CDS Services

Building upon 20 years of service as Costco’s exclusive event marketing company, CDS continues to develop exciting and innovative consumer interaction experiences to meet your high expectations.
Click on a service button, then on a category in the box on the right to learn more about our full line of services.

Hardline Events

 

Overview

Costco’s premiere event marketing company

  • As Costco’s premiere event marketing company, CDS creates exciting and innovative consumer interaction experiences designed to achieve the results your business requires.
  • Our fully-trained Sales Advisors will enhance your product’s image, simplify your marketing efforts and increase your revenue. CDS Sales Advisors do much more than offer samples, they are trained experts in:
    • Engaging Costco members
    • Informing members about product attributes and benefits
    • Increasing brand awareness
    • Highlighting the Costco pricing value
    • Closing the sale

Services Offered

Turnkey Event Management

  • CDS is your one-stop Costco event marketing solution. Building upon 20 years of service and millions of events, CDS has the experience and relationships to ensure your event is a success.
    • Pre-event consultation
    • Sales Advisor selection
    • Product training
    • Event set-up and break-down
    • Event supervision
    • Member feedback
    • Event sales recap
    • CDS Vendor Portal – an online resource to schedule track and manage your events
  • In addition, be sure to ask about enhancements to your event including a design services, training video production, and Brand Ambassadors – our specialized team of sales specialists.

Product Categories Serviced

    • Automotive Accessories
    • Domestics
    • Garden Patio
    • Hardware
    • Hearing Aids
    • Housewares
    • Major Appliances
    • Office Supplies
    • Small Electric Appliances
    • Sporting Goods
    • Toys / Seasonal
    • TV / Electronics
    • Others

Testimonials

“Our experience with CDS has been very good. Our contacts at CDS are always very timely with their response to our questions and more than happy to offer assistance when needed.”

–Jenny Pekarske, Wet & Forget

Pricing

Standard/Combo Event (6.5 hours labor)

Labor Charge: $150.00

Supply Charge: $7.50

Split Event (6.5 hours labor)

Labor Charge: $85.00

Supply Charge: $3.75

Contact Details

CDS San Diego Headquarters

phone: (858) 581-8700

Contact: sales@clubdemo.com

Download Brochure

CDS Confidence Building Event – a limited time program for new hard-line, health & beauty and pharmacy vendors.

Let CDS help you improve sales and increase member loyalty.

Contact us today to schedule an event at
no charge.

Call (858) 581-8700 or email sales@daymon.com for more information!

Special Events

 

Overview

Costco’s premiere event marketing company

  • Special events feature non-food merchandise not carried in Costco as a stocked item. These special items are available in the warehouse for a limited time, typically for between ten and fourteen days.
  • As Costco’s premiere special event marketing company, CDS creates exciting and innovative consumer interaction experiences designed to achieve the results your business requires.
  • Our complete range of value-added services, along with our full-time, in-warehouse supervision, assures that your special event will run smoothly, attract members and achieve your sales goals. Take advantage of our experience, resources and expertise. Make CDS your Costco special event management and staffing solution.

Services Offered

Turnkey Event Management

  • CDS is your one-stop Costco event marketing solution. Building upon 20 years of service and millions of events, CDS has the experience and relationships to ensure your event is a success.
    • Pre-event consultation
    • Event manual creation
    • Field staff training
    • Event receiving and set up
    • Daily sales staffing
    • Display maintenance
    • Inventory replenishment
    • Restocking
    • Inventory counts
    • Event photos
    • Damaged product control
    • Product transfers
    • Event reports
    • Event breakdown and shipping preparation
    • CDS Vendor Portal – an online resource to schedule track and manage your events
  • In addition, be sure to ask about enhancements to your event including a design services, training video production, and Brand Ambassadors – our specialized team of sales specialists.

