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PIC: Steve using on photo shoot
PIC: Steve using on photo shoot
PIC: Steve using on photo shoot
homepage
One Web Site Change = $10 Million Revenue Rob Snell Gundogsupply.com PubCon South 2010
1972
catalog
 
 
Classified ads
Old catalog
1979
Flood house pic
 
 
Dog Store
1988
 
1996
 
1989-Mar 1997:   Dog Store
B&w catalog Plan B
 
 
homepage
2001
Year 4:   Store   vs.   Web
 
2004
Web Sales   February-June  2003 “ normal”
Web Sales   February-June 2004 “ not normal”
Just offering things  for sale isn’t enough   Recreate walk-ins or phone call experience ON THE WEB
One simple, significant  change
 
Web Sales   Before 1997  2004  2010
Web Sales   Before 1997  2004  2010
Web Sales   After 1997  2004  2010
Web Sales   Actual Lift 1997  2004  2010 $10 million
$10,354,767.23 additional sales
Not just for  ecommerce  sites…
Need to communicate 3 things:
Steve   is  an expert   in dog training & supplies.
Steve says  this product  is  what  you  need  for  your dog .
Please buy it  from us.
 
Steve  is an expert.
pic Establish authority.
Show,  don’t tell.
Put it on the  Web site.
(Steve’s been  doing this for  a while)
 
 
(Steve has  16 dogs.)
pic
 
 
 
 
 
 
Example
 
 
(Steve knows dog training gear.)
 
 
 
“ I have been using the same model e-collar since 1998.  I have tried at least 50 or 60 new systems over the last 11 years  …I started using a prototype in September 2008 and have not looked back..”
 
(Steve knows hunting.)
 
PIC: Better  in the field
PIC: Better  in the field
 
Make a name for yourself online.
Put a name and  face on your site
homepage
pic
People buy from people
Stats tell what works
… Google’s even better
2
Steve says  this product  is  what you need  for your dog.
Recommend products that solve customers’  problems   “ Tired of losing your dog? Buy this tracking collar!” :
Write comprehensive buyers’ guides
Buyers’ guides  50%   higher conversion rate
 
Quick Picks: Collar Chart
Explain Concepts
Help Me Choose
Help Me Choose
>>>>>>>
Provide more info than anyone
Tip:   Write one new paragraph  for every $10  in item price
Write unique product  descriptions
You have this
Google loves unique content
Tired of searching for your hunting dog in tall grass or dense cover?  Now you can leave the hunting entirely to him. Introducing Astro, the first high sensitivity GPS-enabled dog tracking system for hunters and sportsmen. This unique system pinpoints your dog’s position and shows you exactly where he is, even when you can’t see or hear him. Manufacturer’s product description:
1-10 of 1770 Lazy  And this
 
Provide   more photos  than anyone
 
 
 
 
Product shots: LiteStage.com
>>>>>>>
Express your opinions with product reviews
“ The SD-1825 is so cool it is now  the   only training collar I will use  on my bird dogs and retrievers.” Endorse products you use:
Example Review
“ To get the full range out of a system there should be nothing between the transmitter and the receiver.  Realistically, this isn't going to happen  in most of the places that we spend time with our dogs,  so the actual usable range will be less  …” Be honest:
“ My expectations for the  Garmin Astro  were really high. I wanted it to be amazing  but I expected it to fall short.   Boy, was I wrong .” -- Steve Snell Show enthusiasm:
Provide commentary on product pages
And this
more content drives more traffic opinions provided since 2003
How do you make this stuff?
1) Record everything
 
Got $60? Get an Olympus VN-6200 PC.
 
2) Interview folks. Transcribe audio into text.
Rob:  How do you teach a dog how to sit?   Steve:   Well the simple way to do it is to start with a little bitty puppy.  And when we are feeding a little bitty puppy, we don’t just put the food down and let him run up and eat.  We start to teach patience and discipline. The simple way to do it is you set the food bowl down, take the puppy, and make him sit.  You just physically take him by the collar.  You put your hand on his back right below the tail and just force him into a sit.  With an eight week old puppy it is a pretty simple thing to do.  They are small and they are wiggly, but they can’t fight you.  You make him sit there for about five seconds tops.  All we are trying to do is get him in the position and physically make him understand that just because he wants to go, he can’t go.  You do it real quick, like I said, five seconds, and then you release him.  You release him with whatever command you want it to be.  I use, “All right.  OK.”  Just be consistent with it.  Rob: How long does it take him to learn?   Steve:   Not long.  You usually feed puppies two or three times a day, so you are getting in little short training sessions.  Each time you increase it a second or two.  Now you have got him sitting there for 10 seconds or 15 seconds.  Three days later he is sitting there for a minute.  Pavlov man; that is all it is.
3) Take products and play “ 20 Questions”
Who ?  What? When? Where? Why? How Much?
Emails w/ customer questions?  WORD.doc > 1000 page Warner’s wisdom
4) Take photos of everything!
 
