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	<title>SELLING WHOLESALE TO GIFT SHOPS &#187; LinkedIn</title>
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	<description>Tips on Marketing Your Products from an Independent Gift Sales Representative!</description>
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		<title>Selling to Gift Shops Discussion Group</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Nov 2010 01:33:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gift Rep Sandy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Greetings! I know it has been a long time since I posted.    Summer has been busy with our typical summer wholesale and retail sales.  Along with sales, we have been working on some additional updates and options to our Selling to Gift Shops E-Guide (Stay tuned for more details later in this month!) In the meantime, Selling to Gift Shops has an active discussion group on LinkedIn.  If you are not familiar with LinkedIn, it is a social media platform focused on (small) businesses professionals.  Click here to see my personal profile!   I suggest you sign up for an account connect with me and  I can invite you to our special Selling to Gift Shops group (or you can look up the group yourself and request membership). Currently, we have 137 members on the group which consists mostly of professional crafters, producers and manufacturers such as yourself.  Many dealing with some of the same issues and concerns as you! Coming Up: As part of my self-learning in the sales and gift industries, my husband, Malcolm, and I have read numerous books on the subject that have helped us with our business over the years.  I would love to share [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Social Network, Part Two:  Twitter</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 03:01:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gift Rep Sandy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Twitter is the new buzz for social networking.  Based on 140 character posts, Twitter encourages short but relevant posts about your interests and/or activities.  Twitter is an excellent platform to get exposure for your business and products. Twitter accounts are pretty easy to set up – much easier than either Facebook or LinkedIn.  Coming up with a unique twitter name (your user name) that is related to your business is the first step in the step up process.  After setting up the preliminary information, you have numerous options to add or not add to your account.  From the settings, you can add or change the following: Add a short bio about your company Link to your main website Add a picture or logo Design a custom background from Twitter’s list of options (if you are adventurous, you can find lots of options!) Since Twitter is so popular, there are many supporting software programs available to make your twitter experience more fun and profitable.  One of my favorites is Seesmic Desktop.   Using Seesmic, links your Facebook and Twitter accounts in one place, so you can make one post that will show up on both sites! Seesmic also has a wonderful search [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Social Networking, Part One</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:38:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gift Rep Sandy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Social Networking is a rather new phenomenon in the internet world, but an excellent way to market your business.  Having your products or websites “talked about” on a social networking site or group is taking ‘word of mouth’ advertising to a hundred-fold level! There are numerous networking sites, bookmarking sites, and group/membership sites that you can use, but I am going to limit my discussion on the following: •    Facebook •    LinkedIn •    Twitter •    Squidoo (not really sure if this fits into the social networking definition) Facebook is probably the most popular social networking site on the internet.  MySpace, which is similar to Facebook, held the #1 spot for a long time until the baby boomers took over Facebook and knocked MySpace (who appeals to the younger folks) out of their spot.  If you like interfacing with a ‘group’ of friends and acquaintances, you will enjoy Facebook and/or MySpace. To start on Facebook, set up an individual account under your name.  Facebook allows you to add information such as personal interests, photos, favorite links – you can add as much personal information as you wish or don’t wish to display.  If you have a business, you’ll want to add [...]]]></description>
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