Why Brands List On Trade Portal 2.0

The Future Of Sales And Marketing For A&D Brands

The way architects and designers (A&D) source, specify, and procure products has changed dramatically. For brands, being seen is no longer enough—products must be specified and integrated into real projects to drive real growth.

That’s why we’ve reimagined Programa’s Trade Portal, creating a platform that puts your brand at the heart of the designer’s workflow. With Trade Portal 2.0, you can connect with top designers and architects in Australia and New Zealand currently.

What Sets Programa Apart?

We understand the challenges designers face in sourcing the perfect products for their projects. We also understand the challenges Brands face in the uncertainty with bringing new products to market.

• Meet designers where they already work - directly in their project schedules, product libraries where they are sourcing and specifying.
• Stop guessing ROI - With Programa, you’ll see measurable results from leads, quotes, and specified projects.

That’s why we’ve reimagined the Trade Portal—to provide you with a central hub that meets these needs for both designers and brands along the procurement and sales journey.

What’s In Trade Portal 2.0?

We’ve upgraded every aspect of the Trade Portal to deliver a streamlined way to showcase your products to designers, more intuitive experience. Here are the standout features you can explore.

A Sleek New Interface

The first thing you’ll notice is the interactive, refreshed design of the Trade Portal home.

• Enhanced Look and Feel - The redesigned Trade Portal encourages exploration, ensuring your products are front and centre.
• Top Ad Placements - Video carousels and highlighted product collections or recommendation grab attention at each breakpoint. Key placements are available at every stage.
• Public Access - Your brand profile and products are visible to logged-out users, broadening your reach while keeping sensitive details private to serious designers.

Experience a design-first interface built to inspire and amplify your presence.

Smart Search

Unlock the power of precision and relevance with advanced search capabilities that ensure your products stand out during a designer’s workflow.

• Advanced Filters - Enable designers to find your products effortlessly by filtering through key attributes like brand, price, lead times, colors, materials, and finishes.
• Machine Learning Recommendations - Your products are surfaced in highly relevant searches, thanks to Programa’s intelligent algorithms.
  • Products similar to those already included in a designer’s project schedule.
  • Products aligned with a studio's approved product library.
• Category Browsing - Proper categorisation allows designers to naturally discover your products while exploring styles, materials, and applications relevant to their projects.

With Advanced Product Search, designers find exactly what they need, when they need it—while your products are presented in a highly relevant and contextual way as they work.

Collections Showcase Your Best

Brands can leverage Collections to promote their products in a visually striking and highly relevant way, ensuring maximum engagement with the design community.

• Highlight Product Lines - Use public collections to spotlight new product lines, seasonal trends, or your most popular items. These collections can become a centrepiece of your brand’s profile on the Trade Portal.
• Create Complementary Collections - Group products by themes, applications, or styles to show how your offerings work together. For example, a tapware brand might create a “Modern Bathroom Essentials” collection featuring complementary sinks, fixtures, and accessories for a bathroom style.
• Drive Discoverability - Collections give brands greater control over how products are discovered, creating more targeted and engaging ways to connect with designers actively searching for solutions.
• Designers Pick Favourites: Using private or public collections designers can create themes or mini edits to showcase their style. Collections help designers keep internal planning organised or help showcase their style and favourite products publicly.

With Collections, brands can move beyond traditional marketing and engage directly with the design community in meaningful, visually compelling ways.

Smart Recommendations

Tailored Discovery for Designers, Strategic Visibility for Brands

Programa’s Trade Portal recommendation engine ensures designers see the most relevant products at the right time, offering brands unparalleled opportunities to be specified.

• Programa Selects - Hand-picked collections curated by the Programa team, featuring standout products on the homepage for prime visibility.
• Product Library Recommendations - Products aligned with a designer’s saved library, ensuring relevance even when they’re not actively working on a project.
• Schedule Recommendations - Dynamic suggestions based on a designer’s most recent project schedule, surfacing your products when they’re making key decisions for a project.

Smart Recommendations connect designers with your products in ways that are timely, relevant, and impactful.

What's Unique For Brands?

• Empowering Your Sales Team - Connect with designers earlier in the sales cycle, ensuring your team has the information they need to lock in sales and deals faster.
• Unmatched Data and Insights - Programa gives you unprecedented visibility into what’s being specified and what stage it is in, helping you stay ahead of your pipeline and tailor your product range.
• A Platform Built For Sales, Not Just Advertising - Unlike traditional marketing platforms, Programa integrates directly into the designer’s workflow, ensuring your products are actively specified in real projects.
• ROI You Can See - Track leads, quotes, and orders directly tied to your products. Gain actionable insights into your sales funnel, so you can focus on what works.

Brand not listed on the Trade Portal yet? Sign up, to unlock the power of Trade Portal 2.0. Currently catering for Australia and New Zealand distribution.

Support

We have support on standby to assist you, so feel free to reach out via chat. If you encounter any issues or feel overwhelmed, we can revert you to the current normal experience.

Thank you for your participation and valuable feedback. This is just the beginning, and your insights will help us refine and improve our Project Management tools.

For detailed guides and support, please refer to the links provided or contact our support team at team@programa.design.