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Checklists Can Help Save Lives and Main Street ✅
In a 2007 article in The New Yorker, Atul Gawande, a surgeon and an author, advocated that more hospitals use checklists. He cited many medical studies showing how checklists save lives (and money). Implementing one checklist, a hospital "…prevented forty-three infections and eight deaths, and saved two million dollars in costs." The startling part: the list was only five steps long! In other words, people don’t consistently follow...
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April 25, 2022
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New Feature: Speed Customers to Registries With QR Codes
We've added a new feature to your Bridge: each of your registries now has a unique QR code. You, your registrants, and gift-givers can use these codes to quickly access registries and shop.
In the example shown, we see a wedding registry for Melly Jones & Jason Johnson at the Luxury Gift Shop. This registry has a unique QR code. The store can print this QR code and place it in a display in the store. When a customer (or staff member) in the store wants to access the ...
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April 5, 2022
In the example shown, we see a wedding registry for Melly Jones & Jason Johnson at the Luxury Gift Shop. This registry has a unique QR code. The store can print this QR code and place it in a display in the store. When a customer (or staff member) in the store wants to access the ...
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December 3, 2021
New Feature: More Quickly Boost Registry Sales
New Feature: More Quickly Boost Registry Sales
New Feature: More Quickly Boost Registry Sales
Bridge has added a new feature to help you more quickly boost your registry sales. Your Bridge now lets you track the software that registrants use for their event website. For example, a bride may use The Knot. When your store or the bride enters the software provider The Knot, your Bridge will tailor instructions to the registrant to add a link from The Knot leading back to your website.
Default software provider choices include:
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December 3, 2021
Default software provider choices include:
- Professional Website Developer
- Squarespace
- The
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November 24, 2020
Two Updated Features: Gift Alert and Gift Wrapping Promotion
Two Updated Features: Gift Alert and Gift Wrapping Promotion
Two Updated Features: Gift Alert and Gift Wrapping Promotion
We're updated two features on your gift registry lists:
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November 24, 2020
- On a gift registry, customers buy gifts and a threshold may be met for gifts desired. When this occurs, no more gifts for the item are needed. When this occurs, the software needs to visually alert other customers to choose other gifts. With our update, purchased items now show a gray, translucent screen over them with a blue ribbon "Gifting Completed." Previously, we simply
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August 17, 2020
MyRegistry.com Review
MyRegistry.com Review
MyRegistry.com Review
Part of my job is to review registry software. I ensure that it works well for retailers, registrants, and gift-givers (family and friends). I also assess whether it offers good value (price vs results).
A retailer recently shared with me that it uses the service MyRegistry.com. I reviewed the retailer's site and how a customer would make a registry purchase via MyRegistry.com. For privacy purposes, I changed the name of the store in the screenshots shown.
Accessing the ...
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August 17, 2020
A retailer recently shared with me that it uses the service MyRegistry.com. I reviewed the retailer's site and how a customer would make a registry purchase via MyRegistry.com. For privacy purposes, I changed the name of the store in the screenshots shown.
Accessing the ...
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October 16, 2019
New Feature: Your Home Page Shows More Registrant Pictures
New Feature: Your Home Page Shows More Registrant Pictures
New Feature: Your Home Page Shows More Registrant Pictures
Your home page now shows more pictures of registrants.
Benefits:
+ This will increase you sales.
+ This will increase your Google ranking.
Details:
Your Newsfeed now shows:
+ A congratulations for those celebrating a wedding.
+ A reminder for those registrants celebrating anniversaries.
+ When a registrant opens a registry
When potential a registrant see these posts, she or he will be be more likely to register at the store. When a registrant or customer scrolls down your Newsfeed...
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October 16, 2019
Benefits:
+ This will increase you sales.
+ This will increase your Google ranking.
Details:
Your Newsfeed now shows:
+ A congratulations for those celebrating a wedding.
+ A reminder for those registrants celebrating anniversaries.
+ When a registrant opens a registry
When potential a registrant see these posts, she or he will be be more likely to register at the store. When a registrant or customer scrolls down your Newsfeed...
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New Feature: Promote Free Delivery and Free Gift Wrapping on Gift Registries
Your software now better promotes free shipping and free gift wrapping. Next to each item, if applicable, it says "Free Delivery" and "Free Gift Wrapping."
This change keeps your store competitive with Zola and other retailers which are promoting free delivery.
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June 15, 2019
This change keeps your store competitive with Zola and other retailers which are promoting free delivery.
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Thursday, June 20, 2019
Thursday, June 20, 2019
Thursday, June 20, 2019
Thursday, June 20, 2019
Location: Dallas Market Center
You're Invited...
Join us to learn the 7 secrets to growing your gift registry business.
