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Alec’s Ice Cream Focuses on Merchandising Visibility via NorthStar
"NorthStar allowed me to have full visibility… resulting in time and cost savings for my company."
"NorthStar is a tremendous asset to my business. As a founder of a new company and brand, NorthStar allowed me to have full visibility of my brand including price, positioning and placement of POS on a real time basis. We don’t have a huge staff to validate execution, however NorthStar has eliminated the need to visit stores to evaluate the execution of my brand in the market resulting in time and cost savings for my company. All manufacturers will find value in the visibility that NorthStar provides."
Alec JaffeFounder of Alec's Ice Cream
Alec JaffeFounder of Alec's Ice Cream
Troia Foods taps into NorthStar’s Field Management Solution
"NorthStar’s customizable survey platform allows us to capture critical information from our field teams… We can see things happen in real time and this helps us react quickly."
Effective immediately, Troia Foods will begin utilizing the NorthStar platform to aide its field sales and operational teams at both their Monterey and Mendocino County CA facilities. Additionally, NorthStar will continue to work with Troia Foods on future territory planning and routing solutions. recommend it higher for any company with field-based personnel.
"NorthStar’s customizable survey platform allows us to capture critical information from our field teams. All the data is stored in a centralized web portal that helps streamline communication between the field and our back-office management team. We can see things happen in real time and this helps us react quickly to our very dynamic business environment."
John TroiaPresident and CEO at Troia Foods
"NorthStar’s customizable survey platform allows us to capture critical information from our field teams. All the data is stored in a centralized web portal that helps streamline communication between the field and our back-office management team. We can see things happen in real time and this helps us react quickly to our very dynamic business environment."
John TroiaPresident and CEO at Troia Foods
"I am personally thrilled to work with Troia Foods. They have a great leadership team that understands their local market very well. I am confident that NorthStar’s live resource maps and customizable survey workflows will help Troia Foods become an even stronger business than they already are today."
John Keane
COO at NorthStar
Wade’s Dairy teams up with NorthStar
"Given the scope of functionality within NorthStar, it only made sense to partner with their organization. I am especially looking forward to utilizing the application to streamline our operational and sales processes."
NorthStar is pleased to announce its latest partnership with Wade’s Dairy. A staple within the community of Bridgeport and surrounding Connecticut, Wade’s is entering its fifth generation of dairy and food distribution.
Dave Gambino, Director of Sales at Wade’s Dairy: “Whether it is our solar powered warehouse or dynamic delivery solutions, we are always striving to improve this operation and our customer’s experience. Given the scope of functionality within NorthStar, it only made sense to partner with their organization. I am especially looking forward to utilizing the application to streamline our operational and sales processes.
“The team is delighted with the growth of NorthStar, as we continue to validate the benefits this application brings to operations like Wade’s Dairy. Considering Wade’s long-standing history within the community and marketplace, we are grateful to partner with this organization and the Wade’s Dairy family.”
John KeaneCOO, NorthStar
Dave Gambino, Director of Sales at Wade’s Dairy: “Whether it is our solar powered warehouse or dynamic delivery solutions, we are always striving to improve this operation and our customer’s experience. Given the scope of functionality within NorthStar, it only made sense to partner with their organization. I am especially looking forward to utilizing the application to streamline our operational and sales processes.
“The team is delighted with the growth of NorthStar, as we continue to validate the benefits this application brings to operations like Wade’s Dairy. Considering Wade’s long-standing history within the community and marketplace, we are grateful to partner with this organization and the Wade’s Dairy family.”
John KeaneCOO, NorthStar
Clear Channel Airports Case Study
"The mobile app collects GPS data, logs total hours worked, and completes “proof of performance” field survey audits. All data collected by the service reps comes back to a web-based management portal and is available for CCA, PM Source, and CC&D to review in one centralized location."
NorthStar was introduced to Clear Channel Airports (CCA), the nation’s largest indoor airport advertising company, when the CCA Executive team decided to update and enhance service operations within a large segment of airports. The most logical step entailed consolidating the existing independent contract businesses into two more established service companies - PM Source and Chandler Campbelle & Daschle (CC&D), both of which are Airport Concession Disadvantaged Business Enterprise’s (ACDBE).
In order to win the 100+ airport service contracts, both PM Source and CC&D were tasked with proving to CCA they could accurately and seamlessly track field labor hours. Additionally, CCA desired the ability audit workflow on an ad-hoc basis, a feature that required real time visibility within each location.
