Tanglefree Waterfowl Interview

Your hosts Shannon Jean and Dave Hamilton are traveling this week so we are bringing you one of our favorite episodes from 2017 with the owners of Tanglefree Waterfowl. There’s a lot to learn from this one! What’s the best way to build your companies brand and create fans that are passionate about your products? Cory Fosket and Doug Butcher took a company focused on a single product line and expanded it over the last 13-years into a trusted brand for waterfowl hunters and outdoor enthusiasts. Along the way, they’ve learned about the importance of quality and how to step outside the business to plan 3-5 years ahead rather than just grinding it out day-after-day. Listen in to this episode of the Small Business Show to hear the Tanglefree story! During our discussion today, we get some great tips on creating strong relationships with your customers as well as your overseas suppliers to create a win-win environment where your company and suppliers profit while the customer gets a great value, high quality product. Cory and Doug spend some time discussing various measures of success and what means the most to each of them, as well as what they are doing to power through obstacles to propel Tanglefree into the future. We also learn about the pros and cons of selling to big-box retailers vs smaller stores and how to manage each different type of relationship. Finally, you’ll learn what to watch out for when developing products in China and how to create long term success with factory owners. Join us today on the Small Business Show for these tips and more! Then, jump over to the Small Business Show Support group to discuss the show. Chapters/Timestamps 00:00:00 Best of Small Business Show #134 August 30, 201700:01:17 Duck season and Ducks Unlimited00:01:24 Cory Fosket and Doug Butcher from Tanglefree Waterfowl Products00:02:20 An Intentional Family Business00:03:30 Acquire a minor line in someone else’s business and expand it00:04:57 Expand the staff by bringing in more family00:07:49 Building a brand in today’s world00:10:28 Making brand engagement a daily focus00:11:28 Relationships with Customers00:13:40 Redefining a relationship ahead of its time00:15:23 Favorite mistake: Not applying vision00:16:38 The other favorite mistake: learning that quality is better than price00:19:04 Success metric: Brand Engagement00:21:40 Look three-to-five years out00:22:46 Focus on relationships00:26:01 For a business relationship to work, both parties need to make money00:29:45 Reward Quality Control00:30:12 SBS OuttroTanglefree Waterfowl on Facebook and Instagram The post Tanglefree Waterfowl Interview– Small Business Show 245 appeared first on Business Brain - The Entrepreneurs' Podcast.