A number of Winning Brands shareholders have asked about the business model of our Tech Division, GestureTek. Several of the questions deal with what the GestureTek “subscription model” is, and what I mean by “advertising revenue” when I discuss our plans. It is worth the effort to understand the answer, below, because it reveals why …
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May 01
Shareholder/Investor Question: 1000+ and the Market for Concentrates
QUESTION I’ve read through your website and I have a couple questions that weren’t resolved in my read through. Many companies have tried the concentrate route and a few with actual shelf space in big box stores and significant media/advertising exposure. Consumers seem to have rejected the concentrate idea in the past for several …
Mar 09
The Role of the Social Media at Winning Brands
WHAT IS WINNING BRANDS’ GOAL IN SOCIAL MEDIA? A number of shareholders have expressed interest in understanding our social media plan. The following is a summary of our objectives. They fall within two categories – product oriented and investor oriented. Our product oriented social media focus is to increase awareness of our lead product, 1000+ …
Feb 22
Shareholder Question: Home Depot
QUESTION FROM SHAREHOLDER AND RESPONSE Question (Name Redacted for Privacy) “Good Afternoon, I am a current investor from USA. I love Winning Brands products as well as your open and engaging interaction with investors. I feel this company as a whole, has such huge potential. While I was doing my due diligence, I ran into …
Feb 16
Common Sense is a Powerful Ally
ONE PICTURE SAYS 1000+ WORDS Anyone who pursues a goal that is visionary encounters skeptics. Any shareholder group whose instincts support a business mission encounters naysayers. Sometimes it helps to take a step back and just see the whole picture. If our goal can be explained easily and is supported by common sense, both, then …
Feb 11
WNBD Stock Price has a Real Foundation
WHY OUR SHARE PRICE GAINS ARE APPROPRIATE, AND A VIEW OF OUR FUTURE Since November 2020, WNBD’s share price and trading volume has improved spectacularly. The gains have been impressive. Many people have enjoyed substantial capital gains from pre-October 2020 holdings, and even more recently. In view of the magnitude of these improvements, my comments …
Jan 01
Reduced Consumer Waste is Just the Beginning of Our Opportunity – Reduced Carbon Anyone?
Not only does a consumer of 1000+ Spray Cleaner Concentrate send 20 fewer plastic bottles and trigger sprayers to garbage for every single bottle of our brand, and not only does that consumer spend 95% less on spray cleaning (by not wasting money on other brands needlessly), there are HUGE additional environmental benefits to society …
Dec 21
1000+ Stain Remover Joins RangeMe for Retail Account Development
Purpose? Showcasing our brand to thousands of corporate buyers! (i.e. Retail Organizations) Winning Brands has dived into its RANGEme membership in earnest now. RANGEme is a product/buyer introduction service. That organization uses the following pitch-points to describe itself: Brand ProfileBuild visibility with leading retailers by highlighting key brand information that buyers look for. Product PagesCustomize …
Dec 15
Sneak Preview: In-Store Merchandising
Prototype development is underway of new in-store merchandising for 1000+ Stain Remover. With Winning Brands’ expanded market to now include spray cleaner consumers for 1000+ Stain Remover, the brand is positioning itself as the easy, immediate and money-saving way for spray cleaner users to go re-usable. The prototype design shown below is being prepared for …
Dec 10
Digital Team Now Active in New Winning Brands Product Sales Program
The digital team that Winning Brands has engaged to upgrade all its behind-the-scenes website programing, Facebook site coding, QR tagging, etc met with us today to report on progress. Substantial Google integration was carried out in detail this week. This level of professionalism has never been deployed before by Winning Brands for its digital marketing …
Dec 01
DEEP DIVE ANALYSIS for Shareholders of 1000+ Stain Remover Website! Part 1 of 5: The Home Page
This weblog post is extremely detailed. It is Part 1 of a 5 Part series. The series provides a deep understanding of the company’s thinking about the brand positioning of 1000+ Stain Remover. The series is for those amongst our shareholders who are fundamentalists. You appreciate knowing not only what we are doing with our …
Nov 28
1000+ Stain Remover: Refreshed Sales Strategy
Previously, 1000+ had been marketed primarily as a stain remover. While this is technically acceptable, it has undervalued the brand’s consumer proposition, and thus the brand’s growth potential in the past. The unique properties of 1000+ Stain Remover make it equally useful as a stain remover AND a concentrate for general-purpose clean-ups when mixed with …
Nov 26
Re-launch Begins – “Hello Canada” Phase Now Includes QR Code and Video
