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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
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? 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 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 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 Automation is one of the hottest topics in business at the moment. Many businesses are now rushing to automate as…
Ben Furby23rd February 2022
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
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 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 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 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 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) 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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! 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 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? 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
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! 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! 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 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! In the highly competitive wholesaler and distribution market of today. Staying ahead of competitors often means embracing new technology to…
Ben Furby20th July 2021
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 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 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 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 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? As digital technology and advanced data practices become more commonplace in businesses across the globe, it stands to reason that automation software can…
Ben Furby18th June 2021
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 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 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
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! 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 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
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
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
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
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
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 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 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
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 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
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 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
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 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
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
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
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! 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
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! 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 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
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
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
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
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. 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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 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 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
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
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
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
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 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 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? 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
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 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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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. 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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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bauser8th August 2016
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bauser5th August 2016
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
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
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
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
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
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
