Does anyone know of a good site/place to find wholesale reps to sell my product?
I am looking for sales reps and companies that sell your product. I have been told to Google "gift reps" but really want to find some quality companies/people.
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Jul 22, 2015
I would suggest looking into becoming a member of ASI (Advertising Specialty Institute). This would make your product line available to thousands of Reps across the US and Canada.
Specifically caters to promotional product and business gifts manufacturers and vendors.
www.asicentral.com
Jul 21, 2015
I don"t think so ,there are other good sites / places for wholesale reps or companies , you can approach them with agreement to sell a particular quantities as minimum at a particular time , they charge their commission a cording to their sales , that way you can will gain your targeted goal .
Jul 21, 2015
Hi Patty - I agree with Mirek. You can post a job/search for reps at various sites like Rep Hunter.com or Manufacturers-Representatives.com and get a lot of applications from interested rep firms. However when the dust settles, the number of quality reps you will find will be extremely low.
You are better off yourself contacting retailers and distributors yourself. Speaking as a former large retail buyer, most retailers don't like reps because (a) there is no accountability from them and (b) they are an added cost in the retailer's cost of goods.
There are companies like Retailbound.com that can teach you how to talk to retail buyers, how to price your products for retailers, and finally how to close the sale.
Hope this helps...thanks!
Yohan
Jul 21, 2015
Hi Patty,
I believe that searching for wholesale reps to sell your pillows is a wrong solution. You will either end up with having large volume and low margin short term and then none of the shops wanting to buy your pillows as they are still stocked with a product that doesn't sell or with a lot of unhappy customers who were pressured into buying your pillows at high price...You either have to build your own sales team (B2B) to sell to high-end department stores, or team up with manufacturers of high quality cosmetics who have their own distribution channels or sell through amazon.com or your own website.
With your product, you need to be as close to your end customers as you can, and hence introducing a third party is only going to lead to problems in the future
Jul 20, 2015
My organization, Opportunities 2 Serve could handle it. Let's chat via LinkedIn, I'll send you a connection request. There you may view my profile website and qualifications.
Jul 20, 2015
I'd be glad to help you. Contact me. ida.design.info (at) gmail.com
Located in Toronto, Ontario.
Jul 20, 2015
Hi Patty
That might depend on the product to a degree and its price point, because there are many different ways to sell . . .
e.g. telemarketing, door to door, shopping centre booths, appointment setters, show/expo stands, party plan, etc
Those might be some good words to Google.
Going lateral . . . you could set up franchises or agencies and have them sell for you. Or appoint businesses that also sell companion or competitive products to yours.
Have you tried speaking to a HR specialist? They might have some suggestions too.
Hope there are some ideas in there for you . . .
cheers . . . Philip
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www.wrinklepreventionpillow.com