Tag Archives: Holiday Season
Five Ways to Calm Yourself During the Holidays
Sometimes peace of mind can be discovered in counting blessings with a pot of tea and good friends. Ringing phones clash in your head like security alarms; order forms are strung up like holly garland; and the incessant ticking of … Continue reading
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Autumn Client Appreciation
Your corporate customers and their clients will gobble this “Thanksgiving Thank You” basket up with gusto. Autumn delights of apple cinnamon cookies, dried fruit platter, coffee and orange-filled chocolate bar are diligently watched over by Tom Turkey filled with … Continue reading
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Thanksgiving Hostess Gift
Thanksgiving Hostess Gift Melissa Lillard, GA, plucked her Thanksgiving Hostess Gift right out of her backyard at Mercier Orchards. With October and November being very busy months at the orchard – 1,000 customers a month, she reports , Lillard plans … Continue reading
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Putting a “Hook” in the Basket
Keepsakes Help Customers Remember Customers often won’t remember the contents of the basket. They may not be able to tell you which kind of cookies were included but they can easily remember, “It was the basket with the cookie ornaments!” Planning … Continue reading
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Christmas Business Ideas
So many opportunities . . . so much to do! AND SO LITTLE TIME LEFT. Use this handy calendar to check your final readiness for the holiday season! Early November: • Continue making sales and appointment calls for holiday orders … Continue reading
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Holiday Tips
Chaos, Creativity, and Control With all the challenges surrounding special gifting seasons, it makes sense to heed proven tips — real-life techniques for weathering unpredictable sales seasons. The following advice has been gleaned from veterans with decades of amassed experience … Continue reading
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New and New
Don’t let plush gather dust. Take off the bear’s Santa hat and Christmas ribbon, give him a big red bow and he’s the centerpiece of a Valentine’s design. Works with green bow for St Patrick’s day as well
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Merry Christmas
May the Joy of the Season be Yours!
Snowmen Candles
Comfort, warmth and whimsy — that’s what you find in these candles. They are lighthearted and merry and provide a distraction — exactly what we need to make holiday buying an extra bonus reality.
How to Move Mountains?
By Debra Paulk Answer: One rock at a time. Here you are — up to your elbows in Christmas sales and shred, yet pressed to make decisions and order merchandise for Valentine’s Day. How do you do it all when … Continue reading
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