The objective of this project is to facilitate greater visibility into the independent retail market. You will find the sales templates here as well as a button to add a document. This is where you will provide your communication and sales reporting quarterly.
This portal will be used to easily keep track of progress as we move forward with the introduction of the product and company to the network.
Hello Michelle,
Hope all is well.
I was able to log into the Natural Grocers site.
Can you please give me instructions on where to find the leads list?
Looking forward to your reply.
Thanks,
Izzy
Hello,
Thank you for reaching out with an update. I will post the leads for you here once the e-blast scheduled for 8/24/21 has been released. You should start to see the leads generated from that blast starting after 8/24/21.
Thank you for reaching out and let me know if you have any further questions.
We hope you are having a good day so far. These are some of the people that have shown interest by clicking to learn more about the line through the eblast, however they did not enter their information in the lead form once they landed on the sell sheet. I am able to pull the emails associated with the accounts from my end. Please keep detailed communication notes while you are reaching out as they may not all be a good fit for your product line. As we discussed on our Product Education Call, we are going to need reporting from your end, which you can upload that to your dashboard. Please note that the contacts were contacted through the retail association and are not familiar with our company Mr. Checkout.
greenbankcheese@whidbey.com
twcajons@yahoo.com
flenz@youngsmarket.com
bvknox@hoards.com
vmpurchasing@southern.edu
motherearthfoods@yahoo.com
greers33@greers.com
plannon@atkinsfarms.com
rfreeman@roundys.com
william.nashwinter@usfood.com
kschuster@dillon.com
cllaughlin@puc.edu
jason.harding@superamart.com
roman.smith@usfoods.com
nathalie.morales@uop.com
chuck.graefen@roundys.com
boyd@lawrencebrothers.com
consumer.service@twiningsusa.com
nikole.taczala@roundys.com
lfs137sm@lowesfoods.com
t00452a0@topsmarkets.com
kiparadis@hannaford.com
danberg@roundys.com
lupe.soto@uop.com
chuck.donohoo@roundys.com
roy.forster@illyusa.net
spatton@lgpc.com
dgarvey@merchantsdistributors.com
bdubois@hannaford.com
jason.mull@lowesfoods.com
john.chung@bogopausa.com
We try to make this as easy as possible with templates you can find here: https://mrcheckout.net/sales-report-templates/
Please let me know if you have any trouble reaching them, Keep us updated on your progress.
Hello,
Thanks for sharing the leads. I want to get working on this today.
Should I mention in the email that I’m following up the Natural Grocers Email? Or, should I just sent a general email with all info about our company?
As a side note, I’m still experiencing issues when I’m trying to logon to the below.
https://independentgrocerassociation.com/directory/
However, I could login to this site https://naturalgrocers.org/. Is there anyway to find all the leads from this site?
Looking forward to your response.
Thanks,
Izzy
Hello,
Thank you for reaching out. I do think mentioning the natural grocers email would be a good idea and then introduce yourself and product to refresh their memory.
In regards to the directory, you’ll have to log in to the association ( https://naturalgrocers.org/) and then add “directory/” at the end of the URL to take you to the directory. If that does not work, let me know and I’ll try to help you from my end.
Thank you again for reaching out and I look forward to seeing the feedback you receive from your outreach.
Thanks for your reply. I just emailed almost all leads you shared. a few emails have the same domain addresses, which means that a few people in that company opened the email. Let’s hope that this is a good sign :). I will work on the follow ups next week.
In regards to the directory, I’m still experiencing issues with logging in. I’m thinking if we should do a zoom call and I will share my screen?
Also, I would like to ask… We didn’t receive any direct messages from the e-blast you sent. Does that make sense?
Looking forward to your response.
Thanks,
Izzy
Hello,
What exactly is the issue with logging into the system? perhaps we can clear that up before scheduling a call if I can ask our web team what the error means.
Thank you for the update and in regards to not receiving any direct messages, please be sure you’re checking your spam folder but if there have not been any sent to you directly, that means they did not fill out a sample request form.
