October 13, 2025 Clair Chapelle General No comments yet Your Black Friday’s Secret Weapon Is Turning Your Sales Associates into Brand Advocates The Black Friday frenzy is just around the corner. As outdoor brands brace for one of the biggest shopping events [...] Read more
October 6, 2025 Clair Chapelle General, Partnerships No comments yet How Leading Brands like WPS and Dragon Alliance Are Measuring the ROI of In-Store Campaigns For years, brands have faced a significant challenge in the wholesale and retail space: how do you know if your [...] Read more
September 8, 2025 Clair Chapelle General No comments yet The Subtle Power of a Well-Timed Product Recommendation from a Store Floor Hero Walk into any retail store and you’ll see hundreds of products, dozens of signs, maybe even a flashy endcap or [...] Read more
September 1, 2025 Clair Chapelle General No comments yet How Active Lifestyle Brands Are Powering Growth Through Wholesale in 2025 Wholesale has reemerged as one of the most effective growth engines in 2025. After years of heavy investment in direct-to-consumer [...] Read more
August 25, 2025 Clair Chapelle General No comments yet Ensure Your POP Efforts Actually Show Up (and Stay) In-Store As a former Marketing Manager who was responsible for retail marketing, I remember the combined sense of thrill and terror [...] Read more
August 18, 2025 Clair Chapelle General No comments yet How Outdoor Brands Can Make the Most of the Trends in the Second Half of 2025 We are officially in the second half of 2025 and with that comes a wave of new behaviors, priorities, and [...] Read more
August 11, 2025 Clair Chapelle General No comments yet Back to School Product Knowledge Basics – Why Associate Training Matters Back-to-school season is here—and for outdoor, footwear, and lifestyle retailers, that means a surge in store traffic and shopper urgency. [...] Read more
August 4, 2025 Clair Chapelle General No comments yet Rep Visits That Stick: Building Ongoing Support on the Floor For many associates, a visit from the right rep is more than a routine check-in. It’s a chance to learn [...] Read more
July 30, 2025 Clair Chapelle General No comments yet The Human Element: Unlocking The Strategic Value of Your Shop Floor Heroes A customer walks into a store looking for a bike. They’re prepared or they think so. They've researched online and [...] Read more
July 28, 2025 Clair Chapelle General No comments yet Redefining Rep Visits to Drive Real Store Impact The traditional strategy and approach to sales rep store visits is changing. Today’s rep responsibilities are more than dropping off [...] Read more