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It's Friday October 22, 2010


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From the Wall Street Journal, US Retailers' Glimmers of Home This Holiday 
 
  
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Send it to me at rani@randomactsart.com to be included in our weekly newsletter.  
 
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PROMOTING YOUR HOLIDAY EVENTS

Email and social media marketing are powerful tools to publicize your gathering.

Excerpt from an article by Erik Mintz, Constant Contact Director of Event Marketing

 

With Halloween a couple weeks away, planning your end-of-the-year holiday fundraisers, open houses, or gala events is probably well underway. Most of these events will likely occur in that hectic stretch between Thanksgiving and Christmas, so the time is ripe to start promoting your events and driving registrations sooner than later.

 

To read more of this article, along with hints for promoting your event, click here.

 

Don't forget, as an Affinity Partner, CRAFT members get an extra 10% discount from Constant Contact when prepaying for 6 or 12 months. That becomes a 20% total discount for 6 months and a 25% total discount for 12 months. Make sure you use this link when signing up. If you already use Constant Contact, you can email Laurie at info@craftonline.org to make sure you are signed up as for the CRAFT discount.

 

SMALL BUSINESS INDUSTRY DAY AT THE U.S. CAPITOL

US Capitol BuildingSponsored by the Architect of the Capitol

 

The Architect of the Capitol (AOC) is hosting an event for small business owners at the Capitol Visitor Center (CVC) designed to provide information about doing business with the AOC and the CVC. The CVC is looking for products that are made in the U.S. and manufactured with U.S.-made materials. These products include educational toys, jewelry, and souvenir apparel whose product themes are focused on the Capitol for its two Gift Shops.

 

For more details, see the full flyer here.

 

Click here to register on-line or click here to download & print a registration form.

 

**Registration closed today, but there are still a few spaces available. If you are interested in attending, contact them at SBIndustryDay@aoc.gov or 202-226-2734.
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