Blue Alligator Attended Harrogate Home & Gift 2024 Trade-shows

Blue Alligator Attended Harrogate Home & Gift 2024

This week, we had the pleasure of attending the Harrogate Home & Gift Show. We successfully showcased SalesPresenter throughout the event. We introduced our latest innovation, SNAP Connectors, and had…

Ben Furby26th July 2024

How to build long-lasting relationships with wholesale clients? Information

How to build long-lasting relationships with wholesale clients?

Did you know that businesses with strong client relationships can see a retention rate increase of up to 90%? In the wholesale industry, building and maintaining these relationships is not…

TFA24th July 2024

Sage 50c Order Automation Tools: Streamlining Wholesale Operations for Success Information

Sage 50c Order Automation Tools: Streamlining Wholesale Operations for Success

In the bustling world of wholesale business, efficiency is not just a luxury—it's a necessity. Manual order processing can be cumbersome, error-prone, and time-consuming, hindering productivity and impacting the bottom…

Ben Furby23rd July 2024

How to improve Sales Force Productivity? Information

How to improve Sales Force Productivity?

Did you know that companies with high-performing sales teams achieve 28% higher revenue growth compared to their peers? This impressive statistic shows how important a strong sales force is for…

TFA12th July 2024

Top Tips for Maximising Efficiency with Automated Wholesale Order Taking and Sage 200 Integration Uncategorised

Top Tips for Maximising Efficiency with Automated Wholesale Order Taking and Sage 200 Integration

In the fast-paced world of wholesale distribution, efficiency is key to staying competitive. Wholesalers can streamline operations and optimise productivity by leveraging automated order-taking systems integrated with Sage 200. In…

Ben Furby12th July 2024

Innovative Solutions for Wholesale Success: Leveraging Cloud-Based Automation Tools and QuickBooks Online Integration Information

Innovative Solutions for Wholesale Success: Leveraging Cloud-Based Automation Tools and QuickBooks Online Integration

In the dynamic landscape of wholesale business, success hinges on the ability to adapt to changing market demands and leverage technology to drive efficiency. For wholesalers seeking to stay ahead…

Ben Furby5th July 2024

Maximising ROI: The Role of Automation in Order Taking and Sage 50c Integration for Wholesalers Information

Maximising ROI: The Role of Automation in Order Taking and Sage 50c Integration for Wholesalers

In the competitive landscape of wholesale business, every investment must yield tangible returns. Automation has emerged as a powerful tool for wholesalers looking to streamline operations, improve efficiency, and drive…

Ben Furby1st July 2024

Why are upselling techniques important? Information

Why are upselling techniques important?

Did you know that upselling can increase your online sales by up to 30%. In today’s competitive e-commerce market, upselling strategies are more important than ever. As consumers have countless…

TFA25th June 2024

Exploring the ROI of Integrating Order Taking Automation with Sage 200 Information

Exploring the ROI of Integrating Order Taking Automation with Sage 200

Integrating order-taking automation with Sage 200 can revolutionise wholesale operations but understanding the return on investment (ROI) is essential for decision-making. In this blog post, we'll delve into the factors…

Ben Furby24th June 2024

Maximising Profitability: Leveraging QuickBooks Online Integration for Wholesale Inventory Management Solutions Information

Maximising Profitability: Leveraging QuickBooks Online Integration for Wholesale Inventory Management Solutions

In the competitive realm of wholesale business, profitability hinges on efficient inventory management practices. The ability to monitor stock levels, track inventory movements, and seamlessly integrate financial data is crucial…

Ben Furby17th June 2024

Real-Time Wholesale Order Tracking: Enhancing Visibility and Customer Satisfaction with Sage 50c Integration Information

Real-Time Wholesale Order Tracking: Enhancing Visibility and Customer Satisfaction with Sage 50c Integration

In the dynamic world of wholesale business, providing real-time visibility into order status is crucial for ensuring customer satisfaction and operational efficiency. Manual order tracking processes are often cumbersome and…

Ben Furby11th June 2024

Avoiding Common Pitfalls: Implementing Order Taking Automation with Sage 200 Information

Avoiding Common Pitfalls: Implementing Order Taking Automation with Sage 200

Implementing order-taking automation integrated with Sage 200 can significantly streamline wholesale operations. However, pitfalls exist that can hinder the effectiveness of this process. In this blog post, we'll explore common…

Ben Furby6th June 2024

Seamless Wholesale Operations: Unlocking Efficiency with Cloud-Based Inventory Tracking Software Information

Seamless Wholesale Operations: Unlocking Efficiency with Cloud-Based Inventory Tracking Software

Efficiency is the cornerstone of success in wholesale operations. In a landscape where margins are tight and competition is fierce, optimizing processes is essential to stay ahead. One area where…

Ben Furby4th June 2024

5 features to look for in an Order Management System Information

5 features to look for in an Order Management System

Businesses handling countless products and orders face the unsettling challenge of maintaining performance and customer satisfaction. An effective Order Management System (OMS) is no longer a luxury but a necessity…

TFA31st May 2024

Sage 50c Integration: Elevating Wholesale Order Entry to the Digital Age Information

Sage 50c Integration: Elevating Wholesale Order Entry to the Digital Age

Sage 50c Integration: Elevating Wholesale Order Entry to the Digital Age In the fast-paced world of wholesale business, embracing digital transformation is no longer optional—it's essential for staying competitive and…

Ben Furby29th May 2024

Why do you need a Sales Automation System in 2024? Information

Why do you need a Sales Automation System in 2024?

