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Celebrate!

Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , on April 30, 2010|

May’s almost here. It’s too late to plan a promotion around May Day* (which has kind of died away anyway. Seen any Maypoles around recently?) but how about:

May 4: Teacher Appreciation Day. Time for a swing shop of small theme-appropriate gifts, a discount to teachers for the day (or week), or even a bowl of apples for all, the traditional gift to a teacher. Nothing wrong with writing a hand-written note to anyone whom you consider has taught you to be a better shopkeeper.

Great window display!May 5: Cinco de Mayo is a fun (more…)

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What’s on their minds? Marketing locally

Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , on April 26, 2010|

Local celebrations are worth sleuthing outWhether you blog, email, Tweet, Facebook or simply do your darndest to keep your web site up-to-date and relevant, keep in mind

what your viewers are thinking about today.

That’s not always easy….after all, we are, each and every one of us…unique individuals…but there are still some things that bring us together. It’s worth (more…)

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Purse party, taken to new heights.

Posted in Shopkeeping talk, Used Stuff in the News, tagged , , , on April 23, 2010|

Louboutin stilettosWhat do you do when you want to expand your business but your market area is just too small for you? Even if it IS Los Angeles?

Or if you want to find better consignors?

You take it on the road.

Here’s the in-home purse party, the Avon or Tupperware party, taken to (more…)

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Can your Consignment or Resale Customers Win a Free Party?

Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , , on March 8, 2010| 3 Comments »

Have you ever been in a cafe or deli where they have a big clear fish bowl where you can Imagine...20 new customers introduced to your shop!

Drop Your Business Card for a Free Lunch!

You could do something similar…give away a free party!

They get (more…)

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Flamingos Flying to Virginia…and avatars coming in for a landing.

Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , on March 8, 2010| 3 Comments »

The winner is #4, White Elephant, in TGtbT.com's Wacky WednesdayFlamingos in the Old Dominion: The results from Wacky WednesdayGiveaway are in, and our winner of this week’s prize, a flamingo flag, is Cynthia of White Elephant with three locations in Virginia. Congratulations, Cynthia, I’ll send the flag out with your order this week!

Hatch an avatar for your business: While you’re waiting to see what this week’s Wacky Wednesday topic is, why not get yourself an avatar to further your shop’s (more…)

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