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Weekly Wrapup: My posts, links and more for weeks of October 8, 2012 through November 12, 2012

November 18, 2012 — Leave a comment

Posts

Links

  • ow.ly/fa4f4 Great article on #retail and #consumer products/trends.
  • RT @MichaelAYoussef: Whenever God calls us to a task, He will equip us and enable us to complete that task.
  • One of the best post-election articles I’ve read on why many young evangelicals swayed Dem by @streeterryan ryanstreeter.com/2012/11/09/tod…
  • “Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.” Abraham Lincoln
  • What are you measuring and how does that influence your actions? Short, but thought-provoking article ow.ly/fdC5p
  • Trends driving the #ski industry ow.ly/fdBn4
  • ow.ly/f9W3A #creatvity #ideas #innovation Nice article on these keywords.
  • Are Wearable Gadgets The Next Tech Revolution? ow.ly/eT1hx Sort of…I think its more about sensors (which includes wearable…
  • Where Are TV and Video Advertising Headed for 2020 ow.ly/eSZPW Good stuff here.
  • No one ever bought anything on an elevator ow.ly/eLtr5 Good idea for how to deliver your elevator pitch. ow.ly/i/13Hhf
  • 5 questions to ask before applying to an accelerator ow.ly/eLsMC So many accelerators today. Is it a bubble?
  • NRC Whistleblowers: Risk of Nuclear Melt-Down In U.S. Is Even HIGHER Than It Was at Fukushima ow.ly/eLrYJ This is scary
  • The United States Postal Service (USPS) to test same-day delivery service. ow.ly/eK0WM Insert your own joke here.
  • Innovation in Home Products ow.ly/eJtrG Nice summary of some great innovations.
  • Don’t Worry, We’re Still Watching Plenty Of Television ow.ly/eIdWh
  • Good stuff here. Recent GMO healthy safety study and other stats about percentage of crops that are GMO. ow.ly/eEwDQ
  • Amazon’s push into schools with Kindle:ow.ly/eC9Zj #amazon #kindle #education
  • Data on Youtube’s in-stream ad performance…is this emerging as a nice alternative to TV ads? ow.ly/eAH4o
  • #angelinvestors Do Make Money, Data Shows ow.ly/ev6NC Interesting, but data may be missing the failures.
  • Study: Dollar General beat Wal-Mart prices ow.ly/eoWT4 Nice date here.
  • Walmart Rolls Out Same-Day Delivery Service in Select Locations lnkd.in/rWaxBE
  • Some things bricks/mortar can do to combat online. ow.ly/elmrg #showrooming #retail
  • New demographic term. Are you a #mamil ? I confess I am. ow.ly/el0MF
  • How Social Media Influences SEO ow.ly/eckTd Good stuff. #seo
  • Great podcast covering #cholesterol and how current accepted western medicial methods miss the boat completely. ow.ly/ebHVe #paleo

LinkedIn/Quora

  • How does sales tax factor into retail margin calculations? ow.ly/ebGXf #quora question and my answer posted #retail

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What are deduct from invoice fees associated with doing business with retailers?

October 15, 2012 — 1 Comment

A question that I was recently asked.

For dietary supplement products, what are deduct from invoice fees associated with doing business with Walmart, Target and club stores like Sam’s, Coscto and Bjs; how about for grocery chains like Safeway or drug stores like Walgreens?

To clarify this question: I read that large retailers impose various fees that can be classified as “deduct from invoice fees.” I am not sure what these fees are and how big they are, except that I did read that they can be substantial; whatever that may mean. Maybe they are fees associated with customer returns, marketing allotments, etc. Since offline retail is new to me, I am unsure of how everythign works and I am unsure of the particular jargon. I am basically looking for someone to walk me through a case study relationship with various types of retailers. Maybe I am looking in the wrong places, but it is very hard to find people who detail from A-Z, the specifics of working with national retailers.

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Weekly Wrapup: My posts, links and more for weeks of September 17 through October 1, 2012

October 8, 2012 — Leave a comment

Posts

Links

Consumer Products

  • Local same day delivery for online orders, but this one is for existing small retailers. ow.ly/dMdH3ow.ly/i/Wube
  • #Wal Mart pulling the #Kindle: Additional insight offered in the comments about Wal Mart vs.#Amazon ow.ly/dTihe
  • ‘Click and collect’ offers consumers a new way to get groceries ow.ly/dU3qx #onlinegrocery
  • Supermarkets aim to win back health-food shoppers ow.ly/e0AuX Good summary on what mainline grocery is doing in natural/organic.

Other

  • Write because you love the reader. Never write to prove your point. Write to remind the reader they have infinite value.
  • RT @TheLightOfDog: What does it mean to give your dog “a job”? ow.ly/e2E7H ow.ly/i/YjS1Great video w/ my wife & our Romeo
  • Great podcast covering #cholesterol and how current accepted western medicial methods miss the boat completely. ow.ly/ebHVe #paleo
  • How Social Media Influences SEO ow.ly/eckTdGood stuff. #seo

LinkedIn/Quora

  • How does sales tax factor into retail margin calculations? ow.ly/ebGXf#quora A question and my answer posted #retail

Other

A recent yard project for me:  taking down this tree that recently died and sawing it up.

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Review: my posts, links and more for weeks of July 16 & 22, 2012

July 29, 2012 — Leave a comment

Posts

Links

Startups

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What is the process of getting a product into retail giants?

