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The adult product marketplace brings big opportunities
but also big challenges. Working with a wholesaler who understands
the critical issues in your business can make a big difference to
your success.
Why buy from Apollo?
Take a few minutes to learn about the Apollo approach
to business support and discover what sets us apart. We believe
in great customer service and truly value our relationships. The
basics – price, range, availability – have to be right,
of course, but business is about far more than this. Talk to us
and you’ll see our values reflected across everything we do.
Discover the secret that hundreds of trade customers
already know – Apollo gives you more!
- 24/7 online ordering
and real time stock check
We know your upmost concern is to ensure you don’t make
promises you can’t keep to your customers. This is why you
can now check our stock online, order straight away or choose
alternatives. Your minimum initial wholesale order is just £100
+ VAT. More...
- Don't want to order online? No problem.
simply address them to sales@apollowholesale.com.
Alternatively, you can call us, fax it, post it or why not come
and visit
- Pricing & Discounts
+ Competitive pricing is standard
+ Special price busters!
+ Multiple discount options for our customers
- Easy Payment options
Apollo makes it easy for you to do business.
We can accept payment for goods by cheque, bank transfer, credit
or debit card including Visa, Mastercard, Switch, Maestro, American
Express.Established customers based in the UK and with a good
track record can apply for a credit account with Apollo. Approval
is subject to satisfactory references, business background and
is at the discretion of Apollo.
- A truly 'one-stop' wholesaler
+ Over 2000 products lines
+ Products available when you want them - 95% availability
+ Know what stock is available with our 24/7 online shop
+ Exclusive and unique ranges, only at Apollo
+ 40 world-leading product brands
Marketing Support
Support for internet traders
Support for party
plan and mail order traders
Support for retailers
Useful business links
Downloads
Marketing Support
We know marketing is an important ingredient for the
success of your business and we go out of our way to give you as
much support as we can:
- Trade Newsletter
Our newsletter is free for all trade customers. Receive details
of new products, company news, industry trends, best sellers,
product information, marketing tips and more.To start subscribing
to this newsletter, click
here to send us an email
- Fact Sheets
Fact sheets are FREE and are essentially hints and tips on particular
sexual lifestyles or use of particular products. They have multiple
uses. You can brand them with your own details and give them out
to your customers in the shop, at parties, or as part of your
own client newsletter. Now you can download them and send them
out electronically. More…
- Unbranded mini catalogues
Firmly established as a successful business tool to generate extra
income, the Apollo unbranded retail catalogue is available to
you. Packed with top-selling products and a selection of new lines,
you can offer your customers around 400 products within its 48
pages. The Erotic Emporium is available in small quantities (from
100) at competitive prices. The Erotic Emporium is a perfect selling
tool for party planners, web stores and high street retailers
as well as providing an excellent way to generate sales through
Agents and Mail Order. This catalogue contains retail prices in
£ sterling and Euros. You can easily include an order form
and add your company details to the back of the catalogue. More…
- E-Cards
FREE unbranded e-cards for promotions and special occasions. Let
your customers know you have something special for them. Simply
download, add your message and contact details and use for your
e-mail campaigns. More…
- Special Offers
We are keen to give you regular discounts so that you can pass
them onto your customers. You can always catch a bargain with
up to 50% off in our Clearance lines,
or benefit from an irresistible Special
offer. To help you select and push the right products, we
provide you with regularly updated Best
sellers lists. Special discounts
are available to volume and regular buyers, but also to new customers
on a regular basis.
- Trade Weekend
Every year Apollo hosts an open weekend at
its warehouse and offices. Come and see new product ranges, network
with your colleagues and enjoy the social activities on Saturday
night. In 2004 Apollo was the first adult wholesaler to provide
a full range of training presentations for Web Stores, Party Planners
and Retailers. As an Apollo customer you will receive a personal
invitation to our next event.
- Advise for your Business
Need help with product selection, merchandising,
range development or marketing? Just ask us and we’ll offer
you genuinely unbiased help. There’s no charge, it’s
our way of helping you get on.
- Bestseller Lists
Find out what’s moving with sex toys,
lingerie, bondage, lotions & potions. Use these regularly
updated lists to make sure you always stock the best sellers.
- Product Training Packs
New for 2005! Use this vital information to
improve your business. The Apollo product training packs contain
detailed descriptions, information and usage instructions, tips
for presentation and display and helpful ideas for cross selling.
Find them online at www.apollowholesale.com
1. Support for Internet Traders
The adult marketplace is ideally suited to product
sales on the Internet. The opportunities are tremendous, but the
competition is intense.
Get it right and you can have a very profitable and
cash-rich business. Get it wrong and you can lose a lot of money!
Apollo are Internet specialists. The Directors share more than 20
years experience of Internet marketing and web application development.
As a result, Apollo is unrivalled in the range and
maturity of services available to assist you in developing a profitable
adult business on the Web.
Here are six services designed for adult Internet
businesses…
- Web Traders Resource
Pack
Available FREE to registered wholesale customers! Everything you
need to populate your own website is here:
+ High quality product images, in and out of the box, already
optimised for the web with clipping paths and available in four
resolutions.
+ Databases with Codes, Titles, Cost and RRP.
+ Product descriptions for every item.