Sales representatives may frequently encounter difficult issues, from managing leads to closing deals. Without sales automation, these tasks can overwhelm, leading to missed opportunities. Automated sales software has come in…

TFA23rd May 2024

The Future of Wholesale: Leveraging Automation and Sage 200 Integration Information

The Future of Wholesale: Leveraging Automation and Sage 200 Integration

In an era marked by technological advancements and evolving consumer demands, the wholesale industry is undergoing a profound transformation. To thrive in this dynamic landscape, wholesalers must embrace innovation and…

Ben Furby21st May 2024

Blue Alligator Attends The London Stationery Show Trade-shows

Blue Alligator Attends The London Stationery Show

Yesterday we had a successful time attending the London Stationery show. Bringing together a range of companies within the stationery world. Over the course of the two days, they will…

Ben Furby15th May 2024

Efficiency Unleashed: How Integrated Order Entry Systems Revolutionise Wholesale Operations Information

Efficiency Unleashed: How Integrated Order Entry Systems Revolutionise Wholesale Operations

Integrated Order Entry Systems Revolutionize Wholesale Operations In the competitive landscape of wholesale business, efficiency is the linchpin that sets successful ventures apart from the rest. Every aspect of operations,…

Ben Furby13th May 2024

Why is data capturing so important? Information

Why is data capturing so important?

In today's digital age, data is the new currency, and capturing data is very important across all industries. Data capturing is not only vital for making important decisions but also…

TFA8th May 2024

TOP 5 UK Trade Shows you Need to Visit in 2024 as a Sales Rep InformationTrade-shows

TOP 5 UK Trade Shows you Need to Visit in 2024 as a Sales Rep

Sales Innovation Expo   27-28 November 2024 | ExCeL London https://www.salesinnovationexpo.co.uk/ The Sales Innovation Expo launched in 2015 at ExCeL London. Originally conceived as an interactive exhibition aimed at sales…

TFA1st May 2024

Integrated Order Capture Software: Simplifying Wholesale Operations with Sage 50c Information

Integrated Order Capture Software: Simplifying Wholesale Operations with Sage 50c

Simplifying Wholesale Operations with Sage 50c In the world of wholesale business, efficiency and accuracy are paramount. Manual order capture processes can be cumbersome, prone to errors, and time-consuming. That's…

Ben Furby1st May 2024

Efficiency Unleashed: Automating Wholesale Order Taking with Sage 200 Integration Information

Efficiency Unleashed: Automating Wholesale Order Taking with Sage 200 Integration

Automating Wholesale Order Taking with Sage 200 Integration In the fast-paced world of wholesale distribution, efficiency is paramount. Wholesalers are constantly seeking ways to streamline their order-taking processes to reduce…

Ben Furby25th April 2024

Effortless Wholesale Order Management: Simplifying Processes with Cloud-Based Automation Tools Information

Effortless Wholesale Order Management: Simplifying Processes with Cloud-Based Automation Tools

Simplifying Processes with Cloud-Based Automation Tools In the dynamic world of wholesale operations, efficiency is the key to success. Every aspect of the business, from order processing to inventory management,…

Ben Furby22nd April 2024

The Power of Exceptional Support: Why Choosing a Sales Tool with a Stellar Supplier Support Team is Essential Information

The Power of Exceptional Support: Why Choosing a Sales Tool with a Stellar Supplier Support Team is Essential

The Power of Exceptional Support: Why Choosing a Sales Tool with a Stellar Supplier Support Team is Essential In the fast-paced world of sales, choosing the right tools to empower…

Ben Furby19th April 2024

Seamless Integration: How to Integrate Your Order Taking System with Sage 50c for Efficient Wholesale Operations Information

Seamless Integration: How to Integrate Your Order Taking System with Sage 50c for Efficient Wholesale Operations

How to Integrate Your Order-Taking System with Sage 50c for Efficient Wholesale Operations In the ever-evolving landscape of wholesale business, efficiency is the name of the game. To stay ahead…

Ben Furby17th April 2024

Unlocking Efficiency: Sage 200 Integration for Wholesale Order Automation Information

Unlocking Efficiency: Sage 200 Integration for Wholesale Order Automation

Sage 200 Integration for Wholesale Order Automation In the ever-evolving landscape of wholesale operations, efficiency is the cornerstone of success. With the advent of advanced technologies, wholesalers are increasingly turning…

Ben Furby15th April 2024

Maximizing Wholesale Efficiency: Integrating QuickBooks Online with Automated Inventory Management Software Information

Maximizing Wholesale Efficiency: Integrating QuickBooks Online with Automated Inventory Management Software

Integrating QuickBooks Online with Automated Inventory Management Software In the fast-paced world of wholesale operations, efficiency is paramount. Every minute spent on manual data entry or reconciling invoices is a…

Ben Furby11th April 2024

Streamline Wholesale Operations: Automating Order Management With Sage 200 Integration Information

Streamline Wholesale Operations: Automating Order Management With Sage 200 Integration

Automating Order Management With Sage 200 Integration In today's fast-paced wholesale environment, efficiency is key to staying competitive. Wholesalers are constantly seeking ways to streamline their operations and optimize their…

Ben Furby8th April 2024

Unlocking Efficiency: 5 Benefits of Automating Wholesale Order Processing with Sage 50c Integration Information

Unlocking Efficiency: 5 Benefits of Automating Wholesale Order Processing with Sage 50c Integration

5 Benefits of Automating Wholesale Order Processing with Sage 50c Integration In the bustling world of wholesale business, efficiency is paramount. Every wasted minute or misplaced order can result in…

Ben Furby5th April 2024

Efficient Order Management: Streamlining Wholesale Operations with Automated B2B Order Processing Solutions and QuickBooks Online Integration Information

Efficient Order Management: Streamlining Wholesale Operations with Automated B2B Order Processing Solutions and QuickBooks Online Integration

Streamlining Wholesale Operations with Automated B2B Order Processing Solutions and QuickBooks Online Integration In today's fast-paced wholesale industry, time is of the essence. Wholesalers are constantly seeking ways to streamline…

Ben Furby29th March 2024

Streamlined Wholesale Order Management: Automating Order Taking And Integrating With Sage 50c Information

