CPA and CoPack Connect: The AI-Driven RFQ Tool

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CoPack Connect® is the advanced technology platform that provides CPA members with increased marketplace visibility while generating business requests matched to your capabilities. All this comes to you at NO cost as a CPA member.

Copack Connect® (CPC) key points.

• CoPack Connect functions as a marketplace, with leading brands, emerging brands, and private labels on one side and external manufacturers and their service providers on the other.
• The intent of this platform is to connect Brands with CoMan/CoPack/Service Providers willing, able, and qualified to deliver on projects they specify, and to provide CoMan/CoPack/Service Providers with qualified leads.
• With over 3,000 web pages, an SEO- and GEO-driven design, and a database of CoMan/CoPack/Providers, Brands, CoPack Connect is a next-generation RFQ tool.
• Each brand must register on CoPack Connect before interacting with the site or submitting an RFQ. And the platform is FREE for brands and retailers to use.
• Using AI-assisted technology, RFQs are subject to algorithm-based filtering and matching, which speeds up processing and partner identification.
• When RFQ specifications match a CoMan/CoPack/Service Provider’s capabilities, you are alerted.
• You can then determine whether you want to pursue the RFQ.

CPA member benefits

• As part of your annual membership dues, all current CPA members receive Level 3 visibility on CoPack Connect. Level 3 listings mean enhanced visibility on the platform.
• All CPA members receive priority distribution of RFQs.
• Once added to the CoPack Connect system, you can access your dashboard, fill out your profile to ensure quality RFQ matches, and set up your landing page so prospective partners can learn more about your capabilities.
• RFQs are matched by the requirements stated and your capabilities, ensuring that every notification is a solid lead for your company.

This novel approach is a huge leap forward and a major enhancement to your CPA member benefits.

CPA will operate the legacy RFQ system concurrently, and those RFQ notification emails will continue to be sent to members.

Resources to Help You Succeed

Questions about CoPack Connect? Check out the FAQ.

Ready to move forward? CPA has resources to help you complete your profile and create your CoPack Connect landing page. If you are a CPA member, reach out to DeAnn Devenney to schedule a training session.

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