However trending suggests there is still a lot of growth in this category. (See graph below)
Personally I love tablets, they don’t replace a laptop but I do use my iPad a lot. My local blockbuster closed down a few months back so I now download movies on iTunes and even TV shows that I may have missed due to travel or programming clashes.
I watch these programmes and read the SMH on my iPad during flights, which makes travel time much more enjoyable now. I also use it for social media, doing my online banking, playing games, making my footy tips and I have even used it to create my family tree with the ancestry.com app.
But the thing that I hate most is using my tablet to type on. When you start to type the keyboard takes up half the screen which makes long emails frustrating when you need to spell check as much as I do.
However we have a few new solution to this problem in stock. Firstly we have the Laser Bluetooth Mobile Keyboard @ $59.95 RRP, it is compatible with computers, tablets, smartphones and even PS3. It also has an integrated touchpad, multimedia shortcut keys and is portable and lightweight.
We also have the Blue Tooth Qwerty Keyboard @ $49.95 which is a waterproof, dustproof and washable Mini Bluetooth Flexible Silicone Keyboard, that is the perfect portable companion for your Smartphone, iPad or Android Tablet! Made from flexible and lightweight silicone, you can simply roll it up the mini keyboard and take it with you wherever you go!
It’s Footy season time again and the “Man Chair” is primed and ready to go. Be it AFL, NRL, A League or my favourite Super 15, most warm blooded males have a favourite team they support.
Growing up in rural New Zealand, sports was an integral part of my upbringing and coming from a family that was littered with both provincial and national representatives there was always a desire to excel. My time has passed on those sporting dreams and aspirations, but my love of the game hasn’t. Over the last few years I have now joined the ranks of the “arm chair critics”.
We are the people who yell at the T.V, swear black and blue that we could have scored that try, kicked that goal or coached that team to a premiership.
Monday morning finds many of you small businesses owners, listening to your customers “arm chair critics” rattle on about the footy as they pick up their daily paper, fill up their car or grab a bite to eat. This is the perfect time to upsell a couple of true man gifts.
For many a man sport is our religion and with most religions there is always a little bit of alcohol involved. This traditionally isn’t red wine like you would find in a church, but a cold bottle of beer.
Our newest product theOpena iPhone 4/S case is in my words “Pure Genius”. It's an iPhone 4/S case with a slide out bottle opener, I have tested this out over a few cold ones myself and it is an awesome invention, @ $39.95 RRP with 50% margin there is also some great profit in such a small item.
Is internet Wi-Fi surcharges in Australian hotels just a rip off, or is it also an opportunity for local retailers?
Personally I see it as an annoyance for myself, but an opportunity also in the same breath.
I tend to spend at least 70 nights a year in motels and hotels, mostly within Australia, but also overseas during holidays with my wife. The Australian stays are made up of regional trips to visit all our great retailers and also to attend industry conferences, trade shows and awards nights. Some areas are metro visits, but some are also very remote locations.
What 80% of these Australian motel and hotels have in common is NO free access to Wi-Fi internet. Whereas 80% of their counter parts around the world, actually give you free Wi-Fi internet access, where you can skype your loved ones, post photos of your trip to the likes of facebook or myspace, research where you are going to go the next day and even download a movie on your tablet for the upcoming flight, train or bus trip.
I have been to hotels where they have charged as much as $24 a day for internet access in Australia.
With this in mind, it makes sense to be stocking products like our Optus Mobile Broadband that starts at $39 RRP with up to 1GB of data and 30days to use this within. Or even our Optus Wi-Fi mini modem for $89 RRP, that includes up to 6GB of data and can connect up to 5 devices at once. This is plenty of data for doing all those things I spoke of before and with 30 days expiry, is the idea product to sell to tourists.
If you are in a really touristy area, it makes sense to really highlight this type of product for the impulse sale and what better way than with a Optus Mobile Broadband dump bin.
Having done a bit of travelling myself in the past few years, both interstate for work and international for leisure. I am now always on the lookout for a great unlocked handset that suits a traveller’s needs.
Some of the key features I look for are:
- Wifi capable
- Good Camera
- Good Video
- Front Camera for video calls
- Quad Band (works on all Australian and the majority of international networks)
- GPS
- Compact
- Touch Screen
- Email capable
Jenlist has managed to secure a handset that excels at all these features and at an exclusive low price for our valued retailers.
TheUnlocked Nokia C6-01 has a 3.2” touch screen display, with a great 8MP camera. It is a Quad band handset meaning it will work with all the major Australian and international networks. There is also a MP3/4 player and an in built radio to listen to the latest tunes or your own music library.
