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.
Test message
We are unable to access the directory. when we log in and put username and password it doesn’t work again.
Hello,
Could you please send me what error message it is giving you? Or is it sending you directly to the main association page instead of the directory?
I have it working. thanks
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 directly to your dashboard. Please note that the contacts were contacted through the retail association and are not familiar with our company Mr. Checkout.
info@roseneathkennels.ca
bmeehan@jmpetresort.com
j.marshall@pet-mart.com
infointernational@plbint.com
info@coolcitydogs.com
info@bandbpets.com
garryfarrel@ageofaquariums.com
info@regaldowns.com
ceo-nj@petbutler.com
info@petbrand.com
mgr015@chuckanddons.com
bradkriser@krisers.com
lmshamie@lazybonezz.com
steve@groomerschoice.com
info@carrefourstgeorges.com
customercare@leedstone.com
purinaproclub@purina.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.
Are you saying we should reach out to them manually?
Also, we have contacted some already, remind me again where we upload the excel file?
Thanks
Hello,
Thank you for reaching out. I see you’ve attempted to upload the report but it looks like no file was attached. Could you please retry uploading it? If not, you can send it to me directly at Michelle.neal@mrcheckoutdistributors.com
In regards to the warm leads above, please add them to your current outreach by sending out an introductory email and then following up to ensure no opportunities will be missed.
Thank you again and have a great rest of your day.
Ok, I will resend it. each time we send it does it have to be a new one or can it have the cumulative data on it from previous upload?
Hello,
It will be a new upload each time, however I can remove the unsuccessful reports internally once we have it completed.
Hello,
Thank you for submitting your report. I’ve reviewed it and see you’re off to a good start. Please continue to keep me updated and have a great rest of your week.
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.
gregartlip@bestlogistics.net
mfloyd@speckspets.com
info@sthuberts.org
jerry@peacefulpetsaquamation.com
info@petbutler.com
gretchen@petrageousdesigns.com
ashley.early@deluxe.com
morpeth@petsathome.com
info@justfoodfordogs.com
maryann.bullard@delmonte.com
eileen.ciccarone@villanova.edu
blaze.yurick@lids.com
hello@petsupplies4less.com
carolyn.french@sscoop.com
orders@justfoodfordogs.com
bernard.bendriem@siemens.com
infopp@petangelmemorialcenter.com
vikas.sharma@purina.nestle.com
andy@americanpetproducts.org
haldimanni@powermate.com
training@sthuberts.org
ainsley.bone@purina.nestle.com
info@speckspets.com
midwest@petangelmemorialcenter.com
kevin@pfwvt.com
christopher.cohoon@lids.com
social@bestbullysticks.com
lcbcccom@co.lane.or.us
When we email these places, we are surprised at how many come back as undeliverable . Is there a way to get phone numbers? if not, would we be able to search the websites (from the email addresses) to try to find phone numbers.
Also, how long or how many times do we email before we call?
Chuck
Hello,
Thank you for reaching out and I hope you’re doing well today. I’ve reviewed the report you’ve sent and it looks like you’re doing the right thing. I would suggest reaching out by phone after the first email to ensure they’ve received it. We suggest reaching out between 3-5 times before we consider them them to be not interested. In regards to the incorrect emails or out of date contact information, I will send the incorrect information to our web team to investigate and correct if possible. If you should find any more contact information being returned, please send those to me as well so that we can update them as well.
Please continue to reach out to the leads above and keep us updated on how your conversations progress. Thank you and have a great rest of your week.
Thanks and will do!
On those emails you sent me, do you have phone numbers?
Hello,
Thank you for reaching out. The phone numbers associated with each contact will be listed within the directory just as they were with the previous leads. If you do find any numbers to be missing or out of service, please include that in your reporting and I’ll have our team investigate as well as update if possible.
Thank you and have a great rest of your day.
Here is all the companies so far with incorrect numbers.
Acme General Store
Affordable Pet Supply
Allen’s Feed & Pet Supplies
America’s Pet Store
Anaheim Pets & Supplies
Animal World
Animal Holistics
AniMania Pet Store
Arete Dog Supply
Athens Pet Market
Bam Pet Supply
Barton’s Pet Supplies
Berthoud Feed & Farm
Brask Pet Supply
BQE Pet Supply & Grooming
Brennaman’s Grooming and Pet Supplies
Burton’s Total Pet
C & C Pet Food & Supplies 4 Less
Canine Hardware
Carlson Pet Products
Caribbean Pets
The Estes Paw Company
Hello,
I’ve looked into the incorrect phone numbers and here are the results from my search.
