In our recent opinion piece, we discussed The biggest challenging emerging for the Australian solar industry, and what to do about it.

One of the key recommendations was as their customers churn, manufacturers need to identify new retailers to do business with.

An enhanced strategy we recommended was

Focussing on local areas where you’re underrepresented (contact us to identify those), and
Identify suitably-sized retailers that are good candidates for buying your brand, and
Connecting with their decision maker.

We explained Why, we described What, and now we’re going to show HOW.

LOCAL HEROES: HOW TO CONNECT WITH NEARBY RETAILERS

Your business may operate nationally.
So you may be interested in the best solar retailers nationwide.
The All Retailer Register helps you find those retailers.
And connect with them.

However…

Often a local lens is required.
Your salespeople may be responsible for individual states.
Or planning a road trip to connect with new customers.
Your Business Development Managers need great local know-how.

All Retailer Register provides great local know-how.
Filters in the main explorer enable you to list only companies that operated in a selected state.

Or you can use our interactive map and postcode filters to search for companies in the local area, even filtering on the equipment each retailer claims to use.

So, give your BDMs the tools they need to identify and connect with the best local retailers. Subscribe to the All Retailer Register, from SunWiz.

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CONNECTING WITH RETAILERS THAT SHOULD BUY FROM YOU

With over 4000 Australian solar retailers, you could spend your lifetime connecting with each.
You’d probably prefer to speak with the ones most likely to buy from your business.

Let’s pretend for a moment that you’re a BDM from Enphase.
There’s little point to a retailer that only uses entry-level equipment.
Your time is better spent trying to convert retailers that use other MLPE brands.

SunWiz’s All Retailer Register provides the brands solar retailers claim to use.
It draws upon information drawn from their website, customer reviews, and industry databases.

Admittedly, retailers display far more brands than they use each month, and they don’t keep their website perfectly up to date.
Still, the brands a retailer displays is a decent indication of how the retailer positions itself.

The All Retailer Register identifies large, fast growing, reputable retailers.
It helps you connect to decision makers in the best businesses.
And it provides a clearer understanding of each retailer’s brand positioning.

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HOW TO CONNECT WITH RETAILERS (KEY DECISION MAKERS)

The first critical step in growing your business is identifying which retailers to do business with.
(That’s something we’ve covered here and here and here and here)
The next critical step is contacting those retailers.
Preferably using a direct email address or phone number.
And ideally being able to identify and contact their key decision makers.

SunWiz’s All Retailer Register enables you to do just that.

Here’s how to do that from the Main Explorer.

Select a retailer of interest from our main list.
Click “Show Contacts”
The Business Contacts Pane appears
1. The bottom left pane shows publicly-findable phone numbers and email addresses. Click the ‘Abc’ in the bottom left to call, email, view their linkedin profile, or visit their social media accounts
2. The top right pane shows the name and title of each employee of the business, along with their degree of experience and influence. Click on any name to view their linkedin profile.
3. From here, you can use a service like Lusha to obtain their email address and phone number.
To find out where they’re located, click “Show Locations”

Note, SunWiz does not provide lists that enable the bulk messaging of solar industry workers. Our services do enable you to personally connect, for those seeking to build relationships with genuine partners.

So, to identify the best retailers and to connect with their key decision makers, subscribe to the All Retailer Register, from SunWiz.

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THE BIG REVEAL

For many years our clients have

Loved SunWiz’s accurate monthly data on hundreds of leading solar retailers….
Asked whether we could fill in the gaps.

Thousands of solar retailers use STC agents.
Those retailers were hidden
(except those sending STC records to SunWiz).

UNTIL NOW

Now, SunWiz can provide information on >4000 Australian solar retailers, including:

Volume
States + locations they operate in
Brands used
Reputation
Headcount, Key Employees, Installers
Public contact details
Other key metrics

Secure your advantage by subscribing now. As we are continually enhancing our product and calibrating our calculation of retailer size, this content is available for an introductory price as of September 2023, accessible by emailing sales@sunwiz.com.au.

Interval Meter Data Tool Disclaimer

The Interval Meter Data Tool is designed to convert standard form meter data for the OpenSolar platform.

Users are responsible for meeting the requirements of the data that needs to be uploaded to the tool, which extends to but is not limited to

The completeness and accuracy of the data
Ensuring that there are no missing records
Uploading the data in one of the compatible intervals (15m, 30m or 1h).

Data uploaded to the Interval Meter Data Tool should not contain multiple datasets. In the case an excel file is uploaded, only the first sheet will be considered.

The accuracy of the output is dependent on the user’s dataset, therefore SunWiz does not guarantee the accuracy of the output.

The user must acknowledge that the output of the tool is beyond the control of SunWiz, and they must ensure that the data is accurate on their own behalf.

In the event that the program runs into an issue, the user will be issued with warnings or solutions to address or resolve the issue.

If the user requires additional support, they can avail it as a separate service from SunWiz

Warranties on performance

The Interval Meter Data tool from SunWiz attempts to convert most frequently occurring types of standard meter data file types in specific formats for the purpose of being used on the OpenSolar platform. Unless mentioned otherwise, SunWiz does not extend any guarantee of any kind, either expressed or implied, on the limited success of the Interval Meter Data Tool and the extent of it’s automation. Depending on the user’s upload, the program may require additional inputs, the training for which is not included in the purchase of this service and can be purchased separately.

Input requirements

The Interval Meter Data Tool accepts data in the 15-minute, 30-minute and 60-minute(hourly) intervals. In case the file is uploaded in an excel format (*.xls, *.xlsx, *.xlsm), only the first sheet of the file will be considered. Our tool is required to accept raw meter data, usually highlighted as ‘E’ data in its standard format; and therefore SunWiz does not guarantee that all data formats will be accepted.

For complete automation, the file must adhere to an acceptable standard format. In the case of an issue, the user will be provided with instructions by the tool on how it can be resolved. Warnings will be issued if the data is incompatible, incomplete with missing records and if multiple datasets are uploaded at once.

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Connecting with the decision makers of local businesses that should buy from you