The last few years have been full of economic turbulence and the pandemic’s influence continues to affect revenue streams and opportunities. Without the usual schedule of conventions, shows, and guild events that businesses have relied upon to bolster sales and discover new opportunities, many have...
If you’re a manufacturer whose products are sold through online retailers as well as brick-and-mortar stores, you may have been advised that you need to enforce a MAP (minimum advertised price) policy with your retailers. If you’re a retailer, particularly one with an online shop,...
As we near the close of the year, we like to reflect on the more successful marketing trends we saw in 2016 and we predict what we see trending for 2017. Let's begin with a few 2016 trends that we utilized in the agency for...
Why make a holiday gift guide for your blog or website? Well, if Martha Stewart does it, it must be a good thing! Today we share our top 5 tips for creating a great gift guide for your customers. #1 Choose a Theme Whether you choose to...
As a self-employed craft industry professional, you wear a lot of hats. It can be difficult to figure out which tasks you can contract out and which are essential to your creative vision, but allocating your time and energy efficiently will make both your business...
Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday--the days following Thanksgiving all have their designations in the run-up to the December gift-giving season. For some shoppers, however, it’s December 26th that separates the skilled shoppers from the amateurs. That’s the day the Post-Holiday Sales begin, and...
When does the holiday shopping season begin? Your answer may reflect your engagement with online shopping and social media. Black Friday and Cyber Monday are so five years ago! Now that we all have smartphones and spend more of our time on social media, shopping...
Are you a local yarn store owner? It’s a hard business, but most local yarn store owners are in it because they love yarn, knitting, crocheting and the people who love those things, too. When a customer walks into a local yarn store, chances are...