NexPet Member Benefits

Deals & Specials

• Brands with Rebates
  • Full Line Membership (Microsoft Word File)
  • Pet Food Specialty Stores & Boutiques Membership (Microsoft Word File)
• Selected Vendor Deals & Specials
• Frontline and Advantage Pricing and Order Forms
• Credit Card Processing Savings from NexPet
• Consumer Financing
• Fish & Livestock Leads & Deals
  • NexPet Fish Services: Something for Everyone
  • NexPet Fish Services Program -- Vendor Summaries
  • Golden Phoenix Fisheries Fancy Goldfish & Koi Wholesaler
  • Holden's Livestock
  • NexPet Service, Livestock, & Live-Food Partners
• Current Bird Deals
  • Pretty Parrots and Friendly Ferrets
  • McDonald Bird Farm
  • Exotic Wings USA
• Current Small Animal Deals
  • Midwest Ferrets & Chinchillas
• Bonus Rebate Program (Microsoft Word File)
• Group Buy Program - more details to come in 2010

Marketing Programs & Tools

• Top 86 Retail Promotions
• Top 63 Retail Dog & Cat Promotions
• Top 23 Aquatics Marketing Ideas (Microsoft Word File)
• Spring Flyer
  • Click Here to view Front and Back
  • Click Here to view Inside
  • 2010 Flyer Schedule and Pricing
  • Winter Flyer and In-Home Distribution Order Form
• E-Newsletter for Your Customers
  • Click Here for Overview and Examples
  • Signup Form
• Our Town Gift Certificate Program (Microsoft Word File)
• Care Sheet Collection - 104 Care Sheets You Can Easily Alter, Customize & Duplicate
• Dog & Cat Care Sheet Collection - 43 Care Sheets You Can Easily Alter, Customize & Duplicate
  • Click Here for Care Sheet Sample (Adobe PDF File)
• "Why Buy Local": Ad Copy, Radio Script, Press Release (Microsoft Word File)
• Customizable Postcards
  • Click Here to view Custom Postcard Sample
• Student of the Month Program
• Thank You Notes & Coupons
• Customizable Pet Bucks
  • Click Here to view Pet Buck Sample

Advanced Aquatics Support

• Customizable 24-pg "Guide to Freshwater Aquariums"
• Responsible Fishkeeping Initiative
• Aquatics Marketing & Training
  • Advanced Aquatics Skills Assessment & Training (31 pages)
  • Aquatics Edu Sheets: 16 sheets designed to answer aquatics questions typically asked by consumers, that you can customize.
  • "Parents: Increase Your Child’s Aptitude for Science by Buying an Aquarium”
  • “Kid’s Guide to Keeping an Aquarium.”
• David Lass Product Tests and Fish Tips

Medical Insurance Programs

• Aetna Mini-Med (Microsoft Word File)
• Association Health Programs (Microsoft Word File)

Private Label Pet Food—Grandma Mae’s Country Naturals

• Opportunity to Carry the Brand and Obtain Exclusive Marketing Area -- Northeast
• Opportunity to Carry the Brand and Obtain Exclusive Marketing Area -- Southeast
• Opportunity to Carry the Brand and Obtain Exclusive Marketing Area -- Midwest
• Direct ISO Cat Food (Microsoft Excel File)
• Direct Retailer Order Form (Microsoft Excel File)
• Price Increase Consumer Letter
• Color Marketing Materials
  • Contact Lauren at 888-653-8021 if you need more/different Marketing Materials
• Little Signs to Help Consumers Switch
• Bag Inserts to Help Consumers Switch
• Downloadable / Customizable Coupons & Tip Cards
• Continuous Slideshow to Play in Your Store
  • Online Slideshow
  • Customizable Slideshow (Microsoft Powerpoint Document)
• Quiz/Answer Training for Store Staff

• Print Version of Quizzes and Answers (Adobe PDF Document)
• Print Version of Quiz with Answer Blanks (Adobe PDF Document)
• Certificate of Quiz Completion Sample (Adobe PDF Document)
• Take the Quiz Online
• Grandma Mae's Country Naturals Supports Military Families
  • Information
    • Grandma Mae’s Country Naturals supports families with family members serving overseas with free or discounted dog or cat food.
  • Program Instructions (Adobe PDF)
• Floor Display with Four Shelves
• Go to Grandma Mae’s Country Naturals Website

Store Management Forms / Employee Orientation

• Employee Manual (Microsoft Word File)
• Cricket Ticket (Microsoft Word File)
• Fish & Reptile Tank Care Cards (Microsoft Word File)
• Employee Application (Microsoft Word File)
  • Download Table of Contents (Microsoft Word File)
• Suggested Interview Questions (Microsoft Word File)
• Reference Check Guide Sheet (Microsoft Word File)
• Employee Evaluations: Supervisor & Employee Review Forms (Microsoft Word File)
• Customer Service Orientation Quiz (Microsoft Word File)
• Teamwork Orientation Quiz (Microsoft Word File)
• Store Policies (Microsoft Word File)
• Corrective Action Documentation (Microsoft Word File)
• Injury-Accident Report (Microsoft Word File)
• Training Program Employee Certificates of Completion
• 10 Employee Duty Lists: Customizable Duty Lists

Puppy and Kitten Support

• Consumer Financing from UCFS (Microsoft PowerPoint)
• Summer Safety Press Release
• House Breaking Dos and Don’ts
• Tips For New Kitten Owners
• Feeding Your New Puppy

• Breed Advisor
  • Summary of Breeds for These Characteristics
    • Companionship with Children
    • Companionship with Other Pets
    • Grooming Requirements
    • Energy Level
• Other Useful Sheets

Store Equipment Discounts

• ARBAPRO PET - POS System for Pet Stores
• CompWare POS Systems
• 360 Pet POS Systems
• IMARC Tag Engraving
• Motorola Headset Member Prices & Order Form
• Neil Enterprises: On-Location Photo Lab
• Video Surveillance for Store Security (Adobe PDF)

Group Information & Forms

• Order NexPet materials (training workbooks, etc)
  • Click here to order copies of the Flex Quiz Workbooks (Microsoft Word File)
  • Click here to order copies of the Pet Nutrition Course Training Program (Microsoft Word File)
• Grandma's Country Naturals Presentation
  • Printable Version (Adobe PDF)
  • Grandma's Country Naturals Website
• Form to Request Figures from Distributor Rep. (needed only for smaller distributors)
  • Download the form (Microsoft Word File)
• Mission Statement for an Independent Pet Store
• Member FAQ (Microsoft Word File)
• Governing Board Names, Phone Numbers, & Emails
• Instructions on Participating in E-Discussion Group (similar to chat room)
• Membership list
• To purchase additional copies of FlexQuiz, please call the office at 888-653-8021 or download the order form and fax to 212-202-4052
• Telephone Q and A Volunteers (Members Taking Phone calls on areas of Expertise)
• Privacy Policy for Consumer Programs

Group News & Ideas for Success

• Pet Age Columns by Topic:
  • Marketing & Sales
  • Strategy & Operations
  • Assortment (What You Sell) & Advertising
• Pet Age Columns by Author:
  • Barry Berman
  • Dave Ratner
• NexPet Group Newsletters 2000 - 2008