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How to Find Distributors for Your Product

How to Find Distributors for Your Product

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Tukaj je seznam krajev, kjer lahko najdete odlične distributerje za svoje izdelke:

  • Trgovska združenja
  • Sejmi
  • Veleprodajni spletni imeniki
  • Na Googlu
  • Na družbenih medijih

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Ustvarili ste odličen nov izdelek in komaj čakate, da ga dobite pred strankami. Ste že ustanovil spletno trgovino in vzpostavili prisotnost na vodilnih trgih. The next step is to get the product into as many retail stores as possible.

Storiti to, you need the help of a distributor. Distributors work with retailers and get your product into stores across the country. The right partner can dramatically increase your sales and help you reach untapped market.

This article will help you find the perfect distributors for your product.

What are Distributors?

Distributors, within the realm of business and commerce, serve as intermediary entities that acquire products from manufacturers or producers to subsequently vend them to other businesses, retailers, or consumers for a profit.

This process typically entails the transportation of goods from the distributor to the final recipients. By effectively overseeing the movement and sales of products, distributors play a pivotal role in the supply chain, ultimately enhancing the accessibility of goods for consumers.

Why Work With Distributors?

Prva stvar, ki jo morate razumeti, je vloga distributerjev v maloprodaji in vrednost, ki jo dodajajo.

Distributer je v bistvu veletrgovec ki hrani veliko število izdelkov in jih prodaja trgovcem na drobno. Namesto da bi se ukvarjali z vsakim proizvajalcem izdelka posebej, trgovec na drobno se lahko pogaja a en sam dogovor z distributerjem in pridobite dostop do nabora izdelkov.

Za trgovce na drobno, vrednost je jasna. Posel z distributerjem jih reši bremena izbire izdelkov in pogajanj z desetinami proizvajalcev. V mnogih primerih, distributerji bodo prevzeli tudi neprodane izdelke, podaljšati kredit, in trgovcem na drobno pomagati prodati več.

Za proizvajalce in ustvarjalce izdelkov, kot ste vi, ponudbo distributerjev enostaven dostop do mreže trgovcev na drobno. Namesto da bi se približali stotinam različnih trgovin, se lahko dogovorite za posel z enim samim distributerjem. Distributer si bo nato prizadeval, da bo vaš izdelek dal v maloprodajne trgovine, ki od njega kupujejo.

Poleg tega, distributerji prevzamejo odgovornost za shranjevanje in pošiljanje izdelkov od vas. Namesto da bi sami vse pakirali in pošiljali, izdelek lahko preprosto prodate distributerju, ki, po vrsti, jih bo poslal trgovcem na drobno.

Če vam je mar za doseganje več strank in dostop do donosnih trgov, boste želeli uporabiti distributerje. Vendar, kot boste izvedeli spodaj, v nekaterih primerih morda ne boste potrebovali distributerjev.

Ali potrebujete distributerje?

Preden začnete iskati, ugotoviti morate, ali sploh potrebujete distributerje. To ne bi bilo vprašanje v dobi pred internetom. Vendar, at a time when selling directly to customers is easier than ever, the need for distributors isn’t always clear.

Na splošno, there are a few different ways to sell your products:

  • Sell directly to customers through your own store (physical or online)
  • Sell directly to customers through a marketplace such as Amazon
  • Sell to retail stores (such as WalMart) which then sell to customers
  • Sell to distributors who then sell to retail stores.

The more intermediaries there are between you and the customer, the lower your profit margin. You might make $5 na a $10 izdelek, če prodajate neposredno strankam. Ko dodate več posrednikov – trgovec na drobno, distributer – vzeli bodo svoj del in pojedli vaš dobiček.

Da ugotovite, ali potrebujete te posrednike ali lahko prodajate neposredno strankam, morate upoštevati naslednje:

Vaša kategorija izdelkov

Ne obnese se vsak izdelek na spletu. Na primer, hrano in pijačo, a bilijon dolarjev brez povezave, predstavljajo majhen delež prodaje v e-trgovini.

Ta graf prikazuje porazdelitev prihodkov od e-trgovine po različnih kategorijah izdelkov (Vir)

The distribution of e-commerce revenues across different product categories

If your product is perishable, difficult to transport, needs to be experienced or has limited online demand, you’ll want to sell via physical stores. And to reach these stores, you’ll want to use a distributor.

Your target customers

The key to sales is to be where your customers are. If your target customers don’t shop at retail stores, you have no reason to patronize them either.

Običajno, if your customers are older and less tech-savvy, boste želeli ciljati na fizične trgovine.

Spletno povpraševanje

Kako močno je trenutno spletno povpraševanje po vašem izdelku? Enostaven način za merjenje je, da preverite konkurenco pri velikem trgovcu na drobno, kot je Amazon. Če imate več konkurenčnih izdelkov, verjetno pomeni, da obstaja povpraševanje strank.

