Benefits of Having Stockists as a Retailer
Allowing Stockists to sell your products is a great way to increase distribution and brand recognition, which can ultimately lead to increased sales. Stockists are also a great way to expand your marketing with minimal costs and improve cash flow by having Stockists purchase your products in bulk.
How to Enable Stockists Form
To enable this feature, first select Stockist from the sidebar:
The Stockist Form is where Retailers can apply to become an official stockist of your product(s). To use the Stockist feature, you are required to turn this form on. To do so, go to Stockist Application Form and select Turn On button:
To customize the URL of the form, select Stockist Application Form tab and then select the Change URL button:
Next, you can enable/disable email notification whenever an applicant successfully submitted a form. The recipient email is the email address that you want to receive the email notification:
To customize your Stockist Form page, head to the Stockist Form Setup tab in the app.
Editing the Stockists Form via the Setup tab:
Select the fields that you want the applicant to key in by ticking the checkbox of said fields:
Once the fields are selected, you can proceed to organize the arrangements of the form by dragging and dropping the fields:
To configure the text, click on the fields and customize accordingly:
Editing the Email Template for your Stockist Form Submissions
Each time you approve or reject a new stockist, the app will automatically send out a notification email to them. This email can be customized on the Email Template tab.
How to Review Applications of on your Stockist Form
Finally, the Stockist Application page is where you can Approve/Reject/Edit all Stockist details.
The Auto Publish feature is a useful tool that automatically adds the stockist as a location on your Store Locator map. Be sure to tailor an optimize your stockist's store listings with images and store details.
Tips for using the Stockist Feature
Be Proactive with Outreach
After setting up your Stockist Manager, inviting retailers to become Stockists for your product(s) will be a seamless and straightforward process. All you need to do is share a link to your Stockists form page with them!
Leverage Customer Search History Data and expand your reach
Are you looking to attract customers within a specific location? Consider identifying potential retailers in the area who can become Stockists for your products, and share your demand data with them to demonstrate the potential demand for your products.