We talk a lot about the power of knowing your audience and segmenting your messaging. You can read our recent blog post, Personalizing Your Marketing Message, to get an overview. Today, we want to share a case study of how tailoring every interaction with your...
News flash: your yarn/paper/fabric/craft shop is not unique. Sure, there are some aspects that are a little different from your competitors, but there are a thousand shades of that perfect red, countless varieties of paper punches, and more options for amazing organizing bags than we...
November is upon us and the ramp-up to the calendar period known collectively as “the holidays” has begun. As the owner of a crafty business, what can you do to make your products stand out in the frenzied atmosphere of year-end retail? And can you...
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Real-time marketing aims to reach your intended customer with a personalized message based on how that customer is interacting with your brand at that particular moment. It’s an ideal that most marketing professionals are only beginning to dream of approaching. We’re going to break it...
CRM is an acronym you may have come across when exploring options for streamlining customer interactions. Perhaps it is a new-to-you term, or one that you’ve just seen in passing, but decided that it was one thing too many for you to even explore as...
You run a craft business because you love your particular craft and have seen a way to improve the materials, tools, or products available to crafters. It may have started as a hobby and now it’s your livelihood and your life. Of course, you love...
You’re an artist. You’re a designer. You are an entrepreneur, and you make your living from your craft-based business in every way you can. As a designer and creator (as opposed to a producer of materials), the bulk of your income is derived from your...