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What’s guerilla marketing? According to the dictionary it’s

innovative, unconventional, and low-cost marketing techniques aimed at obtaining maximum exposure for a product.

Sounds like it’s just up the alley for our consignment and resale shops, right? Like these twosigns, stapled to electric poles, for a small gift shop.

Have you seen this shop?

A play on lost pet flyers, right down to the yellow copy paper… and the tear-off strips with the shop’s address!

160511 love me sign 2

Rambling, stream-of-conscious passage here, discussing all the wares the shop had that could help improve the reader’s life… a similar message could work as well, for a blog post or reading matter in the local coffee shop!

Alas, the shop closed in 2012. But the ideas will never die! Read the author’s blog post.

Never encountered the Guerilla Marketing books? Although the originals were written pre-social media, they are still treasure chests of low-cost, quirky, high-word-of-mouth ideas. I highly recommend them to consignment, thrift and resale shops who want to keep their heads above the waters of the Sea of Sameness.

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I recently made the “acquaintance” of a great non-profit shopkeeper, Debbie Morrison, who runs three thrifts in Tennessee. She mentioned in passing a promotion her shop uses:

Mystery gift Thursday: Spend at least $10.00, get a free gift.

Her publicity for this free gift includes this lovely way to say “please no complaints over your free gift”:

“Free gifts are in a brown bag, no changes, if you can’t use it, please find someone who can.”

Since Serenity Thrift is a non-profit thrift operation, what to use for a mystery gift was a no-brainer. They’d received Avon products as a donation. Everyone can use a little Avon, right?

If your consignment or resale shop would like to use this idea, how about some purchased-for-resale accessories? What could YOU see your shop as using for this promotion? Comment below, and remember, you ARE allowed to put in a plug for your business!

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You know those folks who keep saying I really should clean out my closets and bring stuff in… ?

Well, here’s the perfect present to give them, that will get them actually doing so!

Many thanks to Dwight & Tara Lucky of Dazzle in Hayden ID, who allowed us to share this tidbit from their e-newsletter:

A consignment shop idea from the TGtbT.com blogDo you do something similar in your shop? Tell us about it, in the comments below!

 

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Crystal Stephen, owner of Plum Consignment in Denver, is one of the cleverest marketeers I know. Look how she’s used her (more…)

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Every once in a while, and oftener than I can catch, a consignment, resale, or thrift shop does something so RIGHT online, that I can’t resist sharing it with you. Here’s Selective Seconds in Greenwood IN introducing a new staff member to their Facebook fans.
Selective Seconds introduces their staff to their Facebook fans

Now THAT’s a kudos-worthy way to use Facebook!

Do you have an example of a great use of electrons to further a resale business? Let us know in the comments below.

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