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It’s not easy to be a gift shop owner in this economy. For many, sales are down while rents are up, and the competition from big-name chain stores is discouraging at best. What’s a mom-and-pop gift store to do?As you probably already know, there’s no one simple answer. But there is help! For this guide, we surveyed 19 successful gift shop owners to get their best tips on marketing and branding, a …

Many small businesses ignore branding because they think it requires massive ad budgets combined with outrageously expensive PR campaigns. While ads and PR will certainly help rebranding, we have a cheaper and easier solution to rebranding your business when you don’t have boatloads of money to spend… Packaging… Packaging says a lot about your company: Commitment to detail Customer servi …

According to the 2016 WestRock Packaging Matters study, only 11% of customers are totally satisfied with the packaging of the products they’re buying. This means that a potential 89% of your customers may not be that into you…or, they’re just not that into your packaging.While this says a lot about just how many businesses are completely underestimating how much fabulous packaging can influence ov …

about the benefits of ordering customizable shopping bags for your store or business, but believe it or not, there are those instances where it’s simply not yet time for you to customize your retail shopping bags. Especially in the earlier stages of your business, there’s nothing wrong with not customizing your shopping bags. Here, we’ll outline some of the reasons why you shouldn’t panic if you c …