Product Categories Serviced

    • Apparel (Children’s, Fashion, Swimwear, etc.)
    • Artwork
    • Jewelry
    • Many others

Testimonials

“Our partnership with CDS has been instrumental in the success of our inaugural schedule of shows in Costco. Without the sales abilities and staff representation by the CDS Sales Advisors, the introduction of our merchandise to the Costco member base would not have been achieved as quickly—or as lucratively—as it was. We look forward to continuing business with them!”

– Shane Coble, Margaritaville

“We’ve been fortunate enough to double our event count over the past two years and fully expect to do the same next year. We wouldn’t have been able to increase our reach without the hard work, attention to detail and flexibility of the CDS warehouse staff.”

– Vicki Youngers, SunPro Zone

Pricing

$22 per hour (full staffing)

$27 per hour (maintenance only)

Contact Details

CDS San Diego Headquarters

phone: (858) 581-8700

Contact: sales@clubdemo.com

Download Brochure

Health & Beauty Events

 

Overview

Costco’s premiere event marketing company

  • As Costco’s premiere event marketing company, CDS creates exciting and innovative consumer interaction experiences designed to achieve the results your business requires.
  • Our fully-trained Brand Ambassadors will enhance your product’s image, simplify your marketing efforts and increase your revenue. Our fully-trained Brand Ambassadors will enhance your product’s image, simplify your marketing efforts and increase your revenue. CDS Brand Ambassadors are trained experts in:
    • Engaging Costco members
    • Informing members about product attributes and benefits
    • Increasing brand awareness
    • Highlighting the Costco pricing value
    • Closing the sale

Services Offered

Turnkey Event Management

  • CDS is your one-stop Costco event marketing solution. Building upon 20 years of service and millions of events, CDS has the experience and relationships to ensure your event is a success.
    • Pre-event consultation
    • Brand Ambassador selection
    • Product training
    • Event set-up and break-down
    • Event supervision
    • Member feedback
    • Event Photos
    • Event sales recap
    • CDS Vendor Portal – an online resource to schedule track and manage your events
  • In addition, be sure to ask about enhancements to your event including a design services, training video production.

Product Categories Serviced

    • Baby Care
    • Body Wash
    • Cosmetics
    • Diet / Nutrition
    • Facial Care
    • First Aid
    • Fragrances
    • Hair Care
    • Lotions / Creams
    • Oral Care
    • Sun Care
    • Others

Testimonials

“We utilize CDS to help us maximize Costco membership exposure to our personal care brands. CDS is very responsive with their administrative and field support. Our brands do consistently well in Costco and we benefit by having CDS manage our events there.”

– Business Development Manager, Major CPG company

Pricing

Brand Ambassador Event (6.5 hours labor)

Labor Charge $250.00

Contact Details

CDS San Diego Headquarters

phone: (858) 581-8700

Contact: sales@clubdemo.com

Download Brochure

CDS Confidence Building Event – a limited time program for new hard-line, health & beauty and pharmacy vendors.

Let CDS help you improve sales and increase member loyalty.

Contact us today to schedule an event at
no charge.

Call (858) 581-8700 or email sales@daymon.com for more information!

Food & Sundry Events

 

Overview

CDS is your one-stop staffing solution in Costco.

  • As Costco’s premiere event marketing company, CDS creates exciting and innovative consumer interaction experiences designed to achieve the results your business requires.
  • Our fully-trained Sales Advisors will enhance your product’s image, simplify your marketing efforts and increase your revenue. CDS Sales Advisors do much more than offer samples, they are trained experts in:
    • Engaging Costco members
    • Informing members about product attributes and benefits
    • Increasing brand awareness
    • Highlighting the Costco pricing value
    • Closing the sale

Services Offered

Turnkey Event Management

  • CDS is your one-stop Costco event marketing solution. Building upon 20 years of service and millions of events, CDS has the experience and relationships to ensure your event is a success.
    • Pre-event consultation
    • Event coordination
    • Sales Advisor selection
    • Product training
    • Event set-up and break-down
    • Event supervision
    • Cross merchandising of complementary products
    • Member feedback
    • Event sales recap
    • Staff trained in food safety
    • CDS Vendor Portal – an online resource to schedule track and manage your events
  • In addition, be sure to ask about enhancements to your event including design services, training video production, and Brand Ambassadors – our specialized team of sales specialists.

