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Whether this is your first experience selling bikinis, or first time in a Franchise partnership, you can rely on us, BLUE GLUE assists you in every detail during the entire process of pre and post store opening.

marketing tools
Bikini passport (http://www.blue-glue.com/partner-with-us/our-assistance/bikini-passport)
The Bikini Passport is Blue Glue's Brand introduction, as a comprehensive presentation package which contains:

Samples
6 bikini sets chosen amongst our best sellers & representative of all ranges (Samples are displayed cleanly on show-blocks)

X-Factor
Blue glue highlights its innovations and all strengths of the Brand in a Book!

Bling
Blue Glue spreads its magic via a silver shell-shaped jewel, on a charming ras-du-cou necklace. . .  Lovely pictures, video compilation and Brand assets are secreted on a flash-disc inside the shell -stamped Blue Glue, and the perfect necklace is delivered to you inside a silver box, on a velvet cushion. . . An introductory card notifies how it can be kept updated, through refill of latest information and images from our website.

All this is wrapped in a gorgeous bag and sold 300 Euro. (+ shipping cost)


assistance on start 
Market Research
how to evaluate your potential?
We look at the population to support your store, and apply our statistical analysis methodology to get the potential market size of your area.

Prime location evaluation
When you supply a location for a Franchise store, we study it to make sure your business will be a success.

Joint verification
We verify together with you the technical and economic feasibility of the investment.

 
contract
BLUE GLUE sends you a contract draft for your review. You will submit your comments or any amendments you would like to request for our consideration. When your requests are approved, we will incorporate them in the draft contract reviewed.

 
training session at Blue Glue!
You visit BLUE GLUE in Bali, meet our teams, learn the BLUE GLUE culture in full, how to manage a BLUE GLUE Retail Outlet and see some of our thriving pilot shops.

Rundown
Your visit
The pre-opening training session takes place at BLUE GLUE Head Office to review all issues listed in the Know-How. Before you open your shop, you will come visit us at Head Quarters to receive your training to the BLUE GLUE shops standards and system.We will host and organize your stay in Bali. You will be our privileged guest at the Blue Glue Villa during the 3 days of the training session, sprinkled with a specially designed agenda of delights!

Steps
Training sessions are supervised by the Network Manager assisted by Blue Glue's Network & Sales team. They will take place at Head-Office BLUE GLUE, in Sales office and in the Show Room, as well as in Pilot shops. 

The driver will pick you up at the BLUE GLUE Villa in the morning, and we will have lunch with you between the 2 daily training sessions of 2 to 3 hours; after the training sessions, you may keep the driver to enjoy Bali.

Your first approach will be a panoramic guided tour to show you each detail of BLUE GLUE's life and let you feel the atmosphere.Firstly Bali . . . Home and source of BLUE GLUE and our vision which permeates the strategic phases of the brand's development. Our itinerary will then lead us to the « Sales building » hosting the showroom, stocks facility (outlet), export and franchise offices. You will get an overview of our working system, the lay-out of a store and our impeccable display of 50,000 pieces ready to ship. You will experience our professional company culture, and meet our bright people at business development, franchise, export, merchandising and stock. 

Reviewing your questions
Blue Glue's Know How manuals have been sent to you at the time of signature of the contract, so you have acknowledged our information ahead of the training, and you are already aware of all document contents before you meet us for the training. You have prepared your questions which we will review, and, to complete your knowledge, we will put a context behind the documents

contents
We will talk about Brand and Products which we will show you in detail, explain how they match the dedicated Interior design of the shop conceived to host them, displayed per a specific Merchandising and enhanced by Signage.

We will also go through the shop's Standard Operational Procedures and systems: run the P.O.S. Software with you, make simulations of Ordering online, receive Stock, control your Inventory with our 'bipping' system; We'll observe Sales in our Pilot shops, learn retail culture and handling a customer, and also teach you how to read Plans and Tech sheets to ease your 'shop decoration' phase.

Read more about the training:
- your visit to Blue Glue


Training-on-the-job
Most often, our Franchise manager will assist on site with each opening with a special "in shop staff-training" before the start-up.
 
ongoing assistance
Communication
We provide continuous assistance on all issues such as legal, data-processing and commercial, from creation to development of your store. Constant email monitoring from Mondays to Saturdays, 9:00 am through 5:00 pm (GMT+8:00),
A non-stop help-desk line supports all the shops during the opening hours via:
- Phone: +62 361 844 59 56
- Skype: blueglue.partner
- MSN: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  

Newsletter
There are several Newsletters, each with a different purpose; some introduce product new relase (Lookbook), others inform a new way to display in your store (merchandising) or where to apply a new poster supplied (signage); some share Gossip & Glamour events, other launch the next competitions (Quiz & Gift), or the latest Challenge.
Blue Glue shares periodically several Newsletters of the ever growing Network and News Ticks in continue . . . (see Know How Communication manual)

Intranet
An intranet section on BLUE GLUE website has been created to communicate directly with our Franchisees and support them with full information, from steps to open your franchise to assistance in building it, from training to Know How, and from product releases, to merchandizing and matching signage, we provide information along with news and happy words. Feedback from our Franchisees is visible in the Intranet as well as competitions, quiz and gift schedules.

You will follow our evolution in real time from its heart, and share it with your clients. See Know How Communication for more details 


media plan
Blue Glue has finalized its premises and system, it has developed outstanding product ranges and business strategies, and its next major development lies in a strong communication plan for all media: online networks, Press, TV and Events.  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  


store management tools
Customized IT system
We have tailor-made our own BLUE GLUE sales & stock management software. It integrates BLUE GLUE bar codes, client cards, multi-location stock management, buying and selling with multi-currencies, sales analysis - products/clients/periods, ordering, invoicing, deliveries, etc. It is a friendly use, graphical, clear and efficient tool which gives us 100% satisfaction.  

Know How manuals
When it is confirmed that you will become a BLUE GLUE Franchisee, we give you access to the "Know How Manuals" for your prior acknowledgement.
These consistent Know How manuals feature detailed assistance on IT system, merchandising, selling techniques, product information, brand communication, and retail culture systems.
Know How manuals will frequently be updated as the Network develops and is nurtured by the experience and the comments of each of our franchisees. Answers to all your questions about the Know How will be provided during your visit to Head Quarters.