Buyers - This checklist is your reference guide to ensure you get the most out of your BrokerBin membership.
This checklist is your reference guide to ensure you get the most out of your BrokerBin membership. We want you to have every opportunity to reap the benefits of BrokerBin. We'll give you the tips. It's up to you to put them to good use.
1. Make your company stand out by completing 100% of your company profile.
Add your color logo (optimal size = 220 x 120 pixels).
Fill out every section. Add top keywords to your company biography to ensure you appear in Company Search results.
Include your certificates and credentials.
Add photos for a personal touch (personal profile image = 150 x 150 pixels; company images = 1024 x 768 pixels).
Have each user complete their personal profiles.
Check for grammar and spelling errors.
Manage your profile:
--Navigate to the main menu bar at the top of the screen.
--Select the drop-down menu - Manage - and then select - Company.
--Fill in information under each main heading and sub-heading section.
--For help, contact your Account Manager.
2. Log in to BrokerBin every day! Activity equals results.
Make BrokerBin a daily practice.
Designate at least one team member to be responsible for these daily activities:
---Monitor broadcasts for hot deals.
---Search inventory listings for single parts or a bill of materials.
---Filter search results by condition, location, price, etc. for best results.
---Send RFQs for product listings you're interested in buying.
---Send Want-to-Buy (WTB) broadcasts for part numbers you can't find.
---Use the Supply & Demand tool to boost your negotiating power.
---Network with your peers for future business opportunities.
"Network, Network, Network! An average of 40 new members join BrokerBin every month. Reach out to them to introduce yourself and your company."
3. Research sellers' qualifications
Review their certificates and credentials.
Review their Company Profiles, websites, and customer reviews.
Evaluate their Peer Vendor Review (PVR) statistics.
Contact your Account Manager for the inside scoop about a seller.
4. Interview a potential seller.
Call them to ask questions about product availability, warranties, lead time, payment terms, return policy, etc.
Get familiar with BrokerBin's Inventory Protocol.
Ask the seller for references, if necessary.
Be prepared for the seller to interview you to verify your buying credentials.
5. When you're ready to buy be clear and specific.
On your Purchase Order state all the details of the product(s) you intend to buy.
Include the appropriate product condition.
State your buying terms.
Have the seller sign and date the Purchase Order.
6. Follow safe trading practices.
Use My Vendors to prioritize companies you have vetted and buy from on a regular basis.
Always use BrokerBin to confirm names, email addresses, and phone numbers of the companies you're buying from.
Trust your instincts. If you send a Purchase Order to a seller located in California who replies with routing information for a bank in another country, then there's cause to question.
Review the Watch List on a regular basis.
7. Use the Service Directory to connect to trusted service providers.
Access the Service Directory on behalf of your customers who are in need of specialized IT services that you either don't offer or within a geographic area you don't serve.
Search the directory by category and location.
Send RFQs to service providers.
View advertising opportunities to list your company's value-added services in the directory.
8. Attend BrokerBin Roadshows to network face-to-face with top sellers from the IT Lifecycle market.
Roadshows take place twice per year - in the spring (Europe) and in the fall (U.S.).
Roadshows are high-value networking events where attendees schedule one-on-one business meetings with the best of the best in the IT Lifecycle market.
Learn more...
"It's all about building and nurturing relationships on BrokerBin. 50-60% of the deals that occur between members is repeat business."
9. Watch our webinars and listen to our podcast for more tips.
BrokerBin Insights webinars
TradeIQ podcast episodes
10. Use your BrokerBin Account Manager as an extension of your team.
Ask your Account Manager to introduce you to other members.
Request assistance with sending broadcasts and RFQs.
Get help with matching your buying needs to potential sellers.
Talk to your Account Manager about additional marketing activities.
Your Account Manager is here for you. Put us to work!
Give us a call or send an email with your support questions:
Ph: 1-866-261-0639 | Email: Support@BrokerBin.com