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101: Retail Planning in five simple steps
Learn the five steps to write an integrated sales and marketing calendar plan with confidence. This is ideal for FMCG brands and business who want to see the big picture and learn how to get going with key dates, retailer review links and more
Why launching more products does NOT (automatically) mean more sales
Why launching more products in retail does NOT automatically mean sales (but definitely causes MORE work). Learn how focusing on continual new products can have a negative impact on your bottom line and what to do instead.
Five BIG lessons for startups trying to find their ideal retailer
Learn the lessons from Drunk Elephant on finding your ideal retailer and creating strong partnerships.
Coming in hot with 2024 new trends
Discover the 2024 food trends from Whole Foods that are popping up by leading NZ brands in FMCG. From Vince, to Anew, Innerbloom and Real Rad Food - there’s a whole lot of brands leading the way.
Managing small marketing budgets in 4 steps
Managing small marketing budgets means focusing on 4 main areas. Learn the steps, what to focus on and what to avoid to hit your goals (and keep more cash in your pocket)
Your advertising is (probably) a waste of money
Your advertising is (probably) a waste of money if you are doing one of these seven things. Learn what to do - and avoid - to make the most of your precious advertising budget.
Stop launching new products (please)
Launching new products is the ultimate in creativity and fun. Its also a giant hole of time, resource and money to build enough momentum to make it worthwhile. Learn what you should focus on to avoid the trap of endless NPD and ever decreasing profits.
Marketing isn’t (just) advertising
There’s more to marketing than social media, websites and SEO. Before you sink all your money in advertising, learn what else you need to consider to nail your marketing.
Pricing your product in 3 simple steps
Price your products with confidence in 3 steps. Learn the core components to pricing and how you can research, set and get the price your product is worth in the market.
Finding your ‘hero’ to survive challenging economic times
We could all do with finding the ‘Thor’ inside our business to tackle the tough stuff, and sort out our profit. Learn how to find the product ‘hero’ inside your business using data and talking to your customers about what you’re potentially world-famous for.
Why failing to plan is planning to fail; and the 5 simple steps to get into action.
Planning sounds easy but is often the part that gets overlooked in the ‘busy-ness’ of working life. By failing to plan, you can find yourself planning to fail… Find out the steps to simple annual planning, getting unstuck and into action.
The 3 key things you need to balance for long-term success
Long term success is the result of balancing the three pillars of a strong brand, commercial understanding and having a long-term focus to avoid constant change & distractions. Learn how to manage of these and get your business in balance for optimal performance.
How shopper behaviour can change when wallets get squeezed.
Shoppers are changing again, and unlike the crazy times of pandemic-panic buying, this time its about inflation. Learn what they might do differently when it comes to retail, and how you can ride the rollercoaster of change without getting sick…
A beginners guide to managing a price increase
Managing price increases is like a trip to the dentist. Necessary and not painful unless you leave it too long. Learn how to work out how much to increase prices, and communicate them clearly to maintain the long-term health of your business.
Using your Small Business superpowers for Success
Small business have super powers that big business spend a fortune trying to get… find out how to use these to gain success and be the David to their Goliath today.
The 8 questions to ask yourself when setting your price
Understand the 8 questions to ask when setting the price for your products. From brand positioning to what the potential substitutes could be, its important that you do more than just look at the cost of your product in order to set your price.
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