Scottsdale, Ariz. – August 6, 2018 – AVAD, LLC, North America’s leading provider of solutions to the residential and commercial custom installation markets, announces a deeper partnership with Nationwide Marketing Group that will expand AVAD’s reach of award-winning services to Nationwide’s dealer base. AVAD and Nationwide will launch this new program at Nationwide’s upcoming Primetime event that takes place from August 5th to 9th, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

At the show, AVAD will unveil a custom program exclusively for Nationwide dealers that will grant members access to restricted lines, specialized pricing & freight specials, while also providing them with the ability to tap into to AVAD’s, technical support, system design and a dedicated Nationwide concierge. AVAD’s personalized program designed for Nationwide dealers includes access to over 100 brands and a custom VIR & incentive program. With AVAD’s three-tier partnership program, dealers can qualify for free freight, special Nationwide pricing, rebate dollars, and more.

Accredited as North America’s largest buying group and marketing organization, Nationwide is recognized for their knowledge and support of dealers, allowing them to grow their business and increase their bottom lines. Nationwide has over 5,300 members operating more than 14,000 store fronts with over $18.5 billion in combined annual sales. Leveraging Nationwide’s industry experience, AVAD Distribution will work with Nationwide to provide dealers throughout North America will unparalleled logistics and services.

“This is a great opportunity for both AVAD and our members. This specialized program is a testament to the level of partnership developed between Nationwide and AVAD over the last three years.  AVAD has used that time to gain a deeper understanding of the unique needs of our independent CI retailers and this program is the result of those learnings. This new program will benefit the Nationwide Membership tremendously and adds to our already strong CI presence. We are looking forward to seeing the positive results added to the bottom line of our dealers!”  Said Ryan Calacci, Nationwide Marketing Group

“We’re excited to grow our strategic partnership with one of the industry’s largest and most recognized groups,” said Jon Zabel, Vice President of Sales and Merchandising for AVAD. “We believe that Nationwide dealers will be able to further take advantage of their program benefits by what AVAD brings to the table in terms of brands, service, and logistics.”