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ICYMI: A Consignment Shop Secret Weapon

Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , , on June 7, 2019| 2 Comments »

In Case You Missed It…. ICYMI

A very useful internet acronym. And one, I think, that time-pressed resale, thrift and consignment shopkeepers don’t take advantage of often enough.

Now we all know that only a very few of our social media followers actually get shown our wonderful posts and memes and things we want to show them.

And the few who get shown it, miss it. Either because they don’t happen to be looking at their social media when it comes across their feed, or because their minds are elswehere as they swipe through.

So what’s a frazzled resaler to do? Keep inventing (more…)

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What’s up with resellers?

Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , , on May 25, 2019| Leave a Comment »

This is a fun 30+ minute roundup of what resellers have to offer as tips to other resellers… betcha you, as a consignment, resale or thrift shopkeeper will find some good ideas to use here! Watch with me, and (more…)

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What your resale customers want to know.

Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , , , , on May 16, 2019| 1 Comment »

“I can’t think of anything to say on social media.”
“I can’t blog… what would I talk about?”
“Whatever would I put in an email that they’d read?”

What can I say in social media about my consignment shop?

If that’s your worry, worry no more! Here’s the List of All Lists: A treasury of ideas for Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, emails, blog posts, even speaker’s topics and presentations!

You know that just saying buymebuymebuyme isn’t enough to help your business thrive, to help people love to shop with you…  you know you need to be SOCIAL… you know you need to entertain, educate, elucidate, motivate…but sometimes, it’s hard to come up with something that really adds value to following your business. So these lists are just some Auntie Kate has found for you:

Now, not all of these hundreds of ideas will apply to our unique resale, consignment, and thrift industry. But I’m guessing you can copy-and-paste enough inspiration to never again have to say

“What’ll I TALK about?”

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Snooty Suppliers & How to Get Them

Posted in Not-for-Profit Resale, Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , , , on April 19, 2019| Leave a Comment »

Does your marketplace include a segment of the local population who disdain to use your consignment services, who feel it is beneaath them to “sell” their “old clothes”? But you suspect they could have wonderful things that your customers would buy, and that disconnect seems insurmountable to you?

If you’re dealing with folks who feel like (more…)

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Kudos: A reason to get social in this resale shop’s Facebook posts!

Posted in Kudos: Ideas to inspire!, Shopkeeping talk, tagged , , , on April 11, 2019| Leave a Comment »

Our Kudos award today goes to A Second Thought ReSale Shop, whose “Whatchamacallit Wednesday” features caught my eye. I’m not sure that they still do these (or even if they do it on Wednesday which they totally should), but…

you could have this as a regular feature,

especially if you have (more…)

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