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May 30, 2023 Training Video: For Sales Reps ~ Why Your Stores Are Struggling Online & How to Help
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Training Video: For Sales Reps ~ Why Your Stores Are Struggling Online & How to Help
May 30, 2023
In this new webinar for sales reps, I share why your retailers are struggling online and underselling your lines. I share how you can help them and boost your commissions by 18%.

Watch:
https://vimeo.com/824398821/e29adb9787

View a PDF of the slides: 
https://bridge.myshoplocal.com/docs/BRC/Shop-Local-for-Sales-Reps-2023-v2.pdf

Why watch?
  • Retailers that use Shop Local sell 18% more.  That translates into 18% more in commissions for you.
  • Help your retailers save money
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May 26, 2023 Data, Filters, and Search Walk Into a Soundbar
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Data, Filters, and Search Walk Into a Soundbar
May 26, 2023
Apple announced last month that it's launching a new classical music app. What’s novel about the Apple Music Classical app is how it lets music fans more easily search thousands of variations of the same song. For example, let’s say you want to find a Johann Sebastian Bach song. Over the past 300 years, many musicians have done ‘covers’ of his works, and there are variations by conductor, music, year, etc., thereby producing thousands of variations. Existing software ...
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May 24, 2023 New Feature: Registrants Can Promote Your Store via Text Message 📲
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New Feature: Registrants Can Promote Your Store via Text Message 📲
May 24, 2023
Your Shop Local Store has a new feature: Registrants can now invite friends to open a registry at your store. The new "Help a Friend" feature on registry lists allows registrants to send a text message to their friends with an invitation to open a registry.

In the example shown, we see a registry list at Luxury Gift Shop. In the "Help a Friend" box, the registrant can click the "See Details & Invite Friend" link to refer their friend to your registry service....
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May 15, 2023 We Got Sole 🩴
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We Got Sole 🩴
May 15, 2023
About 15 years ago, I bought a pair of Crocs sandals in Myrtle Beach, SC. Not only were they hot pink, but the insole was traffic cone orange. My buddies hated them, but oddly others loved them. The sandals were affordable (maybe $20), comfortable, and a conversation starter.

According to last week’s The New York Times' profile on Crocs, I’m one of tens of millions of happy Crocs owners. This happiness is profitable:
  • Crocs’ sales have almost doubled since 2019.
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New Retailer 101 Training: June 6 Tuesday, June 6, 2023
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New Retailer 101 Training: June 6 Tuesday, June 6, 2023 For Retailers: Get your Shop Local Store Ready to Sizzle for the Summer

We invite you to join us for a new Retailer 101 training. In this webinar, we’ll show you how to increase sales and save time.

Webinar dates from which to pick:
  • COMPLETE: Tuesday, May 23 at 10 am EST, or
  • Tuesday, June 6 at 9 am EST

In this seminar, you will learn how to:
  • Setup and update your Shop Local Store.  
    Make the most of your e-commerce and gift registry software.
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Sales Rep Training on June 7th: How to Help Your Stores Online Wednesday, Yesterday
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Sales Rep Training on June 7th: How to Help Your Stores Online Yesterday 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:
  • 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 4, 2023 Welcome to our new website and online bridal registry!
Welcome to our new website and online bridal registry!
May 4, 2023
Thanks for checking us out at our new online shop. We are still working out a few things at the moment so if you have any questions don't hesitate to call us at 334-793-9538. Thanks! View Post
May 4, 2023 Mixing It Up for Spring!!
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Mixing It Up for Spring!!
May 4, 2023
We love to mix patterns - don't you? But we also love mixing colors, shapes, and textures as well. Our Cantaria Charger in Morning Sky is a great base for any place setting. We've added the registry-favorite Isabella Pure White Octagonal Dinner and Azores Blue Lagoon Stripe Salad and Mug. Our new Botanical napkin (coming soon!!) is the perfect spring addition! View Post
April 24, 2023 New Pattern from Skyros!!!
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New Pattern from Skyros!!!
April 24, 2023
We are BEYOND excited to finally show off one of our newest patterns - Azores Oceana! This new addition to our Azores collection features a beautiful blue hand painted simple edge. Oceana has already become a registry favorite and it mixes so well with several other patterns! View Post
April 17, 2023 White Dinnerware for All Tables!
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White Dinnerware for All Tables!
April 17, 2023
Registry-favorite Historia looks great on all tables! For a more casual look, stick with the simple salad's pebble edge. To dress things up, mix it up with our assorted embossed salads. Each of these decorated salads is inspired by irons works found in some of Europe's most beautiful cities - Lisbon, Versailles, Milan, and Vienna. What's your favorite?? View Post
April 12, 2023 Get $300 for Hitting "Send"
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Get $300 for Hitting "Send"
April 12, 2023
Would you like to help your stores and make $300?

