You’ve finally taken a big chance on your first new territorial sales representative. They’ve made it through the application and interview process. You have offered them the 90-day probation period. If they get through that, they’re in! This is your first employee....

The mega trend is undeniable! There is a real need for products that address the new realities now unfolding with the increasing Climate Crisis. And the implications are enormous for the financial industry. According to a small article in last week’s Washington Post,...

When selling any CPG in traditional retail, your success is based on 3 key elements: customer building, vigilance, and timely remedial action. You must start with the understanding and respect for the retailers’ predicament: Will the expensive space they gave you, at...

As CPG brand builders, when we enter a new year, it should be with the application of the lessons we learned in the past year. By applying those lessons, we can have the advantage in the marketplace and be the leaders in our categories. Underdog Advantage We have...

“Don’t tell me. Show me!” pretty much sums up why we spent the last year putting together our latest initiative to get our story out to the largest number of consumer brand builders. We took our New York Times bestseller, The Barefoot Spirit, and turned it into an...

When we started Barefoot Wines, we had just two SKUs. They were Cabernet Sauvignon and Sauvignon Blanc in 1.5L magnums. The buyers told us this larger size had the least competition, so they were the ones we entered the market with. Within a few years and those two...

So, you’ve got a CPG product. You are selling at retail. You have a distributor and you are getting into retail stores. Congratulations! However, your sales could be better and you are worried that you may be discontinued for poor sales. You decide to go to the...