Streamlined Wholesale Order Management: Automating Order Taking And Integrating With Sage 50c

 Automating Order Taking and Integrating with Sage 50c In the fast-paced world of wholesale business, staying ahead means embracing automation and integration. Traditional manual order-taking processes are not only time-consuming…

Ben Furby27th March 2024

5 Win-back Email Campaign Examples and Best Practices Information

5 Win-back Email Campaign Examples and Best Practices

The importance of engaging with both new and loyal customers cannot be overstated. An email dispatched post-purchase can serve as a potent tool for bolstering loyalty and incentivising subsequent transactions.…

TFA22nd March 2024

Top 3 advantages of cloud technologies for business scalability Information

Top 3 advantages of cloud technologies for business scalability

Top 3 advantages of cloud technologies for business scalability Scalability for Small Businesses In the ever-evolving business landscape, the ability to adapt swiftly to changing needs is a crucial determinant…

TFA7th March 2024

Spring Fair 2024 Trade-shows

Spring Fair 2024

Spring Fair 2024 Blue Alligator is set to participate in this year's Spring Fair at NEC Birmingham. Instead of having a traditional booth, we'll be present every day throughout the…

Ben Furby30th January 2024

Closing Times For Blue Alligator Information

Closing Times For Blue Alligator

Closing Times For Blue Alligator As 2023 comes to an end, the Blue Alligator team hopes you had a successful year. We look forward to seeing you in 2024 Please…

Ben Furby15th December 2023

Autumn Fair 2023 Trade-shows

Autumn Fair 2023

Blue Alligator Are Attending Autumn Fair 2023 Autumn Fair is just around the corner now, with preparations fully underway. We’re looking forward to seeing our new and existing customers at…

Ben Furby23rd August 2023

Spring Fair 2023 Trade-shows

Spring Fair 2023

Blue Alligator are Attending Spring Fair 2023 Spring Fair is just around the corner now, with preparations fully underway. We are happy to be attending this year’s show and look…

Ben Furby1st February 2023

Autumn Fair 2022 Trade-shows

Autumn Fair 2022

Blue Alligator are Attending Autumn Fair 2022 Autumn Fair is back, and under a month away now. We are happy to be attending this year’s show and look forward to…

Ben Furby8th August 2022

Looking To Grow Your Business? These Three Apps Can Help! Information

Looking To Grow Your Business? These Three Apps Can Help!

Looking To Grow Your Business? These Three Apps Can Help! When your small business is taking shape and starting to grow, things can get very exciting, very quickly. But as…

Ben Furby3rd March 2022

Are You Setting Your Salesforce Up For Failure? Information

Are You Setting Your Salesforce Up For Failure?

Are You Setting Your Salesforce Up For Failure? Salesforce can be an amazing platform that, when used correctly, can help catapult your business to success. It offers a streamlined process…

Ben Furby2nd March 2022

5 Trade Show Trends You Need To Take Notice Of Trade-shows

5 Trade Show Trends You Need To Take Notice Of

5 Trade Show Trends You Need To Take Notice Of 2021 was a difficult year when it came to trade shows, with the uncertainty around the pandemic and many companies…

Ben Furby1st March 2022

How To Get Employees To Buy Into Your New Automated Systems Information

How To Get Employees To Buy Into Your New Automated Systems

How To Get Employees To Buy Into Your New Automated Systems Today, it is getting more and more common for tasks to be completed by robots rather than humans. Using…

Ben Furby23rd February 2022

4 Business Automation Trends Set To Be Big In 2022 Information

4 Business Automation Trends Set To Be Big In 2022

4 Business Automation Trends Set To Be Big In 2022 Automation is one of the hottest topics in business at the moment. Many businesses are now rushing to automate as…

Ben Furby23rd February 2022

How Sales Automation Helps Build A Stronger Business Information

How Sales Automation Helps Build A Stronger Business

5 Ways Automation Helps Build Stronger Wholesale Businesses Businesses across the wholesale industry are constantly looking for new ways that they can improve their processes and become stronger. It's essential…

Ben Furby17th February 2022

The End Of Spring Fair 2022 Trade-shows

The End Of Spring Fair 2022

Spring Fair 2022 How did you find the first Spring Fair post covid-19? We were glad to welcome back our customers to the show. Show overview: Support Like previous years,…

Ben Furby15th February 2022

How To Cut Down On Physical Catalogues At Trade Events Information

How To Cut Down On Physical Catalogues At Trade Events

How To Cut Down On Physical Catalogues At Trade Events Over the past few years, the whole world has started to go digital – including trade events. As trade shows…

Ben Furby9th February 2022

Blue Alligator Attends Spring Fair 2022 Trade-shows

Blue Alligator Attends Spring Fair 2022

Blue Alligator Are Attending Spring Fair! After Spring Fair not going ahead last year due to the uncertainties, we are happy to be attending this year’s show. Like previous shows,…

Ben Furby2nd February 2022

10 Expert Trade Show Tips For Increasing Sales At Spring Fair Trade-shows

10 Expert Trade Show Tips For Increasing Sales At Spring Fair

10 Expert Trade Show Tips For Increasing Sales At Spring Fair With plenty of exhibitors to choose from at Spring Fair, it’s important that you’re able to stand out and…

Callan Webb31st January 2022

How To Launch Your Virtual Trade Show With SalesPresenter Trade-shows

How To Launch Your Virtual Trade Show With SalesPresenter

How To Launch Your Virtual Trade Show With SalesPresenter Trade shows are one of our favourite things to send our sales/support teams out to every year. They’re a great way…

Ben Furby12th January 2022

5 Things Visitors Actually Want From Your Stand (Spoiler: It’s Not Coffee) Information

5 Things Visitors Actually Want From Your Stand (Spoiler: It’s Not Coffee)

5 Things Visitors Actually Want From Your Stand (Spoiler: It's Not Coffee) Trade shows are an important place for any wholesaler to meet their customers in person and secure sales.…

