Benjamin ErtlHow Keyport Focuses on People To Grow in Retail: InterviewSurviving as a consumer product company is — no surprise — incredibly difficult. Above all else, being in the consumer product industry…Mar 1, 2018Mar 1, 2018
Benjamin ErtlRetail Growth in 2017 and Opportunities for 2018With the beginning of each year comes new opportunities to change, improve, and grow. This is especially true in retail where many…Jan 2, 2018Jan 2, 2018
Benjamin ErtlHardware to Retail: Interview with SmashToastIn our efforts to educate up-and-coming consumer product teams to the ever-changing retail environment, we looked inward and conducted an…Dec 14, 2017Dec 14, 2017
Benjamin ErtlAccelerating U.S. Retail Growth — As a Foreign Product BrandBecause the majority of product brands & startups I speak with are headquartered outside the US, I thought I’d share some tips that are…Oct 18, 2017Oct 18, 2017
Benjamin ErtlRetail Lessons: CE Hardware Startups (Case Studies)Today we’re talking about consumer product manufacturers who attempt to pioneer something new or innovative onto the marketplace — whether…Sep 5, 2017Sep 5, 2017
Benjamin ErtlinRetailboundAchieving Scaleable Retail Growth (hint: it’s not overnight)Let’s Set the StageAug 27, 2017Aug 27, 2017
Benjamin ErtlAchieving Scaleable Retail GrowthHint: It doesn’t happen overnightJul 6, 2017Jul 6, 2017
Benjamin ErtlWhere Are All the Retail Buyer Jobs Going?If you’re involved in the retail industry it’s hard to escape the news about retail cut-backs, layoffs, and the shrinking brick-and-mortar…Jun 16, 2017Jun 16, 2017
Benjamin ErtlNew Age of Product Entrepreneurship Needs a New Retail Growth ModelThis article talks about the explosion of product startups and why the retail growth model at Retailbound is an answer to complete this…Jun 15, 2017Jun 15, 2017
Benjamin ErtlinRetailboundLet’s Save Your Hardware Startup from RetailThis article is inspired by conversations I have on a regular basis with startup CEOs, CMOs, or VP of Sales regarding their product…May 12, 2017May 12, 2017