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RugMark is working to end illegal child labor in the carpet industry and to offer educational opportunities to children in South Asia.
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Sell RugMark Rugs
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By selling RugMark certified, child-labor-free rugs in your showroom or retail store, you become part of a solution to the problem of child labor in the carpet industry. Plus, you can increase your sales to socially concerned consumers, now estimated at 50 to 65 million U.S. adults. While handmade rug sales have remained flat recently, RugMark partners have seen sales growth of nearly 30 percent in 2004 and 2005.
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If you already sell one or more lines of RugMark certified rugs, you are invited to join our Marketing Partnership Program. Increase sales and market access, enhance brand awareness, and further RugMark’s work to end child labor in the handmade carpet industry. Click here to learn more about Marketing Partner benefits and how to join the Marketing Partnership Program.
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DOWNLOAD MARKETING PARTNER BROCHURE >
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| Retailer Tool kit |
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 The Most Beautiful Rug Marketing Tool Kit includes point-of-sale materials; media release and other templates; downloadable, camera-ready artwork such as partner ads, logos and photos; and other useful tools.
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| Spotlight On |
.jpg) Emmett Eiland and his brother Murray founded the Oriental Rug Company in 1969 in Berkeley, California. From the beginning, the Eilands made buying and research trips to Afghanistan, Iran, Turkey and the Caucasus. Through newsletters, books, exhibitions, seminars, films and public talks, the Eilands helped create the fertile Oriental rug scene in the San Francisco Bay Area. Their intimate knowledge of the industry helps them ensure that child labor is not used in the production of the rugs they sell, and Eiland is especially proud of his work with RugMark. More >
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SOURCE RUGMARK RUGS ?
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