The 2023 CrankTank Cat Ski Day

The 2023 CrankTank Cat Ski Day

At CrankTank, we enjoy the Bike, Outdoor and Wintersport markets we serve. Each year we take a day off from Digital Marketing and enjoy some time in the Backcountry skiing and snowboarding on our annual Cat Ski day. It’s not only a great time to get to know your...
Sales Growth in a Slowing Economy

Sales Growth in a Slowing Economy

STEADY HAND + PERSISTENCE = PERFORMANCE Instead of celebrating record sales growth, we are now in a cooling economy, especially when Outdoor-Bike-Wintersports is the market segment. The phenomenal lift realized from the COVID-high has returned to earth.  US retail...
Steady Eddie with Clouds on the Horizon

Steady Eddie with Clouds on the Horizon

We see late deliveries, product inflation, higher costs of logistics, and consumer distraction as complex issues ahead. Q2 – STABLE GROWTH FOR BIKE & OUTDOOR CLIENTS! The second quarter brought steady growth! Supply issues limited growth for many bike...
Rolling, Rolling, Rolling

Rolling, Rolling, Rolling

Q1 – WELL IT JUST BLEW US AWAY – AGAIN Our clients saw record growth again in the first quarter of 2021. Year-over-year results were up as much as 500% for one of our digital clients, to a rock solid 37% growth for one of our most ‘digitally mature’...
Planning for 2021, lessons learned in 2020

Planning for 2021, lessons learned in 2020

DTC ELECTRIFIED Record growth in e-commerce fueled by COVID fears and restrictions has altered the way consumers shop. This sets the stage for further online growth in 2021, though we expect sales will return to earth growing at a more modest 12%. The deceleration is...