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Retail Expertise and a Best Rep Network

Sharper Edge Sales & Marketing Group® is a leading agency providing expert outsourced sales, marketing and design solutions for consumer packaged goods clients.

We and our sub-rep sales network have expertise at calling on retailers across the country.

Your products and your program will have the competitive “sharper edge” necessary to be successful in sales at retail.

We have a particular expertise in setting up a nationwide sales rep network for your product line with best-in-class reps across multiple channels of trade—acting as an outsourced national sales force. We call this our Best Rep Network™.

Call us at: 404.543.9454

Email us at info@sharperedgesales.com

Retailers we call on in the U.S. include: •Walmart •Target •The Home Depot •Lowes •Sam’s Club •CVS •Walgreens •Meijer •Kohl’s •Dick’s Sporting Goods •Academy Sporting Goods •Bass Pro Shops •REI •AutoZone •Advance Auto Parts •Pep Boys Auto •Kroger •HEB •Publix •Fred Meyer •Wegman’s •HEB •Big Lots •Amazon.com •Wayfair.com •Costco and many more

We also offer retail reporting analysis with weekly reports like Retail Link support.

Launching soon our exclusive SalesPro Toolkit:

-SalesPro Club

-SalesPro Sharper Acumen: Retail News dialed down to the important by retail expert

-SalesPro Essentials: recommendations for your team

-SalesPro Training:

Sales Training Videos to add for your internal team’s benefit

-SalesPro Retail Feet on the Street: What’s happening at Retail photo chat (funny & informative!)

-SalesPro Chat:

Get social on our GroupChat with other industry pros to build your network

We invite highly recommended sales professionals to join this exclusive club. Application required to join. More info coming soon.

Strategic Sales & Business Start-up & Scaling Consultation

Sharper Edge Sales & Marketing Group®, in business for nearly twenty years, is where passion intersects with innovation & expertise to bring brands & retailers together. The Sharper Edge® key advantages are: Proven retail expertise; Speed to market; Incremental sales; Increased market share; Key relationships; Every client is treated as a V.I.P.; A Best Rep Network™ to canvas the country; and 100+ SALES Reps for retail headquarter calls. Email us at sales@sharperedgesales.com for more information.

EXTRA SERVICES WHEN YOU NEED IT: IN-DEPTH MARKETING REPORTS & SERVICES

  • The Customer Dossier–We dig into your consumer or customer behavior data to find the different personas that make up your customer base.
  • The Social Media Upgrade Package–We’ll deliver a customized social media roadmap including content calendar, a set of content resources, a customized “rules of engagement” document for your employees, a review of your competitors and a set of recommendations to help grow engagements across your most important social media platforms. We can also include a requirements documentation, task assignments and accountability agreements for your key team members. We can refine messaging and content for your LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook & Twitter Pages.
  • The Core Message Construction Documents– Strategic Value proposition document for using your core messaging to maintain consistency across communication channels that includes: a value statement, a tag line, an elevator pitch, and a unique sales proposition. The result: your customers and prospects better understand what you do and how it benefits them.
  • The Brand Sentiment Analysis Report–A report to define how do your customers and others see your products and your brand and what do they associate your products and brand with the brand sentiment analysis report.
  • Marketing consultation services by the hour or day on your most pressing projects with marketing expert.

SES® Delivers R.O.I. & Consults Hedge Funds

SALES: Our typical start-up sales retainer program is a monthly retainer for business development–we can negotiate this rate for more or less accounts to fit your needs and budget (starting as low as $1500 and up to $12,000+ per month for very involved plans). Account management and sales to a particular retailer in conjunction with your VP of Sales can be accomplished for a flat commission rate (for companies with sufficient retail experience)–5% of net sales is the industry standard–however we can also provide a flat rate retainer program that makes sense to keep your costs low and the retail workable or negotiate a commission percentage that makes sense. We work on a contract basis and can provide our standard 12-month sales contract to begin representing your company at retailers right away.

Additionally…

are you a CEO in need of stellar advice? Are you a hedge fund analyst looking for SEC compliant consultation in particular areas we cover? Are you a celebrity needing general guidance on going to market with your product line?

Call us today at

404.543.9454.

WE’VE GOT A GUY FOR THAT: PRODUCT SOURCING, DEVELOPMENT & PACKAGING DESIGN

  • Orchestrate ideation / brainstorming sessions to drive future brand and product development–taking into account retailer demand and feedback
  • Provide full range of industrial design services
  • Initial product development sketches
  • 2D concept drawings, including retailer direct relevant seasonal patterns and color treatments
  • 3D part and assembly development
  • Design retail ready packaging and point of purchase development / execution
  • Sourcing: domestic and overseas
  • In depth knowledge of manufacturing sources in many different industries and product types
  • Product photography: We offer an array of professional product photography services from still shots to lifestyle shots.

A Few of our Services

RETAIL HEADQUARTER SALES AND E-COMMERCE SALES

  • Gain initial meetings with retailers and dotcom merchants for company introductions & line reviews
  • Drive sales through business development, incremental & promotional opportunities
  • Maintain an open line of communication with Buyers, Product Managers, and Designers
  • Orchestrate line reviews & lead presentations when needed & provide timely follow-up
  • Pitch new concepts/ideas to buyers on an ongoing basis
  • Receive & review vendor samples & drop-off / set-up at plan-o-gram labs
  • Be a first line of communication when trouble brews such as product out of stocks, late delivery or other circumstances
  • Provide customized retailer competitive & trend analysis reports
  • Provide seasonal color analysis
  • Provide assistance with updates to packaging & brands
  • Assist with creating compelling sales & marketing presentations
  • Provide weekly POS reports, annual forecasts, & ad-hoc reporting
  • Assist with vendor agreement negotiations & paperwork
  • Provide sustainability initiative guidance
  • Consult on retail key account & strategic account management strategy
  • Procure product development direction & opportunities on private label / licensed / celebrity branded programs
  • Provide consultation on resources for EDI software services, Pro-Space consultants, IRI & Nielson data, Third Party Warehousing
  • Provide references for Data Sync Providers & Product Liability Insurance services
  • Provide Retail Sales Training workshops for your sales team
  • Provide hiring consultation
  • sales@sharperedgesales.com for more information on our Retail Headquarter Sales capabilities and services

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  • Marketing Experience Inventing Social Media & Product
  • Marketing Experience Launching Brands & Start-Ups
  • Decades of Paying Attention to Consumers & Brands
  • Experience Teaching Marketing & Studying the Newest Consumer Generations Entering the Market First-Hand