MOTIVE is a point of sale and marketing company specializing in beverage alcohol. We work exclusively for manufacturers and marketers of beverage alcohol. We service some of the largest and some of the smallest brands in the world, both getting the full measure of our attention and capabilities.
MOTIVE staff consists of seasoned professionals with senior level experience in all key Brand Marketing disciplines. We’ve been brand managers and sales managers, creative directors, marketing directors, printing and production managers. We have as much experience in the field as we do in the boardroom. This breadth of experience means that the programs MOTIVE develops will always give you the means to create tangible success in the only place it matters – the Real World.
Services
Point of Sale
We create Point of Sale designed to make a big impact at retail, driving purchase and brand equity seamlessly. Whether the initiative is large or small, seasonal or flow, Motive has the experience and expertise to deliver the right Point of Sale on time and on budget, even under less than perfect conditions.
Displays
We create permanent, semi-permanent and temporary displays for some of the most recognizable names in the beverage alcohol industry. Our display work receives the highest marks from brand managers, retailers and distributors. Motive produces everything from single case bins to dimensional units with effects like motion and media.
Packaging
Motive has been developing brand packaging for more than two decades, creating everything from primary package designs to promotional and gift packaging. We know how to apply your brand standards to suit any situation, maximizing both brand recognition and your retail opportunity.
Collateral
We have been designing and producing award winning collateral for more than 20 years. Motive has the ability to design and execute an introductory presentation piece for your next brand launch, a passport styled handout to support a loyalty program, tasting mats for an on premise event or sell sheets and brochures to educate both consumers and the trade.
Bottle Neckers
Motive is one of the premier suppliers for beverage alcohol bottle neckers in the country. If you go to any retailer, you are almost guaranteed to see our work. We understand not only how to make your bottle necker capture consumers' attention, but also how to ensure that it functions as it should when it gets to the cash register. Anyone who has ever struggled trying to get their agency to do bottle neckers properly will appreciate how easy it is to do bottle neckers with Motive.
Trade Support
Motive provides account and distributor specific programming and support, as well as trade advertising services to leading brands in the beverage alcohol category.
Clearing House Services
Motive offers full service fulfillment for IRCs, MIRs, SLOs, sweepstakes, contests and other promotions. Our rates are very competitive, and we offer a level of response and control impossible to find at institutional fulfillment houses. We're known for having the strictest fraud prevention in the industry.
Printing Services
The cornerstone of our business is our production, manufacturing and fulfillment capabilities. Motive’s 42,000 SF printing, fulfillment and warehousing facility, located in Los Angeles, gives us the ability to produce whatever we can conceptualize. At Motive, production timelines that once took months now take days.
Warehousing
Motive Marketing is now offering Warehousing Services!
Features
- Palletized racking system
- Real time inventory
- Same day shipping
- No long term contracts
- Order fulfillment
- Loading dock for easy on-loading and off-loading
- Custom pick-and-pack POS orders, or multi-type POS kitting available (fees apply)
Pricing
- A flat rate of $25.00/ month per pallet for a standard 40" X 48" X 40" max height pallet
- Drop ship charge of $5.00 per location + Freight
Our creative team is made up of experienced designers, 3D artists, and creative directors who will work side by side with our clients in order to conceptualize and develop original attention-grabbing ideas. No project is too big or too small for our team of seasoned professionals.
Our Work
Greg Fisher
Founder & CEO
Greg is one of the leading Spirit and Wine brand builders in the country, creating a platform for brands to launch and progressively grow in the United States. He has spent over 25 years working with the most recognized consumer brands in the world. He is recognized throughout the Adult Beverage Industry as being the expert on in-store promotion and point of sale development. Greg started his career with high level marketing & sales positions at Kraft Foods, PepsiCo. and Colgate Palmolive. Following his success in the corporate world, he saw an opportunity to take his expertise to the private sector.
Keith Barnes
Founder & Creative Director
Keith has been working in the beverage alcohol space for over 25 years. With the inception of Motive in 2001, he has spent the last 18 years working exclusively with spirits, wine and beer producers, marketers and retailers. He specializes in branding, in-store marketing, packaging, display and promotion ideation and has had the good fortune to work with some of the most celebrated and recognized alcohol brands in the world. He has also developed and produced award-winning and internationally recognized distilled spirits in the craft distilling sector. Keith started his career in brand advertising but quickly recognized that the strategic and brand-centric approach employed in that discipline could be applied with great success to branded marketing and building the consumer franchise in the retail space. The pursuit of this process was the genesis of Motive.