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August 10, 2022 We Deliver and Install
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We Deliver and Install
August 10, 2022
I don’t own a car, yet I have a strange desire to read Dan Neil's car column each weekend in The Wall St. Journal.  Why would someone who doesn’t own a car, won’t be buying one soon, and hasn’t owned one in 25 years read a car column? It's a mix of enjoying the design and technology of automobiles, wanting to know what Dwayne Johnson may be buying next, loving Dan’s witty writing style, and, confession, simply being 13-years old at heart. Cars are ...
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March 24, 2022 New Feature: Your Bridge Now Includes QR Codes
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New Feature: Your Bridge Now Includes QR Codes
March 24, 2022
We've added a new feature to your Bridge: customers and staff can now more quickly access your Bridge.
  • We've given you QR codes that point to your important pages.
  • Over the last two years, QR codes have grown in popularity. QR codes are a quick way to access websites--especially sub pages of a website. 
  • Without QR codes, customers and staff have to Google your website. Then, once they find it, they have to navigate to the correct page, such as the registry home page or the reviews
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May 18, 2021 Mailing $400 to a Sales Rep
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Mailing $400 to a Sales Rep
May 18, 2021
Bridge Appreciates Sales Reps

I am sending the Ivystone sales rep Laura Zanone two $200 checks.  Bridge gives sales reps a finder's fee when they sign up a retailer for a Bridge Store.  The rep promotes Bridge Store because it helps the store sell more--which is good for the store and the rep.

Laura helped her stores save thousands of dollars and weeks of time. In total, she saved her stores over $6,000 and 10 weeks in labor. 
  • Laura helped Fletcher Yaerta, a jewelry
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September 19, 2020 Your Indie Sticker
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Your Indie Sticker
September 19, 2020
While waiting for breakfast, I noticed this ‘Boycott Amazon’ sticker.  I think that getting customers to stop something—or start something—is a tough practice. There are fields of science (psychology) and marketing (branding) dedicated to this. Is it easier to get someone to start or stop (boycott) something?

I think that offering a solution (start something) is easier. 

I recommend that stores encourage customers to choose them over Amazon because the ...
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December 10, 2019
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December 10, 2019
Indie retailers are being hunted online by Amazon, Zola, and brands using their direct to consumer sites. They are triangulating around their prey. These entries are picking off their online customers and thereby their ‘supply chains‘ that keep them afloat online. Without online sales, the indie stores are starved of the one area in which the retail industry is growing.

Amazon and brands target general public orders. Due to the lower prices, brand name, and marketing, they'll get those ...
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April 6, 2019
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April 6, 2019
I just opened a box with 400 new decals for our stores! Stores can place these two-sided decals on their front doors and windows next to their Visa and Amex decals.

Please message us to get in front of the line for who will receive these first. :)

Shop indie!

ps ~ A special thanks for Eric at Poster Prints. He coordinated this print project: eric@postersigns.com View Post
December 15, 2018
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December 15, 2018
Need new registry decals? We just got a fresh batch. They’re free for members. We offer them in green and white. The new decal has rounded edges and updated wording.

To request decals, just comment on this Chalk. View Post
June 30, 2018
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June 30, 2018
"Small Shop ~ Big Site" marketing materials: Bridge window decal and Bridge t-shirt

Order yours by using the comments box below. View Post
January 6, 2017
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January 6, 2017
The Atlanta and Dallas trade shows are almost here. Is your showroom ready to sell? You'll want to have your Bridge materials on hand.
Shown:
- Bridge flyer (front and back)
- Bridge buttons
- Bridge table tent
- Bridge window decal

The above materials raise awareness about how easy your business is to work with.

When a retailer connects with you on Bridge, the retailer will sell more of your product :) View Post
August 26, 2016
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August 26, 2016
Just received a fresh batch of registry decals from the printer. Please email us to request more for your store. View Post
Press: Bridge in the News
Shop Local Merchants Ranks Higher than MyRegistry.com and Shopify Merchants
Shop Local Merchants Ranks Higher than MyRegistry.com and Shopify Merchants
September 2023

Shop Local Helps Indie Stores Rank on Page 1 of Google in 64% of States
Shop Local Helps Indie Stores Rank on Page 1 of Google in 64% of States
September 2023

Tableware Today: Free Shipping Pays Off
Tableware Today: Free Shipping Pays Off
March 2023

Bridge Helps Indie Stores Rank on Page 1 of Google in 76% of States
Bridge Helps Indie Stores Rank on Page 1 of Google in 76% of States
October 2022

HFN: Bridge Experiences Record Growth
HFN: Bridge Experiences Record Growth
August 2021

Press Release: Bridge Membership Surges 50%
Press Release: Bridge Membership Surges 50%
July 2021

Four Trade Publications Report on Bridge's Growth
Four Trade Publications Report on Bridge's Growth
July 2020

HFN Editor Praises Bridge
HFN Editor Praises Bridge
March 2020

Seminars Offer Strategies for Independent Stores
Seminars Offer Strategies for Independent Stores
January 2020

Tableware Today Article: Chart Your Future Before Big Tech Does
Tableware Today Article: Chart Your Future Before Big Tech Does
November 2019

HFN Publishes Jason Solarek's 'Letter to the Editor'
HFN Publishes Jason Solarek's 'Letter to the Editor'
May 2019

HFN Shares Juliska is Joining Bridge
HFN Shares Juliska is Joining Bridge
March 2018

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