+ Data available in CSV, XML and Access MDB format
It’s quick and easy to load your website. Most data available
as a download from our wholesale website. More...
- Your own Shop-in-a-box
Deploy this full e-commerce store builder software with integrated
secure payments. The entire Apollo product range is pre-loaded
and categorised. Connect to one of nine approved payment processors
and within hours you can have your own fully functioning adult
site. Use the pre-defined templates or change the look-and-feel
as you wish.
Includes stock management, email confirmations, administration
tools and more. All for a fraction of the cost of commissioning
your own website! More…
- Real-time stock data feed
Do you want your website to continually reflect
the up-to-date stock availability in the Apollo warehouse? No
problem. We provide a data feed for you to integrate into your
website. For more information, email info@apollowholesale.com
- Business support downloads
We know how important it is for you to stay abreast of your competitors.
With this in mind, we strive to offer you ideas, tips and specific
industry training for FREE. Which other supplier will give you
so much added value? More…
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2. Support for Party Plan
and Mail Order Traders
Party plan and mail order are very popular sales channels,
and can be either complimentary to other sales channels such as
web or retail, or indeed stand alone business models. If carefully
planned and executed, they can become significant money earners.
We have a wealth of knowledge about these sales channels,
from advice on where to start and how to plan, all the way through
to marketing support and fulfilment:
- Unbranded mini catalogues
Try and run a party plan business without a catalogue and it’s
like running with both legs tied in knots. As much as 40% of your
business can come outside the party – but its only possible
if you have a catalogue. Even better if that catalogue is designed
for your target market – women and couples! Use the Erotic
Emporium generic catalogue and you’re on your way. It’s
an ideal size, low cost, great design and contains 400 of our
best selling products.
More...
- Specific stationery
No need to rack your brain over what needs to go on your customer
stationery. Just download any stationery you might need in Word
format and add your own logo and contact details. More...
- Staff Product Training
Just like our retail customers, we know that
party planners sell more if they know more. So Apollo is willing
to train your team to sell selected product ranges. Call us to
discuss your needs.
- E-Cards
FREE unbranded e-cards for promotions and special occasions. Let
your customers know you have something special for them. Simply
download, add your message and contact details and use for your
e-mail campaigns. More...
- Business support downloads
We know how important it is for you to stay abreast of your competitors.
With this in mind, we strive to offer you ideas, tips and specific
industry training for FREE. Which other supplier will give you
so much added value? More...
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3. Support for retailers
Setting up a shop requires the most commitment from
the point of view if finance and personal involvement. We have gathered
a wealth of knowledge about the inns and outs of the retail trade
and we are more than happy to share this with you. In addition,
we strive to add value by supporting you in your marketing activities.
- Retail catalogue
Retailers can significantly extend their sales and repeat customers
by offering a retail catalogue to customers. This encourages repeat
visits, recommendation and even mail order sales. Using the Erotic
Emporium unbranded catalogue will deliver more sales and profits.
More...
- Point of sale displays
Everyone knows that a well-displayed product
sells better. We negotiate with our brand suppliers and aim to
present you with as much supporting point of sale material for
a good price, as we can. Stickers, posters, flyers, mini catalogues,
samples and display units are all products that will help you
achieve better sales. More...
- Stock Selection
The range of stock on offer is bewildering
– many thousands of items from hundreds of suppliers. Apollo
can help you make sense of this. We know what’s selling.
We know where the profits are made. Time and again we visit shops
that are simply not maximizing their potential and missing key
products.
- Store Planning
If you are opening a retail shop then we can
go further and help you plan the layout and stock balance, taking
into account your preferences, size, location and licence status.
Our MD grew up in the retail environment and spent nine years
building a multiple retail chain. We know what works. We know
how to get people to buy.
- Staff product Training
Apollo is willing to train your team in various
product ranges. This can make an enormous difference to your sales.
Call us to discuss your needs.
- Volume discounts
Volume discounts are an important part of our
marketing strategy. We offer you four different ways of obtaining
a discount with us, depending on your buying pattern. This way,
you don’t have to hunt around for a bargain; the bargain
is already here. Just grab it. More...
- Special Offers
Retail lives on promotions, deals, sales, special
offers. Anything to get the customer in the door and buying. Apollo
regularly makes special deals available which you can pass on
to your customers for a limited time. From time-to-time we offer
clearance lines at up to a 40% saving – let us know if you
are interested.
- E-Cards
FREE unbranded e-cards for promotions and special occasions. Let
your customers know you have something special for them. Simply
download, add your message and contact details and use for your
e-mail campaigns. More...
- Business support downloads
We know how important it is for you to stay abreast of your competitors.
With this in mind, we strive to offer you ideas, tips and specific
industry training for FREE. Which other supplier will give you
so much added value? More...
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4. Useful
business links
The links below are to websites we find useful from
either business point view or simply for inspirations. Have a browse.
Industry bodies and associations
Adult Directories
Trade Press, show organisers etc.
Service providers to adult trade
(These companies will generally not object to providing their services
to adult traders)
- Pay
Pal Payment Processing
- Sussex
Enterprise
(Other chambers of commerce may be willing to help you in your
business. Simply search the Internet for your local chamber of
commerce and contact them to discuss your requirements)
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