{"id":839,"date":"2021-01-18T18:19:39","date_gmt":"2021-01-18T18:19:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecrs.org\/?p=839"},"modified":"2021-01-18T18:20:56","modified_gmt":"2021-01-18T18:20:56","slug":"virtual-crs-event-to-discuss-the-best-direct-to-consumer-sales-models","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecrs.org\/?p=839","title":{"rendered":"Virtual CRS event to discuss the best direct-to-consumer sales models"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Center Valley \u2013 Jan 18.&nbsp; The first of three events for the next Meet\nThe Experts series, hosted by the Council for Retail and Sales, is scheduled\nfor Thursday, February 18 at 7 p.m. EST via Zoom and features Andres Gallegos,\nCEO of Z-CoiL, Albuquerque, NM.&nbsp; The\nevent is sponsored by DZYNIT.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Father and son duo, Alvaro and Andres, traveled the\nworld to find someone who would manufacturer their &#8220;far out&#8221; idea of\nthe Z-Coil pain-relief shoe. In 1992, the spring shoe came to life and the\ncompany has never looked back. The road to success has not been easy.&nbsp; Prior to the 2008 stock market crash ZCoiL\nhad hundreds of stores nationwide and thought there would never be an end to\nthe success. After the recession, their sales tumbled, and stores started going\nout of business quickly.&nbsp; The company\nresorted to a direct-to-consumer model as a last attempt to save the company.\nThis approach helped the company become profitable.&nbsp; Andres will share the lessons learned with\nthe company\u2019s direct-to-consumer journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This virtual event is free to CRS members and\nstudents. &nbsp;Visit thecrs.org to learn more\nor purchase <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/meet-the-experts-direct-to-consumer-sales-models-tickets-135718364281\">tickets\nonline now<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Center Valley \u2013 Jan 18.&nbsp; The first of three events for the next Meet The Experts series, hosted by the Council for Retail and Sales, is scheduled for Thursday, February 18 at 7 p.m. EST via Zoom and features Andres Gallegos, CEO of Z-CoiL, Albuquerque, NM.&nbsp; The event is sponsored by DZYNIT. 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