Ben Furby7th January 2022

Festive Greetings From The Blue Alligator Team Information

Festive Greetings From The Blue Alligator Team

Festive Greetings From Blue Alligator We hope you have had a successful 2021 after an uncertain year last year! We've been so happy to see growth at Blue Alligator with…

Ben Furby21st December 2021

Finding The Best On-Trend Products Before Your Competitors Information

Finding The Best On-Trend Products Before Your Competitors

Finding The Best On-Trend Products Before Your Competitors Being ahead of your competition is an important part of any business, but most importantly for buying teams who are trying to…

Ben Furby8th December 2021

How To Speed Up Your Sales Funnel In 3 Easy Steps Information

How To Speed Up Your Sales Funnel In 3 Easy Steps

How To Speed Up Your Sales Funnel In 3 Easy Steps Getting our customers to decide to buy can be one of the hardest processes for any business to figure…

Ben Furby26th November 2021

How To Calculate CIF & FOB Costs On The Move Information

How To Calculate CIF & FOB Costs On The Move

How To Calculate CIF & FOB Costs On The Move If you work in the shipping and logistics sector, you’ll probably find that you frequently have to calculate the cost,…

Ben Furby24th November 2021

How To Sell On The Same Day You Buy With ImportBuyer Information

How To Sell On The Same Day You Buy With ImportBuyer

How To Sell On The Same Day You Buy With ImportBuyer If you’re part of a buying team, you know how important it is to have your purchases available to…

Ben Furby17th November 2021

Top 4 Pieces Of Technology That No Sales Rep Should Be Without Information

Top 4 Pieces Of Technology That No Sales Rep Should Be Without

Top 4 Pieces Of Technology That No Sales Rep Should Be Without Giving your sales representatives the right tools to do their job is critical to the successful running of…

Ben Furby3rd November 2021

How To Increase Wholesale Orders Without Reducing The Price Information

How To Increase Wholesale Orders Without Reducing The Price

How To Increase Wholesale Orders Without Reducing The Price As a wholesaler, you always want to try and sell as many products as you can to increase your revenues and…

Ben Furby29th October 2021

How Business Automation Is Revolutionising The Traditional Representative Role Information

How Business Automation Is Revolutionising The Traditional Representative Role

How Business Automation Is Revolutionising The Traditional Representative Role Whatever size company you’re working in, automation is all around you and is helping to completely revolutionise all aspects of business,…

Ben Furby25th October 2021

Best Apps To Use At Spring Fair InformationTrade-shows

Best Apps To Use At Spring Fair

Best Apps To Use At Spring Fair Collecting leads and making sales are the top reasons many businesses choose to exhibit at trade fairs. However, manually collecting customer data can…

Ben Furby14th October 2021

How Product Media Can Help You Sell More Stock Information

How Product Media Can Help You Sell More Stock

How Product Media Can Help You Sell More Stock In a digital age when buyers and consumers alike expect a certain level of interactivity and insight, bringing your products to…

Ben Furby7th October 2021

How To Instil Comfort In Customers When Selling At A Trade Fair InformationTrade-shows

How To Instil Comfort In Customers When Selling At A Trade Fair

How To Instil Comfort In Customers When Selling At A Trade Fair We know that exhibitors are busy putting together their final touches and sales strategies for their exhibition stand.…

Ben Furby29th September 2021

Tips To Help You Build Rapport In B2B Markets Information

Tips To Help You Build Rapport In B2B Markets

Tips To Help You Build Rapport In B2B Markets! From making sales calls to establishing relationships with prospective clients at trade shows. Being able to engage your target buyers is…

Ben Furby23rd September 2021

End Of Autumn Fair 2021 Trade-shows

End Of Autumn Fair 2021

End Of Autumn Fair 2021 Autumn Fair has come to an end and wow, what a great show it was despite everyones uncertainty and low expectations! We thought we'd take…

Ben Furby17th September 2021

How Does Integration Actually Work? Information

How Does Integration Actually Work?

How Does Integration Actually Work? Our SalesPresenter app integrates seamlessly with many existing ERP systems. But how does this integration work, what does it mean for your business, and what…

Ben Furby24th August 2021

How To Get The Most Out Of Your Trade Shows InformationTrade-shows

How To Get The Most Out Of Your Trade Shows

4 Ways You Can Utilise Trade  Shows While Making an Impact in Your Market  While the history of trade shows across the country date back over 160 years, any sales…

Ben Furby17th August 2021

Blue Alligator Are Attending Autumn Fair 2021 Trade-shows

Blue Alligator Are Attending Autumn Fair 2021

Blue Alligator Are Attending Autumn Fair! Autumn Fair is back! After the uncertainty of last year and the show not taking place, we are delighted to let you know Blue…

Ben Furby13th August 2021

Why ImportBuyer Will Become A Necessity In This Current Climate Information

Why ImportBuyer Will Become A Necessity In This Current Climate

Why ImportBuyer Will Become A Necessity In This Current Climate! Imagine if there was a software tool that could transform your buying trips and trade events from being a logistical…

Ben Furby4th August 2021

How To Make Your Sales Team Experts From The Start Information

How To Make Your Sales Team Experts From The Start

How To Make Your Sales Team Experts From The Start Building a strong sales team from the ground up typically takes a fair amount of time and training until things…

Ben Furby26th July 2021

Top 5 Reasons Why You Need A Sales Rep App Information

Top 5 Reasons Why You Need A Sales Rep App

Top 5 Reasons Why You Need A Sales Rep App! In the highly competitive wholesaler and distribution market of today. Staying ahead of competitors often means embracing new technology to…

Ben Furby20th July 2021

Top 4 Reasons Why Low-Value Task Automation Is So Vital in Business Today Information

