In Woodland, CA, there is a little haven for shoppers in need of a warm, friendly, and well-curated place to shop. Coincidentally, it’s called Haven A Boutique. And it’s owner, Rosemarie Leonardi, is a welcoming and very open Shop Talk interviewee. In fact, so much so I’m going to need a separate article to address […]
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havBeing your own boss is the dream. And living the dream should be fun, right? One important way to build in fun is through events. As a retail store owner, you already have the venue! Lucky for you, the boss ladies from my Shop Talk interviews have shared their successful event ideas. Now I’m sharing
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Have you ever noticed that when you google a business, you often see what looks like random pictures on the right hand side? And below that is some information like a website, phone number, etc.? Did you know you could control what comes up there when someone searches for your business? Well, you can! You
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Barbara Wiggins, owner of the Mustard Seed (opened 1982) in Napa, California (1227 First St.), has been in business for 46 years. Having had four stores in as many cities during this time, it’s stating the obvious to say that she loves retail – her love for retail has its roots in her childhood when
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By now, you’re probably in full personal-improvement mode with whatever resolutions you’ve made to do better and be better. Perhaps you’ve set some goals and picked a word to define your year. It’s all great momentum going into a new and fresh year. There is one word that will drive online marketing in 2019 and
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Patti Blake isn’t fearless. She has a hefty email list, a strong social media presence, and a profitable mission-driven business, but she isn’t fearless. She’s courageous. “Courage and fear are not mutually exclusive,” said New York Times bestselling author Brené Brown, “Most of us feel brave and afraid at the exact same time.” Back in
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If you didn’t get a chance to see the email marketing video in our Facebook group, Haute Hub for Brick and Mortar retailers, you’re kinda missing out. Don’t worry – it’s on the hub for you to view at your leisure. There’s a lot of great, easily actionable items for you to do in order
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Having just hosted my first guest on the Haute Hub Happy Hour as part two of my email marketing arc, my thoughts went back to the previous HHHH when I talked about list building. After all, the strategies for creating great emails won’t do much without a great list to send them to! If you
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Hopefully you’re more comfortable with hashtags after reading Part 1 of this blog entry. Now let’s get into more advanced work and talk about branded hashtags. Did you know that you can create your own hashtag and use it to start a conversation with your followers or to curate certain content? A simple example of
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