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WELCOME!. Building & Promoting a Company Store. Tanya Ignacek , BrightStores , Inc. Director of Sales & Operations. Dora Fiet, BrightStores, Inc. Marketing & Design. Let’s start with a quick review . What is a Company Store?.
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WELCOME! Building & Promoting aCompany Store
Tanya Ignacek, BrightStores, Inc. • Director of Sales & Operations
Dora Fiet, BrightStores, Inc. Marketing & Design
What is a Company Store? Company store (com.pa.ny store) - noun 1. an ordering efficiency tool used to control spending and manage brand
Top 5 reasons for a Company Store Ordering Efficiency Spending Control Brand Management Customer Satisfaction Program Support
Budgets Manager Order Approval Payment Methods Spending Control
“Okay, so how do I determine what my client needs?” “Yeah, how do we do that?”
Discovery • Who? • What? • When? • Where? • Why
Types of Company Stores
Currency Stores
Feature Rich Stores
Do Your Homework • Ask for a list of features • Learn about their Support Services • Choose a proven team of experts
Costs Involved With a Company Store • Store • Monthly hosting • Set-up • Store management
Additional Costs • Inventory • Warehousing • Shipping/ Pick-Pack-Ship
Who pays for the Company Store? • Funded by the distributor? • Funded by the end-user?
Qualify the Opportunity Ready to offer a Store? First things first – make sure they’re qualified
Annual Spend How much money is the company willing to spendon a store?
Inventory What products will be included? How many products? Who will pay for the products? Who will commit to the inventory?
Company Buy-In The Company needs to support the Store . . . How will the customer market the Store?
Potential • Potential Sales • Potential Growth • Potential for “locked in” customers
Know When to Walk Away When your client’s … • . . . demands are too high, and the annual spend is too low • . . . demands you own the inventory • . . . demands a large inventory, with poor payment terms • . . . demands very tight profit margins
Create Value in your Knowledge Company Stores • Your understanding of Company Stores • Your knowledge of your products • Your knowledge about what is possible with a Company Store Knowledge = Value Possibilities Products
Company Service Creative Products Technology Five Basic Components Let your Company Store provider help you answer these questions
Partner with BrightStores We want to be your Technology Partner & Company Store Expert
Time for questions Tanya: 800.466.5930 – x304 Or email: tanya@brightstores.com Dora: 800.466.5930 – x302 Or email: dora@brightstores.com