About TKG: Measuring Success
Supplier Benefits
- The Kirkwood Group offers a national focus and concentration on the brands in a carefully selected, high-quality portfolio; no brands are lost or ignored.
- Staff with knowledge and skills in the selling of wines, beers, spirits and coolers in all provincial markets.
- Strong relationships with liquor boards and key licensees.
- A solid understanding of liquor board merchandising policies – we can develop programs to keep brands listed and growing.
- Systems and processes to report all selling activities in the marketplace.
- Management of all sales and the provision of information relating to listings, displays, shelf programs and special events.
- Details of the sales, pricing and marketing activities of competitive brands within the category segment.
- Implementation of the strategic marketing plans and materials that are developed cooperatively with our suppliers.
- One central office in Ontario for our suppliers to communicate with for information about activities across Canada including all financial arrangements and payments.
- A sales force augmented to cover a wider geographic area and more customers as the portfolio grows.
- The right coverage to the right accounts to ensure retail and licensee objectives are met.
- Streamlined communications for consistency in brand representation.
- A national vision for the brands, and expanded distribution based on successes in the various provincial markets.
- A single, national team, with common goals and objectives for the entire brand portfolio.
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