Bridge has made it easier for you to share your news and events.
You can now more easily add pictures to news posts, and then edit and rearrange the pictures.
In the example shown, I'm sharing news about our Vietri seminar in Atlanta. I added a picture to the post, as well as marked it as an event, set a location, and added an RSVP button.
Here is how to share news or an event:
Visit your Bridge home page. Look for the 'What's on your mind?' field. Enter in your news or
Your Bridge now helps you share files more easily. You can easily load PDFs, Excel files, price lists, and more via your Bridge Library. Your business friends will see your files on their Dashboard, as well as in their respective Library.
In the example shown, Babcock Gifts, the premier gift shop of Tennessee, can view files from Mary Jurek, DeVine Corporation, Badash, Casafina, and BIA Cordon Bleu.
When viewing a file on the Dashboard, you can like it, save it, or download it. You can ...
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October 23, 2019
October 23, 2019
Good news: Retailers can now sync with an unlimited number of Smart Brands for $28.
Details: + A retailer just needs to subscribe to a Bridge plan that is $28 or more per month. If you pay $28/month or more for Bridge service, your business qualifies. + If you are a retailer that is paying less than $28/month, you can sync with up to 10 Smart Brands.
Benefits of syncing with Smart Brands: + Save time and money. Let brands maintain products for you. + Sell more. Retailers report selling 13% more due ...
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Your home page now shows more pictures of registrants.
Benefits:
+ This will increase you sales.
+ This will increase your Google ranking.
Details:
Your Newsfeed now shows:
+ A congratulations for those celebrating a wedding.
+ A reminder for those registrants celebrating anniversaries.
+ When a registrant opens a registry
When potential a registrant see these posts, she or he will be be more likely to register at the store. When a registrant or customer scrolls down your Newsfeed...
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October 14, 2019
October 14, 2019
#HelpMikeFight!
On Saturday, October 19, My Favorite Things will be opening at 11:00 AM, an hour later than our usual time. That morning, we will be participating in the Tallahassee ALS Walk. As many of you know, this is an event that is near and dear to our hearts. If you are interested in donating to the cause, or joining our team, the link to do so is http://webfl.alsa.org/site/TR/Walks/Florida?team_id=381298&pg=team&fr_id=13778
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We'll see you in Atlanta in 2020. We're hosting two free seminars:
Casafina Seminar: 5 Steps to Sell 11% More Casafina Online
Friday, January 17th at 5 pm EST
Location: Casafina showroom (Building 2, Suite 1208B; next to the Werner Frank showroom)
Designed for: Retailers that sell Casafina.
Event link: https://marketplace.bridgecatalog.com/news.cfm?id=19184
Vietri Seminar: Grow Your Vietri Gift Registry Business by 14%
Saturday, January 18th at 5 pm EST
Location: Vietri ...
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September 30, 2019
September 30, 2019
Social media (i.e. Facebook) is now the leading tool scammers use to successfully steal from people—beating e-mail, telephone, and websites.
Be wary of links leading to eBay and Craigslist, and stay away from bank and wire transfers.
Credit card may be the safest purchase option.
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You can customize your home page slides. You can add pictures of your store, products, events, and more.
In the examples shown, we see how the Seattle-based store Timothy de Clue loaded a picture of a wine glass with the Pike Place Market in the background. Persnickety, a shop based in Madison, MS, added a picture of its store's exterior.
By default, your Newsfeed slideshow includes slides promoting gift cards, your gift registry, and reviews. You can hide these if you wish. You can also ...
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I went into a small shop in New York City yesterday and admired all their nice tableware. It offered mugs, cups, plates, drinking glasses, and vases—all items that are great for gift registries.
The store was empty. I thought it may be a good time ask the store manager if the store offered an online registry. He replied "yes." I was surprised because there was no signage in the store that said it offered a gift registry. I shared with him what Bridge is and explained that we...
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I developed Bridge Network, an e-commerce platform, that is not included in this article. Here are some things I have learned over the last 20 years of e-commerce development:
1. The article’s ranking criteria includes themes and templates. I believe you don't need an assortment of templates to have a functioning (or successful) e-commerce site. Just look at ...
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You can now add special, unique pricing to items on a gift registry. For example, you can use this feature when an item can be monogrammed and you need to charge more for it. You can use this feature if a registry gift comes as a set but the item on your site only shows pricing for a single item. You can double the price using this feature and add a comment to the item saying it the gift includes two of the items.
Add special pricing to an item:
1. Login to your Bridge.
2. Roll over Gift ...
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May 1, 2019
May 1, 2019
Turn a simple dinner into an extraordinary journey. Be inspired by Glasswork's Mother’s Day gift selection and discover Richard Ginori's Oriente Italiano Collection on our website (via link in our bio) or stop by the store. Mother's Day is May 12th!
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