Bob Negen is a passionate champion of independent retail. A retailer himself for 19 years, Bob turned his single kite store into an award–winning multi-million–dollar toy store chain. Now he uses his four decades of retail experience to help store owners and managers learn the business skills they need to compete in today’s hyper-competitive retail world.
Just a few of the ways Bob has impacted the world of independent retail include:
Speaking, Bob has spoken to hundreds of retail audiences, in over 40 retail industries, all over North America.
Author: Bob and his partner co-authored Marketing Your Retail Store In The Internet Age, published by Wiley and Sons
Co-Creator of the Retail Mastery System, the world’s most comprehensive training program for independent retailers.
Co-Creator of the Retail Sales Academy, an on-line retail selling program that teaches Bob’s original Six Steps To The Perfect Purchase, a customer focused selling system designed specifically for independents.
Co-Founder of the Retail Success Summit, a popular, long running (17 years!) conference designed for independent retailers of any and all industries.
Video Blogger: Bob has created over 100 episodes of his on-line video blog, Real Retail TV.
Bob speaks to business owners in their own language using real–world retail experiences and humorous stories from the trenches.
Email: bob.negen@whizbangtraining.com
Website: www.whizbangtraining.com
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/bobnegenretailexpert
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/search/posts?q=whizbang!%20retail%20training
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnqrU6ZfOk7rVHB6XWPOZhA
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