From Account Executive to National Sales Manager
Zoe Pappas initially joined Barn2Door in December 2019 as an Account Executive, before eventually being promoted to lead, then manager, and now our National Sales Manager. Over the past 3 ½ years, her career has flourished at Barn2Door, as she has grown professionally as an individual contributor, manager and leader in the business.
12 Subscription Options for your Farm
The holiday season is quickly approaching, and your Farm products are the perfect gift! However, it’s important to package your goods to be a gift that keeps on giving (for Buyers, and also for your Farm sales). Create subscriptions that will please customers year round to help move your products more efficiently. No matter what you Farm, there are a variety of subscriptions you can package to sell.
This Email Marketing Tool will Help you Grow Your Farm
Updating your customers on your current Farm products, practices, upcoming harvest and any activities or events will keep you top-of-mind. To keep your Buyers interested and informed, you must know when and what emails need to be sent depending on the customer.
Farm Gift Guide for the Holiday Season
The holiday season is busy for everyone, but especially for your Farm. You are tasked to encourage sales, plan ahead and offer a range of product options. While it may be difficult to make your products stand out, Barn2Door offers plenty of suggestions for the holidays.
Farm Products Stuck in your Inventory? Start Pre-Selling.
If you want to move all your Farm inventory, start Pre-Selling today. You can build consistent cash flow for your business, and satiate Buyers who don’t want to miss out on your products.
Farm Marketing Tactics to Help Your Business Grow
Farm sales can increase significantly by improving your Brand awareness, including email, social media, a website and grassroots efforts. Each of these tactics can help your Farm grow tremendously by attracting more Buyers. Without Farm marketing, you may be missing out on significant opportunities to serve a wider audience online and in-person.
3 Tips to Access More Customers for your Farm during Back-to-School Season
Back to school time means that many families are back on a routine schedule of dropping off and picking up kids from class, practices, and other activities. You can maximize your Farm opportunities by having Farm pick-ups after school, offering sustainable food alternatives, and present field trip and volunteer options for students.
5 SEO Tips For Your Farm Website
Every Farmer would like to be on page one when Buyers are searching for your business online. Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is an important marketing strategy to help boost your farm website's visibility, attract more organic traffic, and increase sales for your business.
A Simple and Easy Refund Experience for your Farm Business
Barn2Door works exclusively with Farmers and is attentive to the unique needs of your business and products through easy-to-use software. Forms and surveys are sent out to gather farm feedback and suggestions to improve our Software and Services. Barn2Door has seen how important it is to give farmers a clean and intuitive refund process. We’re delighted to debut a new simple and easy Refund Experience, to streamline your farm operations and give you peace-of-mind.
7 Steps to Build a Happy Family Farm
The Shenk Family Farm in North Carolina is home to a pasture-based livestock farm, including chicken, pork, eggs, and Thanksgiving turkey. The husband and wife duo rely on hard work, core values, and volunteers to lead a successful, and ethical, farming business.
This Dairy Farm is the Crème de la Crème at Pricing their Products
Operating in North Dakota, one of the least populated states, Bartlett Farms has carved out an impressive business for their family’s dairy and beef operation. Recently, Barn2Door spoke with Peter Bartlett, one of the family owner-operators to learn more about the underpinnings to building a successful Farm business.
5 Tips to Start your New Farm Business
Grass Fed Cattle Co. has built a thriving direct-to-market business, with a strong Brand that has attracted and served 1000’s of Buyers. Follow the 5 steps above to grow your Farm business and attract a loyal base of Buyers.
1882: This 5th Generation Ranch is Selling Direct
Founded in 1882, Mannix Family Beef has been operating their family ranch for 5 generations in the Blackfoot Valley of Montana. Recently, Barn2Door had an opportunity to speak with Logan Mannix, one of the owner operators of Mannix Family Beef, about the growth and success of their family ranch.
The Data on Buyer Demand for Local Farm Pick-ups
We conducted a survey across 10,000’s of to better understand what places were convenient for a Farm Pick-up based on their activities, habits, and routines in their local community - also known as the “Local Loop.” Here’s what the survey has to tell us about Buyer expectations for local Farm Pick-ups.
Long Lane Farm - Building a New Farm Business (And Selling Out!)
In this Farm Spotlight, we’re delighted to capture the wisdom shared by Camille. Working for 10 years at another Farm, Camille is an experienced Farmer who recently ventured out to start a New Farm business: Long Lane Farm in Warren, Rhode Island.
Mobile Wallets Now Supported by the Barn2Door POS
We are thrilled to share that our Barn2Door Point-of-Sale (POS) device now supports Mobile Wallet applications from Apple Pay and Google Pay. All existing Barn2Door POS applications were automatically updated to expand support for these new payment methods earlier this month.
Small Businesses are Eager to Partner with Your Farm Business
Small businesses are the backbone of America and local economies. Many small businesses are eager to partner with your Farm business (e.g. hosting a Pick-up). It is a win-win! Here are the four (4) key reasons why Small Businesses want to work with you:
5 Resources Your Farm Can’t Live Without
It is important to build a network to provide your Farm with the best practices, data, insights, and counsel, so you can make the best-informed decision for your business. To set your Farm up for success, here are 5 Resources Your Farm Can’t Live Without.
Fuel Farm Sales by Offering Buyers Convenient Pick-ups in their “Local Loop”
Farmers seeking to increase Sales and attract more customers, can benefit by offering Buyers convenient Pick-ups in their Local Loop. Analyzing the outcomes from our most successful Farmers, here are three (3) of the most convenient Pick-up destinations along the Local Loop.
3 Key Insights from 1000+ Farm Businesses
Too often, Farmers fail to evolve their business practices or expand their market presence to reach a wider audience. Serving 1000’s of Farmers, here are the 3 Insights for your Farm to succeed selling direct.