Bikes Are Beautiful: Civia’s Story & 2013 Bikes

Andy Lambert, Civia Sales Manager
Burton Avery, Civia Brand Manager

For 2013 and beyond, Civia is focused on offering beautiful neighborhood bikes—good looking, quality bikes designed from the ground up for short-distance riders. Come find out more about our bikes, P&A, and how Civia is meeting the demands of people who want stylish, affordable bikes for getting around their neighborhoods.

“On Approved Credit:” Defining Credit Terms in the Bike Industry

Mike Barnidge, QBP Credit Manager
Alan Burdette, Western Regional Sales Manager

The bike industry is filled with special preseason programs. Although color, spec, pricing, quantity levels, and availability are all important, the credit terms anchoring today’s best programs are quickly forgotten. This seminar focuses on those special credit terms, and prepares you to make strategic decisions that will impact your bottom line. We will discuss common industry credit offerings. We will explain QBP’s program structure and show you how to get the most from our offerings. We will teach you how to get the best deal with the least amount of risk. Finally, we will discuss your needs in a 30-minute open forum. Your ideas and feedback will help us design the programs and terms of tomorrow.

“On Approved Credit:” Defining Credit Terms in the Bike Industry

Mike Barnidge, QBP Credit Manager
Alan Burdette, Western Regional Sales Manager

The bike industry is filled with special preseason programs. Although color, spec, pricing, quantity levels, and availability are all important, the credit terms anchoring today’s best programs are quickly forgotten. This seminar focuses on those special credit terms, and prepares you to make strategic decisions that will impact your bottom line. We will discuss common industry credit offerings. We will explain QBP’s program structure and show you how to get the most from our offerings. We will teach you how to get the best deal with the least amount of risk. Finally, we will discuss your needs in a 30-minute open forum. Your ideas and feedback will help us design the programs and terms of tomorrow.

Marrying Outdoor and Bike for Sales Success 

Joe Benedict, Q-Outdoor Sales Rep
Joe Meiser, QBP Product Development Manager

How do you add a new outdoor category and succeed in that fast paced segment? How can you complete the outfitting experience for your fatbike, bikepacking, endurance racing, and bike-touring customers? This seminar will help you understand how to add outdoor items to your loaded touring and bikepacking market. You’ll learn which brands and products best support those activities, and how to evaluate each category, from shelters to sleep systems and stoves. You’ll also learn how to scale up appropriately and market your latest additions to increase traffic and capture those outdoor gear dollars. We’ll also cover merchandising plans and training your staff to make this strategy successful. You’ll come away with the knowledge you need to offer the right products and grow an exciting new category.

QBP Sync and QBP Fulfillment Demystified

Mark Graff, Co-Founder, SmartEtailing.com

Your customers have a bigger appetite for buying from you than you realize, especially when you make it easy to see and purchase products online and receive them via home delivery or store pickup. During this seminar, we’ll show you how to put QBP Sync and QBP Fulfillment to work for your business.  

• QBP Sync helps you display thousands more “available” items by blending your inventory with ours
• QBP Fulfillment tasks us with picking, packing and delivering your online orders, while keeping the whole process branded to your business