 
 
 
5) Shoot video of anything you can demo
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
“ Liberate ”  manufacturer  created content
*It’s easier to get  forgiveness  than permission: Nothing contained on this web site should be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right to distribute, modify, transmit, use, re-use, or re-post any of Innotek®, Inc. Intellectual Property displayed on this web site without the express written permission of Innotek®, Inc.
 
 
Transcribe DVDs & Videos
Text from packaging & POP
Make manufacturer images your own  Text from packaging & POP
 
 
3
How can I stop my barking dog?  Steve says: I love my  bark limiter! It works
 
Why buy?
Be price competitive
Tell folks  why  they should pick  you!
 
Tell folks  there’s no risk shopping with you
 
Tell folks you have it &  when  they’ll get it
 
Get answers to your questions, fast
You can always  talk to a human
 
 
Everyone  says   they give great  customer service
If it’s an  opinion , let your  customers  do the talking.
“ Customer service at Gun Dog Supply is excellent!  If you shop anywhere else, you are wasting your time! ”
 
Find your Steve
who | what | why  compelling content:  text, pix, video
Web Sales   Actual Lift 1997  2004  2010 $10 million
more info / free stuff:   RobSnell.com 4:15pm Spotlight Session: C

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  1. Anything you would need to train or work your hunting dog, we probably sell it.
  2. And then disaster happened.
  3. My dad was a hunter, and he ordered some dog supplies from a catalog, and he got back a bunch of junk. He said, "I can do better than this!"
  4. History Lesson HISTORY -- My parents started Gun Dog Supply on their kitchen table in 1972 as a part-time business.
  5. And he always wanted his own business, so he started making dog supplies: collars, leads, leashes.
  6. To sell his collars he bought these tiny little classified ads
  7. Folks would order through the mail or over the phone. And to sell folks other stuff, they made a little brochure which grew into a little catalog. Every year we would make a new catalog, and hit the MAILING LIST. Notice the hand-addressed mailing label? Very low tech.
  8. And then disaster happened.
  9. On Friday, 13, 1979 the PEARL RIVER flooded. About 2 in the morning, My Uncle paddled up to our house in a boat to take me and my brother to dry land. My parents tried to save what they could, but essentially they got out with the clothes on their backs.
  10. To make matters worse, most of our inventory was in our garage and completely ruined. And our homeowner's INSURANCE didn't cover floods. You guys know -- it's hard enough to start a new business when everything is going pretty smoothly, but they were starting off in the hole.
  11. We pulled together as a family and all four of us worked in the business. Even though we were selling all over the US by mail order, customers in Mississippi wanted to come visit, so we added a retail showroom.
  12. Since all of our customers had dogs, we added a few lines of premium dog food ,
  13. And then disaster happened.
  14. Grew up in retail. Been self-employed for over 20 years. My brother STEVE and I started our business in college in 1988. Opened 5 retail stores (which we sold by 2001)
  15. And then disaster happened.
  16. Petsmart is the Wal-mart for pets. They sell dog food, cat food, pet supplies, everything that we sold and then some. Petsmart announced that come March 2006 they were opening a store literally across the highway from my parent’s store.
  17. And this is what happens when petsmart opens up across the street We didn’t just let them take it. We fought back with lower prices, extended hours, a loyalty program, and MUCH more aggressive marketing. our sales are off, but not as much as we feared, but our margins are tighter, our marketing costs are higher.
  18. So our NEXT response was to go back to our roots. What worked before we – selling training supplies for hunting dog supplies, but not just locally, we needed a bigger market. One where one move couldn’t put us down. We decided to REBOOT the catalog Reboot Catalog And this was a MAJOR, MAJOR project. At the time, my brother and I own another company, with 5 retail stores, which had it’s own challenges, but I drop what I’m doing and for most of 3 or 4 months, I moved into my parents’ house to work on THEIR catalog.
