3 Simple Changes to Turn Surveys into Sales
Articles, Retail Space Management
It’s that time of year again. You know it; you love (loathe?) it. It’s time for annual survey season. If you’re loving surveys, it is likely because you’re doing them right and they’re having the desired…
How to Drive Sales through Surveying – 17 Best Practices Plus Do’s and Don’ts
Articles, Retail Space Management
Survey. Audit. Store check. Call it what you want, this is the busy season for that “special activity” we all know and love. The truth is that most survey projects are poorly executed and expend a lot of time, energy and…
3 Signs It’s Time to Update Your Depletion Reporting Solution
Articles, Retail Space Management
The peak season is rapidly approaching and suppliers, their sales teams, distributors and retailers are all gearing up for the fourth quarter push. The forward-thinking suppliers are also casting an eye toward 2016 and considering how they’ll…
Ditch Depletion Incentives for Sales Reps!?!? Why You Should Focus on Leading Indicators
Articles, Retail Space Management
In my years as a supplier sales manager for some of the biggest suppliers out there (as well as a start–up that went from 0 to 60 pretty quickly) I learned first-hand about the realities of sales rep behavior. The fact is, the…
The IT Evolution Behind the Pricing Revolution
Articles, Pricing
For as long as I’ve been with GreatVines a common question from suppliers surfaces: “What do you have to offer to help me manage my pricing?” In my former role with a supplier like those we serve today, we…
Four Reasons Why You Don’t Want a Cloud Solution for Pricing
Articles, PricingAt times, we encounter resistance to the idea of taking beverage pricing processes into the cloud. We get it. Cloud sounds like a buzzword, and the last thing you need when trying to get your beverage product into the market is to fiddle around…
What Makes up the Total Cost of BI?
Articles, Data Analytics, Sales Execution
If you’re currently in the market for a business intelligence solution, then it’s assumed that your organization is in the mind-state of growth. It’s likely that your business is growing at a pace that is getting difficult to handle…
Adding an “As Of” Date to TARGIT Reports
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Financial statements in TARGIT are often constructed with comparisons and calculations for more exact formatting. The comparisons can hold elements for current and previous years, quarters, months, or any combination of time you…
Is BI Worth the Money?
Articles, Data Analytics, Sales ExecutionIf the conversation of business intelligence comes up, one of the first questions that will come up from interested companies is “Is it really worth the investment?” And that’s a tough question to answer as it’s hard to give out guarantees…
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RNDC Achieves Greater Visibility and Fortifies Supplier Relationships
Learn how RNDC streamlined their activity across each market in the country with continuous improvement at the account level, benefiting sales reps, RNDC, and suppliers alike.