Inventory Management

Five More (Almost) Free Ways to Increase Holiday Sales

December 3, 2010

The competition for market share this season is fierce. Marketing budgets are stretched thin. Fortunately, there are some things that you can do to increase sales without breaking the bank. A couple of days ago, we posted “Five (Almost) Free Ways to Increase Your Sales This Holiday Season.” This post is for the people who emailed me with “Got any more ideas?”

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Just 1 Thing: The Backorder Effect on Marketing

March 5, 2010

Your marketing is less effective because people have become disillusioned with your company. Every promise is judged by your failure to deliver. If you don’t have a relationship with the inventory management team, you won’t have a clue that there is a service issue.

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How to Make Your Holiday Dreams Come True

September 23, 2009

Summer is officially over. Holiday is just around the corner. Are you ready to make your dreams come true? Or, are you hunkering down, waiting to see what happens? A great holiday season (translation: profitable) is yours if you take the following steps:

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How to Stay Out of the Inventory Management Money Pit

April 2, 2009

Inventory management is simple if you are a psychic. All you have to do is gaze into your crystal ball to see which items are hot and which ones are not. If you know how to do this, then move on along. There is nothing for you here. But, if it seems that your profits are continually falling into the inventory money pit, let’s fix it.

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