The virtual is not an adequate substitute for the authentic.
About The Bike Shop List
Our Story
At The Bike Shop List, we have been around for a long time. Perhaps not the List as we know it today but in the Business of Bicycles... yep. Christopher Georger is the principal and currently sole worker bee at TheBikeShopList.com and his past work life has been spent in all levels of our industry.
Not Artifical Intelligence (AI)
Well, I have finally opened a Facebook Page for TheBikeShopList.com I have come to the reality that with the introduction of Artificial Intelligence making lists can be pretty easy. I have been approached and inquired about how to automate my processes and concluded that the lists I provide are not easy. The acquisition of the data can be quickly achieved through AI. But that is not what my lists are. When I started it was to help find time and free up resources for Bicycle People. When I supply a list it is to shorten the task of finding the right shops for your brand. The BikeShopList is current and each name/address etc is double verified where I need to find the data in other internet sites (At least 2) to have that entity qualify. My lists are time sensitive and that is just not the way AI works. AI is kinda like "if ever" and not "Now". I bought a "Bike Shop List" that found it's way to me and did some research. Yes, it had a large count of Email addresses and locations... but is was a Web Scraping event (WebCrawler) (AI) and someone searched "Bike, Bicycles, Cycles" in Linkedn. Well, any and all hits related to these search words were considered valid. Not only were there companies I have never heard (or in the Bike Business) of but also names that didn't belong. When in Linkedn your connections stretch way past your first contacts. Anybody who knew you and anybody who knew them and anybody who knew them and on and on and on. Seeing 63 Email addresses for Specialized looked wrong since Specialized is a brand but further review revealed they were not current Specialized. One of the names was a salesman who worked for me in the 1990's and went to Specialized after me and then to Giant Bicycles. He also tragically passed away in 2014. He was one of the names on the list from a company he did not work for and that company (Specialized) did not belong on a list of "Bike Shops"
The Lists !
The "Good" List
The "Better" List
The "Good" list is a full listing of Bike Shops in the USA and includes full addresses and phone along with web presence and email when available.
The "Better" List
The "Better" List
The "Better" list is the most often requested list we offer. It now includes the brands available at each location which adds incredible insight to the shop profile. Since it is on an Excel Spreadsheet the columns and information can be "filtered" to include or exclude certain brands in a search. It can even be used to identify brands in a Specific market when the MSA/CBSA columns are activated. Working with this spreadsheet you can also find your "Compatible Competitor" or a brand that fits well with your brand alongside it.
The "Best" List
The greatest way to help is to provide a tool that is clear and concise and will get the job into the "Done" outbox.
When you get the "Best" list you will receive all the spreadsheets in the "Good" and "Better" but also a mapping tool which will open a layer in Google Earth Pro and it will place all the data on a usable map with all the functions to zoom in and move about to get to know the geography and spatial relationships between dealers.
Next Steps?
Next Steps?
Let's have a chat in Zoom or just on the phone and take a look to get a feel for these tools.
Want More?
Next Steps?
Want More?
For 20 years we have been providing specific reports that include YOUR sales by dealer into this tool. Not just names but identifying your customer base mapping your sales territories, and now with Brands also available in your participation store... with your specific history so that everything is in one place for decisions
Summary?
Next Steps?
Want More?
Yes, Summary data.
Once your data (always protected by NDA's) we then apply your sales territory information and market demographics so you can review the spreadsheets and maps at a high level and look at totals for markets including your sales but also counts of dealers for you and your competitors.
