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January 23, 2022 Jason Gets Put Under the Microscope 🔬
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Jason Gets Put Under the Microscope 🔬
January 23, 2022
Jim Collins, in his book BE 2.0, explains how purpose and mission are important to companies. To help explain this, he uses the metaphor of crossing a mountain range and seeing a star on the horizon. Your purpose is to reach the spot on the horizon below the star. The current mission is climbing up the mountain you’re on. The next mission is climbing up the next mountain and so forth in order to get closer to the spot on the horizon. You will have many missions, and may never ...
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October 4, 2021 41 Madison Concierge | The New York Tabletop Show
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41 Madison Concierge | The New York Tabletop Show
October 4, 2021
41 Madison Concierge is available for a personalized and seamless shopping experience during the Show (and every day!) ✨

Reach out through chat on 41Madison.com or email [email protected] for more information about showrooms, brands, products, price points, and more. View Post
October 3, 2021 The 13th Month 🗓
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The 13th Month 🗓
October 3, 2021
There’s a hidden month in the calendar: the 13th month. Those that follow this calendar often are very productive and lead successful ventures--as well as vex their significant others. What is the 13th month? It’s the sum of working Saturdays each week for about a year. There are 30 days in a month, and about 52 Saturdays in a year. In fact, there are almost 14 months in a year if you work Sundays, too.  The 13th month is a calendar that most professional athletes, scholars, and...
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August 7, 2021 We're SaaS-y
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We're SaaS-y
August 7, 2021
Historically, a young tech company like ours would go out and get a seed investor, then build up to venture capital (VC) money, do a few rounds of that, and then go public—and then down the road, take some private equity money. In sum, at various points, we’d need to fill our tank with funds from different sources. 

That’s changing.  In today’s market, everyone wants to invest and be a part of the software-as-a-service (SaaS) revolution (our space!). Private ...
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January 1, 2021 WSJ: How Amazon Steamrolls Rivals and Partners
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WSJ: How Amazon Steamrolls Rivals and Partners
January 1, 2021
The WSJ covers how Amazon is growing its business at the cost of others.

Article highlights:
  • Amazon's leading selling points are endless selection and the lowest prices.
  • Amazon is so competitive that it often undertakes potentially unethical routes to grab more market share.
  • Amazon often takes a 30% commission on orders for third-party sellers.  Due to this fee, many businesses prefer to receive orders on their own website which may be powered by Shopify (...or
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December 21, 2020 Capucine De Wulf Jewelry Joins Bridge
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Capucine De Wulf Jewelry Joins Bridge
December 21, 2020
We’re happy to announce that Capucine De Wulf Jewelry, from the creator of Juliska, is joining Bridge and the Smart Products program.

Capucine De Wulf creates jewelry that makes a woman feel and look fabulous through symbolic designs laden with meaning in marvelous materials at accessible price points.

Capucine De Wulf Jewelry and its 101 products are ready for syncing.

View the Capucine De Wulf Bridge offering here:
https://juliska.bridgecatalog.com/collections.cfm/...
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December 6, 2020 NYT: Shopify vs Amazon
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NYT: Shopify vs Amazon
December 6, 2020
Yiren Lu shares her experience of setting up a Shopify store in the New York Times magazine.  Ms. Lu reports the setup process was easy, but her online Shopify store failed because it lacked marketing, aka eyeballs and orders.  In her next article, I hope Ms. Lu tries Bridge. Bridge Store helps members fill the marketing component that Shopify is missing. When a store joins Bridge, Bridge instantly points hundreds of links to the store from other Bridge members, which Google sees and ...
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November 3, 2020 13 Reasons Why 600 Indie Stores Beat Saks Fifth Avenue
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13 Reasons Why 600 Indie Stores Beat Saks Fifth Avenue
November 3, 2020
Saks Fifth Avenue just launched a new website. Since more than 600 stores rely on Bridge Store to power their websites, I decided to compare the new site, which likely cost millions of dollars, to an indie retailer's Bridge Store software. An indie store pays pennies compared to Saks' millions, so the Saks site must be a million times better, right?

