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| Welcome
To IceCreamZone.com! |
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| What
can IceCreamZone.com do for me as a supplier? |
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IceCreamZone.com
offers suppliers many benefits: |
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Increase sales by gaining access to a
large number of buyers. Our goal is
to be on the computer screens of every single
ice cream and frozen yogurt store operator
in the US. Currently there are about 20,000
retailers. By offering these customers relevant
information, resources and services, they
will come to use our website on a daily
basis. By joining IceCreamZone.com as a
supplier, you get an opportunity to show
off your products to all of these retailers.
How many retailers do you reach today?
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Suppliers
cut costs. As a supplier, you may be spending
a lot of money and time dealing with your
current customers on the phone, fax or in
person. You can potentially reduce the costs
associated with these transactions by doing
it online. Imagine getting orders through
e-mail or the website directly to your sales
department and filling them instantly. Communication
is instant across states and time zones. Faster
transactions result in cost savings, reduced
paperwork and errors, as well as tighter inventory
control. |
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You
can also save money on promoting your products.
Instead of sending out bulk mailings or promotions
to all potential customers, you can do all
of that on IceCreamZone.com. |
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| What
will it cost me? |
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offer the following services for suppliers:
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Supplier
Directory. Get your company name and contact
information listed along with the type of
products/services you offer - For FREE! Click
here for more info. |
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Product
Showcase. Want to advertise your flagship
product without looking like an ad? Our product
showcase provides buyers with a glimpse of
some key products and services offered by
several suppliers. Buyers get to see a picture
of the product along with a brief description
and a telephone number where they can order
it. Click here
for more info. |
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Online
Catalog. Over the next few
months, we will be rolling out our unique
new service designed to provide maximum benefit
to retailers and suppliers. Our online catalog
allows retailers to browse through hundreds
of products and services through many categories
from many suppliers. As a supplier, we provide
you with an opportunity to sign up and get
your products displayed in our online catalog.
Further information on the cost of this service
will be provided when we roll this service
out. If you would like to learn more about
this service, contact Jason Grossman by e-mail
at jgrossman@icecreamzone.com. |
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| How
can IceCreamZone.com help my relationship
with my existing customers? |
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Existing
relationships become stronger. With
IceCreamZone.com, buyers and sellers
are linked and customer relationships
become stronger. Round the clock access,
ease of use, convenience, accuracy
and real-time responsiveness strengthen
customer relationships.
Keeping
the customer relationship top priority
is the goal of IceCreamZone.com. Recognizing
that the frozen dessert industry thrives
on relationships built over many years,
based on quality products, services
and delivery, IceCreamZone.com strives
to maintain and enhance these relationships.
IceCreamZone.com accomplishes this
by reproducing the industry's high-quality
standards for customer service, including
responsiveness, just-in-time information
and a reliable source of inventory.
IceCreamZone.com's approach offers
frozen dessert supplier professionals
a highly efficient way to target frozen
dessert retailers and enter into a
private negotiation in real-time that
can be initiated by either a seller
or a buyer. As a result, IceCreamZone.com
mirrors current frozen dessert industry
trading practices and leverages existing
relationships.
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| I
already have a website, why do I need IceCreamZone.com? |
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| Having
a website for your business is the smart thing
to do. Joining IceCreamZone.com is even smarter.
It is beneficial for suppliers to join IceCreamZone.com
because that is where buyers will go for their
supply needs. Look at it from a buyers' point
of view. If a buyer needs to buy 3 different
products that are supplied by 3 different
suppliers, they have to contact 3 different
suppliers either on the phone or by the Internet.
IceCreamZone.com makes it easier for the buyer
by having all relevant suppliers in one place.
Suppliers need IceCreamZone.com to enhance
their current value offering to the customer.
The customer wants to be able to go to one
place for all of their needs. It is probably
in the best interest of suppliers to have
their products available wherever the buyers
go. |
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| What
are some of the trends in the industry? |
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There
are some important trends to note.
First,
Businesses to Business (B2B) exchanges have
grown rapidly in the last year. Many industries
as diverse as seafood and farming have spawned
B2B portals/exchanges that provide valuable
services to buyers and sellers.
Second,
more and more small businesses are going
online. Although the smaller Mom and Pop
stores are slower than other businesses,
they too are moving online. These small
businesses are going on the internet to
either sell their products in which case
they have a website or to buy or learn about
products or services they wish to buy for
their business.
Here
are some key facts:
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70% of all small businesses in the US access
the Internet (Dun and Bradstreet survey
June 2000)
• "Small business B2B spending has
been increasing dramatically" (emarketer.com)
Although
there is no data available on how many frozen
desert industry suppliers have Internet
access, we've found that small businesses
overall are going to the Internet at a fast
speed. According to recent studies conducted
by independent market research agencies,
in 1999 63% of small businesses placed orders
online. Additionally, 46% of small businesses
expect the Internet to help them reduce
costs. The table below shows why small businesses
are going to the Internet. This is relevant
because in 1999 26% used the Internet for
selling or marketing of products. We expect
this number to increase dramatically especially
within the food service market. Additionally,
in 1999, 43% of small businesses made business
purchases online!
Here
are some additional facts about Business
to Business (B2B) Click
Here.
For
further information or comments, please
contact Jason Grossman who would gladly
help you with any questions you might have.
He can be reached by e-mail at jgrossman@icecreamzone.com.
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