{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5b1810bb1d1f7cfc53070f83/5b7a7b032c3cf44f475aa3b8?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"EP05: Launching A Luxury MensWear Brand with William Jenkins from Mr.Jenks.com","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5b1810bb1d1f7cfc53070f83/1579039313903-2d8a7482cbcfa77e7a38550d236007ca.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>What You Will Learn in This Episode</strong></p><ul><li>How William &amp; his partner Maeve managed to build an eCommerce store that is now stocked in a number of premium retailers throughout Ireland &amp; the UK</li><li>Why it’s important to keep moving forward even if a business idea doesn’t work out</li><li>Sourcing products from China but then switching to Italy for higher quality product.</li><li>The importance of creating a Unique Selling Point for you products</li><li>How to use Instagram to catapult your business and get your first sales by being strategic</li><li>Being featured on Dragons Den. (The Irish/UK version of SharkTank!)&nbsp;</li><li>The importance of knowing your business plan and your profit and loss (especially if looking for investment)!</li><li>Getting your products into retail outlets - How to approach this &amp; the power of cold calling to get sales! Mr.Jenks is stocked in Arnotts, Savile Row &amp; Louis Copeland</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Resources Mentioned in this Episode</strong></p><p>Williams favourite&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.thebespokedudes.com/en/\" target=\"_blank\">blog</a></p><p>Shopify Apps - Mailchimp &amp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https://apps.shopify.com/product-bundles\" target=\"_blank\">Product Bundles by Bold.&nbsp;</a></p><p>How the business is powered -&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.shopify.co.uk/\" target=\"_blank\">Shopify</a>, G-Suite, Trello &amp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https://apps.shopify.com/xero\" target=\"_blank\">Xero</a>.</p>","author_name":"Adam Finan"}