After a careful review, I'm happy to share that our indie stores have the better website. And, it sort of 'saks' for Saks that it spent millions ...
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June 5, 2020 Virtual Happy Hour Recap
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Virtual Happy Hour Recap
June 5, 2020
Thanks for joining us last night.  While listening to a little music from the Ramones and Roberta Flack, we covered:
  • What is selling well in stores. (Face masks and candles are popular answers.)
  • What support and materials brands are giving their stores. (Juliska won some points!)
  • New features in your Bridge software including displaying wedding show dates.
  • The desire for adding more features such as making gifts a surprise (aka not revealing the gift-giver's
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May 2, 2020
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May 2, 2020
Shop local and shop now for Mother’s Day pick-up or delivery. We have the right gift in a wide range of price points for all the mothers in your life-- from your mother to your sister, your grandmother, and your daughter - Mariposa has you covered with a special gift. With your favorite frames, elegant glassware, and statement trays, Mariposa has carefully crafted the perfect selection of gifts for Mother's Day this year.  View Post
April 27, 2020
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April 27, 2020
Shop now for Mother’s Day delivery. We have the right gift in a wide range of price points for all the mothers in your life-- from your mother to your sister, your grandmother, and your daughter - Mariposa has you covered with a special gift. With your favorite frames, elegant glassware, and statement trays, Mariposa has carefully crafted the perfect selection of gifts for Mother's Day this year.  View Post
December 22, 2019
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December 22, 2019
In the ‘age of Amazon,’ is your store a liability or asset? Walmart is banking on stores being the physical nexus points of the web.

Did your e-commerce business lose money last year, and you fret over this? Most indie store owners do, but losing money on e-commence is the name of the game as catching up to Amazon’s 25-year head start will take years and lots of losses. Proof: Walmart’s e-commerce operations lost $2b last year, shares the WSJ. Most indie stores will not be able to pursue this ...
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November 19, 2019
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November 19, 2019
This article shares points with which we agree: running a website and digital strategy is very expensive yet crucial for one's success. Due to these factors, large companies are often the ones growing because they can better absorb these staffing and software costs. View Post
September 8, 2019
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September 8, 2019
In a region known for its grapes, Susan and Brian Friguliette, bravely decided to give us beans, coffee beans that is. Their love story blossomed into living their dream and their passion for coffee. We have been selling Keuka Lake Coffee for 13 years. Over this time it’s become our top coffee brand. Customers love that they are they a local roaster but, the diverse selection of roasts and flavors has kept Keuka Lake Coffee fans coming back for refills. We asked Susan and Brian to share how ...
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July 21, 2019
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July 21, 2019


I believe that offering greater online selection is increasingly important in retail.

Greater selection is important for many reasons including:
1. Giving shoppers more choices. More choices lead to more sales.
2. Helping stores be more competitive. Shoppers know that big online retailers like Amazon offer millions of products, and thereby millions of possible price points and features. Offering something similar is the natural route to get those orders back from Amazon.
3. Boosting a ...
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July 15, 2019
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July 15, 2019
Our hearts were warmed after spotting the street art of Mr. Rodgers waving at us under an overpass on the way to work on day. We were fans of Dellarious before we even really knew what it was. His pictures of iconic Rochester places, his portraits of musical legends, and social justice heroes both local and global have found a perfect home at Parkleigh. We wanted to know more about the creative and activist spirit of Mike Dellaria and how he generates these incredible images that not only touch ...
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December 12, 2018
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December 12, 2018
New arrival of Sheila Fajl hoops and bangles ? Price points starting at $38 and up to $73 View Post
December 5, 2018
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December 5, 2018
Choices is what we have to offer this holiday season and price points starting at $1.75 and up View Post
November 16, 2018
November 16, 2018
Vietri's Old St. Nick never disappoints......
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August 21, 2018 Amazon is Weak on Gift Cards
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Amazon is Weak on Gift Cards
August 21, 2018

If you use the gift card option at Amazon, this is what you could expect. Imagine if this were a bridal registry item.

Just to clarify, the gift was a book written by a third friend, so the request for the review was from the giver of the gift (me), not Amazon.

One of the frequently mentioned points on store reviews of Bridge Websites are the hand-written gift cards. That personal service is what makes our stores special. View Post

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