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Ideas To Help Power Your Gift Shop -  May 7, 2014


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Tip: Be Consistent On Facebook

How often do you post on Facebook? If it's only once or twice a week, it's not enough, according to Shelly Brown, social media marketing expert: "If you are out of sight, you are out of mind. Posting consistently and keeping a lot of variety in the content is a must. Mix in funny pictures or stories, along with inspiration and quotes. People like to be inspired, and those posts tend to get shared or receive comments." You can read our interview with Shelly in Giftbeat's archives.
Pick: Cards From The Heart

If you've missed seeing Marianne Richmond's cards in the market, you'll be happy to know the talented writer/painter is back with "Art from the Heart," a line of inspirational cards and gifts from Shade Tree Greetings. Featuring a range of sentiment (from birthday to friendship, thank you, encouragement and more), these beautiful cards retail for $3.49. Travel mugs, magnets and notepads round out the line. This is a new direction for Shade Tree, known for its humorous cards (the company was #6 in our March 2014 Humorous Cards chart).
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"Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail."
-- Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Joyce Washnik, Editor
Giftbeat