I have talked about using the strategy of going BIG or going home in retail many times before, but I wanted to clarify why it is such an important strategy for retailers to use during the holiday season. Especially in a year of such uncertainty (a pandemic and an election in the same year)! So how do we put our … Read More
The holidays are not canceled! Let’s get festive!
Recently Jami asked me:“Just wondering what are your thoughts on Christmas open house? How are you planning on adjusting to meet requirements?” And of course – we are all about finding the opportunity in every obstacle, so here are the powerful strategies I shared with Jami: #1 Start earlier This year, we HAVE to start talking to our customers about … Read More
Do your marketing tactics accomplish these 2 things?
You’ve heard me say that you must spend 20% of your work time on marketing. If you aren’t, then it doesn’t matter what you do for the other 80% of the time. Why? Because your people won’t be there otherwise! You won’t have traffic. If you work 5 days a week, that’s the equivalent of one full day spent specifically on … Read More
Reopening Your Store
Reopening Your Store Ready or Not! Get Set! Let’s GO! Congratulations! You are ready to walk through to the other side!Change is the only constant – ALWAYS. Take courage from the fact that you have mastered the skill of – Stop! Pivot. Reset. This skill will continue to serve you well. You have done things that you didn’t want to … Read More