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In order for you to sell more products in stores, it’s important to get premium exposure.
It doesn’t matter whether your products provide the best product utility, or how affordable or innovative they are.
What matters most — two components
What does matter most is whether you get the premium spots on retail shelves.
There are two components to earn the top spot in retail stores: Package design and marketing.
In essence, you must grab the shoppers’ attention with appealing packaging and you must persuade retailers to effectively showcase your products.
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Retail packaging
There are many aspects to successful retail packaging.
Customer preferences and retail-marketing best practices are ever changing. That’s why it’s best to choose a credible package design firm.
For example, decisions must be made on typical concerns:
- In some cases — product protection
- Brand identity
- Value proposition
- Competitive analysis
- Color scheme
- Target market
- Material cost
- Seasonality
- Sustainability
- Retailer packaging requirements
Marketing considerations
In marketing, you have to successfully negotiate with retailers and to convince them to give you premium shelf space.
Big box retailers are the hardest, time-consuming with which to negotiate.
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Many companies start with small retailers for two reasons:
- Faster sales revenue.
- Once they develop a track record, it’s easier to persuade big retailers to carry their products.
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Other factors
The following infographic illustrates other considerations: Co-branding and shelf rental in highly competitive environments.
To gain a competitive edge, co-branding is helpful if you’re a startup with limited financial resources.
Your odds for a successful negotiation will be aided if you partner with a brand that has a strong track record and impressive resources.
Beware that many retailers want a shelf rental.
For more insights in retail product placement, see the following resource: A Guide To Product Placement from Display Pack:
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“How you sell is more important than what you sell.”
-Andy Paul
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The product placement infographic is very interesting. The point about renting prime retail space out is a very smart one, especially for independent businesses. I spoke with some of my vendors about it and they wanted to try it out. Thank you for the idea.