July 9, 2012 — 1 Comment

I would like to know the process of getting a product into giant retail stores like Walmart, Target, Apple &  Office Depot.

This is a Quora question.  My answer is as follows:

Here’s the best way to get a product in if you are a new company or have never sold in retail before:

  1. Your product has prior sales history at other smaller or regional retailers or has shown excellent movement online.
  2. The product is differentiated enough to be granted shelf space from other direct and substiture competitors in its product category. Just because your product may be cheaper or has some minor differences from competitors/substitutes does not mean the retailer will go through all the work to bring it in. You have to prove that the product will help drive more sales in the category. Continue Reading…
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Review: my posts, links and more for week of May 7, 2012

May 13, 2012

Posts

Links

Consumer Products

  • TV remains the top advertising choice for 54% of advertisers (highest proportion since 2009)j.mp/IPxR8s
  • RT @brandchannelhub: Walmart Announces Crowdsourced New Product Winners:bit.ly/KRIAgv Disappointing that they only selected 3.
  • RT @retail_sails: Brazil retailer using Facebook likes… on its clothing hangers bit.ly/Lw4GImGreat idea!
  • RT @retail_sails: Costco makes plans to significantly expand its #online business bit.ly/ISbaP1 #retail $COST; and, discussion around Costco’s online push: ow.ly/aLZjN
  • There’s More to Oreo Than Black and White ow.ly/aLWbo
  • Really nice summary here retail and good takeaways for consumer product companies. ow.ly/aLZZ0 from@instoretrends
  • Insightful article about the power of traditional TV to sell products. ow.ly/aMkxv
  • Geofencing in its infancy, but I think it has potential to help retail stores with creating a customer experience: ow.ly/aNNys
  • A Study on Brand Loyalty: What We Can Learn From Trader Joe’s: ow.ly/aNO9N
  • How To Convince A Retailer To Look Past Margin ow.ly/aPYLZ
  • Amazon Add-Ons: ow.ly/aQ1gs More innovation from Amazon, via @keith_rng
  • Private Label Brands: The Future Leaders Of Retail? ow.ly/aSd69
  • May trend report examines 10 Ways Marketers Are Using the Second Screen ow.ly/aSdPx Nice examples in this report.
  • Ikea and Apple – powerhouse retailers: ow.ly/aSE9R Great article.

Miscellaneous 

  • Great article summarizing what a VC really cares about (or should) by @bfeld: ow.ly/aKvxu Warning: foul language alert
  • Buffet to buy newspapers: ow.ly/aKFVf Signif. of this is that this biz may have hit bottom – Buffet is a value guy

Other Posts Across the Net

My wife’s first book has published!

Disclosure: I have not received any compensation for writing this post. I have no material connection to brands, products or services that I have mentioned. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.

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Activity Summary for Weeks of April 16 & 23, 2012

April 29, 2012

Posts

Links

Products (food, farming, pets, outdoor, technology)

  •  C-Stores Morphing into QSRs: ow.ly/ajdaG
  • Dollar Stores Take On Wal-Mart, And Are Starting To Win: ow.ly/alKAL I’ve never sold to them; can’t remember when I was last in one
  • RT @i2packaging: Tetra Pak is looking at entering #food & #wine markets; if done “properly” could account for 60% of company sales….
  • RT @retail_sails: The Black Ops of #Retail: How startup predict what consumers want even before the product exists bit.ly/IkArjR
  • A potential source of capital for start-ups and small companies in the CPG space.ow.ly/anfN7
  • Introducing The Shops at Target: ow.ly/anXFtThis is interesting. Target using its estate to become more like a mall.
  • RT @retail_sails: Expect more famous#retailers to disappear amid ‘strategic failure’ of big-box model bit.ly/HYuCMp
  • The top 10 fastest-growing U.S. industries (Hint: Think hot sauce): ow.ly/aqo7h
  • Is Retail Quietly Trending Away From Bricks and Mortar? ow.ly/asm6T Some insightful comments to this question
  • ow.ly/asn99 I don’t work in fashion, but am fascinated how this industry shrinks concept-to-market timelines. Any lessons for food?
  • Neat: “New Farmers Market to Include Small-Scale Backyard Farmers” bit.ly/I89C69 cc @EdibleSF @BKHomesteader@SlowMoneyNYC #urbanag
  • Trend Briefing’s monthly: ow.ly/avDGa Covers retail trends.

Dogs

  • These bulldogs know how to have fun:ow.ly/apKxq Awesome video!

Training (run, ride, hike,  alpine-telemark-XC ski, shooting, weightlifting, rock climb)/Outdoors/Health/Food/Weather/GPS

  • Mystery of the disappearing bees: Solved!ow.ly/aniAC This is significant.

Miscellaneous 

  • RT @brandchannelhub: What Makes Pebble the Most Successful Kickstarter Project Ever:bit.ly/JbkAoK This is amazing!
  • Wefunder.com: ow.ly/apN4M In the crowdfunding space for start-ups.
  • Got my access to Google Drive! I may have to say goodby to Mozy, who has been my 90 gigs backup source for 3 years now.  Follow-up:  Won’t work as backup, as it appears MS Office files are converted to G Drive files.  

LinkedIn/Quora Answers

Disclosure: I have not received any compensation for writing this post. I have no material connection to brands, products or services that I have mentioned. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.

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