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Cellophane Wrap, Baby Baskets, How to Find Wholesale Supplies

Shirley George Frazier — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 17:56:40 +0000

CELLO-BRATE YOUR WRAP STYLE

Yesterday, at the Philadelphia Gift Show, attendees watched as I demonstrated how to wrap a small gift with three types of cellophane.

One print was an inside wrap, another enclosed the entire gift, and the third one was a fan topper. None of it clashed, which proves that multiple wraps can work together and look attractive.

Wednesday’s newsletter clears up questions you may have about cellophane and shares tips to ensure that you don’t overspend at trade shows while considering which prints will bring you the highest profits.

NEW LAWS FOR LITTLE ONES

Everyone gets nervous when government starts to intervene with product laws. That’s what’s happening in the U.S., where baby goods are now under strict examination for lead particles.

Are the products currently in your inventory destined for the trash? This article uncovers the new rules for your baby baskets, including links to explanations so that you find yourself on the right side of the law.

BASKETS IN YOUR BACKYARD

The closest wholesale supplier to my shop is just five minutes away, but that’s not true for everyone. Or is it?

A designer recently asked how to find products in her state. You’ll find my suggestions to locate sources at Ask The Gift Basket Expert. It may provide clues to help you uncover a source you didn’t know is steps away from your workshop.

© 2008-2010 Shirley George Frazier. All rights reserved. Shirley George Frazier is the world's expert on the gift basket industry, professional speaker, and author of How to Start a Home-Based Gift Basket Business, The Gift Basket Design Book, and Marketing Strategies for the Home-Based Business: Solutions You Can Use Today. Visit GiftBasketBusiness.com for DVDs, CDs, reports, tips, and more to learn, grow, and profit with gift baskets.

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New Year Sales, Baby Gift Baskets, Selling Wholesale

Shirley George Frazier — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 20:20:15 +0000

HOW TO SUCCESSFULLY START THE NEW YEAR

You’re certainly not alone if your 2008 sales were lower than what you sold in 2007. Though it was challenging, there are ways to gain market share in the first half of 2009, which will help to increase income in the second half of the year.

Wednesday’s newsletter reveals how five designers view what is achievable and how they will proceed. Consider their words inspiration to kick start your new year.

BABIES BRING BUNDLES OF SALES

Newspapers concentrate on many of the same stories when the year changes, including who gave birth to the first baby within each city. This is good news for you, because the stories also concentrate on the popularity of gift baskets for babies.

This article at the Gift Basket Business blog includes a link to a baby story and also shares ideas for creating baby baskets through a series of videos you can watch online.

IS IT TIME TO CONSIDER COLLABORATIONS?

One way to sell more gift baskets, as mentioned in Wednesday’s newsletter, is to split the profits with a retail store owner who will provide space to display your designs.

This option may be good for you, especially if you’re home based. That’s why selling gift baskets outright at a wholesale cost may be a better deal for you today than selling on consignment.

Here’s an article with information that helps you make a decision about this lucrative opportunity.

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How to Find Dough in Diapers

Shirley George Frazier — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 20:40:15 +0000

Babies are born every day, and if you’re looking to increase your baby gift basket revenue, here’s three tips.

1. Stay in touch with women clients who work in office environments. They know who’s expecting and when the office party is planned just before the new mom exits for maternity leave. Your clients are the ones who will refer you to the office party planner and also purchase a gift from you for the festivities.

Have you seen the large baby basket and smaller basket versions on the GiftBasketTutorials.com site?

2. Send corporate human resource departments information about your baby baskets. They not only know which staff members will soon give birth, their pipeline also extends to executives’ wives at their facility and satellite offices.

Looking for wholesale baby products? More than 30 suppliers are featured in the Baby Products Guide, delivered fast to you by Email.

3. Birthing centers and other alternative care providers catering to expectant moms welcome new children to the world with small gifts and baskets, which are the same items you place into larger designs. Offer these components to facility managers and other staff members charged with uncovering ideas to market each center’s services.

Need more ideas to make single baby gifts? Retail Wraps, a new site I’ve created, features a baby gift wrap method that combines diapers and a rattle. Try it for yourself.

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