Don’t talk about it, be about it. Social media & your Ops team.
As an operations guy in a global 3PL services company, I was never involved in the sales process until the end tail-end. But, one thing I came to understand, if for no other reason than survival, was once a potential customer was brought into my 3PL warehouse for a tour, it was time for my team and I to make sure our Sales Guy closes the deal and keeps us all gainfully employed.
My understanding of how my role needed to evolve happened in… Continue reading
Networking Via Your 3PL Warehouse Services Provider
One of the most important decision a company can make is outsourcing part or all of it’s warehousing, order fulfillment & reverse logistics activities. Sure, when you outsource you expect manpower cost savings, elimination of HR & workers comp liabilities, improved performance and near-perfect inventory accuracy & visibility. But there’s another tremendous benefit to outsourcing which may differentiate many 3PL providers you are considering working with.
Networking!
Networking is about making connections and building enduring, mutually beneficial relationships. We… Continue reading
3PL Order Fulfillment & Reverse Logistics For Entrepreneurs
Over the past two years the fastest growing segment of our business, which has fortunately been our focus, have been start-up companies and entrepreneurs looking for 3rd party logistics services. As an entrepreneur myself, I saw a significant gap in the 3PL industry for this market segment. Especially since I’ve been providing San Francisco Bay Area 3rd party logistics services for over 15 years and have seen a large number of entrepreneurs turned away. It seems insane given that I’m based here in… Continue reading