Canada’s population and quantity of households is similar to California. Canada is substantial enough to be the launchpad of success for a brand committed to eventual growth beyond this initial market. The re-launch of 1000+ Stain Remover in Canada is being done with the logic of needing to be most effective in the brand’s own …
Nov 23
The Face of Initiative
We were working on our Neighbourhood Mail marketing roll-out today, and discovered a nice Facebook post at the initiative of a young hardware store employee. Shown Below. This type of goodwill cannot be purchased – only earned. It means a lot to us as an aspiring brand that real people are the bottom line to …
Nov 15
A Systems Approach – Neighbourhood Mail
Winning Brands has modified its copy equipment to include brochure printing and folding capacity in readiness for a systematic marketing initiative, the “Neighbourhood Mail” program. Combining the flexibility of in-house printed matter design and production, we can for the first time customize neighbourhood support for retailers who carry our products. The photographs below show the …
Sep 05
Encouraging Test Result
It was a pleasure to see this test market bottle at the hardware store shelf last week. We have been trying to bridge the gap between ordinary cleaners and heightened interest in disinfection/sterilization arising from “COVID consciousness” in the marketplace. We have made some adjustments that permitted us to add the promotional neck-tag to our …
Jan 28
Alternative Free-to-Store Shipping Option for 1000+ Stain Remover: DO IT BEST HARDWARE
There is a second hardware organization in America that our shareholders can support through their 1000+ Stain Remover purchases, DO IT BEST Hardware. It is America’s second largest hardware cooperative with approximately 3,000 affiliated stores. A store locator link is here: https://www.doitbest.com/store_locations Not all Do it Best locations have 1000+ Stain Remover in stock, however …
Jan 27
Competitive in Our Peer Group! The Home Depot Algorithm
When the Home Depot online algorithm automatically creates a comparison chart in our product category, 1000+ Stain Remover compares favourably. Whether by price/value, versatility or quality of reviews; 1000+ Stain Remover by Winning Brands has what it takes to become a household name in America from coast-to-coast! This type of cialis soft canada can …
Sep 02
1000+ Stain Remover in Social Media Advertising
There has recently been an increase in social media advertising of 1000+ Stain Remover initiated by 3rd parties. These are ads for 1000+ that are purchased and placed by other organizations, not Winning Brands. The one below is an illustration. These advertisements appear on computer screens via AdSense. Such 3rd party advertising is a …
Aug 27
1000+ Stain Remover Page at Amazon
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Aug 21
ReGUARD4 Marketing Approved
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Apr 10
First Time for Winning Brands in Costco Setting
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May 16
Welcome Foodland Stores
The list of stores carrying 1000+ Stain Remover evolves for reasons that are common to all brands. These include distributor arrangements, store plan-o-gram resets, new buyers, mergers, etc. We are pleased to announce new stores from time to time in order to retain consumer access to 1000+ as conveniently as possible in the USA, …
May 06
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Apr 26
Walmart USA Online Ordering Now Available for 1000+ Stain Remover
1000+ Stain Remover can now be ordered online in the USA at Walmart. We will work to improve convenience for consumers in this platform by striving to add the free store pick-up option and “free-shipping with minimum purchase” arrangements in due course. Activation of the online listing is a good first step, including receipt of …
Apr 19
KIND Laundry Products Facebook
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Jan 30
Merchandising Tools
We also thank a shareholder for correspondence in which a picture was taken of the Shelf Card describing 1000+ Stain Remover at this location. The card is a laminated presentation describing product features. We are honoured that the store has chosen to highlight our 1000+ Stain Remover with this semi-permanent shelf merchandiser. This location …
Nov 04
Operational Update
There have been several operational advances recently. These include: First delivery of 1000+ Stain Remover to the U.S. Navy NEXCOM division. The shipment was re-deployed by NEXCOM to their facilities in Japan and the Mediterranean. The purpose of the navy order was to make 1000+ available to personnel in the NEXCOM stores there or …
Jun 18
Thank you, Home Hardware
We are pleased that 1000+ Stain Remover been selected for inclusion in the 2014 Home Hardware Professional Supply Catalogue. Pictures of the cover and interior layout are shown below. Some other impacts of ED on a relationship Sex and sexuality is cheapest price for viagra a core part of human life, it is natural …
Jun 14
Shelf Cards Approved for Retail
1000+ Stain Remover Shelf cards like the one shown below are being introduced to participating retail chains. They provide additional information for consumers who are making their purchase decision at the shelf. The Shelf Card provides Before/After photos of a variety of situations, lists and contact resources. The Shelf Card also ensures that 1000+ …
