Gift Baskets Newsletter

Three Things to Check Before Showing Gift Baskets at a Trade Show

Shirley George Frazier — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:11:13 +0000

The postal mail’s been delivered, and in it is an invitation to show your gift baskets at an upcoming regional trade show.

It promises to be visited by local businesses, from temp agency managers to land developers.

You see this as an opportunity to introduce your gift baskets to hundreds of potential corporate clients. Will you exhibit?

Here’s what to consider before signing up.

1. Get the facts about last year’s attendance numbers.

2. Decide on your marketing tools and follow-up strategy.

3. Enter prospects’ names and addresses into your database when the event is done.

Making contact is a crucial component to exhibiting at a trade show. If this is something you are not willing to do, consider hiring a part-time helper to make these calls for you.

Trade show exhibiting is a great way to meet prospects whom you normally have no access to and a fantastic way to increase your sales throughout the year.

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If You Want More Publicity for Your Gift Baskets, Check Out These Tips

Shirley George Frazier — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 18:51:52 +0000

Small businesses are known to use the same techniques year after year to gain attention through the media.

They know not to re-invent the wheel when tried-and-true methods work.

Here’s a list of popular ways to get press attention:

Making presentations to large and small groups, at corporate events and morning business meetings.
Appearing on radio talk shows that focus on general business and financial issues.

The final three tips are revealed in Basket Biz, the newsletter solely for gift basket professionals published every Thursday.

Subscribe by clicking on this page link to learn, grow, and profit with gift baskets throughout 2012.

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How to Start 2012 with Success You Really Can Achieve

Shirley George Frazier — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 19:45:10 +0000

Your time is now divided between filling holiday orders and reviewing your 2012 sales and marketing plan so you know what to do and how to proceed in business before the New Year arrives.

You not only have all products in stock, at this point, to design holiday baskets but have also created a sales estimate for the first quarter of 2012 and know what type of promotions you will set in motion to achieve your goals.

Informal surveys show that companies that plan ahead in this manner profit up to 35 percent more than those that don’t.

The most profitable plans for each quarter include:

Marketing every day
Calling customers
Attending events
Reading success stories
Improving customer service
Perfecting the elevator pitch

It’s time to push your fears aside and try something better in the New Year. Why? Because your business will not succeed if you don’t go beyond where you are right now.

Your success is the focus of the teleseminar, 3 Things I Did in My Business from January to March to Increase Earnings by $10,000 and How You Can, Too, scheduled for Thursday, November 17.

You’ll find information about the event through this link. If you’re serious about gift baskets being the business that pays for a lifestyle you want to enjoy, join us to learn how to do it.

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How Volunteering Increases Gift Basket Sales

Shirley George Frazier — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 14:18:12 +0000

There are opportunities for volunteering your time that you simply cannot pass up.

It may be because a loved one was treated for an ailment, or perhaps caring for homeless dogs and cats is tops on your list.

No matter what the cause, it’s a situation that blends well with the spirit of gift basket giving and gift basket sales.

That’s the topic this week’s newsletter, and to receive your copy each week, sign up through this link.

Gift baskets provide joy and comfort in every situation, and if you align your business with a worthy cause, you’ll reap benefits beyond monetary gains.

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How to Wear Pajamas While Taking a Gift Basket Class

Shirley George Frazier — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 14:05:47 +0000

Children aren’t the only ones who are going back to school this month.

Adults are enrolling in college and continuing education classes both in person and online.

Some of the more-popular courses to consider, depending on your personal and business preferences, include photography, cooking, recordkeeping, and floral arranging.

The Start Your Own Gift Basket Business online class has put more than 200 aspiring designers on the fast track to successfully make and sell gift baskets. The next class starts in just two weeks, and you have 24/7 access to me for questions on the private discussion forum.

Don’t wait any longer to sign up now for this 6-week course. You’ll find more information on the course at http://www.GiftBasketClass.com/, including the 12-lesson agenda and reviews from past students.

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