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Thursday, June 20th at 5 pm
Keith Smith Showroom
World Trade Center / Suite 200
Dallas Market Center
Co-sponsored with Keith Smith Associates
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Why Attend?
• Sell 13% more ~ Retailers offering a gift registry service report selling more.
• Two million weddings will occur in the U.S this year.
• The average gift ...
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Location: Dallas Market Center
You're Invited...
Join us to learn the 7 secrets to growing your gift registry business.
...................................................
Thursday, June 20th at 5 pm
Keith Smith Showroom
World Trade Center / Suite 200
Dallas Market Center
Co-sponsored with Keith Smith Associates
...................................................
Why Attend?
• Sell 13% more ~ Retailers offering a gift registry service report selling more.
• Two million weddings will occur in the U.S this year.
• The average gift ...
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March 8, 2018
March 8, 2018
Gift Registry 202 ~ Advanced Registry Features
In this webinar, I cover:
1. Recap of 101 webinar.
2. Confirming a registrant completed the five-step incentive program.
3. Utilizing the weekly emails that warn you about missing information and/or sales.
4. Using the Items requested page.
5. Using the Registry Administration page.
6. Using Registry ID # and special pricing.
7. Using Registry Accounting page.
8. Using the new Redemption Period feature.
9. Finding ...
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August 11, 2017
August 11, 2017
Watch this webinar to learn:
+ How a customer makes a gift registry purchase on your site.
+ How to view registry orders made on your site.
+ How to add and remove registry features.
+ How to start a new registry.
+ How to boost referrals.
+ How to make your brides happier.
Audience: for retailers
Please contact Bridge for the webinar link.
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August 8, 2017
August 8, 2017
August 8th, 9th, and 10th
The average gift registry purchase is $151. That's 151 reasons to master your registry software.
Join us for a free online training where we show you:
+ How a customer makes a gift registry purchase on your site.
+ How to view registry orders made on your site.
+ How to add and remove registry features.
+ How to start a new registry.
+ How to boost referrals.
+ How to make your bride's happier.
Benefits: increase your gift registry sales and help your ...
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April 17, 2017
April 17, 2017
In Montgomery Alabama, Marquirette's offers the finest in Diamonds, Gemstones, gold & platinum jewelry. Marquirette's has full jewelry manufacturing, repair and appraisal services available.
Marquirette's Bridal Giftware Showroom & Registry features over 60 brands and is now on Bridge! One stop shopping from engagement rings to wedding registires, we are so delighted to be in such good company.
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February 4, 2017
Shopify Could Be Called 'Nickle and Dime-ify'
Shopify Could Be Called 'Nickle and Dime-ify'
Shopify Could Be Called 'Nickle and Dime-ify'
Shopify Could Be Called 'Nickle and Dime-ify'
Recently, two business friends told me to check out Shopify. They said they were using it to manage online stores. Since my company Bridge offers e-commerce software to 200+ retailers, I was curious to see how Shopify compared.
I signed up for an account as if I were a retailer.
I thought the sign up process was pretty easy. They didn't even ask me for a password. They automatically gave me one that I could change later.
I then set ...
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February 4, 2017
Shopify Could Be Called 'Nickle and Dime-ify'
Recently, two business friends told me to check out Shopify. They said they were using it to manage online stores. Since my company Bridge offers e-commerce software to 200+ retailers, I was curious to see how Shopify compared.
I signed up for an account as if I were a retailer.
I thought the sign up process was pretty easy. They didn't even ask me for a password. They automatically gave me one that I could change later.
I then set ...
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November 23, 2016
November 23, 2016
- On average how close your brides are getting to completing their incentive program.
- On average how many of your registries have an official wedding website added.
As a general rule, your want your brides to get as close as possible to 100% for the registry incentive. Reason: this program cost effectively boosts your registry referrals.
As a general rule, you also want all ...
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August 16, 2015
August 16, 2015
On your Registry Management home page, you'll see email addresses for your registries.
Click one of these email addresses.
The email will now contain the couple's last name and a link to their registry.
Bridge automatically outputs the couple's registry URL in the email.
We also automatically add your business name and telephone number.
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August 7, 2015
August 7, 2015
1. Need a bride's password? Just visit the bride's Edit Registry page and click on the "View password" link.
2. Do you give all your brides gift card credit? If so, you may wish to check the Gift Card box on the registry profile page. When you click this box, the bride's gift registry will display text saying that gifts are given in the form of gift cards. Also, during checkout, the shipping address will say "Gift Card" address instead of "Shipping" address. This feature ...
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August 20, 2011
August 20, 2011
Bridge offers retailers a new registry feature: choose from an array of event types for which to register. Previously, our registry tool just let a retailer setup a bridal registry. Now, a retailer can sign up customers for many types of registries, including baby shower, house warming, birthday, and more.
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