Tag: Distribution

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GreatVines’ New Data Infrastructure Technology

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The speed of technology advancement in the data world has been staggering in the last several years. Just as your smartphone can become outdated in a handful of years, the cutting-edge in data processing can quickly become last…
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Maximize Distributor Relationships During OND with These Guiding Principles – Part Two

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Making sure your distributor relationships are solid should be your primary goal this OND. Tim Jones, our Chief Customer Success Officer and Co-founder, has compiled a list of Four Guiding Principles on how to maximize these partnerships.…
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Maximize Distributor Relationships During OND with These Guiding Principles – Part One

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Navigating the three-tier system during the intense pace of OND as a supplier isn’t easy. It comes with unique challenges: Accounts are busy, buyers are slammed, and reps are trying to earn the lion’s share of their annual…
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Spread Too Thin? Keep Goals Manageable and Simple to Win

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A jack of all trades and master of none is almost always consigned to a subsistence living. To really attain the pinnacles of success, one must be possessed of an almost preternatural ability to focus on the few, critical success…
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Account Call Sequences Help Optimize and Streamline Retail Execution

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We have all had experiences with onboarding at a new company. It can be exhausting, confusing and frustrating to remember all the things we learn in sales training, not to mention acclimating to new systems, processes and procedures. Then…
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Survival of the Fittest in 3 Tier Beverage Alcohol Sales

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In a hyper competitive environment like 3 tier beverage alcohol sales, it isn’t hard for distributors and suppliers to figure out which accounts are their top performing. Just look at the sales. The metrics for evaluating depletions have…

How Grgich Hills Drove Continuous Improvements

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While we strive to populate this blog with impactful ideas, strategies and best practices for upping your sales and marketing game with industry-leading technology, sometimes it is simply easier to let the hard data do the talking. That’s…
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What Suppliers Don’t Know About CRM

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They may sell no wine before it’s time, but for wine producers in the US and abroad, it is well past time to adopt the same kinds of cloud-based sales automation technologies embraced by most selling organizations – both within and outside…
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Expert’s Post Sales Goals Aligning With GreatVines’ Strategy

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The act of setting sales goals alone is not enough to help your organization achieve lasting success. In fact, setting goals without proper and a realistic context for what is possible can be more detrimental to your operations…