March 07, 2010
Billerica, MA New England Products Trade Show
March 13, 2010
Portland, ME Boston Gift Show
March 21, 2010
Boston, MA Halloween & Attractions Show
March 25, 2010
St. Louis, MO SPREE: Specialty Retail Entrepreneur Expo and Conference
April 13, 2010
Las Vegas, NV Jewelry, Fashion & Accessories Show
April 15, 2010
Rosemont (Chicago), IL The National Stationery Show
May 16, 2010
New York, NY Mississippi Market Wholesale Show
June 03, 2010
Jackson, MS American Craft Retailers Expo (ACRE)
June 05, 2010
Las Vegas, NV World Tea Expo
June 11, 2010
Las Vegas, NV June Total Home & Gift Market
June 23, 2010
Dallas, TX
GSM 2009, Spring
Monogram Mania
You see them on almost everything these days: blankets, beach bags, stationery, belt buckles, even dog tags. Find out what factors lead to the enormous surge in the popularity of monogrammed products and how you can benefit from this glowing-hot trend.
Monograms Are Her Muse
Francene Dudziec has a passion for typography and quality gifts. Find out how she merged her love for the two into one successful business with her store, Monogram Muse.
Working Wedding Wonders
Style. Elegance. Value. Find out what mix of these attributes and more drives your customers' demand for wedding day accessories. If you haven't done so already, consider taking the plunge and saying "I Do!" to a timeless gift shop product category.
Holiday Gourmet: The Season Never Tasted So Good!
Specialty gourmet has always been a popular category especially when it comes to gift giving for the winter holidays. Find out how the category is adapting to a rough economy and still coming out ahead.
Best Sellers in Charleston, SC
"The most romantic city in America," historic Charleston, South Carolina, is a perfect getaway for lovers, seducing visitors with its cobblestone streets, historic churches, delicious low-country dining and upscale shopping. King Street—the city's shopping Mecca—has some very inviting, locally owned stores occupying buildings that are architectural treasures. Thanks to its coastal location, Charleston's weather is temperate—a boon to merchants' bottom lines. Both spring and fall are peak seasons for tourism.
Build Your Own Buzz!
Social marketing is huge these days and blogging is the name of the game. Before you start one for your store, here is a look at blogging best practices and best-avoided blunders.
The Web as Marketing Tool
A weak economy is exactly the time you should give your marketing efforts a boost. Consider the web. Sure your store has a website. But have you really used every opportunity the web provides to grow your business? Use our checklist to find out which online marketing tools could work for your store.
Can you recommend marketing strategies that will help boost store sales?
Industry leaders recommend marketing strategies that will help boost store sales.
Ten Common Mistakes Companies Make in Pricing their Products or Services
In the course of our engagements, we have seen examples of good and bad pricing policies. The following is a list of ten of the most common mistakes companies make when pricing their products and services.
Fees for Nothing
Merchants have suspected for years that the smoke screen of complexity that surrounds the fees they pay for credit card processing allows opportunists to scrape slices off their revenue.
The hottest finds for spring 2009.
A ghostly showcase of great products for Halloween.Five Steps to Fab!
You can create fun displays like this for very little cash. See how to use inexpensive fixtures and basic design principles to great effect.
Holiday Wraps and Tags Showcase
Check out the gorgeous holiday paper and tags we've found for this showcase.
Home Fragrance Showcase
A scented showcase of wonderful home fragrance products.
Trending Up Spring 2009
If you need to know what's hot for spring, check out what we've found.
Check out these seven hot products for pets.Stationery Showcase
Our stationary showcase has six awesome products to add to your store.
Message in a Bag
Does your marketing message extend to your store’s bags? Catchy store bags can have your customers toting them and your marketing message for free. Here are some examples of store bags that win high marks in the marketing department.
Green Marketing
You know being green helps both the environment and your business. Here are some ideas to get you going in the right direction and to create an effective, green brand image for your store.
Pink or Blue? Greening Baby Sales
Skip the pale pink and baby blue. Today's babies are all about "green," with organic and eco-friendly products in everything from nursery décor to footwear.
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