Acme General Store- 775-751-2263
Affordable Pet Supply- 800-320-6734
Allen’s Feed & Pet Supplies- (609) 268-1191
America’s Pet Store- closed
Anaheim Pets & Supplies- (714) 992-2012
Animal World- customerservice@animalworld.com
Animal Holistic- Could not find – Provide email
AniMania Pet Store- +57 321 8997916
Arete Dog Supply- 801-877-3145
Athens Pet Market- closed
Bam Pet Supply- (830) 249-3596- this is from the website
Barton’s Pet Supplies- closed
Berthoud Feed & Farm- (970) 532-3774
Brask Pet Supply- no phone number listed
BQE Pet Supply & Grooming- (718) 426-0222
Brennaman’s Grooming and Pet Supplies- (319) 338-1821
Burton’s Total Pet- closed
C & C Pet Food & Supplies 4 Less- (818) 736-5508
Canine Hardware- (425) 251-4004
Caribbean Pets- (201) 963-2020
The Estes Paw Company-970-586-8442
Please let me know if you have any additional contacts in need or corrected information and have a great rest of your day.
Michelle, thanks for this.
Will we be getting a list like this weekly?
Hello,
Once we see the feedback from the contacts above, then we’ll discuss moving forward with more leads. We’d like to see what feedback you receive from our initial push to ensure we’re on the right path and targeting the right retailers.
Please let me know if you have any other questions and continue to keep me updated as your outreach progresses.
I checked with Ivan Lee. So far, he has not received one response from emailing the two lists you sent us. He has also been going through the master list of 10,000 and emailing and calling them.
I asked him what email he was sending them. Below is his email and then a revised email I have created. Would you recommended me sending out another email using the one I created or just calling now? I felt his email didnt give them context.
His original email
Good morning,
Thank you for your interest in our Juru Gut Support products.
Here you will find sell sheets, pricelists, etc. https://juru.pet/dealer-packet/
We are looking to expand our dealer network, and hope you would consider offering our products to your customers, either in your store or on your website.
Just reply to this email with the word “interested” and we’ll follow up with a phone call.
My new email
Recently you received an eblast from Independent Pet Retailers Association. Our products were in that email.
We would love for you to take another look at our products. Attached is our product overview booklet and the sell sheets and pricing list.
Our Juru dog gut support products are sold in dozens of retail stores like yours throughout the country. We are looking to expand our dealer network, and hope you would consider offering our products to your customers, either in your store or on your website.
If you are interested, we would love to send you out some sample products. All we need is who’s attention to send the samples and the best mailing address.
Thank you in advance for your consideration!
Chuck
Hello,
I believe it would a good idea to reach out to the delivered leads by phone as we’ve found email follow up to be underwhelming for sales.
Please keep me updated as you have been and remember it can take 3-5 times before getting in contact with these retailers as they are typically in and out of the office most of the day.
Thank you and have a great day.
Hello,
I hope you’re doing well today and wanted to share with you the last of the results from our e-blast. Please add these leads to your current outreach efforts and keep me updated as you start receiving feedback.
patrick.maggitti@villanova.edu
curiarte@petsupermarket.com
angela@petrageousdesigns.com
grace@atlantapetrescue.org
bknoper@vitaplus.com
sandyaaron@petbutler.com
sales@dollardays.com
roy.king@kingsoopers.com
sidney.dorazio@purina.nestle.com
info@jrsusa.com
wecare@pfwvt.com
info@milinc.com
larry.smith1@purina.nestle.com
marjorie.sheaffer@purina.nestle.com
nparker@sthuberts.org
bbinfo@bestbullysticks.com
parkshill@nwi.net
broberts@anaheim.net
customercare@murphyusa.com
vickie@heritagepet.com
orientations@petsandpeoplefoundation.org
abuse@web.com
jauby@vitaplus.com
graham@marysmedicinals.com
donna.bailey@providence.org
customerservice@homesalive.ca
customercare@muddyandinca.com
info@rentfurniture.com
michelle.burkett@nestle.com
info@pbsanimalhealth.com
sales@petsupplies4less.com
cparman@cathedralcity.gov
jennifer@americanpetproducts.org
vitaplus@vitaplus.com
smehr@petvalu.com
domadmin@rci.rogers.com
ccoraggio@speckspets.com
giving@murphyusa.com
jskelley@americanpetproducts.org
speckspets-avon@speckspets.com
sam.phelan@taconic.com
Thank you and have a great rest of your week.
