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May 11, 2023
May 11, 2023
Shop Local’s Syncing service instantly shows new products in a retailer’s Online Store. The service is free for the retailer. The brands pay for the Syncing service.
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May 11, 2023
May 11, 2023
Previously, the email format was basic text (no pictures or logos).
In the example shown, we see an Order Status Update email to a customer from The Cook's Station, a kitchenware store in South Carolina. In the email, we see the store's logo along...
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May 9, 2023
May 9, 2023
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May 9, 2023
May 9, 2023
In particular, I liked the marketing ideas on their Resources page, including these:
- Bonus buck: Give customers a $1 coupon for every $10 they spend in your store in July. The coupon is redeemable in August.
- Happy hour: Offer red, white and blue cookies/cupcakes with refreshments to promote the ‘independent’ touch. You
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Wednesday, June 7, 2023
Wednesday, June 7, 2023
Let's get ready for the summer shows and meetings with retailers. You're invited to the Sales Rep 201 Training.
Please pick your 201 training date:
Our Sales Rep 101 Training shared WHY the Shop Local platform is needed. Our 201 training shares HOW, and offers this:
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Please pick your 201 training date:
- Complete: Wednesday, May 24th at 10:00 am EST
- Wednesday, June 7th at 9:00 am EST
Our Sales Rep 101 Training shared WHY the Shop Local platform is needed. Our 201 training shares HOW, and offers this:
- Shows how your name, telephone, and email appear to your retailer in their Shop Local Store.
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May 2, 2023
May 2, 2023
At Bridge, we loop together brands, retailers, sales reps, and customers using our Shop Local e-commerce network. View Post
May 1, 2023
May 1, 2023
By default, the "About" field will pre-populated with &...
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April 18, 2023
April 18, 2023
Previously, your store could edit its relationship with a business but not easily edit its relationship with a brand.
Now, the updated modals allow your store to view and manage the relationship with a business and the brands it ...
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April 12, 2023
April 12, 2023
A medium coffee at McDonald’s is $1.99. When a brand syncs with a retailer on Shop Local, it costs the brand $1.40 per month.
For $1.40, we do these seven things for our brand partner:
- We sync an unlimited number of the brand’s products to the retailer's Shop Local Store. All updates, including price changes and new introduction launches, happen in real time. The retailer never has to click “download”
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April 12, 2023
April 12, 2023
Here’s How:
- Before May 31, 2023, send an email to your retailers inviting them to join you on Shop Local's e-commerce platform. We’ve written for you a sample email template you can send to them. Please find that template below. You can copy this template and send it using your email program (Outlook, MailChimp, etc.).
- When you send your email, please BCC coaches@bridge.org or forward it after you send it.
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April 11, 2023
April 11, 2023
Previously, the Orders drop-down only displayed retail orders. To see your wholesale orders, you had to click the Orders link, then navigate to the Wholesale Orders page.
In the example shown, we see a retailer's drop-down displaying ...
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April 7, 2023
April 7, 2023
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April 7, 2023
April 7, 2023
Before this update, one had to call, text, or email a coach or message them through the online message feature to request an appointment.
With this update, your business can use the "Book Appointment" link to request an appointment with a coach.
Clicking the link will open a modal where your business can fill out a form ...
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April 4, 2023
April 4, 2023
Previously, to see another order, a merchant had to click on the back arrow in the browser, find the order it wished to view, and then click it. The merchant would repeat these steps every time it wished to view a different order.
Please follow these steps to...
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Tuesday, May 2, 2023
Tuesday, May 2, 2023
Location: Online Seminar
For Sales Reps:
We’re hosting a live seminar for sales reps. You’re invited to join us and reps from the industry:
Tuesday, May 2nd at 9:00 EST
Please RSVP to: coach@bridge.org
Once you RSVP, we’ll email you a link to the seminar.
You’ll learn:
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Location: Online Seminar
For Sales Reps:
We’re hosting a live seminar for sales reps. You’re invited to join us and reps from the industry:
Tuesday, May 2nd at 9:00 EST
Please RSVP to: coach@bridge.org
Once you RSVP, we’ll email you a link to the seminar.
You’ll learn:
- How does the Shop Local e-commerce platform work?
- What stores use the platform?
- Which brands use the platform?
- How do indie retailers and brands use it?
- How does the platform benefit
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March 29, 2023
March 29, 2023
Traditionally, orders are organized by date. This page groups orders by the gift giver. The page outputs a registry’s gift givers’ emails and addresses on one page making it handy to manage thank you notes.
The ...
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March 27, 2023
March 27, 2023
In the Master Bar of your Store, there is now a Products icon. This icon’s drop down includes many of the popular product-related services your business likely uses. Previously, you would need to visit the Management home page to view many of these links.
In...
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March 21, 2023
March 21, 2023
DORSET, Vt. —JK Adams has appointed Adam Sigel CEO.
Sigel, a seasoned sales executive and a consumer goods expert, succeeds Daniel Isaac, who has moved on to another role in Vermont, the company said.
Sigel most recently served as vice president of the Savannah Bee Company, a Georgia-based gourmet foods and gift company, and also served on the executive team at Mariposa, where he ...
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March 20, 2023
March 20, 2023
The brands promoting Bridge Shop Local include:
- Bordhallo Pinheiro
- Carmel Ceramica
- Mary Jurek
- Pampa Bay
- Vista Alegre
In the advertisement, the brand displays either Bridge’s ‘B’ or our ShopLocal.org logo.
A brand shows the logos so that retailers know they can easily sell the products shown. When a brand offers our Brand Syncing service, a retailer ...
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March 20, 2023
March 20, 2023
You're invited to read the article below:
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THE LAST WORD
FREE SHIPPING PAYS OFF
by JASON SOLAREK
Most indie stores don’t have the technical ability or people power to track pricing and offer discounts like free shipping. Indie stores need this information or they’ll be left behind. This information can make a difference: in ...
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