Small Businesses: Use Your Shipping to Create the Edge You Need!
Small Businesses: Use Your Shipping to Create the Edge You Need
Covid has been especially difficult for many small and medium sized businesses . With so many restrictions, reduced walk in traffic and the additional costs of keeping your employees and customers safe, it is tough out there!
If you have been following any of the online giants at all, you might have noticed that their ability to ship fast and competitively has played a major role in their crazy success. The lesson? Your shipping strategy can have a major impact on your business. You could use some BIG, David and Goliath type innovative shipping solutions to gain a competitive advantage.
Transportation Management System
There are literally thousands of reliable carriers and couriers in Canada and the USA. The majority are regional or local providers that specialize in specific geographical areas and services. Having a robust carrier/courier network combined with a powerful TMS (Transportation Management System) is a huge advantage!
A powerful shipping strategy is not trying to find one carrier or courier that can do everything. You need:
- A comprehensive network of the best leading regional carriers/couriers
- A way to qualify for the top tier discounts reserved for large companies
- A method of capturing / comparing the options, rates and transit times
- An easy way to schedule and track all of your shipments
- A dedicated and knowledgeable customer service/support team
A couple of years ago this was unheard of for small businesses and even more recently, if possible, the cost of entry and difficulty of creating your own network made it virtually unattainable.
Today it is not only possible, it can be made very easy to get started. There are some excellent companies that have invested in the technology and earned the reputation necessary to attract and create the right network of market leading carriers and couriers.
Top Tier Discounts
Innovative solutions mean giving small businesses the ability to leverage their volumes together to qualify for Top Tier discounts reserved for large high volume shippers. The volume of many shippers together equals the massive volumes that qualify for the best discounts. Whether you ship
courier (packages) or
LTL (less than truckload) you can ship smarter and ship faster, allowing you to face your Goliath head on!
Easy Ecommerce
Starting an ecommerce store is a great way to adapt your business for success, especially in these times. Now there are applications that make starting your own store and offering amazing shipping transit options and discounted rates a breeze.
The number one cause of abandoned online shopping carts is shipping cost and transit times and with the right
ecommerce solution you can conquer both with a plug in that allows you to incorporate your Top Tier discounts and your Transportation Management System instantly! Offering your clients so many affordable options gives you a competitive advantage for more sales and less abandoned carts!
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At Freightxtension we work with
ALL INDUSTRIES offering innovative solutions for small businesses. We welcome the opportunity to show you how quickly and easily we can help your company and your clients gain a competitive advantage with zero cost of entry.
We hope these strategies helped you to think BIG and find out more about the powerful possibilities that exist today to help take your business to new heights! We would also love you to reach out with your success stories!
