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! This is Javan Wells your Relationship Manager and this is our communication dashboard where you can ask any questions and submit your communication and sales reports to us directly.
hey Javan hope you are well
We have now been live 1 week and I have only gotten one lead – is this normal? also I replied but never heard back – is it good practice to follow up with the individual?
Hi Yonathan, we’ll be passing you over the buyers email list tomorrow of those buyers who didn’t enter their phone number and only their emails.
My apologies Yonathan, the data we pulled was corrupted and we’ve scheduled you a re-introduction on 3/2 as more stores are open we expect a better result.
thank you so much – what do you mean by “the data we pulled was corrupted”
looking forward to the re-introduction
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.
lcastleman@aromatique.com
melrose@ronherman.com
buyer@shopbop.com
velvet@tcsn.net
kperalta@tritonstonela.com
theiman@metlife.com
moss@metlife.com
ragee@kroger.com
laconiacarwash@metrocast.net
pandoracapemay@comcast.net
thevillageshop@sbcglobal.net
lindamotley@sbcglobal.net
judisteve77@yahoo.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.
Have a great day!
Michelle Neal
Hello,
I hope you have had a great week. Here are another two leads for you to contact.
lijudaica@aol.com
carolinalily@att.net
Have a great weekend.
Michelle Neal
Dear Michelle thank you so much for confirming
Do you have any advice on what I should say when I reach out to them for the first time?
Good Morning,
I am sorry for the delay in response. I would suggest you follow up with a phone call first, refresh their memory about your product, and then send a small sample. And remember they may be in and out of the office all day therefore missed calls are common for them. Do not take offense to this, persistence will be key to connecting with these interested leads.
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.
Here is another we’ve pulled for you.
You can find their phone numbers for phone follow up in the provided directory I’ve linked below.
Have a great day and keep me updated on your outreach efforts.
Thank you so much for this – I have reached out to everyone via email as a first outreach but have not hear back. I am planning on emailing everyone again tomorrow as a little “nudge”
I really hope to get something a bit more concrete soon
thanks for all of your help
Good morning,
It looks like you’re off to a great start. I would suggest following up by phone vs email. We have found email follow up to be underwhelming for sales.
You can access the phone number and other contact info through the directory.
https://agbra.org/directory/
Here are a few helpful reminders to make your outreach as successful as possible.
* Calling 3-5 times before connecting is normal. Persistence is key to making connections
* Retailers are usually in and out of the office all day long and are bound to miss your call or not receive your emails same day.
* Emails have proven to be underwhelming for follow up- Phone calls are the best way to make a connection
* Your product line has peaked their interest, but you may need to refresh their memory and this is a great way to open the door for your time to sell.
* Always track your samples so that you can follow up for feedback and finalize the sale
The Goal of your outreach is to connect with the interested retailer and receive a yes or a no. Even a no is helpful as it will help us redirect your product to the channel with the right path to market. Keeping track of your calls/emails/samples can be easily done using our pre-made template: https://mrcheckout.net/sales-report-templates/
One of our requirements that we have for this program is the reporting of your communication & sales at a minimum on a quarterly basis… However, uploading your progress more often will help us stay more involved which can lead to more success of our program.
Have a great weekend!
Hello,
Just checking in to see how your outreach is going with the list of 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 distributors felt about the samples.
Please let me know if you have any questions and I look forward to hearing from you.
hey – thank you so much for reaching out
Unfortunately I have nothing to report – I really wish I can share some reporting with you but all of the outreach I have done have gone on deaf ears which is really disappointing. No samples have been asked – nothing has happened
how should I proceed in order to respect our agreement?
Hello,
I’d like to get a better understanding of how the conversations are going. Could you send me the detailed report containing your communications?
Our goal for the program is to make sure we are working in the right channel for your product and the data received from your outreach will determine our steps moving forward.
We try to make this as easy as possible with templates you can find here: https://mrcheckout.net/sales-report-templates/
I am not sure I follow – what kind of report am I supposed to fill out when I have sent emails to all of the leads not a single person has gotten back to me?
Hello,
We are looking for what type of communications you’ve had with each retailer. If you’ve emailed, please make sure you note the date of each attempt. We also suggest you follow up the emails with phone calls. We’ve found email follow up to be underwhelming for sales. You can access the phone number for each lead by using the provided directory. We know it can be frustrating but it can take 3-5 calls before getting connected with these retailers, but making a connection and relationship with them is the goal and that can take time. We’re looking for a yes or a no from these leads to help us better understand if we’re in the right channel for the product.
Mr. Goldstein created a pretty comprehensive guide on follow-up strategies and what’s worked for us in the past. Here’s a link to download that if you’d like to check it out: https://mrcheckout.net/Follow-up_Strategy.pdf
hello – given how busy I have gotten I decided to hire a wholesale sales person to oversee all B2B opportunities. She will be starting this week and will be able to provide more in depth reports and outreach on a daily basis. Where can I find all of the leads we have gotten so she can properly reach out and start the process?
thank you so much
Hello,
Please see comments above from March 4th and 5th. You can also access more contact information on these leads through the directory. Please let me know if you have any more questions and I look forward to seeing the feedback you receive.
Thank you for the update and have a great rest of your week.
thank you so much for your last message – I referred back to march 4/5 and found all the pertinent information
Can you remind me how to find the parties that showed interest?
Hello,
You may have received emails directly requesting samples from retailers who viewed your e-blast and we’ve posted the warm leads for you to follow up with here about the march comments. You can find more contact information for these leads using the provided directory. Here is the link to that directory for your convenience. https://agbra.org/directory/
You will need your log in information to access this directory, please let me know if you have any issues with accessing the site.
Thank you again for reaching out and have a great rest of your week.
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.
