Shinerunner Ep19 | Preparing for the Annual Business Plan Meeting

Episode 19 (finally!) is here! In this “ABP” pod cast, Mark shares his insights and experiences on how to prepare for this crucial wholesaler presentation. He details what should and should not be in the plan based on his personal participation in over 150 ABP meetings. He also talks about when to reserve this meeting, how to prepare for it and reveals how to create your own scorecard that he created for suppliers like Boston Beer and many other craft brewers. Shinerunners will learn a great deal about this advantageous tool and how to use such in their ABP meetings. He also shares how to get this oftentimes “stuffy” meeting out of Neutral and into 3 rd gear. You’ll be surprised and enlightened by his creative recommendations for building “meeting momentum” and how to keep this critical audience awake, off their phones or lap tops and listening to YOU. Mark won’t let you take this “Daytona 500- level” presentation lightly and will challenge you and your team to make the greatest presentation of your careers. This is Mark’s mandate given today’s competitive environment and the extensive backlog of supplier ABPs that wholesalers must “suffer” through each October, November and December.