Executive Summary
Cold email to purchasing, maintenance and OEM buyers, 5 months in: every sample box on its way to a first PO, and every buyer waiting on Olander.
- New accounts buying
- 11+38%
- In first orders
- $78,650+41%
- Sample boxes shipped
- 49+44%
- Quotes out (6)
- $113,500+22%
- Buyer replies
- 612+21%
Sample box tracker
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Every sample box from request to first PO, and the days it spent at each step.
Requested, then Packed, then Shipped, then Landed, then Quote sent, then First PO.
Dakota PatelWestfork Compressor, TracyGrade 8 hex cap screws, 1/2-131dsince PO
Avery OduyaAnvil Creek Forge, Salt Lake CityNylon insert lock nuts, M81dsince PO
Robin RossMesa Truck Bodies, PhoenixRivet nuts, 1/4-201dsince PO
Taylor BrennanTri-Valley Tool & Die, LivermoreGrade 8 hex cap screws, 1/2-136dquote sent
Riley FarroLakeshore Packaging Machinery, RenoRivet nuts, 1/4-206dquote sent
Jamie VanceTwin Rivers Boiler, EugeneNylon insert lock nuts, M87dquote sent
Sutton FischerHollis Food Equipment, SalinasSelf-clinching nuts, M510dStuck
Jules KerrAltamont Aero Structures, TracyNylon insert lock nuts, M814dStuck
Tatum BrennanSteelhead Automation, FremontNylon insert lock nuts, M816dStuck
Avery SolisCopper Basin Mining Service, TucsonClass 10.9 flange bolts, M103dlanded
Sage RinaldiFrontier Railcar Services, Sparks316 stainless socket heads, M66dlanded
Jules WardSummit Conveyor Systems, FresnoZinc hex nuts, 5/16-188dStuck
Finley ChenGranite Bay Enclosures, RosevilleClass 10.9 flange bolts, M1011dStuck
8 more buyers have their box and are talking specs. They rejoin the tracker at Quote sent.
Needs Reply9
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Interested buyers nobody has answered, oldest first. 4 past three days.
- 11days
Jules ZhouSupply Chain Lead, Condor Avionics Mounts
“Do you stock nylon insert lock nuts in bulk or only by the box?”
- 6days
Rory KerrMaintenance Supervisor, Cedar Valley Pump Works
“What is your lead time on 3/8-16 flange bolts in zinc? We burn through a few thousand a month.”
- 4days
Marlowe CallowayMaintenance Manager, Quarry Road Crushing
“Yes, send pricing on the hex cap screws we talked about.”
- 3days
Casey PruittSupply Chain Manager, Tri-Valley Tool & Die
“Interested. Our current distributor keeps shorting us on 1/2-13.”
- 2days
Avery WhitakerDirector of Operations, Keystone Fabrication
“Can you send a line card? Mostly Grade 8 and metric class 10.9.”
- 1day
Reese ReyesOwner, Westfork Compressor
“Please send a sample box to receiving, attention maintenance.”
- 1day
Logan WinslowPurchasing Manager, Anvil Creek Forge
“Can the sample include metric class 10.9 in M8 and M10?”
- 5hours
Remy VancePurchasing Manager, Steelhead Automation
“Happy to look at your socket head cap screws. Send details.”
- 2hours
Shea LindOwner, Bayline Semiconductor Tools
“We are re-bidding our fastener supplier next quarter. Who should I talk to?”
A reply in EmailBison clears it here.Open Follow-ups
Buyer plants by region
sized by open pipelineEmailBison
- 1Central Valley and Sacramento8 plants, 2 buying, own truck from 42 mi$80,400
- 2Silicon Valley and South Bay6 plants, 1 buying, own truck from 3 mi$54,800
- 3East Bay and Tri-Valley3 plants, 1 buying, own truck from 21 mi$54,100
- 4Reno and Sparks2 plants, 1 buying, freight from 193 mi$48,900
- 5Phoenix and Tucson4 plants, 3 buying, freight from 610 mi$28,100
- 6Pacific Northwest2 plants, 1 buying, freight from 465 mi$14,400
- 7Salt Lake and Boise2 plants, 2 buying, freight from 537 mi$10,400
- 8San Diego1 plant, freight from 418 mi$6,800
Campaigns
Absolute counts per EmailBison campaign, since launch.
| Campaign | Replied | Interested |
|---|---|---|
| OEM buyers, Bay Area v3 | 171 | 35 |
| Plant maintenance and MRO | 147 | 26 |
| Sample box offer, West | 135 | 38 |
| AS9100 aerospace buyers | 73 | 14 |
| VMI programs, 100+ staff | 86 | 15 |
214 auto-replies and out-of-office messages are kept out of every count on this page.