We cannot log into the directory at all.
Weird, I got in now. sorry about that
Good morning Michelle,
Attached is the reporting form.
So far we haven’t been able to create any sales, but I’m hopeful about at least a few of the contacts I’ve made.
I’ve had a surprising amount of people say they wouldn’t be interested as long as we’re not in a distribution chain.
I also have people now that I’ve contacted three times with no interest or call back, so I’m assuming you would take that as a no, unless they initiate interest at any point, then I go until I receive a verbal no.
Is that right?
Any thoughts on your end at this point?
Hello,
Thank you for the report. I’ve reviewed it and it looks like you’re on the right track. I agree that after 3-5 attempts with no answer, we can consider that to be an answer in itself. I’d like to see what feedback you receive from the samples you’ve already sent out as well as the requests that have been made for samples and then we can move forward with more outreach for your product.
Please keep me updated on the feedback you receive and let me know if you have any questions.
Emailed to account manager:
Good afternoon Michelle,
Here’s a little of what I’ve been finding within the last few weeks.
So it appears as though half of the work is getting to the right person, and then after that you need to actually get them to respond.
I’ve had approx. 15 requests for samples, and am now working on collecting feedback from them.
So far 2 people have mentioned that our margins are fairly low, so that could be one thing we work on.
All in all It’s a lot of work, which I expected, but I’m really hoping some of it will pay off.
Any suggestions or thoughts thus far?
How long does it typically take to make the first sale?
Hello Ivan,
Thank you for reaching out and I hope you’re doing well today. I’m happy to hear how your outreach is progressing and having 15 sample requests is a good sign. The feedback you receive from your follow up will help us when we’re determining next steps. In regards to the length of time it takes before typically making a sale, that could vary on many factors and I would not be able to specify when you can expect your first sale.
Thank you again for sending this update and please also remember to keep this type of data in the provided report template for further review. Once you’re ready to submit the report, you can simply add the file to the dashboard using the add document button. Here is the link to our report template for your convenience: https://mrcheckout.net/sales-report-templates/
Please let me know if you have any other questions and I look forward to hearing how your conversations progress.
Emailed to account manager:
Hello Michelle,
Hope all is going well and you’ve had a good Christmas and New Year.
Just wanted to give you an update;
Seems like with the year drawing to a close, people are hesitant to add a new line until after New Year’s.
We do have one company, though, Cobber’s Pet Pantry, that wants to add our line here in Jan.
I’m happy at this point, I feel like I’m making some good contacts and eventually we’ll get a few more to sign on.
Thanks for your help, and here’s for an amazing 2022!
Hello,
Thank you for reaching out with this update. Congratulations on your agreement with Cobber’s pet pantry and I look forward to more updates with them. Please remember to keep this type of update in your reporting for further review by our team.
Thank you again and have a wonderful rest of your day.
Emailed to account manager:
Good day Michelle,
I just wanted to reach out and see if we could connect sometime in the near future and go over our strategy so far and for the future.
We have been doing some upgrading on our end, and would like to reconnect.
Feel free to call me 717-687-7492 or suggest a time when I can call you.
Thanks Michelle.
Hello,
Thank you for reaching out and I would be happy to jump on a call with you. I have some availability next week and you can schedule a follow up call with me using this link: https://mrcheckout.net/follow-up-call-with-account-manager/
Thank you and I look forward to speaking with you.
Hello,
Thank you for the updated report. I see you were able to reach out to these contacts and we can move forward with more outreach now. I do want to confirm that the sell sheet is completely up to date and ready to be used for our calls. Our team will be using this page for educating our retailers.
Please let me know if you see any edits that need to be made and send me any new content or verbiage you’d like to have added. Here is the link to your sell sheet for your convenience: https://independentpetretailers.com/featured-item/juru-gut-support/
Thank you and I look forward to your reply.
