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Valentine's Day Poster
Great news: We've made a free poster for your indie store for Valentine's Day. This poster will help you get more wedding registries. February is the second most popular month (after January) for brides to open a wedding registry. Now is your month!
This poster can also be printed smaller and be a flyer. You can place this in an upright display.
You can customize the template by placing your website address and QR code on it.
Please find the poster template attached. You
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Zwilling Joins Shop Local
We’re helping our indie stores get new wedding registries. We’re sending SMS text messages to past customers and registrants encouraging them to promote the retailer’s wedding registry service.
Details:
1. We’re sending this text message to customers that bought off a registry list in 2024:
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Hi [gift giver's first name],
Thank you for buying a beautiful wedding gift for [registrant name] & [co-registrant name]. They loved it.
💘 Valentine’s Day is coming up.
...Read more of postServe food or snacks on this creative snack tray with a mirror display, or simply let the presentation speak for itself. Having a tasty snack or dessert on this organic vine-woven tray is always a delight. Excellent for entertaining at home and ideal for hosting on Valentine's Day.
CALAISIO
natural elegance, extraordinary durability
Elegant black and white, a touch of red, and some neutrals like this rustic woven placemat will round off your Valentine's tablescape. It is a classic approach to evoke a sense of natural comfort and simplicity because it is made from exotic natural vines. Have a cozy Valentine`s dinner!
CALAISIO
natural elegance, extraordinary durability
Calaisio's lovely rustic chic earth-toned basket, which blends the sweetness of love with the beauty of nature, will add a touch of elegance to your home décor on Valentine's Day. It captures the essence of the season and offers an abundance with beautiful flowers and fresh fruits. Allow your imagination to shine as you create your own one-of-a-kind arrangement!
CALAISIO
natural elegance, extraordinary durability
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Every mouthful is made more memorable by this rustic tray's mirror bottom, which brightens your delicious treats display. Enjoy a sweet treat on Valentine's Day!
CALAISIO
natural elegance, extraordinary durability
Last week, I wrote about the desire for Big Retail (i.e. Amazon, Walmart, and other large retailers) to automate all parts of their supply chain. This weekend’s The Wall St. Journal shares that Amazon will spend about $105b on AI this year. (Alphabet will spend $75b and Meta $65b.)
AI is an automation tool. Indie stores will be expected to offer many of these tools because Big Retail does. But, as the article notes, these tools are very expensive and
...Read more of postAustin Kleon, the author and creativity guru, offers these four posters for free. This inspired me to wonder if Shop Local couid offer free posters to our 1,470 indie stores. Indie stores need marketing materials, yet often lack the resources to create them.
The posters could even be printed small as flyers and put in upright displays.
We already offer free marketing materials to members. We offer two flyers: a review flyer and a wedding registry flyer.