Here’s How:
  1. 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.). 
  2. When you send your email, please BCC  coaches@bridge.org or forward it after you send it.
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March 30, 2023 Spotlight: Herend
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Spotlight: Herend
March 30, 2023
HEREND HAS BEEN KNOWN FOR ITS BRILLIANT WHITE PORCELAIN SINCE 1826. ON THE EVE OF THE HUNGARIAN MANUFACTORY’S 200TH ANNIVERSARY (YES, WE’RE A TAD EARLY), WE SALUTE HEREND’S GOLD AND WHITE DINNERWARE DESIGNS, IDEAL EXEMPLARS OF CLASSIC ELEGANCE.

HEREND IS KNOWN AROUND THE GLOBE AS ONE OF PORCELAIN’S finest producers, a favorite of royalty, aristocracy, and folks like you and me who appreciate unparalleled quality and exquisite craftsmanship. Herend’s smooth white ...
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March 29, 2023 New Feature: Gift Givers Page for Registries
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New Feature: Gift Givers Page for Registries
March 29, 2023
Your Online Store has a new feature: We've made it easier for you and your registrants to view information about a registry's gift givers. There is now a dedicated Gift Givers page that displays purchases grouped by the gift giver.  

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.   

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March 20, 2023 Tableware Today: Free Shipping Pays Off
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Tableware Today: Free Shipping Pays Off
March 20, 2023
I was happy to see Tableware Today magazine share our experiences and lessons regarding the power of free shipping.  

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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March 1, 2023 Updated Feature: More Easily View Product Images on Registries
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Updated Feature: More Easily View Product Images on Registries
March 1, 2023
Your Bridge Shop Local Store has an updated feature: it's now easier to view products' images and browse to other related images on a registry list.

In the example shown, we see a registry list at The Ivy House, a fine china store in Dallas. In the product image thumbnail, we can see the number of pictures that correspond to the product. At the top-right of the image thumbnail, one can click the enlarge icon to open the product image modal.

In the product image modal, we can see the new ...
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February 24, 2023 For Sales Reps & Brands: $468 Give-Get Referral Promotion
For Sales Reps & Brands: $468 Give-Get Referral Promotion
February 24, 2023
 
For Sales Reps & Brands:

I have some great news for you:
  • I'm giving you a $200 finder's fee when you refer a store. 
  • When you refer a store, the store will receive $268.  It will receive $100 towards a wholesale order with your brand and a $168 credit towards their registry service with us. (My company is paying the $100 wholesale order credit.)
  • This offer is good through May 1, 2023.

Summary: you give a store $268 and you get $200. (Bridge ...
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February 16, 2023 Updated Feature: Display Gift Givers' Names to Encourage Future Gift Givers
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Updated Feature: Display Gift Givers' Names to Encourage Future Gift Givers
February 16, 2023
Your Bridge Store has an updated feature to encourage customers to complete a registry purchase.  Your Bridge Store displays gift givers' names on a registry's list.

Previously, the gift givers' names were only displayed by rolling over "Purchases" at the top of a registry list. 

Now, the gift givers are also displayed in a box at the footer of a registry's list.

In the example shown, we see a registry list at The Ivy House, a fine china store in Dallas. At the ...
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February 7, 2023 The Cupboard Bridal Registry, est. 1971
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The Cupboard Bridal Registry, est. 1971
February 7, 2023
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February 7, 2023 New Feature: Promote Post-Wedding Discounts
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New Feature: Promote Post-Wedding Discounts
February 7, 2023
Your Bridge has a new feature: You can now promote post-wedding discounts on unpurchased registry items to your registrants. Your store can turn this feature on or off. This discount keeps your business competitive with major registry players (e.g. Zola may offer a 20% discount).

If you choose to offer a post-wedding discount, you can offer the following percentages off:
  • 5%
  • 10%
  • 15%
  • 20%
Once the feature is turned on for your store, the post-wedding discount is promoted to ...
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January 31, 2023 New Member Targets 🎯
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New Member Targets 🎯
January 31, 2023
When growing our network, we consider what it takes to keep existing members and grow into other industries. Andrew Chen in The Cold Start Problem reports that Facebook famously wanted a user to get 10 friends in a week because then the person would likely use the service. Similarly, Slack said users with about 10 connections tend to become active users. My company currently doesn’t have such new user benchmarks and we need to develop them. 

Adding New Retail Members to the Product...
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