Retail Sales Tip: Why Building Rapport Is the #1 Key to Buyer Meeting Success
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Retail Sales Tip: Why Building Rapport Is the #1 Key to Buyer Meeting Success

Time of Reading: 2 minutesRetail buyer meetings can bring on the nerves. Whether you’re a first-timer or a seasoned founder, the stakes always feel high—you want to make a great impression and land that “yes.” But the key to a successful sales meeting isn’t just having the perfect product or pitch deck. It’s about building rapport—that essential mix of…

8 Easy Steps to Design RTD Beverage Packaging
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8 Easy Steps to Design RTD Beverage Packaging

Time of Reading: 8 minutesWalk through any grocery store or supermarket and you’ll see tons of canned and bottled beverages. If you’re planning to launch a ready-to-drink (RTD) beverage, you want yours to stand out on the shelf. To accomplish this, your packaging is everything. The style, design, and call-outs on your beverage are the means of drawing the…

SALES STRATEGIES FOR BRAND OWNERS USING THE RETAIL PLANOGRAM
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SALES STRATEGIES FOR BRAND OWNERS USING THE RETAIL PLANOGRAM

Time of Reading: 2 minutesPLANOGRAM- SALES STRATEGIES FOR BRAND OWNERS Believe it or not – where your product is located inside of a store AND on a shelf makes a difference in your retail sales! Many people think retail placement is a passive game – wherever your buyer decides to put you, is where your lot in life is….

Relationship Skills That Will Improve Your Sales Presentation
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Relationship Skills That Will Improve Your Sales Presentation

Time of Reading: 2 minutesRelationship Skills and Sales Presentation We all value RELATIONSHIPS that appreciate us. And this intuitive knowledge we all have in our personal lives can also help you understand how to sell better in business. So let’s consider – what things do we like to see in people that can apply to our sales relationships? We…

Increasing Sales While Eliminating Social Media Burn-Out as a Business Owner
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Increasing Sales While Eliminating Social Media Burn-Out as a Business Owner

Time of Reading: 7 minutesFOR THE RECORD. I have NEVER created a sale from these things: I have made millions of dollars in sales… years in a row for myself and clients… without those things. In fact, when I focus on these types of things too much… I start to lose money and clients. In-Person Relationships (face to face…

How To Pick A Safe Contract Manufacturer (Co-Packer) for Your New Food or Beverage
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How To Pick A Safe Contract Manufacturer (Co-Packer) for Your New Food or Beverage

Time of Reading: 2 minutesHow To Pick A Safe Contract Manufacturer (Co-Packer) for Your New Food or Beverage Food safety is CRUCIAL when sourcing the right factory to work with you. But most entrepreneurs and product developers are not SCIENTISTS and don’t even know where to start. This particular topic is one I believe left best explained by the…

*BEFORE* You Re-Design Your Branding Walk The Metaphorical Aisles…
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*BEFORE* You Re-Design Your Branding Walk The Metaphorical Aisles…

Time of Reading: 6 minutesCHILL’ing in the grocery store IS a hobby I love. Some people like strolling museums and admiring the art… some people like watching #Netflix movies… some people enjoy #Tapas. I like walking in grocery stores and looking for cool new products to taste or packaging to oogle. YOUR NEW BEST HOBBY This hobby is one…

Brand & Packaging Success in the U.S. Retail Market: A 6-Point Checklist
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Brand & Packaging Success in the U.S. Retail Market: A 6-Point Checklist

Time of Reading: 6 minutesInternational suppliers looking to break into the U.S. market need to make sure that their brand message and packaging are tailored to the trends, tastes and culture of the markets they wish to address, which is no easy task as these can vary tremendously from one region to the next. Earlier this month, ECRM held…