Originally, I intended to post about Social Network to build your business. Instead, I stopped to reflect on Thanksgiving and realized how thankful I am for what has transpired over this past year. So in honor of this special day, I want to share with you what I am thankful for: For a chance...
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Tips from My Personal Experiences as a Sales Representative
After working for nearly nine years as an independent sales representative to the gift industry, I could share plenty of interesting stories about producers and gift shops. I doubt that I have “seen it all”, but there are some pretty interesting stories to be told! All and all, I have loved working as a...
Tools for Your Sales Representative
Working with a sales rep or sales rep organization to sell your products will give you the freedom to work on your business and make more of your unique products. However, there are a few things you will need to provide your rep to help them sell your products. • Flyers or Price Sheets:...
Where to Find Sales Reps – Part Two
In Part One, we talked about different referral methods to find sales reps. In this part, we can talk about where we can find different sales reps and sales rep organizations. Most of these options allow you, the producer or crafter, to talk personally with a rep, see their current line of products, and...
Where to Find Sales Reps for Your Gift Products — Part One
The most frequent question I receive from producers is “where can I find a sales rep for my products”. Of course, finding where sales reps “hang out” is as illusive as it sounds. But there are places where you can find good referrals. In this article we will explore some of the simpler ways...
Who are the Different Entities Involved with Selling to Gift Shops?
Deciding to sell your products to gift stores can be overwhelming if you are not familiar to the roles and ‘players’ in the industry. For example, should you hire a sales rep or a wholesaler or a distributor to sell your products? And what is the difference between the three? So before we start...
Developing Delivery Systems
Determining how you will get your products to the retail outlets is often an overlooked point in the wholesale sales system.You can give a perfect presentation to new store buyers, but if you have not worked out a delivery system, your products will never make it to the shops! Even though this point is...
Welcome!
Welcome to my blog on selling wholesale to gift stores. After working as a independent gift sales representative for over eight years, selling wholesale gift products to retail store buyers, I find so many crafters and producers with great gift products who need help getting their items ready for the market. Selling wholesale is...
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