"Our dealers are used to B2B sites with their other suppliers. Knowing that Buff, Inc. has one just makes it easier for them. They prefer to log in and buy, rather than making a call or sending an email, and then having to wait on a response."
"It has completely changed the way an order is taken and how we communicate with reps."
"The biggest return on investment has been the time savings, which directly translates to cost savings."
"I can’t imagine going back. It’s so easy, professional, and convenient, and everything works efficiently."
"The more proposals we can get out there, the more orders we get this is the fastest, most efficient way to communicate that recommended order to the dealer."
"We try to do what we can to honor our relationships with retailers by not selling to a store right down the street. If someone’s supporting us, we want to support them. Now we just ask any potential customer for their zip code, enter it into our iPads, and immediately see whether we have existing customers in their area."
"What a relief. All my items are on my phone or iPad. Gone is the giant binder. Gone is the clunky laptop I now breeze in and out of a store with ease."
"It was amazing how quickly reps adopted Handshake and started using it. I think it was within a week of training. Typically, when you’re looking at a project like this, it can take months and months to get it all put together, and that was my biggest fear. But Handshake made it quick and easy."
"Our customers also enjoy the process of dealing with the Handshake app. I can flip through the catalog without having to lug around a 4-inch binder of all of our products, and the customer gets an immediate confirmation of what they ordered."
"I asked the teams if they would be willing to give up Handshake, and the answer was a uniform and resounding, No Handshake has now become an integral part of our sales process."
"I would say that the discussions I had with Handshake’s team were very on point and deep. With the knowledge that they brought to the table, we were able to avoid a lot of hurdles."
"We’re having a very efficient time with the buyer. We can get them pricing on the spot, and we can get an order in at the show. It’s a tremendous increase in efficiency."
"We have an internal philosophy that we’re not going to be the sales reps of old. The business has changed so much that you can’t just be a catalog and price sheet guy anymore. That world no longer exists."
“They see that I have an iPad out, and I’m taking photos of sections of the store. I can see if any inventory is low and help them place quick filling orders. All I have to do is email the order from the app.”
"You don’t know what you need until you see it. With the efficiency and expediency of the process, we can talk to so many more customers. We’re writing an insane amount of orders, and the fact that those orders can be written and shipped out that day is a huge win for us."