access to All |
| Carolenet | Simplicity By Design Program | Design Essentials Program |
| Webinars and Training | Access to All | Access to All |
Before you decide on the best sampling program for your business, ask yourself these questions.
| Considerations | Simplicity By Design | Carole Design Essentials |
|---|---|---|
| What is your business model? | Storefront, Shop-at-Home | Storefront, Design Firm |
| What do you sell? | Window Coverings Only | Full-Service Design |
| Who is your customer? | Functional, New Homebuyer | Luxury Buyer, High Design/Style |
| Is customization needed? | No | Yes |
| What is the experience level of the sellers? | Novice | Experienced |
| How much time is spent on a design appointment? | Less Time | More Time |
Easy Quoting and Ordering with Carolenet
Whether you choose Simplicity By Design or Carole Design Essentials as your sampling program, you are ready to efficiently sell soft treatments by using our online ordering system, carolenet.com, to access all of the program information electronically then create your quotes and orders.
Manage Your Business
- Prepare and save quotes for clients
- Place custom product orders
- Order cut yardage and swatches
- Access intuitive help text available throughout
- Eliminate incomplete or inaccurate orders with ”smart“ order forms
- Obtain instant and accurate pricing
- Save and organize favorite fabrics, linings and trims
Access Great Information
- Learn about special promotions
- Review product information and help documents
- Create product visualizations
- Comprehensive Learning Center
- Live webinars offered every month
- On demand courses and how-to videos
- Wide range of topics and experience levels covered
If you have not done so already, visit carolefabrics.com/get-started or contact your local Carole District Sales Manager to set up your Carole account. We look forward to working with you!