PGW, a member of the Perseus Books Group, provides all our publishers with extensive online resources including title information management, web reporting, copywriter review, catalog previews, and technical support through secure login access. Our Helix Publisher Services website provides quick and easy access to live title information allowing entry and updating of frontlist title information in preparation for each publication season. *Existing Publishers, to access Online Publisher Services, please login to HELIX http://helix.pgw.com
Publisher Updates PGW provides regular news announcements and updated information about our operational processes, technical specifications and title information requirements. Publishers should check these announcements on a regular basis to keep up with what is happening at PGW. Technical Support We provide downloadable documents specifically for our publishers to easily learn to follow our catalog process and title information requirements. Instead of having to speak to a customer service representative, publishers can now how to get the most out of the services we provide through our online documentation.	Catalog The Catalog Department represents one of PGW’s most effective organizing tools. Each season the Catalog Department coordinates all new seasonal titles and manages the writing, editing, and production of the primary PGW catalog along with various seasonal subject catalogs. The Publisher Portal allows Publishers and Copywriters  to preview and edit Catalogs Titles information prior to publication.	Reporting In conjunction with software company's The Cat’s Pajamas, and QSI's Title Management Module software, PGW has crafted a versatile, proprietary reporting database which links sales, account management, and financial reporting. PGW delivers searchable title and sales information along with month-to-date, year-to-date activity to client publishers online through the publisher portal. We are working on upgrading and expanding existing reporting services to allow for greater performance, flexability, exporting to excel.	Marketing & Publicity The Sales and Marketing Department of Publishers Group West is a dynamic and integral part of the distribution enterprise. From publisher account management to chain, independent and special market sales, the Sales and Marketing Department at PGW is designed to meet the complete needs of client publishers. The following is an overview of each division of the departments. The Marketing Department at PGW is designed, as the hub of activity for a client publisher’s day-to-day needs. With primary publisher relations divided between five account managers. Publishers receive the focused time and attention they need to help them run their businesses. Account managers act as consultants and advocates to the publisher clients. They advise publishers on topics ranging from packaging and pricing issues to marketing plans and sales trend analysis. They also work closely with the Sales Department and its various divisions to assist them in the overall sales process.