There’s plenty of sharing online these days—of ideas, how-tos, events, and information. With sites like Pinterest—where one person posts a picture, then dozens (or thousands!) can share it again with just the click of a button—attribution and ownership of the images, and accompanying tutorials, can get lost in the more of the Internet. While most…Click to read more >
Cross-Merchandising
cross-mer•chan•dis•ing [kraws mur-chuhn-dahy-zing] the practice of marketing, or displaying products from different categories (or store departments) together, •,n order to generate additional revenue, known sometimes as add-on sales You are probably familiar with cross-merchandising in your physical store. You create beautiful displays, draping your quilts over an old dresser near the fabric collection. You put…Click to read more >
SWOT Analysis
A SWOT analysis (alternatively SWOT Matrix) is a structured planning method used to evaluate the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats involved in a business or project. A SWOT analysis can be carried out for a business, product, program, place, industry, or person. It involves specifying the objective of the business venture or project and identifying…Click to read more >
Increasing Traffic to Your Website
In previous articles, I’ve talked about how to improve your website so people will want to stay awhile and shop; we’ve covered website merchandising, cross merchandising, social merchandising, creating value, and how to manage your reputation so your customers will return again and again. Let’s back up a bit now and think about what we…Click to read more >
Increasing Your Online Value
Higher sales and more customers – everyone wants this! To achieve this in our stores, we create enticing displays, start new programs, make samples, hold classes and demos, offer solutions, create great customer service, and collect customer testimonials! In order to get higher sales and more customers online, we need to figure out how to…Click to read more >
Just Be Consistent – The Importance of Product Names and Images
Access to quality images and accurate product names is vital for online retailers for two reasons: we must be able to quickly load products onto our websites and it greatly increases the chance that these products can be readily found by and sold to customers who are looking for them. The bottom line is this:…Click to read more >