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Do you ever have a need for signage in your shop, or graphics on your web site or in your social media, that might make people look twice? Like (more…)

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Woman thinkingYou’re creating a page on your consignment shop web site. Or adding a graphic to a Facebook post, or trying to illustrate a blog entry.

Where do you get an image that will motivate your viewers to read… and more importantly (since everyone can copy-&-paste just about anything)

when is it legal

to use? Here’s (more…)

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Writing copy for your consignment shop

If you struggle to come up with good copy for your consignment shop’s social media, web site, blog or media advertising, here’s a good article to read.

Although the post is written for craftspeople rather than resale shopkeepers, it’s got

5 Tips for Writing Better Product Copy.

If you have some tips or triumphs to add and share, we’d love to hear them in the comments!

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Video's the way to go: Ask SantaMaybe you should ask Santa for a video camera for Christmas, if you want to make your consignment, resale, or thrift shop

shine online.

Then all you have to do is find an eleven-year-old elf to help you edit and publish!

Some resources that will have you ready to produce videos for your business:

Vertical Response’s suggestions

No video camera? You can still (there’s a pun there) make a video!

How video is important not just online, but in your store

And some examples you can learn from, from our industry peers:

Furniture Consignment

A video for a shop contest and a fun “10 tips” video

A collection of ideas Auntie Kate posted about videos

And even a nice, polite way to tell donors how to donate to a NFP thrift shop

Santa the Photog illustration from here.

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Why not turn the tradition of year-in-review holiday letters, usually sent from one family to another, into

holiday greetings from your shop?

 (click the graphic to see ALL the Holidays in Resale ideas on the TGtbT.com Pinterest Board)

You could use such a letter as:

  • Your holiday greeting in direct mail (consignors, sellers, donors, customers, business neighbors)
  • A month-long bag stuffer
  • As the contents of your “take-one” baskets around the shop
  • As your check enclosure in December and/or consignor check mailings
  • A Get-To-Know-Us handout to new suppliers for at least the first 3 months of 2014!

Play around with the idea… wouldn’t it make your perceived business image a lot more local and friendly to your clientele?

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