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Cannabiz Media Director of Regulatory Research, Jason Kikel, joins Ed Keating on the Cannacurio podcast to talk about microbusiness licenses in the cannabis industry today and what we can expect to see in the future.
June 30, 2022
Data is transforming the cannabis industry, and as a result, new technology companies are opening in the cannabis space. In addition, traditionally non-cannabis companies are extending their brands to the industry. Today, databases, predictive analytics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning are having widespread effects on cannabis businesses, investors, regulators, and consumers.
June 28, 2022
Cannabiz Media worked with Wells Fargo’s Equity Research team to conduct one of the most comprehensive outreach programs to cannabis cultivators. We reached out to thousands of growers to develop a list of ~500 licensed cannabis cultivators across six states. They were reached via email and telephone surveys. The key takeaway for Wells Fargo is that “this recovery will take longer” and it has implications for the hydroponic sector for the second half of 2022. Wells Fargo has downgraded shares of Scotts Miracle Grow to Equal weight and lowered price targets on Grow Generation and Hydrofarm Holdings Group.
June 22, 2022
Data is transforming the cannabis industry across the entire cannabis industry, and technology opportunities continue to grow in importance as competition increases. It’s clear the companies that develop reliable and repeatable processes to collect, store, analyze, and use data will win in the future. However, data alone is just numbers. Cannabis businesses and ancillary businesses need the right technology to truly leverage the power of data. Together, technology and data are a formidable force. Let’s take a look at some of the ways technology and data will influence the future of the cannabis industry.
June 21, 2022
Leaf Trade is the leading wholesale marketplace between licensed cannabis cultivators/processors and dispensaries in regulated cannabis states. The company’s B2B technology powers orders, fulfillment, and payment processing. Cannabiz Media recently spoke with Leaf Trade President Michael Piermont to learn how he and the team at Leaf Trade use the Cannabiz Media License Database for research, strategic planning, and more.
June 15, 2022
Sales and marketing integration is essential to cannabis industry success, and the most powerful way to integrate these two functions is through the strategic use of data. In fact, revenue growth is 70% more common among B2B organizations that have tightly aligned sales and marketing departments than those organizations that have not integrated their sales and marketing teams according to the findings in Outfunnel’s Revenue Marketing Report 2022.
June 14, 2022
Did you know that data-driven organizations are 23-times more likely to acquire customers and 6-times more likely to retain customers? They’re also 19-times more likely to be profitable. Information is power, and when a company has access to the right data, it can use that data to drive business growth and success rather than simply using data to report and reflect on the company’s performance.
June 10, 2022
Did you know that data-driven companies are 58% more likely to exceed their revenue goals than organizations that are not data-driven? That statistic comes from a Forrester Consulting study, and numerous research studies over the past several years have found similar results. Therefore, it’s not surprising that data has become a critical part of the cannabis industry.
June 7, 2022
In 2020, Cannabiz Media started researching cannabis mergers and acquisitions as a byproduct of license tracking. M&A is a key transaction because licenses change ownership in these deals. Recently, we wrote about which MSO’s led in buying versus building cannabis stores. For this post, we want to share what we found about who advised them. This data was obtained from our Cannabiz Intelligence™ Advisor Leaderboard.
June 3, 2022
Leaf Trade President Michael Piermont joins Ed Keating to talk about how his company powers the cannabis industry's leading wholesale cannabis marketplace and digital payment infrastructure as well as how the Leaf Trade team uses the Cannabiz Media License Database for research and business development.
June 1, 2022
Sales and marketing integration is essential to cannabis business success, and a critical step to remove barriers between sales and marketing teams is to use a robust and reliable customer relationship management (CRM) tool.
May 31, 2022
The Cannabiz Media team will be at Booth 336 on the expo floor during CWCBExpo in New York City. This year, CWCBExpo will be held at the Javits Convention Center from June 2-4, 2022. Stop by to say hello and watch a demo of the Cannabiz Media License Database to see how it can help your business connect with verified cannabis and hemp license holders.
May 25, 2022
It’s extremely difficult to stay competitive in any industry today, including the cannabis industry, without a customer relationship management (CRM) system in place, and the data proves it. Companies using a CRM realize a 41% increase in revenue.
May 20, 2022
Today, customers expect businesses to know who they are, understand their wants and needs, personalize communications, and create experiences specifically for them. Your cannabis or cannabis-related business can’t meet and exceed customer expectations if you don’t know who they are and deliver what they want at the right times. Fortunately, a solid CRM strategy combined with CRM software can help you meet customers’ needs across the entire customer lifecycle – from prospect to loyal repeat customer and vocal brand advocate.
May 17, 2022
Customer relationship management (CRM) involves managing all interactions with every customer and lead to improve a company’s sales and reduce churn. CRM is important to all businesses working in and with the cannabis industry today. In fact, the benefits of CRM to cannabis and ancillary businesses of all sizes are far-reaching – affecting not just sales but also marketing and customer service.
May 10, 2022
Integrating your customer relationship management (CRM) and email marketing efforts can drive incremental results for every cannabis business and ancillary business today. Why? Because integration leads directly to better results, and the data proves it!
May 6, 2022
The Cannabiz Media Team will be at Booth 1810 at the Lift&Co Expo Toronto 2022 answering questions and giving demos of the Cannabiz Media License Database. The Lift Cannabis Business Conference and Lift&Co. Expo Toronto 2022 will be held at the Metro Toronto Convention Center on May 12-15, 2022.
May 4, 2022
Customer relationship management (CRM) is the process of communicating with and tracking leads and customers to improve interactions, close more sales, and deliver better customer experiences over time. For businesses operating in and with the cannabis industry, CRM can deliver tangible results that directly impact revenue, profits, and brand reputation.
May 3, 2022
When a cannabis business removes barriers between sales and marketing teams, results will improve. Research has shown that integrating sales and marketing leads to higher revenue, increased return on investment per prospective customer, improved focus and performance, increased efficiencies, and reduced frustrations.
April 26, 2022
Email marketing presents a significant opportunity for cannabis and ancillary businesses at a time when many traditional and digital marketing tactics are out of bounds or highly restricted for the cannabis industry. Research has repeatedly shown that email marketing works. According to Litmus, for every $1 spent on email marketing, businesses receive $42 in return, and McKinsey found that email marketing is 40x more effective at acquiring new customers than Facebook and Twitter combined.
April 22, 2022
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