Staff at manor department stores like Saks are finding success with Instagram and social media. The Information shares this:
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Tyler Bell was encouraging all her clients to “tag your bag.” Every time Bell, a Saks Fifth Avenue stylist in Troy, Mich., closed a sale, she asked the buyer to show off their purchase on Instagram and tag her account, @tyler.saks. Bell posts Saks inventory multiple times a day on Instagram Stories. Her 27,000 followers will...
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I noticed this ad for Big Ass Fans and was struck by the word “destroyer.” That’s a strong, powerful, memorable word. I wondered what wording we’d use if we were to run a full-page ad.
Large, well-funded entities are constantly seeking to swipe indie business—that’s aggression. We’re giving indies figurative swords, shields, and helmets to fight back.
Our full-page ad may state: “We Arm the Indies With Digital Weapons.&...
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The L.A. Times shares that Amazon and its customers are destroying billions of trees (and rainforests) due to all the boxes that theyβre using and throwing away.
"...165 billion packages were shipped in the U.S. last year β using about 1 billion treesβ worth of cardboard."
What does preservation have to do with Amazon? Well, one is sometimes a government/city promoted and regulated attempt to preserve culture, practices and memories. For example, landmark preservation may be bestowed on a building and limit exterior changes to a buildingβlike a famous old bookstore. Amazon, on the other hand, is emblematic of the opposite: itβs not about maintaining cultural norms like community or cultural centers. It often undermines cultural and civic locations by using Wall St...
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August 7, 2017
August 7, 2017
Time to shine! Placing Christmas orders now with Dvani by A&D Gem Bromance with Troy!
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April 2, 2015
April 2, 2015
New Book by Local Author Ellen Roth at Glassworks! Evil plots his return to power and Good fights to defeat Evil's sinister plan. Caught between them in this epic struggle are two young lovers - Martak, master of the forest, and Marianna, a beautiful maiden, and governess to Rosy, the impetuous, young princess. Evil's desperate scheme to outwit Good and rule the Kingdom puts Martak, Marianna and the Princess at risk as they are drawn into the conflict.
Will the soulmates realize their "happily ...
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