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	<title>Gift Baskets Newsletter &#187; Mother&#8217;s Day</title>
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		<title>Mother&#8217;s Day Gift Basket Planning</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2010 13:14:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shirley George Frazier</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mother's Day]]></category>
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PREPARING FOR MOM&#8217;S DAY
$9,638 more in sales.
That&#8217;s how much a designer earned when I taught her how to ask clients if they needed Mother&#8217;s Day baskets for aunts and sisters.
This blog article gives the lowdown on how to increase your revenue, too, and make customers happy.
EXPAND YOUR INVENTORY WITHOUT BUYING MORE
Want to know how competitors [...]


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<p><strong>PREPARING FOR MOM&#8217;S DAY</strong></p>
<p>$9,638 more in sales.</p>
<p>That&#8217;s how much a designer earned when I taught her how to ask clients if they needed Mother&#8217;s Day baskets for aunts and sisters.</p>
<p><a href="http://giftbasketbusiness.com/blog/2010/04/15/how-to-increase-your-mothers-day-gift-basket-sales/">This blog article gives the lowdown on how to increase your revenue, too, and make customers happy</a>.</p>
<p><strong>EXPAND YOUR INVENTORY WITHOUT BUYING MORE</strong></p>
<p>Want to know how competitors can offer brownies, cakes, and cookies without keeping it in stock? Drop shipping is their secret.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s time for you to consider this lucrative add-on. <a href="http://giftbasketbusiness.com/dropship.htm">Watch this video to learn more about how drop shipping works in your favor</a>.</p>
                                                                                                                        <p>&copy; 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 <a href="http://www.giftbasketsnewsletter.com">GiftBasketBusiness.com</a> for DVDs, CDs, reports, tips, and more to learn, grow, and profit with gift baskets.</p>                  

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		<title>Mother&#8217;s Day, Price Increases, Wrap a Basket</title>
		<link>http://giftbasketsnewsletter.com/blog/2008/04/13/mothers-day-price-increases-wrap-a-basket/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Apr 2008 16:44:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shirley George Frazier</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cellophane, Shrink Wrap, Bags]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mother's Day]]></category>

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SHOPPING FOR MOM, SAVING FOR YOU
Designers recognize the importance of purchasing great items for Mother&#8217;s Day but might not realize how important it is to select those items this month. Wednesday&#8217;s newsletter encourages you to pair your buying with support staff merchandise to make sure you have everything needed for May.
A PRICE-RAISING EXPERIENCE
The price of [...]


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<p>SHOPPING FOR MOM, SAVING FOR YOU<br />
Designers recognize the importance of purchasing great items for Mother&#8217;s Day but might not realize how important it is to select those items this month. <a href="http://giftbasketsnewsletter.com/blog/2008/04/09/mothers-day-money/">Wednesday&#8217;s newsletter</a> encourages you to pair your buying with support staff merchandise to make sure you have everything needed for May.</p>
<p>A PRICE-RAISING EXPERIENCE<br />
The price of doing business has increased dramatically. Are you passing those increases on to your customers? <a href="http://www.giftbasketbusiness.com/blog/nfblog/2008/04/10/its-time-to-adjust-your-prices/">This article inspires you to raise your costs</a> and consider incentives that keep clients buying.</p>
<p>HOW TO WRAP STRANGE SHAPES<br />
When do you cover a uniquely-shaped container with cellophane, and when it is best to enclose it with shrink wrap? <a href="http://askthegiftbasketexpert.com/blog/2008/04/10/how-to-wrap-an-odd-shaped-basket/">I respond to this not-easy-to-answer question</a> to prepare you for handling imaginative baskets and other vessels.</p>
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                                                                                                                        <p>&copy; 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 <a href="http://www.giftbasketsnewsletter.com">GiftBasketBusiness.com</a> for DVDs, CDs, reports, tips, and more to learn, grow, and profit with gift baskets.</p>                  

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