Summer 2012

Big Geyser COO Jerry Reda to Discuss Your Launch Checklist at BevNET Live

April 20, 2012 by  

You’ve landed the big one – the distributor who can, with the right support and the right brand – help get you key placements in the top accounts in the big city. But how do you prepare yourself, your team, and your new distributor so that you can maximize the effectiveness of your introduction, particularly in New York, one of the most expensive, most important break-in regions for any supplier?

How do you put together a launch that will start you off with a bang, win the attention of their drivers and your retailers, and, most importantly, provide a framework for sustainable growth?

Big Geyser’s Jerry Reda will tell you how.

Through Big Geyser, Reda has helped some of the most significant entrepreneurial brands in the business either get into or grow in the New York City area, from Honest Tea and ZICO to the recent launch of “superdrink” Body Armor. Reda will use his experience and examples from previous work with these and other brands as a way to explain to beverage entrepreneurs what kind of launch preparation is necessary when working with a key distributor, how to build a timetable and incorporate your marketing strategy into the launch, what the metrics for success are, how entrepreneurs and distributors can build a team capable of taking New York City by storm, and much more.

About Big Geyser Inc.  Big Geyser, the premier and largest independent, nonalcoholic beverage distributor in New York is a family owned and operated distribution company founded in 1986. With more than 25,000 accounts within its territory, Big Geyser represents brands from Coca-Cola, Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Nestle and other leading companies. Big Geyser has established itself as the “Go To” beverage distributor in the influential New York metro market and maintains a premium portfolio of brands. Big Geyser directly services all channels of trade in the five boroughs of New York City, Nassau, Suffolk County, Long Island and Westchester County. Big Geyser prides itself on building brands and has cultivated an enduring reputation in distribution, delivering an unsurpassed level of customer service, operating 7 days a week 24 hours a day.

Reda will be speaking at BevNET Live in New York. The event will be held on June 4 and 5 at the Metropolitan Pavilion.

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Comments

  • Roy

    Excited for this!

  • Beverageincubator

    One thing I will say is that Jerry has the expertise and the know how to manage his force over at Big Geyser but unfortunately he has done so by scarificing being a good, and honest person. Jerry is evil but a good businessman and Lewis was smart for having him around. Lewis can sleep at night not sure how Jerry does….

  • Rmfountaine

    Hey BevInc. I was wondering if we could chat a bit, I’d like your insight onBig G

    Rmfountaine@yahoo.com

  • Gsteinmv

    the real secret is until you actually talk to the guys mulling around in the morning or afternoons at the warehouse who own the routes you just don’t know the truth. If you need to hide under a screen name you are just blowing smoke, perhaps that is your expertise.

  • Kwilkins

    its a tough job but someone has to do it and Jerry does it well. for better or for worse.

  • Jimmy

    Jerry is overrated got a break cause lewis is blind “jerry is the most hated at BG” a nutjob

  • Avycohen

    i would like to discuss a new line of beverages i am launching in north america, starting out in canada… can you contact me at avycohen@hotmail.com please

  • Anonymous

    line the trucks up during the show and do a toot of the horn salute drive bys to show your dismay, times and dates are posted right here