Posts Tagged ‘selling’
Sales Forecasting
Here, Grant Baker, product development and manufacturing expert outlines the importance of sales forecasting. Business can sometimes be a little like running through a minefield blindfolded, however with good planning and a large pinch of common sense it can be both personally fun and commercially rewarding. The old adage of “failing to plan” equates to […]
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We thought we’d share some top tips on maximizing those seasonal sales! Start by encouraging repeat business from existing customers Contact all your existing customers to remind them all about you. Email a link to your website or send an up to date brochure, product sheet or price list out. A loyalty reward in the […]
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Making It
Helen Steel is a designer-maker that has taken part in several Making It workshops and seminars which are attended both by studio-holders and other designer-makers. Although Helen does not as yet have a studio and works from home, whilst developing her business she has found attending these sessions inspirational and helpful so we asked her more […]
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Tags: makers, selling, Seminars, tax, vision, Workshops
The Big Squeeze
It certainly was a squeeze to get in to see Yellowdoor’s Peter Cross’s popular talk ‘The Big Squeeze’ at Top Drawer. Peter (who is the business partner of Mary Portas) gave a fascinating presentation about consumer behaviour and trends and how they’ve changed over the last 30 years. He kicked off by talking about how […]
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Textile designer Naomi Ryder launched a product range as part of Southbank Centre’s Bloom initative in May 2010. We were interested to find out more about why she decided to make the exciting move into manufacture. As a textile designer, who is used to very hands-on processes, why did you decide to develop products for Southbank Centre that would require […]
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By Allison Wiffen Allison makes pendants, cufflinks, brooches and earrings, often featuring photographic images from London and Newcastle upon Tyne from her Cockpit Arts studio in Deptford. As Allison prepares to take part in Top Drawer this September and with several years of experience of selling at trade shows she passes on some of the […]
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The world of selling can be a daunting one, so we asked Southbank Centre Retail Team’s Adam Thow and Katherine Walsh’s and Cockpit Arts Open Studios Manager Catherine Zoll for their top tips to help you get through the door of major retailers. 1. Be professional Buyers are approached every day and get numerous messages […]
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