You have a personal brand, but are you using it to your advantage? These days – thanks to social media – almost everyone has a personal brand. It’s also reflected in your website, your work environment, the way you work with others, intimate groups, close ties…. It’s basically how people and society interpret you as…
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3 Brands Sending Catalog Mailers (and Why You Should Do the Same)
Do you know how to do the new print mailers right? Direct catalog mailers have changed. And they’re nothing like your Sears catalogs. But, first, here’s the backstory of how this post came into being… As a marketer with tons of curiosity, I set out to find out who’s selling my information. So when I…
Read MoreThe Critic’s Corner: 3 CEOs Who Are Killing It in the Fashion Industry
Are you learning from the CEOs taking the industry by storm? We often hear of fashion industry CEOs from major companies being profiled and lauded for innovation, but small growth stage companies are really the ones making the biggest waves. Growth stage businesses can pivot faster and experiment more often with smaller teams and lower…
Read MoreGlobal Promotional Holidays You Should Know
Are you sure you’re leveraging the right promotional holidays for your fashion business? What does your retail calendar look like? It’s impossible to hold promotions for every holiday that comes by – and we certainly don’t recommend you try. But if you’ve only been leveraging the usual suspects (like Christmas and Valentine’s Day), you could…
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7 Ways to Scale Up Your Fashion Business
Do you feel like you really have a handle on things and that you’re ready to take your fashion business to the next level? Before you develop any growth stage plans, find out if you’re actually ready to scale and seven ways to make it happen! It seems simple enough- implement new strategies or build…
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How to Brand Yourself Before You Get Branded
E-M and Now Introducing S-Commerce
Social Commerce (S-Commerce) is the new sales channel brands are looking to exploit. S-Commerce apps blend the ease of mobile sales with the functionality of social networks. It became the new hot platform in China with the launch of Weiden in 2011, a platform that incorporates affiliate marketing with WeChat (like WhatsApp) in a mobile…
Read More6 Ways to Make Your Product Stand Out
Competition abound and you are out there trying to make a name for your brand. Its time to bust out the marketing toolkit and get the attention of your audience. Try these 6 tips on how to make your product stand out in a crowded market. If you need additional help creating a plan check…
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