Top 4 Reasons Why Low-Value Task Automation Is So Vital in Business Today

Why Low-Value Task Automation Is So Vital in Business Today In the fast-paced world of wholesale, retail and distribution. Time is an increasingly precious commodity that can help you pick…

Ben Furby9th July 2021

Harrogate Home & Gift 2021 Trade-shows

Harrogate Home & Gift 2021

Harrogate Home & Gift 2021 Blue Alligator is making a return to Harrogate Home & Gift this year. With the uncertainty of the past year, we are excited to see…

Ben Furby9th July 2021

Top 6 Benefits Of Process Automation For Businesses Information

Top 6 Benefits Of Process Automation For Businesses

Top 6 Benefits Of Process Automation For Businesses While there’s a lot to be said for good old fashioned trade meetups and buyers putting the miles in to find the…

Ben Furby5th July 2021

SalesPresenter’s 10 Year Anniversary Information

SalesPresenter’s 10 Year Anniversary

SalesPresenter's 10 Year Anniversary We can't quite believe it's SalesPresenter's 10 Year Anniversary today, how time flies! 10 years ago on the 28th of June 2011, Blue Alligator decided to…

Callan Webb25th June 2021

5 Benefits Of A Super Speed Development E-commerce Platform Information

5 Benefits Of A Super Speed Development E-commerce Platform

5 Benefits Of A SuperSpeed Development E-commerce Platform! While traditional buying and selling in the field still have their place in modern-day e-commerce, there are now a wide range of…

Ben Furby23rd June 2021

Why Are Businesses Turning to Automated Solutions? Information

Why Are Businesses Turning to Automated Solutions?

Why Are Businesses Turning to Automated Solutions?  As digital technology and advanced data practices become more commonplace in businesses across the globe, it stands to reason that sales automation software…

Ben Furby18th June 2021

Top 10 Most Frequently Asked Questions At Blue Alligator Information

Top 10 Most Frequently Asked Questions At Blue Alligator

Top 10 Most Frequently Asked Questions At Blue Alligator We have started to see a rise in enquiries due to the lockdown restrictions being lifted. So we wanted to take…

Callan Webb9th April 2021

Record Household Spending Spree – What This Means For Wholesalers & Retailers Information

Record Household Spending Spree – What This Means For Wholesalers & Retailers

Record savings spark hope for a spending spree that will kick-start our economy following the pandemic! Wherever we turn now, there is talk about the impact of Covid-19 on our…

Ben Furby26th February 2021

Blue Alligator Partner With The Garden Industry Manufacturers Association Partners

Blue Alligator Partner With The Garden Industry Manufacturers Association

Blue Alligator Partner With GIMA Blue Alligator have solidified their position within the Garden industry by partnering with GIMA, the number one trade association within the Garden world! Since the…

Ben Furby4th February 2021

YouTube Updates

Customer Order Export – Blue Alligator Cloud Tutorial

Customer Order Export SalesPresenter has always had the ability to send customer order acknowledgements very quickly and easily, whether that’s orders, quotes, invoices or credit notes. But what about the…

Ben Furby14th December 2020

Blue Alligator Partners With The Giftware Association Partners

Blue Alligator Partners With The Giftware Association

Blue Alligator Partners With The Giftware Association! This year has shown us a lot of uncertainties with COVID-19. By partnering with the GA we are hoping to support their members…

Ben Furby18th September 2020

Top 8 Back Office Systems Of 2020 Information

Top 8 Back Office Systems Of 2020

Top 8 Back Office Systems Of 2020 Choosing a back-office system can be an incredibly hard task, therefore we have made it easier and put together our top 8 back-office…

Callan Webb19th August 2020

5 Challenges Your Sales Team May Face Information

5 Challenges Your Sales Team May Face

This blog will explain 5 challenges your sales team may face and how you can overcome them. 1. Standing out from the competition Firstly, standing out from the competition is…

Ben Furby4th August 2020

Selling In A Post COVID Market – Webinar YouTube Updates

Selling In A Post COVID Market – Webinar

Missed our latest webinar? Everything you need to know is below! If you missed our most recent webinar then good news, we recorded it for you to take a look…

Ben Furby23rd July 2020

5 Ways Analytics Can Help You Sell Smarter Webinar Information

5 Ways Analytics Can Help You Sell Smarter Webinar

Life after lockdown is uncertain. We’ve seen both ends of the scale, whether it be business grinding to a halt or business thriving due to increased demand in certain industries.…

Ben Furby30th June 2020

Integrating Sage With SalesPresenter Information

Integrating Sage With SalesPresenter

Common problems that occur before a full Sage integration Most wholesalers face a list of problems before a full sage integration. Its never been quicker or easier to integrate Sage…

Ben Furby30th April 2020

Customer Reassurance Information

Customer Reassurance

A Message Of Reassurance As we enter a period of uncertainty, worry and unrest. The Blue Alligator Team wanted to take the time to reassure all of our clients of…

Ben Furby24th March 2020

End of Spring Fair 2020 Trade-shows

End of Spring Fair 2020

End Of Spring Fair 2020 Usually, we put out a blog and tell everyone things went great…But this time, we can really say it couldn’t have gone any better! Some…

Ben Furby14th February 2020

Spring Fair 2020 Trade-shows

Spring Fair 2020

Spring Fair 2020 Spring Fair is edging closer now with less than a month to go until the doors open. We are looking forward to meeting all our new and…

Ben Furby17th January 2020

Opening And Closing Times For Blue Alligator Information

Opening And Closing Times For Blue Alligator

We hope you had a very successful year as Blue Alligator has had and follow it up next year with even more success.   Below are the opening and closing…

Ben Furby13th December 2019

Blue Alligator Have Joined The Giftware Association Information

Blue Alligator Have Joined The Giftware Association

Blue Alligator Join the Giftware Association! Blue Alligator has joined The GA in an effort to further support their large customer base.   Sales and Marketing Director, Roberto Melisi says…