Product Categories Serviced

    • All food
    • Cleaning items
    • Beverages

Testimonials

“Throughout the years CDS and Continental Mills have developed a strong business relationship, and each time CDS features our product, the product's sales raise approximately 20 to 25 percent! We are very pleased with these results!”

– Randy Padilla, Continental Mills

Pricing

Standard/Combo Event (6.5 hours labor)

Labor Charge: $150.00

Supply Charge: $7.50

Split Event (6.5 hours labor)

Labor Charge: $85.00

Supply Charge: $3.75

Contact Details

Midwest Region:  (630) 572-0032   midwest@clubdemo.com

Northeast Region:  (703) 406-0260   northeast@clubdemo.com

San Diego Region:  (858) 812-1265   sandiego@clubdemo.com

Southeast Region:  (678) 473-0090   southeast@clubdemo.com

Texas Region:  (972) 241-7572   texas@clubdemo.com

Download Brochure

Merchandising Services

 

Overview

  • CDS takes pride in our ability to quickly coordinate and facilitate reoccurring and impromptu merchandising projects within the Costco environment. We can re-sticker items, perform audits and set up your display, regardless of the scope and size of the project.

Services Offered

  • Because of our long standing partnership, CDS has established relationships with Costco management and is fully compliant with and knowledgeable of all the rules and regulations in the warehouse. With full-time supervision at every Costco location we are uniquely qualified to implement and maintain the integrity of your valuable inventory.
    • Audits
    • Continuity coverage
    • Display building and maintenance
    • Insert product information
    • Inventory inspection
    • Inventory replenishment
    • P.O.P. set-up
    • Photos of your display
    • Product recalls
    • Quick fixes
    • Re-sticker UPC/item codes
    • Restocking
    • Other merchandising services
    • CDS Vendor Portal – an online resource to schedule track and manage your events

Product Categories Serviced

  • Building upon 20 years of service to Costco we handle a continuous rotation of merchandising services throughout the entire warehouse. On a daily basis, we work closely with warehouse operations to seamlessly coordinate multiple projects. Our advanced systems for planning, tracking, invoicing and reporting allow you to know the status at any time during the process.

Testimonials

“I am so thankful for the professional way CDS handles our business. I rest easy knowing that the magazine racks at Costco are kept as current, neat and tidy as if I was stocking them myself.”

– Deb Belcher, Source Interlink

“I appreciate the quick response I got from CDS in confirming distribution and/or resolving the distribution gaps we were experiencing on our new product launch. This was the first major launch in five years for Bausch + Lomb and all eyes were on the key customers, including Costco.”

- John Martino, Bausch + Lomb

Pricing

$30 per hour, 2 hour minimum per warehouse (Impromptu)

Contact us for quotation (Ongoing)

Contact Details

CDS San Diego Headquarters

phone: (858) 581-8700

Contact: sales@clubdemo.com

Download Brochure

Road Shows

 

Overview

The talent to embody your brand and the experience to sell your products.

  • Our hand-selected Brand Teams ensure your Road Show success at Costco.
  • Road Shows feature food products not carried in Costco as a stocked item. These special items are available in the warehouse for a limited time, typically for four days.
  • CDS staffs Road Shows with specialized Brand Teams. Brand Teams are comprised of a Brand Ambassador and a Food Preparation Specialist.
  • The Brand Ambassador engages Costco members, embodies your brand, delivers your brand message, invites members to sample your products, and then closes the sale. The Food Preparation Specialist focuses on the preparation of your products during your events and gives special attention to the quality and detail of the overall presentation.
  • This tag-team approach has proven to be a winning combination according to our vendor customers!

