Dive Into The Brand And Create A Plan
  • Review/create current “go to market” strategy…distributors, sales teams, brokers and company support/marketing and back-office support

  • Create target list of distributors and accounts and if needed brokers

  • Review current sales: active accounts with their current sales & projected sales. This will help me understand velocity and the category more

  • Develop Marketing/Sales support for the projections, which include OI’s, MCB’s, and slotting

  • Opening Promotions for new accounts are different than promotions for established accounts.

  • Discuss the possibility of future line extensions. Or if needed, SKU rationalization.

  • Examine the company’s capacity to grow.

  • Implement strategy

  • Help with quarterly reviews of brokers, sales and projections.

  • Continue to look at new channels of trade, new line extensions, competition, brokers, sales support and distributors.