Let's Get Started!
Now that your products have officially launched, it's time to take the next steps to ensure they reach their full potential. Here are some key actions to consider:
- Review and Optimize: It's essential to review your products for accuracy and ensure they are optimized for maximum visibility.
- Update Contact Information: Confirm that your account contact information displayed to distributors is accurate. Additionally, set up any other users who need access to your account with their own login.
- Utilize Product Placement Credit: Take advantage of your product placement credit to ensure that your top products receive the visibility they deserve.
- Get the Word Out: Consider exploring additional advertising opportunities to spread the word about your products being listed on DistributorCentral and available via the OneSource API.
Keeping Products Up-to-Date
Keeping your products listed with the most up-to-date details can have a significant impact on your business. Here's why it's important:
- Visibility: DC is used by thousands of distributors and end-users searching for promotional products. By keeping your products updated and accurate, you increase the chances of them being ordered.
- Credibility: Accurate product information and pricing show distributors that you are a reliable supplier who takes their business seriously. This builds trust and credibility, making them more likely to choose your products over competitors'.
- Efficiency: By providing distributors with the most current information, you streamline the ordering process and reduce the chances of errors or misunderstandings. This can lead to smoother transactions and happier customers.
- Competitive Advantage: In a crowded market, staying ahead of the competition is key. By keeping your products listed with accurate details, you position yourself as a professional and proactive supplier, giving you an edge over others who may neglect this aspect.
Elevate your presence on DistributorCentral
To succeed as a supplier in DC, it's crucial to focus on keeping products accurate, utilizing product placement effectively, and considering purchasing additional advertising. Here's a breakdown of how you can excel in these areas:
- Keep Products Accurate: Update product information and pricing regularly to ensure accuracy and relevance and add new products in a timely manner.
- Utilize Product Placement: You can optimize the placement of your products within the platform to increase visibility and attract more attention from distributors.
- Purchase Additional Advertising: Consider investing in targeted advertising options offered by DC to reach a wider audience and drive more traffic to your products.
Evaluating Your Success
By using our supplier reporting tools effectively, you can gain valuable insights into your company's performance, optimize your strategies, and drive your business growth. Here are some suggestions to get you started:
- Supplier Snapshot: Start by taking a look at your supplier snapshot to get a comprehensive overview of your performance. By analyzing this data, you can identify your top-performing products, placement spend, impressions, and conversions month over month.
- Distributor Conversions: Next, dive into your distributor conversions for a downloadable report of distributors interacting with your products specifically. By analyzing and using this data, you can optimize your sales funnel, improve your conversion rates, and maximize your ROI.
- Monthly Emailed Insight Reports: Make sure to regularly review your monthly emailed insight reports to stay up-to-date on your performance metrics. By monitoring these metrics, you can monitor your product performance, placement spend, and top API consumers and see advertising stats.
- Account Reviews: Lastly, be sure to schedule regular account reviews to stay current with any improvements or new features. This will also allow you to meet one-on-one with one of our experts to make recommendations on how to achieve more. To do this click on Request in the top navigation menu and select Account Review Meeting to schedule a time that works best for you.