It looks like you’re doing the right thing and I would still encourage you to reach out to those who I’ve posted in order to connect and hopefully discuss samples when you get connected.
I’m getting the same error I got last week. I emailed a picture to Michelle Neal. Or I’m simply getting back to them main Natural Grocers page.
Hello,
Thank you for this information, have you tried clearing your computer’s cookies again? We have found that to be a common issue with our directory. Here is a link to a tutorial on how to clear the computer’s cookies, should you need it. https://mrcheckout.net/clear-browser-cookies-tutorials/
If you’re still unable to log in, let me know and we’ll schedule a call.
-Michelle Neal.
We hope you’re doing well. Below are more retailers who’ve clicked to learn more about your product but did not fill out the sample request form. Please be sure to add them to your current outreach efforts and remember to keep me updated as this helps us get a better understanding of how the conversations are going and if they are or are not a good fit for your product.
This is also one of your roles and responsibilities listed your contract with us and remember we require communication reporting every quarter at minimum.
rdavis@dillon.com
grant@zupans.com
william_mendez@mccormick.com
maryellen@atkinsfarms.com
matthew.fishbein@usfood.com
mary.adams@roundys.com
joachim.poylo@adenservices.com
erik.enyedy@dawnfoods.com
dannykisling@frysfood.com
craig.cotner@usfoods.com
steve.birchfield@dillonstores.com
diana.bonham@dillonstores.com
lgillooly@dillon.com
john.griffith@kingsoopers.com
lbrauner@fisherbroyles.com
mujib.r@bogopausa.com
mike.singh@food4less.com
pharmacist.t00246@topsmarkets.com
johnmckee@pricechopper.com
jadams@roundys.com
kenny.kimball@sfdc.com
darron.aldridge@dillonstores.com
squelch@hannaford.com
george.beltran@food4less.com
jedwards@hannaford.com
rich@ringbroswholesale.com
gerardo_martinez@missionfoods.com
chotvedt@kare11.com
jeedwards@hannaford.com
rocio.omaggio@uop.com
We try to make this as easy as possible with templates you can find here: https://mrcheckout.net/sales-report-templates/
Thanks for the new leads. I emailed them now. Will follow up with them the next few days.
Izzy
Hello,
Thank you for the update and I look forward to seeing how your outreach progresses.
Have a great rest of your week.
Emailed to Account manager:
Hello Michelle,
Hope all is well! Here I am with my weekly follow up report.
As of today we have two requests for samples. One is from the lead that contacted us from the sell sheet. And the second one is from the Health Food store list we emailed.
Please see attached some examples of our follow up emails (notice the dates on top of the email). We really want to see some responses and orders before we reach out to more contacts from the directory list. So that we can be sure that we are on the right path.
We would love to hear if you have any ideas, inputs or different approaches we can take or you can help us.
Looking forward hearing from you.
Hello,
Thank you for reaching out with this updated report. I’m happy you’ve been able to send out a few samples. I suggest reaching out to those who you’ve emailed and called once a few more times to ensure no opportunities will be missed.
Once we see the feedback from this initial list of leads, we’ll move forward with more leads for you. I’ve also attached our strategy guide to assist you and your outreach. https://mrcheckout.net/Follow-up_Strategy.pdf
Thank you again for the report and I hope you have a great rest of your week.
Hello,
I hope you’re doing well today. Thank you for the updated report and I will add this to your dashboard for you.
Keep me updated as you receive feedback from the samples you have sent out and I look forward to hearing from you.
Hello,
Hope all is well! I just want to let you know that our office will be closed from tomorrow till oct 30th in observant of the sukkot holiday.
We will keep you posted with updates when we return.
Thanks,
Izzy
Hello,
Thank you for reaching out with this update.
Have a great rest of your week.
Hello Michelle,
Hope all is well!
We came back from our holiday last week Thursday. In these few days i did some follow ups with the customers that got samples. I will email you now the sheet with updates.
We want to see some feedback from these customers and then i will start reaching out to the supermarkets on your list.
If you have any suggestions or recommendations, please share them with us :).