Services Offered

Turnkey Road Show Management

  • CDS is your one-stop Costco Road Show marketing solution. Building upon 20 years of service and millions of events, CDS has the experience and relationships to ensure your Road Show is a success.
    • Pre-event consultation
    • Brand Team selection
    • Product training
    • Event set-up and break-down
    • Event supervision
    • Member feedback
    • Event sales recap
    • CDS Vendor Portal – an online resource to schedule track and manage your events
  • In addition, be sure to ask about enhancements to your event including design services, training video production.

Product Categories Serviced

    • Pizza
    • Pasta
    • Cheese
    • Salsa
    • Chips
    • Others

Testimonials

“We sold out of all the product in Mission Valley (San Diego) by Sunday at noon and all of the product at the Morena Blvd. (San Diego) by Saturday at 4:00 p.m. Thanks go to our amazing Brand Teams who were incredible to work with and fantastic sales people.”

– Jack Nuanes, High Plains Bison

“Gold Coffee wishes to recognize CDS for their outstanding Brand Ambassadors. Their outgoing personality, salesmanship and ability to interact with Costco members in a helpful and informative manner contributed significantly to our success.”

- Jeff Cryans, Gold Coffee Company

Pricing

$25 per hour,(Sales Advisor)

$32 per hour,(Brand Ambassador)

Contact Details

Midwest Region:  (630) 572-0032   midwest@clubdemo.com

Northeast Region:  (703) 406-0260   northeast@clubdemo.com

San Diego Region:  (858) 812-1265   sandiego@clubdemo.com

Southeast Region:  (678) 473-0090   southeast@clubdemo.com

Texas Region:  (972) 241-7572   texas@clubdemo.com

Download Brochure

Pharmacy-OTC Nutritional Events

 

Overview

CDS creates exciting and innovative consumer interaction experiences.

  • As Costco’s premiere event marketing company, As Costco’s premiere event marketing company, CDS creates exciting and innovative consumer interaction experiences designed to achieve the results your business requires.
  • Our fully-trained Sales Advisors will enhance your product’s image, simplify your marketing efforts and increase your revenue. CDS Sales Advisors do much more than offer samples, they are trained experts in:
    • Engaging Costco members
    • Informing members about product attributes and benefits
    • Increasing brand awareness
    • Highlighting the Costco pricing value
    • Closing the sale

Services Offered

Turnkey Event Management

  • CDS is your one-stop Costco Event marketing solution. Building upon 20 years of service and millions of events, CDS has the experience and relationships to ensure your event is a success.
    • Pre-event consultation
    • Sales Advisor selection
    • Product training
    • Event set-up and break-down
    • Event supervision
    • Member feedback
    • Event sales recap
    • CDS Vendor Portal – an online resource to schedule track and manage your events
  • In addition, be sure to ask about enhancements to your event including design services, training video production, and Brand Ambassadors – our specialized team of sales specialists.

Product Categories Serviced

    • Allergy
    • Analgesics
    • Cough and Cold
    • Dietary Aids
    • Eye Care
    • Herbals
    • Home Health
    • Nutritionals
    • Smoking Cessation
    • Vitamins /Supplements
    • Weight Loss
    • Others

Testimonials

“Feedback from our field people who visit local events is very good. The Sales Advisor knew details about our products and was very enthusiastic about it.”

– Nicole Markwell, Northwest Natural

Pricing

Standard/Combo Event (6.5 hours labor)

Labor Charge: $150.00

Supply Charge: $7.50

Split Event (6.5 hours labor)

Labor Charge: $85.00

Supply Charge: $3.75

Contact Details

CDS San Diego Headquarters

phone: (858) 581-8700

Contact: sales@clubdemo.com

Download Brochure

CDS Confidence Building Event – a limited time program for new hard-line, health & beauty and pharmacy vendors.

Let CDS help you improve sales and increase member loyalty!

Contact us today to schedule an event at
no charge.

Call (858) 581-8700 or email sales@daymon.com for more information!

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