Spring Training Blitz
2 Goals » Increase Trained Stores Sales Trend over Non-Trained Stores by 5% ▪ By RDC ▪ April & May Sales » Increase Associate Awareness ▪ Packaging & Cutting Changes ▪ Upcoming New Products & Promotional Calendar
3 Overview » When: April 1 st – 30 th ▪ Choose Two Weeks » Where: Targeted Markets » How: Multiple Trainings per Day ▪ District, Cluster, Store Trainings » Who: Teams of Two (Optional) » What: Communication & Training Update ▪ Packaging and Product Update ▪ Cutting Changes ▪ New Product Launches, Expansions and Promotions
4 Preparation » Step 1: ▪ Select Target Markets/Stores » Step 2: ▪ Set Up & Hold Lowe’s DM / Store Manager Meetings » Step 3: ▪ Create Blitz Calendar – Submit to Lowe’s Team Captain by 3/27 » Step 4: ▪ Review All Training Documents
5 Sell In » Store Level ▪ Blitz Flyer –Fax to: PTC. (Store#) » District Level ▪ Lowe’s DM Sell Sheet
6 Agenda » Two Hour Training ▪ 2hr - In-Aisle –Review: New Product Packaging Changes Cutting Changes (Aluminum/Vinyl, Vertical Head rail, Faux Wood) Remaining Categories (Vertical Vanes, Cellular, Roller Shade) Upcoming New Products, Promotions & Contest
7 Wrap Up Review Product Launches/Expansions » New Product Launches ▪ Sizable Woven Woods (2 RDC Test) ▪ Printed Honey Pine Faux Wood (9 RDC’s) » Program Expansions ▪ Printed Walnut Faux Wood (6 Additional RDC’s) ▪ Cordless Cellular Shades (9 Additional RDC’s) Walnut Honey Pine
8 Wrap Up Review Promotional Calendar & Contest » Promotional Calendar ▪ New Lower Price (April) –Select Faux Wood Skus ▪ CSN Sales Associate Contest –May 2 nd – July 31 st –Region and District Winners » Faux Wood End cap ▪ June – September
9 Follow Up » Communication ▪ External –Success Template Lowe’s DM, Store Mgmt ▪ Internal –Success Template Rep submits best success template to Lowe’s Team Captain Team Captain selects best success and submits to Lauren DiGuiseppe Top 8 success stories shared with Lowe’s Channel, Billing Meeting, Lowe’s Corporate –Training Tracking Formal Entry in Comments Box Example: “Blitz, 10 associates”