Updated Retail
Hannah Grimes Retail Focus Newsletter
March 2012

INNOVATE:
Events to Help Your Business Innovate
Time Management Workshop
With Paula Mathews, HR Compliance 101

Tuesday, April 17, Noon - 1:30 p.m. 

 Hannah Grimes Center - Suite C, Keene

Harness the power of your most precious commodity: Time.   We'll work with some productivity tools that will bring awareness of how much you can get done, in as little as 3 - 5 minute increments.  This is going to be an interactive session on how to classify the items on a to-do list, how to prioritize them, how to schedule them, and how to execute the plan. Remember: Plan the Work and then Work the Plan, Planning is sometimes easy. Execution...not so much.  Cost: Free. Register Now!


"Facebook Jumpstart for Business" Workshop
With Christine Halvorson, Halvorson New Media
Tuesday, April 24, Noon - 1:30 p.m.
Hannah Grimes Center - Suite C, Keene

If you're not yet using Facebook to promote your business, or if you are but are struggling, this seminar is for you.  Using Facebook strategically can get your business noticed and lead to more sales in the way that word-of-mouth advertising does-through relationship building. You'll learn how to set up a Facebook Page for your business, how to maximize it and begin to build a fan base. We'll discuss how to create interesting content that will keep readers coming back. We'll lightly touch on some efficiency tools that will make your job easier.  Learn how to enter and thrive in this new world of "social media" effectively and efficiently. Cost: Free.  Register Now!

*** Also be sure to view Christine Halvorson's Social Media Jumpstart Series sponsored by the Greater Peterborough Chamber of Commerce, starting April 11th.
CONNECT:
Events to Help You Connect with Retailers & Other Experts
Spring Forward Towards Local Economies

New England Local Business Forum

Friday, May 4, 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. 

 First Parish Church, Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA   

 

The New England Local Business Forum is excited to announce that Michael Shuman, a noted economist and author in the Local Economies movement, will be delivering the Keynote address.  Michael will be speaking about the power of community capital and local investing, the topic of his latest book Local Dollars, Local Sense.  Michael is a dynamic speaker and a key figure in our work to build strong local economies.

Our 8th gathering, co-sponsored by the New England Independent Booksellers Association, will bring together key industry partners in the book, bike and toy industry to greater connect our efforts year round and in the holiday season.  We will also have a series of panels and workshops.

Cost: $25 Monadnock Buy Local members/$35 non-members.  Register today!
THRIVE:
News & Resources to Inform & Inspire

Retailers: What's Your Pinterest Strategy?

Originally Posted on the National Retail Federation Blog 

By Artemis Berry 


For retailers, it's time to watch what users are doing - especially if you are a home improvement, bridal, or high fashion apparel retailer - and then create your first boards. How do Pinterest users want and expect brands to share with them? The power behind Pinterest is the ability to share merchandise with the simple power of visual imagery. I believe that a presence on Pinterest is not about having a particular strategy, but rather all about how we effectively listen and engage with all of our consumers across all kinds of social platforms - from Facebook to niche social bookmarking, such as wish list or web discovery sites like Pinterest, Discoveredd, Svpply, and Nuji.