Thanks,
Izzy
Hello,
I’ve reviewed the report and it looks like you’re doing the right thing. I look forward to seeing the feedback you receive. Once we see the feedback, I will share it with our team and discuss next steps.
Emailed to account manager:
Hello Michelle,
Hope all is well. Please see attached our weekly follow up sheet.
Can we have a quick call to discuss the progress?
Looking forward to your reply.
Best,
Izzy
Hello,
I’d be happy to jump on a call with you. You can schedule a follow up call with me using this link: https://mrcheckout.net/follow-up-call-with-account-manager/. We can review the report on the call and I will add it to your dashboard for you as well.
Thank you for reaching out and I look forward to speaking with you.
Hello,
We hope you are having a good week. We’ve been able to reach out with a few retailers who’ve expressed early interest in learning more about your product. Please feel free to reach out to them by sending an email to introduce yourself and answer any questions they may have.
Clovers Natural Market- Julie- cloversnaturalmarket@gmail.com – (573) 445-0990- 2100 Chapel Plaza Ct Columbia MO
Julie, the buyer, expressed interest in the line and requested more information via email. Emailed sell sheet.
Fresh & Natural Hudson-Llc- Rebecca- rebecca@fnfoods.com– (715) 377-9913- 1701 Ward Ave # 200 Hudson WI
Rebecca interested in learning more about the line and requested more information and possibly samples. Emailed sell sheet to her.
George Street Co Op- John- manager@georgestreetcoop.com– (732) 247-8280- 89 Morris St New Brunswick NJ
John requested more information to review for possible placement. Emailed sell sheet.
Green Grocer Natural Foods- Bjorn- info@thegreengrocer.com -(518) 383-1613- 1505 Route 9 # 8 Halfmoon NY
Advised that Bjorn would be reviewing the line for possible placement. Emailed sell sheet to Info line addressed to Bjorn.
King Food Saver- store24@pyramidfoods.net– (417) 4513628- 1000 S Neosho Blvd Neosho MO
Advised to email store email addressed to Lilly for further review. Emailed sell sheet.
Please keep us updated on how your outreach is going. We try to make this as easy as possible with templates you can find here: https://mrcheckout.net/sales-report-templates/. You can upload this reporting directly to the dashboard for review.
Hello,
Thank you for the updated on your outreach with the latest leads. I see you’ve been doing the right thing by reaching out and I look forward to the response you receive as your outreach continues.
Thank you again and have a great rest of your day.
emailed to account manager:
Hello Michelle,
Happy Tuesday. Please see attached our weekly update report.
Thanks,
Izzy
Hello,
Thank you for the updated report. I see you’re doing the right thing and if by the end of the week you’re still not getting feedback from your email outreach, we suggest reaching out by phone to connect and ensure they’re receiving your emails.
Thank you again and have a great rest of your day.
Emailed to account manager:
Hello Michelle,
Nice speaking with you! Please see below all points we discussed.
After all our outreach to leads on your list and our own sales lead list, we learned that stores want to see us in distribution in order to consider our line.
After sending sample to customer and following up on this for a few months, we got one order from a customer through Faire.com in the total of $48 after Faire.com commission.
We specifically reached out to a limited number of stores. I wanted to see before hiring another person to focus only on this what returns it would bring us.
I understand and respect that you initially wanted to see us settled in 20 stores before helping us with distribution. However, our over 3 years in business and being available in over 150 stores and constantly getting requests to add more items talks for itself about the trust we enjoy from our clients.
Feel free to reach out to one of our local distributors to discuss our line and what their experience with Hand over Hear is. Please see below their information.
Pure Healthy Distribution
Zach Honig
347-436-5372
purehealthydis@gmail.com
Looking forward to hear from you.
Best,
Izzy
Hello Izzy,
Thank you for this follow up email and report. I’ve reviewed the updated report and just wanted to touch base on the newest list of leads we sent. I see you’ve been able to email the below three, but there is no phone contact listed. Were you able to reach out by phone as well? It would be helpful to know their feedback if you’ve reached them by phone as well. If you have, please add that information so that I can share it with the team.
