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…6 min read·Mar 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…3 min read·Jan 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…7 min read·Dec 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…3 min read·Oct 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…7 min read·Sep 5, 2017----
Benjamin ErtlinRetailboundAchieving Scaleable Retail Growth (hint: it’s not overnight)Let’s Set the Stage4 min read·Aug 27, 2017----
Benjamin ErtlAchieving Scaleable Retail GrowthHint: It doesn’t happen overnight4 min read·Jul 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…3 min read·Jun 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…4 min read·Jun 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…3 min read·May 12, 2017----