Opening lines. They are eternal. We’ve all heard them, we’ve all said them (at some stage in our lives, now, yes you did.)
Why do these lines live on forever?
Because (more…)
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Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged advertising, blogging on September 5, 2009|
Fun, fun consignment, resale shop blog post
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged blogging, email on September 4, 2009| 3 Comments »
How about having (especially this Labor Day weekend, or plan ahead for Columbus Day, both times when “real” retail stores angle for customers to come shopping) a
SITEWALK Sale!
(And forget the “reduced price” definition of “sale”…concentrate instead on SELLING your already-great prices!)
Simply get some (more…)
Easiest consignment question asked me ever!
Posted in Shopkeeping talk on September 3, 2009|
An email from a resaler:
I have my blog but I have not blogged because I am scared. What to blog about the first time????
Well, that’s easy: (more…)
Your blog is your mothership
Posted in economics of resale, I've been meaning to tell you, Shopkeeping talk, tagged blogging on August 31, 2009| 2 Comments »
Your blog is your mothership. 
How true…and how useful for us is this thought!
I see an awful lot of “abandoned”…or might-as-well-be-abandoned …blogs in ResaleLand.
Is yours one? Why’s it so? Or even more to the point…why don’t you have and use one?
What would make (more…)
TV Turnoff week
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged kidswear, promotions on August 29, 2009|
Sept 20-26 2009 is TV Turnoff Week. How could you use this to make an event to be proud of, an opportunity to expand your customers’ horizons and (coincidentally but importantly) garner a little PR for your business?
What can you do?
An aside: Your target demographic is not families with school-age children. Try Digital Detox Week… if you dare!
You could plan some after school into early evening activities for families, such as (more…)
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