Ben Furby2nd December 2019

6 Tips For Closing More B2B Sales Information

6 Tips For Closing More B2B Sales

Closing more sales and increasing orders and keeping this throughout is every businesses goal. What are the 6 tips for closing more B2B sales? This blog will run through different…

Ben Furby14th November 2019

New ImportBuyer Release Information

New ImportBuyer Release

New exciting innovations from Blue Alligator! We have released our brand-new application, ImportBuyer. It has all the features you need to speed up your buying process. It's modern, slick and…

Ben Furby18th October 2019

Autumn Fair 2019 Trade-shows

Autumn Fair 2019

We are attending Autumn Fair 2019!   The Blue Alligator team are attending Autumn Fair in Birmingham again to assist our existing customers. Last year's Autumn Fair saw an increase…

Ben Furby28th August 2019

Blue Alligator Does The 3 Peaks Challenge Information

Blue Alligator Does The 3 Peaks Challenge

Blue Alligator is taking on the national 3 peaks challenge in just over 4 weeks' time. The 3 peaks challenge consists of tackling Snowdon, Scafell Pike and Ben Nevis in…

Ben Furby10th May 2019

Wholesale Trends To Look Out For In 2019 Information

Wholesale Trends To Look Out For In 2019

What are the top wholesale trends to look out for in 2019?   Here are 10 trends to look out for and help grow your business throughout the coming year.…

Ben Furby1st March 2019

End Of Spring Fair 2019 Trade-shows

End Of Spring Fair 2019

Spring Fair 2019 draws to a close It's the end of yet another Spring Fair! How did you find the show throughout the week? It has been a successful show…

Ben Furby8th February 2019

Spring Fair 2019 Trade-shows

Spring Fair 2019

We are attending Spring Fair 2019! The Blue Alligator team will be attending this year’s Spring Fair from the 3rd-7th February 2019. Like previous shows we have attended, we are…

Ben Furby30th January 2019

Blue Alligator Sends You Festive Greetings Uncategorised

Blue Alligator Sends You Festive Greetings

Blue Alligator sends you festive greetings! 2018 has been a busy and successful year for Blue Alligator and we hope to continue this in 2019. We hope you saw loads…

Ben Furby18th December 2018

Bath House Testimonial Information

Bath House Testimonial

What does Bath House have to say about SalesPresenter and their experience with Blue Alligator? Last week Corey our account manager and Callan our marketing executive, went to the Lake…

Ben Furby3rd December 2018

New Customer Enquiry Layout For SalesPresenter Information

New Customer Enquiry Layout For SalesPresenter

New customer enquiry layout for SalesPresenter! These new features will help make your sales process easier and quicker. Map Preview Firstly, the map preview lets you see where your customers…

Ben Furby30th October 2018

5 Benefits of Upselling & Cross-selling Information

5 Benefits of Upselling & Cross-selling

5 Benefits of Upselling & Cross-selling Upselling and cross-selling are both effective sales techniques used in the online and offline e-commerce space. As online e-commerce continues to develop and evolve,…

Ben Furby4th October 2018

Why SalesPresenter Is The Leading Order Taking App Trade-shows

Why SalesPresenter Is The Leading Order Taking App

Did you have a successful Autumn Fair this year? This year’s Autumn Fair has been successful for Blue Alligator, increasing our presence over the years and meeting new and existing…

Ben Furby26th September 2018

Autumn Fair 2018 Trade-shows

Autumn Fair 2018

We are attending! The Blue Alligator team are attending this year’s Autumn Fair from the 2nd – 5th of September 2018. We are looking forward to meeting our new and…

Ben Furby29th August 2018

Why It Is Beneficial For Your Reps To Save Time Information

Why It Is Beneficial For Your Reps To Save Time

In this blog we will be showing you why it is beneficial for your reps to save time, We all know how important it is to optimise your business’s processes,…

Ben Furby15th August 2018

End Of Harrogate Home and Gift 2018 Trade-shows

End Of Harrogate Home and Gift 2018

Did you have a successful Harrogate Home and Gift show this year? It has been a successful year at Harrogate home and gift for Blue Alligator. Meeting new and existing…

Ben Furby20th July 2018

New Security Feature For SalesPresenter Information

New Security Feature For SalesPresenter

New security feature for SalesPresenter. Head to the app store and download the latest version of SalesPresenter to see what the new update is. As well as some cosmetic tweaks.…

Ben Furby6th July 2018

Top 8 Ways To Make Your Reps Feel Valued Information

Top 8 Ways To Make Your Reps Feel Valued

Sales reps want to feel valued and recognised for their hard work. Here are our 8 top tips on keeping sales reps motivated and fired up for achieving every day.…

Ben Furby28th June 2018

10 Essentials For Staying Competitive In The B2B Industry Information

10 Essentials For Staying Competitive In The B2B Industry

See below 10 essentials for staying competitive in the B2B world. Different marketing strategies can help to ensure that you are in the faces of your customers more often than…

Ben Furby10th May 2018

20 Capabilities Of Using An Order Taking System Information

20 Capabilities Of Using An Order Taking System

Below are the 20 capabilities of using an order taking system. Utilising these features to reach the application's full potential which will benefit you at trade shows and on the…

bauser20th March 2018

End Of Another Successful Spring Fair Trade-shows

End Of Another Successful Spring Fair

Did you have a prosperous Spring Fair last week? It has been a successful show for the Blue Alligator team, meeting new customers that are using the app for the…

Ben Furby13th February 2018

Top 10 Trade Shows to Attend in 2018 Trade-shows

Top 10 Trade Shows to Attend in 2018

Do you want to attend more trade shows throughout the year, but don’t know what ones are best to visit? We have created the top 10 trade shows to attend…

Ben Furby30th January 2018

Spring Fair 2018 Information

Spring Fair 2018

We are attending! The Blue Alligator team are attending this year’s Spring Fair trade show at the NEC in Birmingham from 4th – 8th February 2018. Our dedicated support team…

