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7 Creative Advertising Campaign Examples From Top Brands
Thanks to the numerous technological advances we have witnessed over the years, it is now getting harder and harder for businesses to stand out. The...
9 Examples of Bad SEO Practices That Can Ruin Your Google Ranking
Of the billions of searches that occur on any given day, Google accounts for about 15% of them. In 2019 alone, Google handled about 2.4 trillion...
To Clearance or to Sale? Here’s What You Need to Know!
Here's your pop quiz for the day: What's the difference between clearance and a sale? If you said that they're both terms used to describe products...
How Other Retailers Can Give The Tesla Store Experience
Give your customers the Tesla Store Experience. "Tesla doesn’t do anything the way everyone else has always done things," says customer experience...
Customer Experience Lessons Retailers Can Learn From a Famous Chocolate Company
Hershey's focuses on the customer experience. As far back as the 1920s, Hershey allowed consumers to tour their factories. And long after public...
3 Ways to Make Your Store A Destination that Drives Sales
With all the online shopping options available these days, retail stores are forced to come up with creative ways to attract customers. While...
5 Social Media Content Tips for Your Boutique
"Interacting with consumers on social media is an important marketing strategy for small businesses," says Duct Tape Marketing. Why? Because using...
5 Strategies of a Successful Music Store You Can Steal Today
In 2017, the Washington Post offered a grim view of the guitar market. Music Trades magazine, however, tells a different story. The publication,'s...
Why Is Business Creativity Necessary For Success?
We often equate creativity with painters, cartoonists, writers, and people who are talented in things like, quilting, or arts and crafts. But...
7 Proven Tips To Use Storytelling in Sales For Your Business
If you've ever found yourself on the edge of your seat, frantically biting your nails as you watch a movie, you know the value of a good story....
How to Attract Customers to Your Boutique When Business is Slow
From bad weather and road construction to seasonal sales dips, it's inevitable that your boutique will experience a slump in sales and foot traffic...
10 Smart Ways to Improve Boutique Sales
According to a 2016 Gallup poll , small business owners asked about the biggest financial challenges they face were most concerned with attracting...
How To Stand Out When Opening An Outdoor Store
According to Forbes, about 50% of the U.S. population participates in outdoor activities every year, and approximately 20% of the population is...
What’s The Big Deal With Try Before You Buy?
One of the obstacles that online stores continue to deal with is not being able to offer customers a tactile shopping experience that allows them to...
6 Retail Lessons From The Collapse Of Sears
According to an article by USA Today, published in June of this year, Sears stores across the nation are in a state of decay, the parking lots...
5 Factors That Will Determine The Success of Your Boutique
Whether you're a home decor, clothing, or jewelry boutique, many different components go into making your business profitable. But there are at...
8 Easy Ways to Increase Sales With Visual Merchandising
Humans are a visual species. The majority of what the brain processes is through the sense of sight - a key reason why visual merchandising impacts...
POS Case Study: The Power of Point-of-Sale Software
Read this POS case study to understand the power of point-of-sale software and how it can help your business. Recently, The Retail Doctor had...
Why It’s So Important To Optimize Your Website
From research and content creation to website edits and link building, taking the time to optimize your website for search engines can be a tedious...
Email Subject Lines That Increase Open Rates Like Crazy
People are swamped with email messages every day. In fact, according to Wordstream, nearly 105 billion emails are sent each day, a number...