Don’t Get Boxed In By the Big Box Store
YOU CHASE THEM ‘TIL THEY CATCH YOU!
What is a big box store? It can be your dream come true or your worst nightmare when you are a CPG producer. Why? Because they can buy so much of your products at a time that they can make you dependent on them and ultimately extort lower prices from you with threats...
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Treacherous Sales Channels Can Sink Your Entrepreneur Ship!
EVERYBODY WANTS SOMETHING DIFFERENT!
What are sales channels? They are more important than your product! Why? Because, simply, “If it ain’t there, they can’t buy it!” Where is there? It’s the point of sale. It’s the only place where your product, your consumer, their money and their decision all come...
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Consumers are “Voting” for Earth Friendly Products
JUMP ON THE BANDWAGON …OR GET RUN OVER BY IT!
Nielsen, the CPG sales rating company, has been releasing reports indicating that consumers prefer sustainable products. Actually, consumers prefer products making sustainable claims. The implication is that the producers are living up to their claims. Then there’s...
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Business Based on Social Entrepreneurship Ideas Develops Strong Customer Loyalty
A SOCIAL REASON!
What is Social Entrepreneurship? It depends upon who you ask and when. The definition keeps changing over time and broadening to include an ever-widening group of enterprises that have a positive social impact. What they all have in common is that they either directly...
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Brand Positioning Examples in the CPG Space are Price Sensitive
JOCKEYING FOR POSITION
What is brand positioning? It’s relatively easy to identify your CPG product’s value proposition. But positioning your product in the harsh retail environment is quite another story. Think of the value proposition as a broad description of your products features,...
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What Is Inside Sales vs. Outside Sales in the CPG Space?
ONE THROAT TO CHOKE!
Depending on what you’re selling, how much you are selling at a time, and how you’re selling it, you will have different approaches to how the sale is made. You may also have different approaches to how the initial sale is made vs. how the subsequent sales are made....
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How to Trademark a Logo for Your CPG Brand
There are many sites and companies out there that will take your money and file a trademark on your behalf with the USPTO. They will walk you through the process which typically involves searching to see if anyone else has already trademarked your logo, documenting...
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7 Sales Strategy Tips to Increase Your CPG Sales Territory
Effective CPG sales strategy planning requires a knowledge of, and respect for, the harsh realities of the retail marketplace. It’s a multifaceted landscape into which your product must fit, survive, and thrive. Due to the physical nature of the distribution system,...
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