Wholesale

Vlog: Negotiation 101

Vlog: Negotiation 101

On this week's vlog episode, "Negotiation 101", I took the reigns and shared my negotiating experience and expertise with Right Hand Business Coach.  Find out why negotiation skills are critical to your small business, how to overcome THE biggest challenges of negotiations, and the MAJOR mindset transformation for successful negotiations. 

Vlog: How To Adapt Your Communication Style To Your Audience

Vlog: How To Adapt Your Communication Style To Your Audience

Your business is made up of and encounters so many different types of people but do you know how to make the most of your meetings to communicate effectively with all of your stakeholders? Watch last week's vlog "How To Adapt Your Communication Style To Your Audience" and listen in to our own experiences and tips for improved phone, written, and face-to-face communications.

The One Thing Retailers & Wholesalers Can Do To Compete With Amazon And Win

The One Thing Retailers & Wholesalers Can Do To Compete With Amazon And Win

Today’s private brands are no longer the basic, low priced substitute for national brands. Instead they are an investment in your future via your own brand, with a story to be told, and a customer to be developed. This week’s Insights examines the evolution of private brands and the necessary strategic changes that need to be made to keep your private brand competitive and relevant, while increasing your customer’s brand loyalty.

Vlog: Incorporating A Client/Customer Relationship Process Into Your Small Business

Vlog: Incorporating A Client/Customer Relationship Process Into Your Small Business

Looking for better ways to track customer leads, manage your interactions, and drive sales growth? It sounds like you might need a Customer Relationship Management system. 

Last week's vlog episode with Right Hand Business Coach, “Incorporating a Client/Customer Relationship Process Into Your Small Business” focused on how a CRM will offer your business methods for tracking customer leads, managing customer interactions, and driving sales growth.

Out With the Old & In With The New: 9 Retail Mindset Transformations

Struggling retailers share one thing in common – failure to evolve. Nobody ever said change was easy, but the first thing you must do is actively work on changing your mindset. Start by reconciling the old complacent mindsets you have - the assumptions that you “always knew” and still grasp to.

This week’s Insights provides perspective on market and customer advancements, distinguishes between old complacent mindsets and modern mindsets, and can be used as a guide for the change in mindset required for you to stay relevant and get results.

Vlog: Part 2 Tools & Systems

Vlog: Part 2 Tools & Systems

We got so much great feedback from our first "Tools & Systems" episode that we wanted to bring you more! Last week Lauren and I featured episode, "Part 2 of Tools and Systems". We discussed our favorite systems that we use in our business. You'll find out how we manage our email, blog content creation, and accounting.

Vlog: How To Get And Stay Organized

Vlog: How To Get And Stay Organized

During last week's vlog episode entitled, "How to Get and Stay Organized" Lauren, of Right Hand Business Coach, and I discussed how we got our businesses (and ourselves) organized and why you need to get it together for the sake of your business and your sanity. 

Talkin' Shop: Kelly Mutsch & Retail's Necessary Paradigm Shift

Talkin' Shop: Kelly Mutsch & Retail's Necessary Paradigm Shift

In this week’s Insights I'm "talkin' shop" with Kelly Mutsch, Chief Creative Officer at Ontal. Kelly has over 10 years of experience in retail and wholesale and offers a unique outlook on today’s retail landscape and the paradigm shift that traditional retailers have to make if they want to compete. 

3 Reasons Retail IS Fun Again

3 Reasons Retail IS Fun Again

“Retail isn’t like it used to be…it used to be fun…” is a statement I've heard countless times throughout my career.

And I couldn't disagree more - retail hasn’t been this exciting SINCE the "good ole days". 

This week’s Insights examines the changing retail landscape and why it should be inspiring you and reigniting your passion for retail’s future. 

Vlog: Get To Know Mod. Merchant

Vlog: Get To Know Mod. Merchant

You've read our great content and watched our Facebook LIVE vlog week after week but what do you really know about Mod. Merchant? 

This week's vlog "Get To Know Mod. Merchant" gave me the opportunity to share a little bit more about myself, why I started Mod. Merchant, and how I can help your business.