With the busy season for bicycle retailers fast approaching, it's time to get serious about driving traffic. Do you have what it takes to win this race?
1. Bicycle Retailers: Strap Up
Three Traffic Accelerators to Start Your Revenue
Wheels Spinning for Spring, and Beyond…
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2. 2016 was a scary ride for
sporting goods retail…
BIKES INCLUDED
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3. YIKES!
Holiday sporting goods sales
were down -1.7% compared to a
4.0% increase for all retail
categories
2016 saw the death of one time
market leaders, including Sports
Authority
New subscription & streaming
entrants promise the sector a bumpy
ride!
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9. We mapped out a biking ecosystem
and found hundreds of traffic &
revenue sources that many bike
retailers have overlooked.
HERE ARE JUST
THREE EXAMPLES.
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11. While our “Tour de Insights” came back
with miles of useful information, we want
to highlight three lead gen sources that
bicycle retailers absolutely must pay
attention to in the coming months.
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We first saw Outdoor Gear Lab rise to traffic
driving prowess with outdoor retailers like REI and
Backcountry.
Recently however, savvy bicycle-specific retailers
are hopping on this site to capture new
customers —
notably CompetitiveCyclist.com.
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Outdoor Gear Lab drives millions
of visits to REI and Backcountry.
More recently, we’ve seen success
for bicycle retailers.
HOP ON THIS BIKE, STAT!
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Bike Radar is driving insane traffic
(close to 1.4M last year) for
ChainReactionBikes.com
And, traffic from Bike Radar has
steadily increased since before
December 15, and still gaining…
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GO CHAIN REACTION, GO!
ChainReactionCycles.com
generates nearly 1.4M annual
visits from BikeRadar.com!
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Bike Radar
needs to be at
the top of
every bike
retailer’s list
in 2017.
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Affiliate managers – watch
out. If you aren’t paying
attention to SlickDeals during
peak busy seasons you’re in
trouble. The popular affiliate
website generated almost
half a million new leads for
Nashbar.com between
February and August 2016.
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Start building your promotional plan and
relationship with high-rev, low-risk SlickDeals in
order to build momentum & maximize traffic
generation in peak spring and summer months.
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