In the past 5-10 years, the rates of software adoption in small and medium sized businesses (SMBs) have simply trickled down from big businesses. However, SMBs that fail to adopt new software solutions in 2015 will fall behind their competition.
While many SMB managers know this to be true, there is still hesitation to integrate new software into established operations. Managers worry about employee resistance, operational disruption,..
We are excited to announce that Repsly has hit it a new milestone last week. We have officially synced over 17 million field activites on our software. Thank you for all your support, and the Repsly..
The outsourcing industry is beginning to be known as an innovation for businesses, bringing in more business for Third Party Merchandising firms. These firms must prove to prospective clients that..
President and founder of Retailbound, Yohan Jacob, spoke with us this week about the Third Party Merchandising industry and challenges for 2015.
Just like any other separation, the process of rebranding can be difficult, but as a business evolves it is essential that its brand follows that progress. A brand change is warranted in obvious..
Since many field organizations function as a mobile workforce, communication about client visits between managers and reps can be lost in translation. The misunderstanding that can happen with a..
If you are a reader of this blog then you know we spend a lot of time talking about how to make your field teams more efficient and effective, and how to leverage your field resources to provide..
This week, we spoke with Noel Bielawa who has been a sales representative for food product distributor Paul W. Marks for ten years. Bielawa shared his experience over the last decade in sales and..
As a society, we have been conditioned to reward based on a bell curve. Starting in secondary education and continuing into adulthood, it has been a long-standing belief that human performance..
One of the strategies small businesses can use to acquire and retain retail partners is optimized category management; that is, the effective managing of the vendor side of a relationship. Marketing..
In my last post I focused on the First Moment of Truth, when the consumer makes the decision to buy your product over a competitor’s, and the 3 F’s (Featured, Fresh and Findable) that position you to..
