Name It!
What would you be willing to do to attract more repeat customers to your retail location? What would you give to have stronger business relationships? Would you like to put a smile on your customers' faces?
How you ask? Call them by name, from the first time you meet them and each and every time after. Something as simple as learning someone's name can make a big impression, especially if you've only met him or her once or twice and have long periods in between interactions.
Click here for a quick, fun video on tips to remember names. (There is a short 30-second ad first. Refill your coffee. It is worth the wait!) If your short-term memory is good, but you fear you will forget names long-term, put a note in your smart phone. Make sure and review it before your next gathering with that group of people.
I call everyone 'Darling' because I can't remember their names.
~Zsa Zsa Gabor
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Product Profile: Mercury Mosaics
Custom made from start to finish , Mercury Mosaics, located in Minneapolis has one of our designers practically salivating when a sample package arrives. Their gorgeous colors and creative patterns are intriguing enough. The icing on the cake? The free textures they add to the tiles, which add another level of dimension and take this cool product and elevate its hip factor even more. Their talented team of tile makers all have artistic backgrounds, and with good reason. These aren't your normal tiles, they are works of art, or as they like to say: "Handmade with love in Minneapolis, Minnesota."
Check out their website to learn more about their process, from concept, to creation, to packaging and shipping. They are passionate about their craft and, apparently strong coffee as well!
Contact us for more information on how we can dazzle your clients or customers by incorporating these one-of-a-kind, incredible tiles in to your next design project.
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Save the Date!
Next Retail Rally Event October 1st
We're having a Retail Meetup that is all about fun! Socialize and network with other independent retailers at our first happy hour event taking place on October 1, from 4:30 - 7:30 p.m. at the cool, new Rail Hall in historic Walker's Point. Entertainment, hors d'oeuvres, cash bar and plenty of time to learn and share with other indies await you! Share your retail story in our video booth. Our past Rallies have had great turnouts with lots of positive feedback. Hear what one attendee had to say: As I wrote in my survey, there was nothing I would have changed.
Even as an "outsider" to retail, I have 3 pages of notes...things I can implement today and dream about for tomorrow.
In fact, I will be going into a meeting shortly this afternoon, and will use some of the ideas the speakers talked about. I can't wait for your next gathering. You set the bar high...real high. Almost untouchably high!
Jeanne
Marketing Director Partnership Bank Space is limited, so sign up today. Click here to register. We'll see you on October 1st!
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Stay Tuned...Wisconsin Main Street Visits
Her visits will include 90-minute presentations and one-on-one audits/consultations with the business owners. Look for an update in our October e-newsletter as she reports back with her cool finds and shares insights gained in these vital communities. |
"Never underestimate the power of a well-designed environment." ~Lyn Falk
Want more? Click here to read archived e-newsletters.
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Design Tip
Feeling Blue?
Pantone is feeling it. Dazzlingly so. They've named Dazzling Blue as their Pantone Color of Spring 2014. Think Cobalt blue! Read more about it here.
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We're looking forward to sweet results as we work with Purple Door Ice Cream to design their new retail location. We'll be assisting with selecting furnishings, finishes and colors, signage, decorative accouterments and integrating their brand identity into the overall design. It's going to look yummy!
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Did you Know? 
Tail-Wagging Worthy
For many people, pets are like family. If you make your space a welcoming place for four-legged friends, increased traffic of the two-legged variety may follow. Here are just a few tips to make Fido Read more
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Congratulations to our client Coffee With A Conscience(CWAC) on the grand opening of their second location at 411 E. Wisconsin Avenue! We were on hand to celebrate their new space that utilizes Read More
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A Permanent-Looking Pop-Up
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