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Sarah Jessica Parker cards out now

Many newsXpress stores are thrilled with early results from the new Sarah Jessica Parker range of cards that are in-store now.

These inspirational cards are attracting younger card shoppers. We are leveraging learnings from the successful launch overseas to maximise opportunities for newsXpress members. newsXpress has been confidentially sharing these insights with newsXpress members at recent member meetings.

The Sarah Jessica Parker range is from Hallmark, a strategic partner of newsXpress. We are thrilled to have this range on our shelves.

Win a Canon Pixma printer only at newsXpress

Only newsXpress stores are offering the opportunity to win a Canon Pixma printer. It’s all part of the latest HOT ink! promotion that is running in store. With exclusive collateral supporting the display of the free printers in-store, newsXpress members have all they need for stunning displays to drive ink sales.

newsXpress newsagency marketing group members actively support Red Nose Day

newsXpress newsagency marketing group members are actively supporting Red Nose Day with in-store promotions as well as products available.

Having supported the Red Nose Day campaign and SIDS for Kids for many years, newsXpress is thrilled to be partnering again in 2014 – to help this wonderful charity.

With Red Nose Day products at all newsXpress counters, this is another way we are driving awareness of this important charity event.

Look for your red nose products at newsXpress.

Win a Tablet promotional display at newsXpress Caboolture

newsXpress caboolture is another newsXpress store actively promoting the Pacific Magazines Win a Tablet competition designed to drive shopper loyalty.

This display in the photo is in prime position in-store and is easily seen by all shoppers approaching the counter, offering an excellent opportunity for up-sell.

newsXpress encourages all members to support the Win a Tablet promotional opportunity.

Pacific Magazines is a strategic partner of newsXpress.

newsXpress members loving the Win a Tablet promotion from Pacific Magazines

newsXpress members are embracing the Pacific Magazines Win a Tablet competition promotion at the counter, with magazines and front of store and in the front window. This promotion is also being marketed through newsXpress member Facebook pages and by newsXpress in a paid Facebook ad campaign that promotes newsXpress retailers as the retailers to purchase from to get in the running to win a Tablet.

Great HOT ink! prices at newsXpress show small business newsagents are the best!

Newsagency marketing group is showing real leadership with the latest HOT ink! campaign offering excellent prices on brand name ink, a discount voucher offering further $$$ off and a chance to win a terrific Canon printer – with one printer being given away in each participating store.

The latest HOT ink! is just two weeks old and already newsXpress members are reporting excellent shopper growth as people bring in the catalogue and embrace opportunities to save and to win.

This latest EXCLUSIVE TO NEWSXPRESS marketing campaign is another way newsXpress is helping members to make more money from every day habit based product like ink and toner.

newsXpress shoppers are winners!

25% off deal helps newsXpress newsagents win!

It’s not often a supplier to newsagents offers 25% off their regular wholesale price but that’s exactly what newsXpress delivered for its members for two weeks when a MAJOR supplier in a very important and valuable product category offered newsXpress members 25% off top-selling products.

That’s a wonderful and valuable additional margin opportunity for many highly sought after and popular product lines.

This 25% off wholesale was EXCLUSIVE to newsXpress. Talk about delivering value to members keen to drive above average business margin and to build an even better bottom line.

Many claim to help newsagents improve GP. newsXpress regularly delivers on this promise with EXCLUSIVE buying deals plus proves strategies for turning product on the shop floor into sales faster than is usually the case.

newsXpress helps newsagents get more money in the bank as this latest deal shows.

newsXpress supplier factory tour adds value to our relationships

Last week, a group of newsXpress members benefited from a factory tour with one of our preferred suppliers – taking us behind the scenes and learning about what makes these products so special and saleable. Hearing from the manufacturer direct helps newsXpress better pitch to their customers and better differentiate product from this supplier compared to other suppliers.

Getting newsXpress members behind the scenes with suppliers is providing to be an invaluable point of difference for newsXpress and its members. we are grateful to many of our suppliers for enabling us to do this.

newsXpress member meetings unlock excellent opportunities

newsXpress members have got together in local area meetings over the last week in Newcastle, Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth to talk business, hear about some stunning supplier deals and network with colleagues. The photo shows our Melbourne meeting held at the offices of Artwrap where we got to see some exciting new products and tap into some exceptional deals. The opportunity proved wonderful for our members who actively engaged with what was on offer.