NorthStar’s Resource Optimization Platform was the perfect solution. The mobile app collects GPS data, logs total hours worked, and completes “proof of performance” field survey audits. All data collected by the service reps comes back to a web-based management portal and is available for CCA, PM Source, and CC&D to review in one centralized location.The NorthStar program was successfully rolled out to both PM Source and Chandler in January 2020.
In order to win the 100+ airport service contracts, both PM Source and CC&D were tasked with proving to CCA they could accurately and seamlessly track field labor hours. Additionally, CCA desired the ability audit workflow on an ad-hoc basis, a feature that required real time visibility within each location.
NorthStar’s Resource Optimization Platform was the perfect solution. The mobile app collects GPS data, logs total hours worked, and completes “proof of performance” field survey audits. All data collected by the service reps comes back to a web-based management portal and is available for CCA, PM Source, and CC&D to review in one centralized location.The NorthStar program was successfully rolled out to both PM Source and Chandler in January 2020.
“My senior management team LOVES NorthStar. They have allowed us to eliminate seemingly endless hours of manual end-of-day ticket dispatching and sketchy (at best) field communication. Everything is now automated into NorthStar, from the task itself, to emailing the end result of such task to the respective manager. We especially appreciate NorthStar’s user friendly interface, which is incredibly easy to pick up even for non-technically savvy users. The app is a Home Run and has cured many former pain points. I am confident NorthStar will be my best ally and competitive advantage in winning new business.”
Darrell Searcy, Chandler, Campbelle & Daschle
President
“The NorthStar system has enabled our organization to provide better visibility and accountability to work activities and additional transparency for our customers. This has helped to improve overall efficiency and reporting for our multi-state operation.”
Richard De Freitas, PM Source
Managing Partner
Brave Robot Expands Store Count With Help of NorthStar
"The ability to track sales wins and proof of performance in real-time, and automatically communicate those wins to external stakeholders such as investors and category managers has been a game changer for us."
NorthStar is honored to be working alongside Brave Robot as they work to expand upon on their recent success.
“Brave Robot operates at the forefront of innovation and customer satisfaction. To that extent, NorthStar’s survey function goes hand in hand with our management style. The ability to track sales wins and proof of performance in real-time, and automatically communicate those wins to external stakeholders such as investors and category managers has been a game changer for us. I highly recommend NorthStar’s survey functionality to any CPG looking to monitor field tasks and eliminate the admin work associated with close looping sales wins and even customer issues. It’s like a virtual assistant for my sales efforts.”
Mark ConnollyVice President Sales at Brave Robot
“Brave Robot operates at the forefront of innovation and customer satisfaction. To that extent, NorthStar’s survey function goes hand in hand with our management style. The ability to track sales wins and proof of performance in real-time, and automatically communicate those wins to external stakeholders such as investors and category managers has been a game changer for us. I highly recommend NorthStar’s survey functionality to any CPG looking to monitor field tasks and eliminate the admin work associated with close looping sales wins and even customer issues. It’s like a virtual assistant for my sales efforts.”
Mark ConnollyVice President Sales at Brave Robot
“The survey tool we’re using at Gold Rush is helping up and coming brands like Brave Robot prove out their concept, while solidifying our value as a trusted sales and distribution partner. Our team is able to capture sales wins and workflows, which get automatically populated and sent out to the chosen party. It’s a much more efficient and effective way of doing business than before.”
John Kent
Vice President Sales and Operations of Gold Rush
Northstar Welcomes Gold Rush to Its Platform
"NorthStar is allowing us to instill best practices into habit, automate workflows… [it’s] user friendly interface and customizable platform is already creating operational improvements, and I couldn’t recommend it higher."
"Our business is constantly changing. We might add six new lines one quarter, and 2 unrelated retailers the next quarter, all while navigating swings in seasonality and buying cycles. Those dynamics coupled with field personnel and warehouses spread across a large geography in California necessitated a different approach to our DSD business. NorthStar is allowing us to instill best practices into habit, automate workflows, and manage drivers, sales reps, and merchandisers with real-time analytics. NorthStar’s user friendly interface and customizable platform is already creating operational improvements, and I couldn’t recommend it higher for any company with field-based personnel."
John KentVice President Sales and Operations of Gold Rush
John KentVice President Sales and Operations of Gold Rush
“This is a great partnership for us and the perfect example of an organization that could benefit from the application. Companies with distribution and field labor of any kind, from sales reps to drivers to independent contracts are benefiting from NorthStar, and we’re just happy to support Gold Rush in their endeavors to stay best in class.”
John Waters
NorthStar