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Using the news to polish your shop’s rep

Posted in economics of resale, Shopkeeping talk, Teeny Tips, tagged , , , , , , on October 28, 2015|

I’m on a kick right now about using current news trends to let folks know about your shop. Take a gander at this ad campaign:

boycott black Thursday

Notice that this mega-chain is merely saying something which your shop probably can as well: closed on Thanksgiving, opening at X time Thanksgiving Friday. But they have aligned themselves with current news (about REI being closed on Black Friday) and used that trend to their advantage.

The emotion this announcement means to evoke? Gee, they’re really family-oriented. I think that’s great and I should shop DSW. 

Note also that this message is “signed” by their  CEO. Do you sign your announcements by your title?

Good swipe file material for your consignment or resale shop’s swipe file. Go visit Boycott Black Thursday on (what else) Facebook. Gather some ideas!

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Need some customer tips to share?

Posted in 5- Minute Fixes, Not-for-Profit Resale, Shopkeeping talk, Teeny Tips, tagged , , , , , on October 8, 2015|

What shall I post on my social media today? Auntie Kate has some ideas...Tired of always posting “buy buy buy” messages in your social media? Believe me, your viewers/ followers/ fans are even more tired of reading nothing but these over and over.

Break up your blatant advertising with something social. Like tips, jokes, thoughts.

In fact, rule of thumb is, (more…)

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Quick Merchandise Photos for your Consignment or Resale Shop.

Posted in 5- Minute Fixes, Functional Friday, Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , , , , , on August 7, 2015| 2 Comments »

Nothing better than showing pix of your current merchandise on your social media, is there?

Well, yeh there is. Showing a little (more…)

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We consignment & resale shops love to stand out from the Facebook crowd.

Posted in 5- Minute Fixes, Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , , , on May 21, 2015| 1 Comment »

Stand out from the Facebook Crowd: A tip for Consignment & Resale Professionals from Too Good to be Threw's blog.Don’t want your FB status updates to look like everyone elses’?

ᗪOᑎ’T ᗯᗩᑎT YOᑌᖇ ᖴᗷ ᔕTᗩTᑌᔕ ᑌᑭᗪᗩTEᔕ TO ᒪOOK ᒪIKE EᐯEᖇYOᑎE EᒪᔕEᔕ’?

∂σи’т ωαит уσυя fв ѕтαтυѕ υρ∂αтєѕ тσ ℓσσк ℓιкє єνєяуσиє єℓѕєѕ’?

ｄｏｎ’ｔ ｗａｎｔ ｙｏｕｒ ｆｂ ｓｔａｔｕｓ ｕｐｄａｔｅｓ ｔｏ ｌｏｏｋ ｌｉｋｅ ｅｖｅｒｙｏｎｅ ｅｌｓｅｓ’?

Wanna know how I did this? (more…)

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Don’t blow your budget: Free social media pictures

Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , , , , , on March 24, 2015|

If you want to use graphics, pictures, clip art in your consignment or resale social media posts, it won’t cost you an arm and a leg. Here’s several lists of free sources (more…)

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