But the best two features for travellers are the front facing camera, making skype video calls to loved ones back home easy and free Nokia maps. This means you can download a countries map for free before heading overseas. The same feature would cost you $40-$70 per country map from the iTunes or Android market stores, visit a couple of countries on the one trip and you have already saved yourself the price of the handset.
The best value for money smart phone currently available in the Australian market would have to be theOptus Pre-Paid Huawei IDEOS X1. This handset is jam packed with the latest technology. It has a 2.8” capacitive multi-touch screen, GPS with compass, 3.2MP camera with expandable memory which comes in handy when taking videos.
This handset also allows up to 5 other devices to connect to it via its own personal Wi-Fi hotspot. This is perfect for the holidays to connect the whole family to their devices.
Also being an Android device, you can download music, apps, games and much, much more on the X1 through the Android marketplace.
For a limited time exclusively through Jenlist Distributors, theOptus Pre-Paid Huawei X1will be bundled with a car charger making it the perfect Christmas gift@ only $79 RRP .
Congratulations to all the Nokia handset pack winners!
The above photos are of newsXpress Sandgate’s display which won them $250 for the best merchandised Nokia display, for their Xmas themed display of Nokia handsets.
The other picture is of Jenlist Distributors “employee of the year 2009” Laurie Smith, presenting Geoff from Fame Video with a $1000 cheque for winning the Nokia handset pack draw.
All the winners were:
Handset Pack Winners
$1000 – Fame Video Niagra Park
$500 – Moores Newsagency
$250 – South West Rocks Newsagency
Best Merchandised Store
$250 – newsXpress Sandgate
Remember there is another $100 up for grabs this month, for the best Xmas tree photo post to our Jenlist facebook page.
For many Australian families Thursday the 1st of December marks the date that Christmas trees are erected in lounge rooms across the country. With this date being only two days away, it is getting more important to find gifts to place under these illuminated trees.
If I had to choose a Top 5 of Jenlist Distributor products for Christmas it would look like this:
The number one product on my list is the NEW Optus Pre-Paid Dell Streak 7” Android Tablet for $279 RRP. This tablet is small enough to carry around, yet large enough to enjoy high-def videos on the road, in a plane or even on the couch. It is also great for Skype calls with cameras on both sides.
Its main features are:
- Full web experience with Adobe Flash
- 7” 800x 400 Gorilla Glass multi touch display
- 5MP rear camera and 1.3MP front camera, perfect for video conferencing on the go
- Thin & Light – perfect for the mobile professional (430 grams, 12.6mm thin)
- Sharing your images and videos is a snap with PhotoStage and VideoStage
- Create & run presentations, update reports and manage your expenses with web-based office productivity suites like Google Docs
- SD Memory card slot for expandability
- Access to over 100,000 apps available in the rapidly-growing Google Android Marketplace
- Android supports multi-tasking - so you won't have to shut down your GPS or stop browsing to check email
The tablet is also a 3G dual band device, which means you will receive superior coverage across the Optus network.
Half price Optus Mobile Broadband, 60% margin on earphones and an Olympus Camera for $99 RRP, These Christmas catalogues include products to suit every ones Christmas wish list.
For every $500 wholesale spent on stock within the Jenlist Christmas Catalogue, you will receive 200 x Consumer Christmas Catalogues.
Interesting read in today's copy of the "Business Day" in the SMH. Where Carolyn Cummins reports that retail landlords are experiencing sales growth above the rate of inflation. She attributes this growth to "higher-margin mobile phone stores and food courts".
Carolyn reports a 20.5 per cent growth in mobile phone sales, while department store sales dropped 8.2 per cent in the past nine months.
This growth in mobile phone sales is not confind to stand alone Mobile Phone retailers. Our valued retailers in "General Route" have also allowed Jenlist Distributors to experience close to 30% growth in handset sales in the past year.
With all this talk of "Smart phones" in the market it is interesting to note that Australia has the second highest global smartphone usage. Yet probably only 1/3rd of all phone users have a smart phone.
The major carriers are also only just starting to talk bout the 4G networks, which will bring a new wave of must have handsets to our shores. So if you aren't already selling handsets, "what are you waiting for?"
Prizes up for grabs are 1st Prize $1000, 2nd Prize $500 and 3rd Prize $250. There will also be a $250 Prize for best merchandised Nokia display, where you can email photos to me @ simon@jenlist.com.au
The Nokia brand is still our leading handset seller with 57.29% of all our handset sales in the last three months being a Nokia handset.
The last draw we did like this had 64 entries, so by buying one of these packs you get great odds at winning some of the $2000 worth of prizes up for grabs.
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