May 21
Thank you to a Shareholder…. Photo from Retail Location
Nice picture received from a shareholder in Canada today showing the new format 1000+ Stain Remover bottle on the shelf at Canadian Tire. It is noteworthy that this store location values 1000+ Stain Remover enough to have attached merchandising material to the shelving unit in order to help shoppers discover more about what 1000+ can do for …
Apr 18
1st Shipment of New Label Format in 4oz/125 mL
The new look treatment of 1000+ Stain Remover as been well received for the regular sized bottles, so the new format has been carried over to the 4oz “Handy Size” (125 mL), with the first shipment out from the warehouse yesterday. It’s going to Lancaster Distribution in the USA. The Handy Size bottle benefits enormously from …
Mar 14
Home Depot – 1000+ Stain Remover Inventory Viewable Online
Of interest to shareholders: Home Depot Canada, which has 1000+ Stain Remover on the shelf in most stores now, provides shelf-count inventory to the general public online, by entering a postal code and viewing nearby stores. For example, the screen shot below shows the number of 1000+ Stain Remover bottles on the shelves of Home Depot stores …
Mar 10
Invited Back
It was a pleasure to be invited back to Lowe’s for more in-store promotion on Saturday, this time with larger displays. Below is an assortment of photos. Interaction with store associates is a further benefit of such joint exercises. Such opportunities are by invitation only – that’s why we appreciate them so much. Another type …
Mar 02
Meeting Dealers – Lancaster
Winning Brands supported the Lancaster Dealer Market in Louisville, Kentucky February 22-23 by being present to meet with attending dealers and discuss ways to build momentum together. It is a pleasure to hear first-hand dealer experiences with 1000+ Stain Remover and to discuss in-store marketing ideas. The photos below include a retailer from the …
Feb 28
Home Depot Quebec – Thank you!
1000+ Stain Remover brochures designed specifically for the Home Depot banner (to align with the chain’s visual identity and marketing theme) have been requested by Home Depot Quebec stores for the first time. This is In response to a positive experience by Home Depot stores elsewhere in Canada with the first run. The French language version print run was completed today and …
Feb 03
Welcome Additional Shareholders!
A significant increase in buying of WNBD is bringing new shareholders to Winning Brands. Since mid-December to today, approximately 12 million shares have been purchased. For new readers of the Winning Brands CEO Weblog, remember these additional resources: Facebook: www.Facebook.com/1000PlusStainRemover Product website: www.1000Plus.ca This cheap sildenafil uk medicine start reacting fast on the body and …
Jan 26
Thank you again, Lowe’s
In connection with a Lowe’s promotion in Toronto, 1000+ Stain Remover has for the first time had in-store merchandising included. (Pictures below) Store management invited us to review their plans and it was a pleasure meeting store staff and hearing how they have personally enjoyed using 1000+ in stain rescue situations. Such goodwill from front-line staff in such …
Oct 13
Pride of Placement
We were pleased to see in the photo below a home improvement retailer choosing to place 1000+ Stain Remover beside an unmistakable iconic brand. The new branding of 1000+ is being well received by staff at the store level. The value and performance proposition of 1000+ Stain Remover is as strong as ever. Product recognition will benefit …
Feb 23
NHS
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Dec 03
Infomercial – The Next Generation
I have today reviewed the first draft of the script for the proposed next generation of 1000+ Stain Remover infomercial. The script is being written by people with specific creative and business experience to generate money in this setting. With the re-branding of Winning Colours name into 1000+ mostly complete, broad marketing of 1000+ will of course be helpful …
Oct 26
Thank you, U.S. General Services Administration
Written notification arrived from the GSA that our introductory marketing to GSA’s procurement personnel, through their journal MarketTips, will go into circulation 1st week of December. The advertisement appears below. It was slated for for distribution earlier in the “Fall Edition” but had been delayed. The circulation date is settled now. Of interest to our shareholders is the …
Jun 30
Hardware Retailing Magazine: July 2012
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May 31
Higher Visibility of 1000+ in the Hardware Sector Continues
The photo below shows the June 2012 issue of the North American Retail Hardware Association (NRHA) publication “Hardware Retailing”, turned to page 12 and 13. On the left is the monthly update of industry statistics that readers turn to regularly. On the right is the 1000+ full page advertisement which was introduced to this magazine’s …