Ben Furby15th January 2018

Top 5 Tips for Spring Fair 2018 Information

Top 5 Tips for Spring Fair 2018

It’s 2018! We hope you had a great Christmas break and a happy new year just as the Blue Alligator team did. Spring Fair is now only a month away,…

Ben Furby8th January 2018

Opening Times For The Christmas Break Information

Opening Times For The Christmas Break

Here at Blue Alligator, we hope you have a festive holiday and get that much-needed break! This year has been fantastic for Blue Alligator, seeing our customers thrive with SalesPresenter…

Ben Furby8th December 2017

6 Ultimate Trade Show Tips For SalesPresenter Trade-shows

6 Ultimate Trade Show Tips For SalesPresenter

See below the top 6 ultimate trade show tips for SalesPresenter, using these combined tips will provide you with that extra edge when preparing for your upcoming Trade Shows. 1.…

bauser28th November 2017

Benefits Of Using Social Media For Your Business Information

Benefits Of Using Social Media For Your Business

While social media has been around since the late 1990s, how we use social media has evolved in many ways. From updating your Facebook status so your friends can see…

Ben Furby17th October 2017

Top 5 Up-selling Tools Within SalesPresenter Information

Top 5 Up-selling Tools Within SalesPresenter

Linked products This feature gives you the capability to search for the products you want and show similar products that may catch your attention. For example, this could be a…

Ben Furby11th October 2017

Challenges Start-up B2B Wholesalers Face Information

Challenges Start-up B2B Wholesalers Face

Customer pricing The first challenge a wholesaler may face is building a positive relationship. This can be because of the pricing that is set for the products or the services…

Ben Furby2nd October 2017

NEW Reporting Feature Information

NEW Reporting Feature

NEW Reporting Feature We have developed a few new exciting reporting features into the reports/dashboard within SalesPresenter, giving you the ability to create pie charts and bar charts of top…

bauser28th September 2017

Nemesis Now Attends Autumn Fair 2017 Customers

Nemesis Now Attends Autumn Fair 2017

One of our newest customers, Nemesis Now was very pleased with SalesPresenter and Blue Alligator at this year's Autumn Fair. Visit Nemesis Now This was their first time using SalesPresenter.…

Ben Furby18th September 2017

Roberto Reaches Directorship Information

Roberto Reaches Directorship

Roberto has recently been promoted to Sales and Marketing Director here at Blue Alligator. Roberto's first job role was as a sales executive and was soon promoted to sales manager…

Ben Furby14th September 2017

End Of Autumn Fair 2017 Trade-shows

End Of Autumn Fair 2017

End Of Autumn Fair 2017 We firstly want to thank our customers for all the positive feedback from this year's Autumn Fair. We had great suggestions for new developments that…

bauser8th September 2017

Blue Alligator Attends Autumn Fair 2017 Trade-shows

Blue Alligator Attends Autumn Fair 2017

The Blue Alligator team are attending this year's Autumn Fair at the NEC from the 3rd-6th September. Our support team will be there throughout the show to help our customers…

Ben Furby31st August 2017

6 Best Apps For Sales Reps Information

6 Best Apps For Sales Reps

In this week's blog, we talk about how to best improve the way our sales reps perform daily tasks with helpful, trusted systems. It's key to focus on daily tasks…

Ben Furby22nd August 2017

Top 5 Tips To Have A Successful Business Information

Top 5 Tips To Have A Successful Business

1. Hire the right people Hiring the right people is a key aspect to allow your company to achieve their goals. To get a more exact target market for the…

Ben Furby2nd August 2017

Harrogate Home And Gift Show 2017 Trade-shows

Harrogate Home And Gift Show 2017

The Blue Alligator team attended this year's trade show at Harrogate to give support to our customers and to meet new faces in the process. Support was at the show…

Ben Furby24th July 2017

Why Use E-commerce For Your Business? Information

Why Use E-commerce For Your Business?

Why use Ecommerce for your business? E-commerce is an online selling network. This effective way of buying allows the customer to create a bulk order online, this, therefore, cuts out…

bauser5th July 2017

5 Things To Consider In Your Email Marketing Campaigns Information

5 Things To Consider In Your Email Marketing Campaigns

5 Benefits for Email Marketing 1. Have the right target audience For a successful email campaign, you need to have the right audience. The target audience should be best suited…

Ben Furby22nd May 2017

Are Paper Orders Losing You Money? Information

Are Paper Orders Losing You Money?

Are paper orders losing you money? We noticed a long time ago at Blue Alligator that paper orders take way too long to process and mistakes are made way too…

Ben Furby9th May 2017

Why Should You Use A Promotional Mix Information

Why Should You Use A Promotional Mix

What is a Promotional Mix? A promotional mix is referred to as one of the 4 p's of the marketing mix. This involves 4 sections; Advertising, public relations, personal selling…

Ben Furby28th April 2017

5 Ways To Sell To First Time Buyers Information

5 Ways To Sell To First Time Buyers

 5 ways to sell to first-time buyers First-time buyers can come in at any stage of the sales funnel. They might just be browsing online or they might be at…

bauser26th April 2017

How Can SEO Improve Traffic To Your Website Information

How Can SEO Improve Traffic To Your Website

Why is SEO important? Excluding SEO from company’s website could be potentially losing you valuable traffic. It is important to include this to your website. Without, it you could be…

Ben Furby11th April 2017

Blue Alligator Visits The Sales Innovation Expo Information

Blue Alligator Visits The Sales Innovation Expo

The Blue Alligator team attended the Sales Innovation Expo this week for the first time in a couple of years. Lots of useful hints and tips from various speakers throughout…

