Office hours with Blacksmith Applications subject matter experts

HERE TO HELP

Office hours are open for conversations with our subject matter experts.

Let us help you think through current, critical business questions.

Here to Help: Our trade experts are working from home to flatten the curve. We expect that you're doing the same.

Let's take some time to connect. There's more time and more importantly, more reason to do so.

Here's how this will work. Scroll down to check out bios and availability for our team. If you don't have a strong preference, just pick the person whose calendar matches yours (no one bites).

We've already been fielding questions about:

Addressing baseline anomalies
Planning for promotions post-pandemic
Managing shifting accruals & more

Or, just give us a general shout...

Office Hours Open With Our CPG Gurus:

Terry Ziegler

Terry is a member of the Blacksmith senior leadership team and brings decades of CPG client-side and software-side expertise to addressing retail planning and promotion centric challenges.

Bring on your strategic, technical and tactical questions.

Schedule a chat with Terry

More about Terry:

Subject matter expertise: category management, consumer promotions, sales & finance.

Remote coworkers: a Golden Retriever, Stella, and his loving wife.

Hobbies: all things sports-related in the state of Ohio.

Shelley Fow

Shelley is a powerhouse when it comes to retail trade optimization and management. Her many years in the industry working at companies like McKee Foods and analytical vendors gives her the tools to put systems to work for your business.

Bring on your questions about how to use Blacksmith's applications to improve promotional performance no matter the market dynamics.

Schedule a chat with Shelley

More about Shelley:

Subject matter expertise: baseline anomalies, post-event analysis, and all things retail planning.

Remote coworkers: a Boxer, Tucker, 3 teen boys, and her loving husband.

Hobbies: anything having to do with cooking & baking.

David Thorne

David has decades of experience in foodservice sales management and retail marketing with tier 1 CPGs. He is a foodservice subject matter expert with vast knowledge across the trade landscape: distributor, national accounts, GPOs - you name it.

Bring on questions about trade and promotion best practices, trade-related business process improvement, and trade strategies and tactics.

Schedule a chat with David

More about David:

Subject matter expertise: all things foodservice trade.

Remote coworkers: a Standard Poodle, Beau, 2 fancy cats (Devon Rex) - Bear and Gizmo, a loving wife and two sons.

Hobbies: automobiles & scuba-diving.

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Challenging times allow us to shine. Please don't heistate to reach out. We are here to help.

- Team Blacksmith