Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged social networking, Twitter, web on April 1, 2010| 2 Comments »
Can Tweeting be bad for your business health?
Everyone always makes fun of Stupid Tweets like “Eating a BLT yum yum”… but what about those Tweets sent by consignment and resale shops to their (presumably) customers? Some just leave me scratching my head.
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged email, web on March 24, 2010| 24 Comments »
Wacky Weds is our free Giveaway for consignment, resale, and thrift shop owners/ managers.
This week’s question for consignment and resale shopkeepers, which makes you eligible for our free Giveaway is:
Posted in Deja Vuesday, Shopkeeping talk, tagged advertising, social networking, Twitter, web on March 16, 2010|
A new weekly feature here at Auntie Kate The Blog is
All dressed up...and no customers to greet? Could be they don't know about you.
where you can visit a gently-used, recycled, and even restyled blog post in case you missed it the first time. It’s even better the second time around.
Without further ado, for Deja Vuesday today may I present a post that is even MORE important now than it was almost 3 years ago :
“How long you been here?” is a question designed to drive any resaler CRAZY. You spend and spend on advertising, signage, bag-stuffers and all that, and still, people don’t seem to know you’re Read the whole Deja Vuesday post…
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged accepting, consignors, web on January 5, 2010| 10 Comments »
Today’s post for consignment and resale shop owners was going to be about now being a good time to make consignor agreement changes.
I went looking and found some agreements that made me cringe. Wording that shows that the writer forgot the REASON for putting her/his info on the web: to entice potential clients to come to the shop.
So today let’s talk about how your agreement is presented. Without careful consideration, your wording can sound like (more…)
Posted in Shopkeeping talk, tagged profit, small business, web on January 3, 2010| 4 Comments »
Been too busy so far to choose some business-improving New Year’s Resolutions? Well, Auntie Kate is here to help.
1- Get a plan. Make up your Public Relations Plan and take advantage of REAL social networking…the kind that happens in your community.
2- Learn how to put your Press Kit together. While you may not want to pay $80 to put a single press release on this site, their PDFs are helpful and applicable to other venues.
3 – Use your mailing list to its max. Broadcast email and snail mail.
4 – Collect and use customer testimonials. Aim for getting a good one every week.
5 – Learn to fully use Facebook to its full potential to better your business.
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