Hello Ivan,
Thank you for the swift reply. I will ask our team to move forward with their outreach and once their calls are complete we will post them to your dashboard as we’ve done previously. Please continue to check that platform for these leads as well as any updates from our team.
Hello, Our team has completed their calls and below are the results of their efforts. Please feel free to start reaching out to introduce yourself and answer any questions they may have on the product line. Please continue to keep us updated as you have previously and we look forward to seeing the feedback you receive from this new list of leads. A & A Pet Supply & Feed- Sara- info@aapetsupply.com– 970-668-0495- PO Box 5267 Frisco CO- aapetsupply.com Sarah was interested in learning more and reviewing the sell sheet. We’ve emailed her the sell sheet and she mentioned possibly requesting samples. A Dog’s Dream Natural Pet Supply- shop@adogsdreamseattle.com– 206-763-1546- 5913 Airport Way South, Seattle, Washington 98108- https://store.adogsdreamseattle.com/ Amanda was interested in the product and requested an email for the buyer to review further. A Natural Pet Pantry -Michelle- Petpantry@comcast.net-941-244-2260- 1086 South Tamiami Trail, Osprey, Florida 34229- https://www.facebook.com/anaturalpetpantry/ Michelle said she’d be happy to review the line and requested an email for an official product review. A Pet’s Paradise -Karen- sales@apetsupplyparadise.net– 303-863-8151- 913 Corona Street, Denver, Colorado 80218- https://denverpetsupply.net/ Advised to email more information to Karen for an official review. Emailed sell sheet. A To Z Pets-Richard- atozpetsinc@gmail.com -503-760-0356- 16010 SE Division St Portland OR -https://atozpetsct.com/ Advised to email more information to Richard for an official review. Emailed sell sheet.
Emailed to account manager:
Good morning Michelle,
I noticed in the leads you sent over the following message.
What does this mean exactly, just that she would like to talk more about the products, or is there an official protocol you want us to follow here?
Michelle said she’d be happy to review the line and requested an email for an official product review.
Hello,
When we’re speaking with the retailers, we like to include who we spoke with and what they’ve said to assist you with your follow up. In this case, Michelle is interested in reviewing more details and we’ve sent her the sell sheet to do a review of the product line. We suggest you follow up to answer any questions she may have and offer to send samples.
Please let me know if you have any additional questions and keep me updated on your outreach.
Hello,
Thank you for the updated report. I see that you have some follow up to continue with A & A Pet Supply & Feed- Sarah and A Natural Pet Pantry. Please keep me updated as you receive feedback from this follow up.
In regards to Amanda at A dog’s dream, I have informed our team of her position but wonder, were the buyer’s still interested in reviewing the line, or did they decline to review further?
Thank you and I look forward to your reply.
Emailed to account manager:
Ok, the only person I think is open for further discussion is Michelle, with A Natural Pet Pantry
Hello Ivan,
Thank you for the clarification. Please keep me updated on how that follow up progresses. I will ask our team to start working on additional calls with our updated sell sheet page and would like to ask if you have any additional input on who we should target for these calls. For example, should we focus on a specific geographical region or a type of retailer that you feel would be most responsive?
Thank you and I look forward to your reply.
Emailed to account manager:
I don’t necessarily have an exact spot in mind, except maybe Portland, Or.
Smaller specialty retail stores seem like the best kind of fit so far.
Good luck, we need a break through!!
Thank you Ivan,
I appreciate the swift reply and have sent this input to our team. Please keep an eye on your dashboard for the results of our calls and I hope you have a great rest of your day.
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.
Animal Crackers Pet Supply- Dana or Tina- (541) 7534559- service@animalcrackerspetsupply.com– 949 NW Kings Blvd Corvallis OR animalcrackerspetsupply.com
Saul expressed interest in the line and asked for more information via email. Dana or Tina will be reviewing the line further. Emailed sell sheet.
Exclusive Pet Food- Pet Supply Store – Joseph Cole- exclusivepetfood@gmail.com -503-491-1111- 21829 NE Halsey St Fairview OR- https://www.facebook.com/exclusivepetfood/
Sandy expressed interest and asked for more information to be emailed. Joseph will give the final approval. Emailed sell sheet.