  19. So my MOM sees this commercial on TV about these girls selling their products online. Remember, it's late 1996 / early 1997. And she becomes OBSESSED about selling on the Internet. I had been online since 1990, but I didn't see what the big deal was. And I tried to explain to her that business on the Web were about going public, and getting your IPO, and these guys CERTAINLY didn’t seem to be interested in making a profit. And developers were charging tens of thousands of dollars JUST to make a Web site. And I didn’t see ANY small businesses, especially retailers, making money online, but at this point we had 5 of our own physical stores, so I’m sure I was pretty heavily invested in the idea of people buying things from me in our REAL stores. She wouldn't hear anything of it, she just wanted a Web site. And when my momma gets her mind set on something happening, it's probably gonna happen.
  20. 1997 E-commerce consulting specializing in Y! Yahoo! let’s me write and speak to their 50,000 retailers Write my own blog, do Seminars
  21. And then disaster happened.
  22. Year 4 of the Store vs. Web Again, notice the SCALE of the graph has changed. WEB is over 6x the Store and at this point we sold the DOG STORE to concentrate on the Web…
  23. 1997 E-commerce consulting specializing in Y! Yahoo! let’s me write and speak to their 50,000 retailers Write my own blog, do Seminars
  24. And then disaster happened.
  25. The trend in retail in the United States over the past 20 years is for these huge companies, these big box "category killer" stores to come into a market and just take over. It's not just Wal-Mart, it's every category. And it kills these mom and pop businesses. And the PET MARKET is no different.
  26. The trend in retail in the United States over the past 20 years is for these huge companies, these big box "category killer" stores to come into a market and just take over. It's not just Wal-Mart, it's every category. And it kills these mom and pop businesses. And the PET MARKET is no different.
  27. The trend in retail in the United States over the past 20 years is for these huge companies, these big box "category killer" stores to come into a market and just take over. It's not just Wal-Mart, it's every category. And it kills these mom and pop businesses. And the PET MARKET is no different.
  28. The trend in retail in the United States over the past 20 years is for these huge companies, these big box "category killer" stores to come into a market and just take over. It's not just Wal-Mart, it's every category. And it kills these mom and pop businesses. And the PET MARKET is no different.
  29. The trend in retail in the United States over the past 20 years is for these huge companies, these big box "category killer" stores to come into a market and just take over. It's not just Wal-Mart, it's every category. And it kills these mom and pop businesses. And the PET MARKET is no different.
  30. The trend in retail in the United States over the past 20 years is for these huge companies, these big box "category killer" stores to come into a market and just take over. It's not just Wal-Mart, it's every category. And it kills these mom and pop businesses. And the PET MARKET is no different.
  31. The trend in retail in the United States over the past 20 years is for these huge companies, these big box "category killer" stores to come into a market and just take over. It's not just Wal-Mart, it's every category. And it kills these mom and pop businesses. And the PET MARKET is no different.
  32. The trend in retail in the United States over the past 20 years is for these huge companies, these big box "category killer" stores to come into a market and just take over. It's not just Wal-Mart, it's every category. And it kills these mom and pop businesses. And the PET MARKET is no different.
  33. Which features are important
  34. We spent hundreds of hours working on this thing: writing descriptions, and taking pictures, and re-designing a completely updated version of our dog-supply catalog. We printed 5000 copies, and mailed a catalog to every single former customer on our mailing list. I’m exhausted. And what happened? Nothing. We got virtually no response — in six months we took in about $5,000 in orders, which was nowhere near enough to offset our lost sales.
  35. The trend in retail in the United States over the past 20 years is for these huge companies, these big box "category killer" stores to come into a market and just take over. It's not just Wal-Mart, it's every category. And it kills these mom and pop businesses. And the PET MARKET is no different.
  36. The trend in retail in the United States over the past 20 years is for these huge companies, these big box "category killer" stores to come into a market and just take over. It's not just Wal-Mart, it's every category. And it kills these mom and pop businesses. And the PET MARKET is no different.
  37. The trend in retail in the United States over the past 20 years is for these huge companies, these big box "category killer" stores to come into a market and just take over. It's not just Wal-Mart, it's every category. And it kills these mom and pop businesses. And the PET MARKET is no different.