Druga taktika je iskanje obsega iskanja za vaš izdelek z uporabo orodja, kot je SearchVolume.io Če veliko število ljudi išče ključno besedo izdelka, obstaja velika verjetnost, da bodo nekateri od njih postali kupci.

This screenshot shows the monthly search volume for three different shoe related keywords

The monthly search volume for three different shoe related keywords

Manufacturing capabilities

When you sell directly to customers, you can take products off the market in case you run into any supply issues. Distributors, vendar, will expect you to have enough volume to meet retailers’ demands.

If you’re unsure of your manufacturing capabilities, you might want to stick to your owned channels initially.

Target retailers

Large retailers such as WalMart, Costco or Target often ink deals directly with manufacturers. Non-chain retailers, vendar, will usually avoid dealing directly with manufacturers since it increases their administrative burden.

If your target market has mostly chain retailers, you can think of approaching them directly. If it is mostly small stores, you’ll have to go through a distributor.

Once you’ve figured out that you do indeed need distributors, you can go about finding the right one for your products.

Finding Distributors for Your Product

Distributer ni samo podjetje, ki mu prodajate svoje izdelke. Je partner pri rasti vašega podjetja. Izbira pravega distributerja je ključnega pomena za dolgoročni uspeh.

Distributerje za svoj izdelek lahko najdete na več načinov:

Trgovska združenja

Večina industrij ima lokalna trgovinska združenja, kjer proizvajalci, retailers, in distributerji se lahko združijo. To bi morala biti prva postaja na vaši poti iskanja distribucijskega partnerja.

V ZDA, the Nacionalno združenje veletrgovcev (NAW) ponuja seznam regionalnih in lokalnih podružnic različnih trgovskih združenj. Uporabite to za iskanje distributerjev, ki služijo vaši industriji in regiji.

Mentor marketinga ima še en seznam trgovskih združenj za različne industrije. Poiščite združenje, ki služi vaši industriji, in postanite član.

Ko se enkrat pridružiš trgovskemu združenju, poskusite ugotoviti, kako drugi proizvajalci prodajajo svoje izdelke. Kakšne distributerje uporabljajo? Na katere trge ciljajo? Kakšne rezultate imajo s svojim trudom?

V večini panog, tam bodo najboljše prakse, dokazani igralci, in vzpostavljene kanale. Sprejemanje teh najboljših praks je priporočljivo za vse nove udeležence.

Sejmi

Drug način za iskanje distribucijskih partnerjev je udeležite sejmov, ki so namenjeni vaši industriji. Velik sejem lahko pod isto streho združi na stotine distributerjev in proizvajalcev. Če se udeležite enega od njih, lahko dobite hitro predstavo o distribucijski pokrajini, razpoložljive možnosti, in najboljše prakse v industriji.

AbsoluteExhibits ima koledar sejmov, ki zajema glavne sejme v različnih panogah.

S koledarjem sejmov poiščite sejme, ki pokrivajo vašo panogo

S koledarjem sejmov poiščite sejme, ki pokrivajo vašo panogo

ExpoDatabase ima obsežnejši seznam sejmov, čeprav je veliko teh manjših oddaj, namenjenih lokalnim trgom.

Kot pri trgovinskih organizacijah, poskusite sodelovati z drugimi podjetji v industriji (prednostno posredni konkurenti). Ugotovite, kdo so najboljši distributerji, kakšne so njihove zahteve, in kakšne rezultate dobijo. Poskusite dobiti napotnico ali predstavitev. Good word of mouth matters a lot in this decision.

Wholesale directories

A wholesaler is essentially the retail-facing side of a distributor. There are plenty of directories where you can find wholesalers who cover your industry. While they’re usually positioned towards retailers, they’ll be happy to hear from manufacturers wanting to work with them.

WholesaleCentral.com has a good list of wholesalers across different verticals.

Search on WholesaleCentral to find wholesale distributors covering your product category

Search on WholesaleCentral to find wholesale distributors covering your product category

Google iskanje

Ko zgornji pristopi ne uspejo, lahko uporabite dober stari Google.

Poiščite ključne besede, kot so naslednje:
[Kategorija izdelka] distributerji
[Kategorija izdelka] distributerji v [lokalni trg]

Običajno boste na vrhu rezultatov iskanja našli veletrgovce in distributerje, ki pokrivajo vašo panogo. Stopite v stik z njimi in jih vprašajte o njihovih zahtevah, pogoji, in rezultati.

Socialna omrežja

Nazadnje, vedno se lahko obrnete na socialne medije — Facebook, LinkedIn, blogi, forumi, itd. — iskanje distributerjev. Poiščite skupine na Facebooku, LinkedIn ali forumi, ki pokrivajo vašo panogo. Vprašajte, kako so drugi ustvarjalci izdelkov našli distributerje in kakšni so bili njihovi rezultati.

Kako oceniti distributerje

Preprosto pridobitev seznama distributerjev ni dovolj; prav tako se morate prepričati, da so primerni za vaše podjetje.