George Street Co Op- John- manager@georgestreetcoop.com– (732) 247-8280- 89 Morris St New Brunswick NJ
John requested more information to review for possible placement. Emailed sell sheet.
Green Grocer Natural Foods- Bjorn- info@thegreengrocer.com -(518) 383-1613- 1505 Route 9 # 8 Halfmoon NY
Advised that Bjorn would be reviewing the line for possible placement. Emailed sell sheet to Info line addressed to Bjorn.
King Food Saver- store24@pyramidfoods.net– (417) 4513628- 1000 S Neosho Blvd Neosho MO
Advised to email store email addressed to Lilly for further review. Emailed sell sheet.
Hello,
I hope you’re doing well today. I’ve received an update from our team and they have completed their outreach. I will be posting the results from their calls here by end of day tomorrow.
Thank you for your patience and I hope you have a great rest of your day.
Hello Izzy,
I have met with our team regarding their calls with our distributors and they’ve advised me that they were not able to generate the interest that they had hoped for. They believe it would be better to revisit their outreach when we have more information to share from our retail program. When we began our program, we discussed needing 15-25 stores to be onboarded from our retail association before contacting our distributors as they are looking for that data before considering an item for placement.
Below are the retailers within the association that have expressed interest in the line and some have requested samples. Please be sure you’re reaching out and following up to confirm the sample arrangements and answer any questions they may have.
Harts Family Center Inc- Jay – harts_family@cox-internet.com– (479) 253-9561- 131 E Van Buren Eureka Springs AR
Jay expressed interest in the line and asked for samples to do a formal review before considering to purchase.
Main Street Market – Mike- chpitchforthinc@gmail.com– (435) 384-2830- 246- 2ND ST San Francisco CA
Advised to email Mike for further review of the line. Emailed sell sheet.
Rainbow Grocery- package@rainbow.coop– (415) 863-0620- 1745 Folsom Street @ 13th Street San Francisco CA
Advised that this product sounds like a good fit. They will review the product and asked for more information to be emailed.
Village Market- Marco- marco@villagemkt.com-(510) 547-3200-1450 W HOLT AVE POMONA CA
Marco expressed interest and excitement in reviewing a new line. He’s requested an email and samples be shipped to the store.
Chatham Real Food Market Co-op- Leanna- realfood@chatham.coop -(518) 392-3353- 15 Church St Chatham NY
Leanna expressed interest in the line and requested an email as well as samples to review further.
Please keep me updated on your outreach has you have been and I look forward to seeing how your conversations progress.
We hope you’re doing well. Would you mind sending me the reports on the leads we sent over. As we discussed on our product education call, we require communication reporting every quarter at minimum. This helps us get a better understanding of how the conversations are going and if they are or are not a good fit for your product. Once we receive this information, we can then follow up on our end as to why it wasn’t a good fit and then regroup and find the retailers that may be a better market fit. This is also one of your roles and responsibilities listed your contract with us.
We try to make this as easy as possible with templates you can find here: https://mrcheckout.net/sales-report-templates/
Please make sure to include if the retailer decided it was not the right fit so that we will be able to regroup and try to find the right retailers to make a better market fit.
Good morning,
Just checking in to see how your outreach is going with the list of interested leads we sent. Can you please send me the details notes from your outreach? We require quarterly reporting at a minimum to keep our agreement active.
These conversations are crucial for our operation and allow us to get a better understanding of how the conversations are going.
The details required are dates of outreach, method of outreach (call,text,email) and details of the final outcome.
If you did send or plan to send samples, please be sure to include the dates the samples are sent and are delivered. Please also include the follow up details on how the retailers felt about the samples.
Having this information will help us determine who the best retailers are for your product and company.
Please let me know if you have any questions and I look forward to hearing from you.
After meeting with my team this morning we have come up with the following conclusion that without reporting and communication as stipulated in the agreement, the contract is considered terminated by your company. This is not the outcome that we wanted at the onset of this agreement and we do our best to convey this in our agreement, through this dashboard and conversations early on. We wish you the best of luck in your future endeavors.
