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Customer Feedback, Product Decisions, and Manufacturing


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Customer Feedback, Product Decisions, and Manufacturing with Thompson's Sugar Shack from Schoharie County NY

** What is Thompson's Sugar Shack and what do you do?
** What is the difference between your maple syrup and Mrs. Butterworth's?
** Different grades of maple syrup.
** What is your position on climate change?
** How many trees do you tap?
** How did you create your manufacturing process?
** How do you decide what products to carry and in what quantity?
** Maple Granola was a product that did not sell.

** Start with the "I think" and move to the "I know" based on actual data.

** Personal Feedback.
** What takeaways did you get from this Business Expo?
** The feedback you really want is from the person who gave you a dollar.
** Samples Sell.
** How do you convert the in-person experience to the online world?
** Some products you need to see, feel and touch to appreciate.
** Get the intel of who is your customer and where they buy. That is where you need to be.
** Taste Tests.
** Sorry for the chewing. I'm not sorry.
** We are bonding way too much.
** What is your taste test lab like?
** Utilize your network and then follow up with feedback from paying customers.
** They never say anything nice which is a perfect test environment.
** Everyone's Mom loves their products. You have to get real criticism and feedback.
** We have been developing maple BBQ sauce for quite a few years. The family can't agree.
** Thompson's Sugar Shack Maple Weekend
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