Začnite tako, da ustvarite seznam svojih zahtev. Globoko razumejte, kakšno podjetje želite voditi, vaše zmožnosti, in cilji – tako dolgoročno kot kratkoročno.

Ko ste to ugotovili, razviti "idealen" profil distributerja na podlagi teh zahtev. To bi moralo temeljiti na:

  • Velikost razdelilnika: Želite sodelovati z distributerjem, ki se lahko prilagodi vašemu podjetju, ne da bi ga prezrl. Če je razdelilnik izjemno velik, morda ne boste prejeli pozornosti, ki jo potrebuje vaše podjetje.
  • Strokovno znanje distributerja: Distributer za splošne namene bi lahko dobro deloval pri generičnih izdelkih. Če vaš izdelek za prodajo zahteva nišno znanje, vendar, boste želeli distributerja z dokazanim strokovnim znanjem. Na primer, če prodajate revolucionarno novo kolo, boste želeli distributerje, ki temeljito razumejo poslovne in tehnične vidike koles.
  • Poslovni cilji in vrednote: Izberite distributerja, ki je v skladu z vašimi cilji in vrednotami. Če želite sodelovati z majhnimi trgovinami in se osredotočiti na trajnostno rast, izberite distributerja, ki daje prednost tem ciljem. Če želite vstopiti v velike trgovce na drobno in odkleniti eksponentne dobičke, izberite ustrezno.

Poiščite distributerja na spletnih mestih, kot sta BBB.org in Google, da vidite, kaj drugi mislijo o njem

Poiščite distributerja na spletnih mestih, kot sta BBB.org in Google, da vidite, kaj drugi mislijo o njem

Ko ugotovite svoje zahteve, začnite ocenjevati distributerje na podlagi naslednjih dejavnikov:

  • Poslovna stabilnost: Kako stabilne so finance in poslovanje distributerja? Ali ima zgodovino pravočasnih plačil? Kako dolgo že posluje?
  • Prodajna kompetenca: Dober distributer bo imel močno prodajno silo. Ocenite jih glede na velikost njihove prodajne ekipe (notranja in zunanja prodaja), kako ustvarjajo potencialne stranke, in skupna prodaja vs. velikost prodajne ekipe.
  • Tržne zmogljivosti: Vprašajte, kako distributer trži svoje poslovanje bodočim trgovcem na drobno. Katere kanale uporablja? Ali izvaja kakšno spletno trženje? Če je odgovor pritrdilen, ocenite kakovost, kompetenca, in rezultati.
  • Poznavanje trga: Kako dobro distributer pozna lokalni trg? Ali pozna vse večje trgovce na drobno na trgu in vrsto izdelkov, ki jih prodajajo?? Dober distributer bi natančno poznal razmere na lokalnem trgu.
  • Upravljanje zalog & logistika: Kako distributer ravna z zalogami? Kako velika so njegova skladišča? Ali ima lastno floto za pošiljanje? Če je odgovor pritrdilen, kakšna je velikost flote? Katere druge logistične partnerje uporablja?
  • Upravljanje: Kakšen kader ima distributer? Does it have professional managers and managerial practices in place? What is the founder(s)’ background and experience?
  • Fit: Does the distributor align with your expectations? Does it fit into your ideal distributor profile? Evaluate the distributor on this all important factoroverall fit.

Doing this exercise will help you find distributors who can benefit your business in the long-run.

The only thing you have to do is to convince them to work with you.

How to Get Distributors to Work With You

While you evaluate distributors for fit and competence, distributors will also assess your business. Effective distributors don’t want to work with just any supplier. They want to partner with businesses with proven product demand, prodaja, and effectiveness.

There are a few things you can do to convince distributors to work with you:

  • Demonstrate knowledge: Show that you understand your own market as well as the distributor’s goals. Develop your pitch along the distributor’s business goals and market approach.
  • Show customer demand: Demonstrate that there is actual customer demand for your product. The best way to do this is to show sales figures from your own online store. Če ne, use data from existing retailers and marketplaces.
  • Develop a brand: Distributors want to work with businesses that take themselves and their brand seriously. A strong brandin design, kopirati, presence, and customer experiencewill leave as big an impression on distributors as it does on your customers.
  • Show intent: Distributors don’t want to work with ahobbyistswho might leave the business if the going gets rough. Prove that you’re ready for the long-haul by demonstrating your investment (in time and money) into the business.
  • Get referrals: If you can get a referral or an introduction from someone the distributor trustsuch as an existing partnerit will become much easier to strike a deal.

Think of this as dating where both parties evaluate each other for the right fit. Once you find someone who wants to work with as much as you want to work with them, you know you’ve found the right distributing partner.

While you continue your search for the right distributor, ne pozabite create an online store and start making sales. Even if you don’t prioritize online channels, proof of sales and customer demand will make it much easier to get picked up by a top distributor.

 

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Jesse is the Marketing Manager at Ecwid and has been in e-commerce and internet marketing since 2006. He has experience with PPC, SEO, conversion optimization and loves to work with entrepreneurs to make their dreams a reality.

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