Some people call it “taking a survey.” Some call it interviewing your consignment, thrift or resale shop customers. Since it’s (more…)
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Slow by you? Why not interview your customers?
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged consignors, customers, resale shopkeeping, small business on January 20, 2013| 1 Comment »
If you [heart] your customers, show it!
Posted in 5- Minute Fixes, tagged consignors, customers, sea of sameness on January 14, 2013|
Saw this cute idea for a tiny Valentine’s gift,
and thought it could be perfect for (more…)
You STILL haven’t come up with a gift for your favorite customers?
Posted in Not-for-Profit Resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged consignors, customers, Thrift on December 16, 2012| 3 Comments »
I know, I know… you want to give them something unique but inexpensive enough that you can hand out dozens. But what will everyone like? Think cute? Talk about and show their friends?
And here it is, ALMOST too late.
Auntie Kate to the rescue, with a little help from her friends. I promise you: you can have these made, and have your business card tied onto them, by the dozens by this evening. And it’s (more…)
Here’s a week-after-Christmas idea for your consignment shop.
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged consignors, holidays, promotions on December 13, 2012| 5 Comments »
Okay. Right after Christmas, there’s this flurry of gift returns, right? The sweater that’s the wrong color or size, the gadget she hasn’t the faintest intention of ever using, and so on. Of course not everything can be returned, and many folks feel guilty about doing so.
Then there’s the perfectly-good items that get stashed away in place of the new and highly-coveted gifts: the old stroller replaced by the jazzy new model, the lamp that has to make way for the one she really wanted…. and people feel guilty (and cluttered!) in those cases too.
How about if (more…)
How do you get them to say nice things about you?
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged consignors, customers, promotions, small business on September 7, 2012| 2 Comments »
Gathering testimonials and good online reviews is hard nowadays. But it can be helpful to your business.
Just asking may not be enough. Maybe you could (more…)
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