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April 25, 2013 
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CRAFT Affinity Partners

Cost Saving Programs for CRAFT Members

  

Bank of America Merchant Services

  

Packaging Specialties

Discounts on packaging

  

Constant Contact

Email marketing service

  

aftosa

Materials & Displays

 

Shapiro Graphics

Ad designs services

  

Carbonite

Online back-up

  

Table Top Studio

Product photography systems

  

Vanguard ID Systems

Customer loyalty systems

  

CerTek

Artisan POS System 

  

Visit the CRAFT website for more details

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CRAFT

Board of Directors

 

Chairperson Emeritus

David Brooks, Appalachian Spring

 

President - Diane Sulg, Celebration Arts

  

Vice President - Greg Worden, Vermont Artisans Gallery 

 

Treasurer - Cari Luchau, c. Lizzy's

 

Secretary - Maud Boleman, Black Mountain Studios

 

VP Education Projects - Donna Milstein, Hanson Galleries

 

VP for ACW - Sherry Masters, Art Connections  

 

 

Directors

Karen Hohler 

Robert Rickard, Rickard Studio

Nicole Carroll, Nicole Carroll  

Consulting

Margaret Stephens, Brooke 

Pottery

Matt Shapiro, Shapiro's Gallery
Last Chance to Take the Retail Operations Survey from Home Accents Today Magazine

Home Accents Today is conducting a survey to better understand the marketing, merchandising and operational strategies of home accent retailers and would like your input. 

Please feel free to answer the questions that only pertain to your business. Results will print in the June issue. Your answers will be combined with those of other retailers to provide a composite view - no individual company information will be published.

Home Accents Today has agreed to break out response from CRAFT members in a separate report, allowing us to compare the results. We are strongly encouraging our CRAFT members to complete this survey.

At the end of the survey, your store can enter to win one of two mini iPads, each worth $299. When filling out your store information, please include the word CRAFT after your company name.

We will share the results of both reports with our membership. 
If above link does not work, please copy & paste the following to reach the survey: 
www.researchtodayonline.com/data/HAT_RetailSvy_2014.htm 


Check out The Value of Selling American Handcraft, written by CRAFT's Karen Hohler, on IndependentRetailer.com. This is an article that Karen, Betsy Ratzsch and Margaret Stephens worked on as part of the program with NY Now to encourage non-craft buyers to consider adding handmade work into their stores.

BECOME A STAR

CRAFT is planning a new website and we want to feature our members!  We are looking for photographs of your gallery, interior or exterior shots. Do you have a favorite display, jewelry case or window? If you are an artist, send us a picture of your work, or you doing it.  Send us pictures of an event at your shop or studio, your staff, or anything that tells us about your craft business.

Wouldn't it be terrible if the CRAFT website had no pictures of beautiful handmade craft and the people who make and sell it?

Send your pictures to rani@randomactsart.com, with CRAFT Web Pictures in the subject line.
CRAFT is a national organization of artists, retailers & show sponsors working to support American craft, save money, educate & network.