Showtime for newsagency marketing group members

The second newsXpress national conference for 2015 kicks off today at the Royal Pines Resort on the Gold Coast this morning. Suppliers have bumped in for a terrific trade show and speakers are ready with some excellent presentations.

Yesterday was a retail tour of highlights at several retail location on the Gold Coast, looking at best practice and taking in learnings from newsXpress members and other retailers.

Last night was a terrific dinner. This morning the trade display opens at 8am and the conference at 8:30. We’re in for a big day.

newsXpress supports newsagent of the year awards

nx-sponsornewsXpress is a Gold Sponsor of the NANA newsagent of the years awards being awarded in Sydney later this week.

While we are helping to fund the awards, we have deliberately not taken part in nominations or voting – as we would prefer this to be done away from supplier influence.

newsXpress members will be participating in the awards dinner recognising good work by many newsagents.

newsXpress supports newsagents and helps them build more valuable businesses.

Newsagency marketing group newsXpress loves winners

nx-sunburywinnerNewsagency marketing group newsXpress lives winners and that’s what newsXpress Sunbury Square had with one customer winning a tablet computer as part of a terrific That’s Life promotion from Pacific Magazines. newsXpress Sunbury Square is the best newsagency in Sunbury offering wonderful customer service, excellent products & great deals – like the opportunity to win a tablet computer!

Newsagency marketing group pitches to Melbourne newsagents

nxpmelNewsagency marketing group newsXpress had a terrific session at the hallowed Kooyong Tennis Club on Tuesday where many prospective newsXpress members came to hear about the group and what we have to offer. Sharing information about the newsXpress difference, newsXpress revealed a comprehensive explanation of opportunities – showing where newsXpress members achieve real gains.

Newsagents flock to newsXpress newsagency management events

nxpsydnewsXpress is thrilled with responses to its national newsagency management workshop series.

Attendances have been strong. Newsagents have stayed for the full four hours. Many have stayed long after – networking with fellow newsagents and talking with the team of experts assembled by newsXpress to help newsagents grow more valuable businesses.

Explored over four hours, in detail and with supporting evidence is the newsXpress story: how we help newsagents grow and enjoy their businesses.

We are grateful to Hallmark for their support and to the newsagents who have taken time out of their day to participate.

Newsagency marketing group connects with Game of Thrones

licgiftsNewsagency marketing group newsXpress is helping members leverage Game of Thrones, Big Bang Theory, Doctor Who and other mega brands with a range of mugs and Pop Vinyl products from a preferred supplier.

With many international brands covered, newsXpress members are being trained on who to target with the opportunities as well as how to best merchandise in-store.

The newsXpress difference is knowledge and insights that combined help newsXpress members turn excellent product opportunities into cash sooner.

newsXpress leverages social media to drive traffic

newsXpress has run another social media campaign in the last week to further promote the brand nationally to a very specific demographic. This highly-targeted campaign is part of a broader run of smart social media engagement from newsXpress on behalf of its member businesses and its trading partners.

Three new preferred supplier relationships

newsXpress this week has announced three new supplier relationships , delivering more value from newsXpress membership for newsXpress local businesses.

These new supplier relationships provide access to product discounts but more important is the knowledge and advice our members can access from these engaged suppliers. One is in a completely new category that will sit nicely next to other categories already in-store.

newsXpress continues to evolve its offer to help newsXpress members to grow their businesses.

Newsagency marketing group newsXpress expanding

nxpstoresNewsagency marketing group newsXpress is expanding its reach with more members coming on board in each state of Australia. The expansion is thanks to wonderful support from newsXpress members as well as support from our supplier friends. The result is a stronger and more diverse group through which we can share the newsXpress values and service commitment with shoppers right around Australia.

newsXpress is having a terrific 2014.

newsXpress newsagency marketing group members actively support Red Nose Day

nxrednosedaynewsXpress 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.

newsXpress members loving the Win a Tablet promotion from Pacific Magazines

wintabnewsXpress 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!

hotinkjune2014Newsagency 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!

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

loombandsNewsagency 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 Robina Town Centre!

robinanextra Robina Town Centre is gone, replaced with newsXpress Robina Town Centre … and customers love it. They love the new excitement, new products, engaged customer service and the wonderful vibe to the business. newsXpress Town Centre is a tribute to all things newsXpress. Karen and the team are creating a wonderful business and an excellent promotion of the newsXpress brand!

Exclusive Itty Bitty opportunity for newsXpress newsagency marketing group members

ittybittynewsXpress members are loving the opportunity of exclusive Itty Bitty lines for newsXpress locations. These adorable collectibles are being snapped up by shoppers already – ahead of the release of our exclusive lines.

With Itty Bitty units rolling out across the country right now, newsXpress members are making the most opt the opportunity with the excellent floor display unit places in prime location driving shopper traffic and extending the basket with excellent impulse purchases.

Hallmark and newsXpress will benefit from more innovation following a recent study trip to the Hallmark headquarters in Kansas City.

newsXpress helps newsagency marketing group members pre-sell hot titles

Thanks to insights prior to publication, newsXpress is offering members more customer pre-sell collateral to help our newsagency marketing group members to get revenue for a sought after title before the title is released. This is another way newsXpress members lock in customers and reduce leakage.

This is a terrific initiative newsXpress has used for many years to the benefit of its members. we have helped members reap excellent revenue results by pre selling calendars, one-shot magazines and other items – locking in revenue in some cases months prior to the products being released.

newsXpress helps newsagents deal with the decline of print

Newsagency marketing group newsXpress has a well through out strategy for maintaining and growing shopper traffic as traffic falls for print product. The group is sharing some of its newsagency business-building insights in a series of newsagent workshops around Australia over the next couple of weeks, outlining opportunities and helping newsagents feel confident about their future despite changes in some core product lines.

With one eye on traditional products and the other on the future, newsXpress is helping its members to navigate change in a positive and enjoyable way.

newsXpress members launching Hallmark Itty Bitty

ittybittyCustomers are loving the Itty Bitty product launched last week by newsagency marketing group newsXpress and Hallmark. Available in many newsXpress stores, the Itty Bitty is a fun soft toy that makes an ideal gift between friends as well as a give to a child or a grandchild.

Displayed in a clever display unit as well as elsewhere in-store, the Itty Bitty is a welcome addition to the newsXpress range.

newsXpress has developed exclusive elements to the Itty Bitty offer, separating newsXpress members from other retailers with these items.