Ben Furby31st March 2017

Top 5 Trade Shows You Can Attend This Year Trade-shows

Top 5 Trade Shows You Can Attend This Year

Top 5 trade shows and expos you can attend this year? Here is a list of the top 5 best trade shows and expos we feel will give you the…

bauser14th March 2017

Updating Your Website Leads To More Enquiries Information

Updating Your Website Leads To More Enquiries

Modern styled website Updating your current website is one of the best and simplest ways to increase traffic to your website and increase sales. If your website is looking plain…

Ben Furby20th February 2017

The End Of Another Spring Fair Information

The End Of Another Spring Fair

It's the end of another  Spring Fair. We had a short interview with two of our customers that are using SalesPresenter; Lotus Imports and Panacea Decorations! The questions that we…

Ben Furby13th February 2017

Premium Support Details Going Into This Years Spring Fair Information

Premium Support Details Going Into This Years Spring Fair

Making sure that all customers with premium support have the correct support details for Spring Fair 2017 if they have any problems at the show, feel free to contact us…

Ben Furby12th January 2017

Top 10 Best Trade Show Tips And Ideas Trade-shows

Top 10 Best Trade Show Tips And Ideas

1. Goals and objectives Set yourself goals and objectives to strive towards to achieve the best success for your company. SMART: Specific Measurable Achievable Realistic Timed 2. Key questions to…

Ben Furby10th January 2017

Blue Alligator Sends You Festive Seasonal Greetings Information

Blue Alligator Sends You Festive Seasonal Greetings

Blue Alligator sends you festive seasonal greetings. We send everyone happy regards and best wishes for your business in the new year! Just to inform you that we will be…

Ben Furby22nd December 2016

Mapping Your Reps Journey On SalesPresenter Information

Mapping Your Reps Journey On SalesPresenter

The latest update to SalesPresenter mapping was released. Here we look at the true features and benefits that are included in this module: Plot your customers on the map. Get…

bauser7th December 2016

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Watch Our Webinar On Trade Show Success

Watch our webinar! Here it is. We conducted a webinar on Trade Show Success giving you some helpful tips on how you can make the most of your time at…

bauser6th December 2016

Top 5 Wholesale Bugbears! Information

Top 5 Wholesale Bugbears!

Processing Orders This can cost your company numerous hours a week, especially after trade shows. Our customers that switched to SalesPresenter instead of paper orders said: "saved a month a…

bauser10th November 2016

Spooky Truths Why Paper Orders Should Be Cut! Information

Spooky Truths Why Paper Orders Should Be Cut!

Never use paper orders again! This weekend all the trickle treaters go out and get sweets (even the adults!), worrying about your orders not being processed should be the last…

bauser27th October 2016

Need A Quicker System? What Is The Best Wholesale Apps! Information

Need A Quicker System? What Is The Best Wholesale Apps!

Using paper orders is longwinded and mistakes are frequently made... SalesPresenter is the best sales app for sales reps on the road or at tradeshows paper orders are no longer…

bauser17th October 2016

Top 4 Back Office Systems For October 2016 Information

Top 4 Back Office Systems For October 2016

Choosing the right system for you! These are the top 4 back-office systems this month regarding integrations with us, this is in no particular order! 1. Sage Our Sage interfaces…

bauser11th October 2016

How Was Autumn Fair? Really Quiet? Trade-shows

How Was Autumn Fair? Really Quiet?

How did SalesPresenter help at Autumn Fair? SalesPresenter is at its best stage technically, ever! With minimal support calls at the Autumn Fair, we realised just how great it's working…

bauser5th October 2016

Buzz Sweets Is Buzzing About SalesPresenter Customers

Buzz Sweets Is Buzzing About SalesPresenter

Who are Buzz Sweets? They are a major brand in the independent retail market. They are recognised for their unique high quality and excellent value for money. With a huge…

bauser15th September 2016

YouTube Updates

Learning How To Bookmark | SalesPresenter Tips And Tricks

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bauser8th August 2016

YouTube Updates

SalesPresenter Tips & Tricks | Family Codes

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bauser5th August 2016

Sales Potential – Create Your Brand With The Styling Module Information

Sales Potential – Create Your Brand With The Styling Module

Great buyer engagement leads to great sales. Create your brand with SalesPresenter's new styling upgrade! A strong brand image is critical to maximising your sales potential. SalesPresenters' new styling upgrade delivers your…

bauser17th June 2016

Exciting Sales Growth For Flame And Fragrance Customers

Exciting Sales Growth For Flame And Fragrance

What a difference having the right mobile sales system can make! Flame & Fragrance vendor Xystos saw the difference when they went live with Blue Alligator’s SalesPresenter catalogue/order taker on the iPad.…

bauser17th June 2016

New ERP Integrations For SalesPresenter And CloudCart! Partners

New ERP Integrations For SalesPresenter And CloudCart!

We can even recommend you the most suitable one! New ERP Integrations for SalesPresenter and CloudCart. Whatever back-office systems are in place with our customers. This only takes a few…

bauser17th June 2016

Getting The Most Out Of SalesPresenters New Video YouTube Updates

Getting The Most Out Of SalesPresenters New Video

SalesPresenters new video with a step by step guide to helping you achieve more! A new 7-minute video was released on our YouTube Channel. It's a simple Step By Step guide…

bauser17th June 2016

PRS Guitar Sales Hit High Notes With Blue Alligator Customers

PRS Guitar Sales Hit High Notes With Blue Alligator

What does PRS Guitars do? “When it’s gone, it’s gone” is a phrase much in use at PRS Guitars. The company’s beautiful range of hand-crafted premium guitars, as played by…

bauser17th June 2016

Increase Productivity For Wholesalers At Spring Fair 2016 Trade-shows

Increase Productivity For Wholesalers At Spring Fair 2016

Spring Fair has arrived! Blue Alligator will showcase their world-leading Sales Catalogue/Order-Taking app for the Apple iPad, iPhone/iPod touch. They will exhibit in Hall 4 stand D74, and provide a…

bauser16th June 2016