A feature of these meetings has been showing off exclusive to newsXpress product lines that offer a valuable point of difference to newsXpress members.

newsXpress ink prices beat Officeworks and others

newsXpress have provided members with additional free marketing collateral to pitch our network as offering ink at more competitive prices that Officeworks, JB Hi Fi, Australia Post and Harvey Norman.

These professionally designed and printed EXCLUSIVE to newsXpress A2 posters are part of a concerted campaign designed to better educate shoppers that the newsXpress ink offer is competitive, that the savings we offer are real and can be trusted.

The latest HOT ink! campaign started June 1 and runs until July 11.

newsXpress members giving away $20,000 worth of Canon printers

newsXpress members have launched the next HOT ink! campaign with more than $20,000 worth of Canon Pixima printers being given away. each participating newsXpress store has a printer on offer as a prize for a lucky customer.

The printers have been provided free to newsXpress members along with marketing collateral for in-store promotion of this wonderful prize that connects brilliantly to the sale of ink which it at the core of the HOT ink! campaign.

Having a prize opportunity like this which is EXCLUSIVE to newsXpress helps us further differentiate our businesses from others nearby selling ink and toner.

New wrap feature wall at newsXpress Gympie

Careful planning has paid off with a new wrap wall at newsXpress Gympie in Queensland where they now have a fresh and attractive display of Hallmark wrap products on show. The result looks stunning in-store. customers are commenting and they are spending! The display is a best-pracyice representation of flat and roll wrap and other packing products from Hallmark.

Some very creative people in the newsXpress family

here is a window display created at newsXpress Merriwa in NSW. The dress is made from wrapping paper. It’s truly gorgeous. Even better, the window attracted shoppers – they sold out of the line of paper used. The window was the talk of the town and the business benefited tremendously as a result.

The idea and inspiration for the window came from an engaged newsXpress supplier. The execution was entirely by the team at newsXpress Merriwa – the result is a wonderful tribute to their energy and commitment!

Well done newsXpress Merriwa! This window display is inspirational.

newsXpress supports Pacific Magazines promotion

newsXpress members support the Pacific Magazines Win a tablet promotion as a valuable campaign for harvesting shopper details, encouraging shopper optimism and winning prizes for newsagency businesses. This is an excellent campaign.

newsXpress Laidley lucky lotto retailers

Congratulations to newsXpress Laidley for making the front page of the Laidley Plainland Leader with a terrific story about selling a first division winning lottery ticket.

What a great story and what a wonderful photo of two happy looking newsXpress members!

Russell and Helen you do newsXpress proud every day!

It’s a thrill to see another lottery win for a lucky newsXpress shopper.

Thanks to the folks at the Laidley Plainland Leader for sharing this good news.

Newsagency marketing group newsXpress helps members ride the wave of success with retail trends

Newsagency marketing group newsXpress introduced members to the opportunity of Loom Bands ahead of the wave of success, presenting leading advantages with supply, pricing and promotion. We supported active sales with newsXpress exclusive collateral – helping newsXpress members position themselves well competitively. We continued ahead of the trend with information on the progression of the trend and appropriate warnings as the trend started to slow.

In addition to negotiating excellent supplier deals, newsXpress provides members with timely trusted advice.

newsXpress is committed to magazines

Magazines are vitally important to the traffic and financial health of any newsagency with a future. newsXpress understand this and supports it with fresh and exclusive marketing collateral for members to use in promo tine their businesses.

This poster was provided to members some months ago for in-store use in connecting with shoppers the message that newsXpress is your magazine specialist. This helps to encourage shoppers to think of newsXpress first when considering magazines.

Behind the poster is advice and support on living and acting like a specialist and genuinely serving the needs of shoppers interested in magazines.

Making it even easier for people to say thank you

This to this fresh and exclusive marketing collateral newsXpress members are able to offer a deal / discount / promotion to go with a Thank You card.

While not wanting to encourage discounting as the default business position, a promotion such as that offered in this collateral can really add value as it shows shoppers opportunities in-store: to say thank you with a card and to save money on an accompanying gift.

This is a well through-through and layered promotion that newsXpress members can offer at times that best suite their local business needs.

newsXpress wants a world with more hugs

Newsagency marketing group newsXpress is encouraging people visiting its network of stores to share hugs. With many of the products we offer being hug friendly we’re in the business of sharing and encouraging hugs.

It makes us feel good.

This poster is part of a broader campaign aimed at helping people to understand the opportunities in the emotional connection in plenty of what we sell in newsXpress stores.

This collateral is exclusive to newsXpress for member use.