Jan 31
Hi Deb, Was nice meeting you yesterday at the Lancaster Show. Attached are the pics I shared with you at the show on my phone. This is a Concentrated Dye Stain that is used in the woodworking industry. All over our tile floor. We tried EVERYTHING in the store to clean it up. Nothing worked. We resolved …
Jan 31
1000+ Stain Remover has been approved for the first time for a Commercial, Industrial & Maintenance Catalogue. The Home Hardware Professional Supply Catalogue Printed and Online Edition, issued by Alliance International’s Home Hardware group, will feature the 4L size of 1000+ in the 2012 edition. The annual catalogue will be issued in the summer. We are grateful …
Jan 31
QUESTION Eric, An IHUB user posted this link this morning: http://ih.advfn.com/p.php?pid=nmona&article=50963614 t is the “Small Company Offering and Sale of Securities Without Registration (D)” Near the bottom it states: 13. Offering and Sales Amounts Total Offering Amount $ 1000000 o Indefinite Total Amount Sold $ 145300 USD Total Remaining …
Jan 30
QUESTION Eric, what’s the difference between CLEAN1 and 1000+? ANSWER The two products were created from a different starting point and have their own personality. As a general statement, CLEAN1 (formerly “AA5″) is more suited to situations where low-foaming or scrubbing is required, typically on a hard surface, with a power washer, brush, scrubbing pad, etc. …
Jan 29
Our GSA registration enabled us, in theory, to be registered with the U.S. Depart of Defense, Defense Logistics Agency’s “EMALL”, however a separate application is required. We have received written permission to begin the application process now. We are making arrangements this coming week with ORC Certificate Support Staff to complete our PKI security access, in order to …
Jan 29
Orders are being placed, contacts expanded and acquaintanceships renewed today via face-to-face contact with some of Lancaster’s Northeast District account base. The map below, of Lancaster distribution facilities, shows the area of concentration for the Harford, Connecticut show. This is the first time that our Retail Support Manager, Deberah Ruddy has met Scup and Dirty Dave, in person. …
Jan 28
Here is a photo taken at a grocery store in Michigan today, in the Spartan group, where preparations are being made for in-store demonstration. More inventory is being brought in, and shelf facing increased from one to three at this location. We appreciate the interest of this chain to discover, with us, what combination of …
Jan 27
Today was set-up day at the Hartford Convention Center in Connecticut. We are joining a cross section of Lancaster’s vendor partners to support Lancaster’s outreach to their store accounts in the North East. It also provides an opportunity for vendors to meet face to face with some of the Lancaster sales force (who spend most …
Jan 26
A shareholder was carrying out some due diligence as to whether our product really was in their local Walmart (in Canada). He found our product and discovered that it had an excellent shelf presence with 3 facings in this outlet. He counted the number of bottles (including those pushed to the very back of the …
Jan 25
QUESTION Hi Eric. Are you sending out letters every day or all at once and why. Thanks. ANSWER Our introductory letter to beneficial shareholders is an opportunity to put practical information about the company and its lead product into shareholders’ hands, physically, and for me to invite shareholder questions. Many shareholders do not visit discussion boards, were not …
Jan 24
QUESTION Eric; can you say anything about where your at with financing? Thanks in advance. ANSWER An ideal solution would be a substantial paid-in capital tranche, perhaps $2 Million, through a Preferred Share mechanism, in order to end the subscription-based growth of supply of common shares. This concept is being discussed with select parties who …
Jan 22
Approval received from Home Hardware, with 1,000 stores, to begin monthly distribution to all outlets of our monthly Testimonial Information Presentation in standardized format, suitable for the building up of a resource binder for consumers and staff alike. Home Hardware is a partner organization of Do it Best, under the umbrella of Alliance International. …
Jan 22
I wanted to share the note below, received today, because it illustrates the commercial opportunities for 1000+ Stain Remover in industry. I don’t discuss the industrial market as much as the consumer market, but the industrial sector is large. Today’s note is from a warehouse operation that likes our product, but forgot where our product was first purchased. Now the customer would like …
Jan 21
Thank you, Browne’s Home Center! http://www.browneshomecenter.com/ As we focus in 2012 on increasing the success of our existing retailers with 1000+ Stain Remover, we are seeking collaboration with these stores to boost the presence of 1000+ in their websites. Browne’s Home Center just added us today, as an example. When we achieve effective partnership with thousands …
Jan 21
We are in touch with our new Do it Best retailers on a regular basis to learn more about their experience with us as a supplier and with our product. Together we can “make the case” to consumers for 1000+ to become the favourite in its category. For that to be teamwork, it requires …
Jan 19
The conversion of our outdoor ads which began in December, to a new design format, is complete. Sample locations illustrated below. This design stands out even in the middle of a winter blizzard. Well situated outdoor advertising can support local stores effectively and affordably, if carefully chosen.