Green Dog Pet Supply- info@greendogpetsupply.com – 503-528-1800- 4327 NE Fremont St Portland OR- greendogpetsupply.com
After speaking with the owner, she expressed interest in reviewing the line but needed a few days to review. Emailed sell sheet.
Healthy Pets Northwest- Alec- Alec@healthypetsnw.com– (503) 236-8036- 3612 SW Troy St. Portland OR- https://healthypetsnw.com/
Sara advised Alec would be reviewing the line further for possible placement. 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.
Thank you and have a great day.
Emailed to account manager:
Michelle, see below, the site doesn’t let us connect.
Michelle, we will follow up with these leads and keep reporting back to you.
One thing I’m wondering is, if we ever get someone to place our products into their stores, will they even be dedicated enough to go online and place an order for product?
Right now they don’t even have time to talk to us, let alone go online and place an order.
Will that change once they commit to purchasing our products, or will we still need to call 10 times just to reach the right person?
Will we have to hold their hands all the way through and try to get them to market to their customer base etc., or will they take hold and see to it that the product gets a fair shot?
Hello,
Thank you for reaching out. When you’re contacting these retailers and setting up accounts for them to process orders and payment, it may be best to implement a reorder reminder however I do believe that if the initial order is selling well for them they would be reaching out for the reorder on their own.
These relationships you are building with the retailers are going to be unique to each account. Every retailer may have a different system or preference when it comes to their suppliers and the ordering process.
Please continue to keep me updated as you conduct your follow up and start receiving feedback from these retailers.
Thank you and have a great rest of your day.
Emailed to account manager:
Michelle,
I don’t know what to do further to get some stinkin bites on our products.
This is the most stubborn group of people I’ve ever worked with!
I don’t think we’re ever going to get any more stores if you don’t do more of the work yourself!
Hello Ivan,
Thank you for reaching out. I’d like to get a better idea of the conversations you’ve had with the recently supplied retailers. Please send me an updated report showing the details of your follow up and I can then discuss this matter further with you.
Thank you and I look forward to your reply.
Hello Ivan,
Thank you for the report. I see that you mentioned a phone number not working properly.I’ve found two alternative numbers for Healthy Pets Northwest and I’ve added the numbers for you below.
Healthy Pets Northwest-
Multnomah Village: 971-222-2686
Woodstock: 503-889-0789
I suggest reaching to by phone to this contact and Animal Cracker’s Pet Supply and Green Dog Pet Supply to ensure no opportunities will be missed.
Please continue with this follow up and keep me updated by updating the report. If you’re still unable to get connected after this follow up, we will discuss our next steps.
Hello,
Thank you for taking the time for our call today. As discussed, please submit a up to date report showing the final follow up conducted with our provided leads and we can move forward with more outreach.
Thank you and have a wonderful rest of your day.
Hello,
Thank you for the updated report. I will ask our team to conduct further outreach and once completed, I’ll post the results here for you as we’ve done previously.
Thank you and have a wonderful rest of your day.
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.
All For the Pet- info@allforthepet.com– Lee or Mark- 410-647-0339- 551 Baltimore Annapolis Boulevard, Severna Park, Maryland 21146 -https://www.facebook.com/AllForThePet/
More information will be sent to Lee or Mark for an official review. Emailed sell sheet.
All Natural Pet Supply- Karenza- orders@alohanaturalpetsupply.com– 360-574-3078- 14010b NE 3rd Ct # 122 Vancouver WA-
https://www.onlynaturalpet.com/
Holly expressed interest in the line and will forward the information to the owner for an official review.
Anchor Bay Aquarium- info@anchorbayaquarium.com– 586-725-1383- 36457 Alfred Street, New Baltimore, Michigan 48047- http://www.anchorbayaquarium.com/
Asked to send more information for an official review by owner.
Animal Crackers- animalcrackersnj@gmail.com– 732-827-5195 -5 Westfield Avenue, Clark, New Jersey 07066 -https://www.animalcrackersnj.com/
Jill asked an email with more information and samples to evaluate the line.
Aristopets- defi@shoparistopets.com– (336) 757-2185- 6606 Shallowford Rd Lewisville NC – shoparistopets.com
Heather asked for an email be sent with attention to Desiree for further review.
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.
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.
