Marketing a Decorating Business in a Lockdown Environment

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News

• The DAX Show has announced that the Kansas City show on July 9-10 has been confirmed by the venue.

• Let’s Talk About It: Creating a path toward a more diverse and inclusive screen printing industry. Join Adrienne Palmer, editor-in-chief, Screen Printing magazine as she has a conversation with three Black, female screen printing business owners. The discussion will include how to increase diversity in the industry and in your shop, the importance of infusing culture, how can shop owners navigate this dialogue within their companies, and so much more. This a live, virtual event, so bring your questions and comments. Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_6wSB7nZ5Q3iRADNyl16NNQ

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Marketing a Decorating Business in a Lockdown Environment

Nothing is normal in business today, including letting customers know who we are. Whether a new business or a current business, we still need to reach our customers and potential customers… without shaking hands or talking face-to-face. Let’s talk about ways to reach out to customers in a lockdown world.

Make it easy to buy

• Simply stated: “I’ll take care of everything.”
• Offer fulfillment – You be your customer’s warehouse – drop shipping, special packaging
• Setup your own niche market stores online – people are shopping online more than ever
• If you don’t do this, you’ll be in the minority of decorators before you know it. Setup customer stores online with end dates – schools, teams, clubs, associations…

Suggest ways for your customers to make money – markets, products, techniques

• Loading an order with an add-on product for a discount. Add value.
• That customer store we talked about. Come up with some additional items that you know will sell, better than your customer realizes. You’re the expert.
• Suggest and demonstrate a corporate store where employees can purchase items using earned credits

Ways to keep in contact with your customers

• Send your best customers (who may or may not be buying right now) a care package to say you’re thinking of them
• Offer businesses the same care package for their customers

Engage on social media

• Tell your story – everyone but especially startups!
• Give value! Do not ask me to buy something!!!
• Influencers – Jim Raffel/DyeSubCast Podcast and the gaiter facemask and the doctor

Be better at what you do

• Let’s be honest, many of our competitors phone it in – separate yourself from those people
• Respond to phone calls and emails, promptly
• Make a professional presentation with all you do – packaging, folded garments, even your business card!

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