Jan 18
The new exterior 1000+ banner design, below, has been approved for use at the Ace affiliate, Lumberword, in Victoria. It is the first time that Winning Brands signage has been approved for use at an Ace Hardware affiliate. Tracy Hutton, our Accounting Manager, is holding the other end up in this photo. The unit was delivered …
Jan 17
Benjamin Moore Canada announced their new alliance with Canadian Tire launching in the spring of 2012. Canadian Tire is a very large retailer selling general merchandise across the country. They have created a paint specifically for them: Origins by Benjamin Moore. It will be available in both interior and exterior finishes and have about 500 …
Jan 17
Seem to be picking up some steam in our work with Lancaster. An additional 32 independent paint/hardware store locations since last report in Alabama, California,Florida, Massachusetts, Maryland. Michigan, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas and Virginia. Winning Brands looks forward to spending more time in person with the Lancaster Team at the end of …
Jan 16
In an earlier post, I mentioned how fortunate we were to be approved for installation of fixed-in-place brochure holders across the chain in Canada. These are starting to be put in place now. The design features a laminated back panel which depicts the front of the brochure but has a toll-free telephone number. This makes it easy …
Jan 11
QUESTION Eric, what happened to this (DTC) Sponsor? There are people on the OTCBB message board, ripping this stock apart. thanks ANSWER We are still working on the DTC matter. The DTC does not have a legal grievance, or in fact any grievance, with us in particular. There is a desire by DTC to have confidence …
Jan 09
Received today: Before / After This is from an on-going evaluation in a facility that services equipment used in the oil exploration industry. The point is not only how well 1000+ worked, but how many ADDITIONAL uses the SAME product can be put to in the SAME facility, without gloves, for convenience. The “reach for it first” solution. There …
Jan 09
People often share a first-hand experience they have had with 1000+ Stain Remover; stakeholders as well as retail consumers. With an important decision today at DIB, it has become more useful than ever to have photographic Before/During/After pictures when they are available. This is because we have been approved today for a monthly Testimonial Information Program at Do it Best …
Jan 08
It has now been confirmed in writing by NEXCOM that our EDI/EFT systems are compatible. This was an important operational step. Progress with documentation continues.
Jan 05
We received the working prototype today of our new Quick-Set counter display unit for the Paint Department of hardware stores. The earlier Winning Brands counter display was acrylic. The new one is a special composite board. Unlike the earlier version, our Quick-Set is foldable to flat and can be mailed in an envelope. It goes together in seconds to become 3-D and is …
Jan 04
It would appear that even in the holiday month of December more than 10 new Do it Best stores per week were adding 1000+ Stain Remover to their product mix. 45 store increase since last reported. This means that we may have reached approximately 7.5% of Do it Best locations since the listing was activated Q4 …
Jan 03
We are delighted with today’s confirmation that SAM’s Club is re-designating the Roadshow program into Showcase Events, across the chain. It better reflects the character of the experience for both shopper and vendor. This is the venue in which Winning Brands participated in 5 Houston, Texas tests of the 1000+ Stain Remover Value Pack. Scheduling for 1000+ Stain Remover’s return …
Jan 03
QUESTION Any updates on these 2 accounts, we have not heard anything about them in quite awhile. Now that the new year is here could we possible see some more expansion from lowes or home depot giving us some test stores to go along with the online offering. Any update would be appreciated. ANSWER In …
Jan 02
QUESTION Happy New Year to you and the Winning Brands team. I am writing today asking a question about a blog entry you posted regarding “friendly financing”. Is this just a possibility if and when we are ever approved by the SEC, or is this something you are currently working on, with or without the …
