David Bishop

About David Bishop

David is the managing partner of Balvor LLC, a sales and marketing firm that provides analytic, consulting, research and sales support services to retailers, product suppliers, and other organization across foodservice and retail classes of trade.He is also a partner at Brick Meets Click, where he manages customer research and retailer benchmarking programs. The longest-running program started in 2010, and involves close collaboration with grocery retailers across the U.S. to survey shoppers about how they use various digital tools and communications to help them shop for products both online and in-store.Prior to founding Balvor in 2008, David spent 12 years at Willard Bishop in various positions and most recently as partner. David began his career with The Levy Restaurants in operations for new store concepts where he focused on beverage and financial programs.Specialties: Activity-based costing, category management, channel sales strategy, merchandising assessments, trade communication, and custom analytical support for both consumer packaged goods and foodservice industries.

Experience

1. Partner

   Brick Meets Click

   Jan 2011 — Present · Barrington, IL, US

Education

• University of Iowa

  BA, Organizational Communiations and Marketing

  1987 — 1991

Skills

• Negotiation
• Marketing Management
• Market Analysis
• Management
• Team Building
• Private Label
• Shopper Marketing
• Market Planning
• Retail
• B2b
• Competitive Analysis
• Program Management
• Grocery
• Strategy
• Project Management
• Product Marketing
• Merchandising
• Inventory Management
• Leadership
• Marketing
• Trade Marketing
• Consumer Products
• Brand Development
• Strategic Planning
• Profit
• P&L Management
• Forecasting
• Brand Management
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Sales Operations
• Marketing Strategy
• Key Account Development
• Product Development
• Analysis
• Income Statement
• Social Media Marketing
• Fmcg
• Sales Management
• Marketing Research
• Customer Insight