Carrying name brand products used to be the way for dealers to draw customers into their stores. Not anymore. It is becoming less about the brand and more about the consumer experience offered. As consumers are spending more on experiences … Read More … Read More
Channel Marketing
Fight for Consumers: Amazon vs Brands and Retailers
The moment we were all waiting for finally arrived. The inevitable entry of Amazon to full-scale brick and mortar retailing with the acquisition of Whole Foods for $13.7 Billion. In boardrooms across the World, companies regardless of industry are now … Read More … Read More
How to Avoid Channel Conflict with Dealers When Selling Online
Channel conflict occurs when companies try to reach end consumers through multiple channels and they all compete with one another. This newly evolved relationship between wholesales/manufacturer and their retailer customer has been augmented by digital research and online purchasing. With … Read More … Read More
Pure-Play Retail is Dying
The retail industry is becoming very cut throat with razor thin margins. It seems we cannot go one week without an announcement that a retailer is either shuttering locations, declaring bankruptcy, or closing all together. But a new trend is … Read More … Read More
Physical Stores to Fuel Online Sales Growth
Is eCommerce driving brick and mortar out of business or are physical stores fuelling the next wave of online sales growth? At first glance, the answer seems clear. As eCommerce has seen steady growth stores have always been playing catch … Read More … Read More
Changing Role of Marketers Requires More Data
Remember the days when it used to be impossible to correlate a marketing activity to a lift in revenue? Those days are gone as marketers are increasingly being held accountable for growth strategies and top-line revenue generation according to recent … Read More … Read More
Supercharge B2B Sales with Omnichannel
In today’s connected and hectic World consumers want to simplify their lives. Many retailers have not adopted the technology required to cater to consumers making it more difficult to buy on their terms. This is creating immense pressure on manufacturers … Read More … Read More
5 Reasons Why Authorized Online Retailers Site are Bad for Business
We visit a lot of manufacturer websites and surprised to see how many companies continue to direct a consumer off of their website to buy at an authorized eTailer. The primary reason many brands do this is to provide the … Read More … Read More