Sales, marketing and Distribution

Direct sales to households is regulated by the BC Government.

• Commission sales of ticket for out of town sporting events, plays, theatre productions, nightclub acts, etc.
  
• Consumer show and trade show organizer.
  
• Customer lists compiled and maintained on a data base.
  
• Discount sales of discontinued items (ie. Books from publishers, etc.)
  
• Door-to-door and home party sales - small items with big markups (ie. Cosmetics and jewellery) and large ticket items with unique features requiring demonstrations work best.
  
• Export distributor or agent - promotes and ships products or services from Canada to other countries for distribution and resale.
  
• Flea market, swap meet or craft show organizer or booth rental.
  
• Flyer delivery - try to deliver several different flyers at the same time.
  
• Food products broker and wholesaler.
  
• Fund raising - assisting schools and non-profit societies with fund raising activities. Possibilities: Representing lines of fund raising products for commission sales, organizing fund raising events for a fee or conducting fund raising on behalf of organizations for a percentage of profits.
  
• Imprinted items for fund raising or business promotions.
  
• Import distributor or agent - brings products or services from another country into Canada for distribution and resale.
  
• Interactive sales kiosks on the street, in airplanes, washrooms, waiting rooms, librairies etc.
  
• Leads supplying - letting insurance and real estate agents know of potential clients in exchange for a share of their commissions.
  
• Local or regional distributor for several lines consumer or industrial products or supplies - set up territories and find people to sell for you through classified ads.
  
• Local advertising representative for television stations, newspapers or magazines.
  
• Local representative/consultant for out of town specialty printers.
  
• Mail order catalogue order taking.
  
• Mail order as a means of selling your products - should be unique items with high mark ups, potential for repeat sales and easily shippable. Long time needed to build up a client list.
  
• Manufacturer's representative for several businesses.
  
• Network marketing - organizing a sales network within the area for a product line.
  
• Odd lot dealer.
  
• Product demonstrations at local retail stores.
  
• Professional word of mouth advertising.
  
• Promotional service - representing consumer products (ie. Beer, pop) at fairs, festivals, sporting events, etc.
  
• Sales representative for local artists and crafts people.
  
• Sales representative for out of town consumer or business products suppliers.
  
• Selling subscriptions for magazine publishers by telephone.
  
• Trade show booth design and rental.
  
• Vending machine route.