Mel Robbins' straight-forward, no fuss insight first caught my eye a few years ago. Her books Take Control of Your Life and The 5 Second...

Eliminate tasks on your to-do list? Yes please! It’s time to get on board the automation train (emphatically doing the arm motion with a...

Small talk in retail? Think of it as BIG talk. Chatting with your customers is commonplace. (Of course there are those customers who chat...

It’s true. Leaders do come in all shapes and sizes. But avocado? Here’s the “scoop” – and no, it’s not guacamole! An avocado leader is...

How to sell more when others sell the same products Competition is everywhere. Even if you don’t have a brick and mortar competitor in...

Strategies for taking professional photos in your store

One hundred days until Christmas. That alone can make a retailer anxious. But the reality is even more urgent. Manufacturing, importing,...

How you design your email is just as important as what you write Reduce what your reader has to think about - It's not a good idea to...

A picture may be worth a thousand words, but a great photo, edited with your logo and other unique and recognizable enhancements, makes...

With the challenges of the pandemic still interrupting business as usual, many creative retailers have flipped the script: rather than...

If there’s one certainty in retail, it’s that you can’t be certain about anything. And that’s never been truer as our world continues to...

A Quick Response (QR) code is a tool that works similarly to a barcode, but with the ability to hold more and different types of data....

Can it happen? All social media becomes exclusively pay to play. Or worse, it shuts down. Yes! Anything is possible when you are engaging...

Even as a creative retailer, your head can spin when it’s time to get clever and creative (and funny, and engaging) when creating posts...

You have a couple of hours all to yourself. Or maybe it’s a rainy afternoon and the kids are bored. Where can you go? What can you do?...