With Christmas right around the corner and with many of us rushing retail orders and packages out the door as fast as we can, I thought I would share this unique Christmas gift list with you. The Best Christmas Gifts…
I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Malcolm and I are empty-nesters — with our kids being gone or celebrating Thanksgiving elsewhere. Rather than eating alone, we typically attend our town’s community dinner on Thanksgiving. Of course, we miss being…
I was gone most of last week taking care of my daughter and her 5-year-old son after my daughter underwent a minor surgery. One thing I noticed very quickly is how much energy a 5-year-old has pent up, just waiting…
I am currently out of town, helping my daughter, but wanted to check in with some an important question: Are you and your products ready for holiday sales? Typically, it is late for wholesale purchases (although, I am still getting…
Originally, our Tastes of Idaho business started out as a holiday retail booth. Back in 2002, we rented a spot in our local mall and ran our booth for 12 grueling hours a day for 45 days from mid-November until…
Time is slipping by and we are getting closer and closer to the largest sales season, and the most important time to develop a holiday marketing plan. Most producers generate 50% or more (about 65% on our Tastes of Idaho…
Holiday booths and kiosks can be lots of fun. The customer feedback on your products is invaluable, and your sales can explode to new levels in this venue. Great displays can be challenging. If you are still working on your…
Holidays can be stressful by themselves. But if you have a gift product-based business and/or you run a holiday booth, dealing with stress can be an extra that needs to be dealt with. I remember the first holiday kiosk we…
If you have been following my blog for any length of time, you know that I am crazy about 3DCart e-commerce platform. Back in 2014, I set up my first website on this platform and last year, I moved my…
Exhibiting at a holiday booth, craft show or kiosk are all profitable and effect way to showcase your products, get feedback from consumers, and sell gift items to your customer and potential customers. Previously, I wrote an article on how…
If you run a retail holiday shop and are looking for some last-minute holiday tips, I’d like to share a few. Personally, we have not run a holiday store in many years, but reading the tips and trends are still…
Even thought we are still in September, time is getting short for holiday sales planning. Do you have your holiday marketing plan in place yet? Once sales start rolling in, you won’t have time to thinking about planning or marketing. …