The history of Midstates Marketing

Kenneth George ("Kenn") Reinhardt attended both Butler and Purdue Universities before finding himself as a Marine on Iwo Jima. Two Purple Hearts later he was back in his home town of Indianapolis working a good "safe" job at the Eli Lilly Pharmaceutical Company. Unfortunately, Kenn always preferred "livin' on the edge", so in 1952 he started a manufacturers' representative firm called the Kenneth G. Reinhardt Co. which evolved into Delta Sales. As the founder, president and major partner-owner, Kenn and his partners jumped in on the growing field of electronics. Representing such lines as Sprague Electronic Components, Electro-Voice, Krylon's division oriented for TV-radio repair, and others, Delta Sales expanded to become a notable force selling primarily to electronics/sound/security dealers. Not content to be just in the re-sale market, Kenn and his partners decided to expand. First they bought out and took over another rep's lines in Kokomo, targeted for Delco Electronics and other OEM's, and then merged the firm with Electronic Sales Associates. The resulting name was DELESA Sales, in which Kenn was an equal (not major) partner). This fatal flaw was complicated when his wife, Hazel, was determined to have terminal ovarian cancer and died Sept. 7th, 1973.

Recovering from this severe trauma, Kenn decided all the aggravation wasn't worth it and started again--founding Midstates Marketing in 1975.  Doing this in your 50's isn't easy but having had years of experience and having been president of the Electronic Rep. Assn's. IN/KY branch, he knew what to do.  Securing one good line after another, the portfolio came together and sales grew.  Expanding into many fields and industries, the company also took on more territory--from their primary area of Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky, to also doing business in Illinois, Michigan and western Pennsylvania (over to and including Pittsburgh). 

In 2001 after a short illness, Kenn died suddenly of acute myelogenous leukemia, but the company continues as a family business.  Midstates Marketing offers both their principals and their customers many years of experience.  Their knowledge of many product areas helps them better assess what you want and need.  They have countless contacts around the area, and the name "Reinhardt" brings a long-time reputation for integrity, competence and quality. 

So...to get things started, just:

give Midstates Marketing a call by phone to (317) 639-9999...

or...either fax (317) 862-6699...

or...e-mail sales@rep.com for our line information, or to send any prints, specs or Request For Quotations your firm may have.

You'll find, as many have, that Midstates Marketing is a great rep firm to work with--one you can count on for solutions to your problems.

And keep watching for improvements to this webpage!

We'll look forward to working with you more!!!