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Build Your Boutique and Create an Unforgettable Brand

Lisa Landers, owner of Swirl Boutique, with three California locations shares her experiences from starting her boutique to retaining clients across all channels. Lisa shares her most valuable marketing tips and talks about how she was able to get her boutique to over 60K Instagram followers.

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Fall 2019 Wholesale Trends

What’s trending in Fall 2019 Trends for Boutiques? Check out the wholesale take from Kelly Helfman of WWD MAGIC presented at the BoutiqueBoss Cocktail Party with The Boutique Hub in Las Vegas!

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Why the future of retail is in the hands of retail boutique owners!

A look back at The Boutique Hub in 2018 New Year’s has always been one of my favorite times of year. It’s the perfect time to reflect on all that the previous year and it’s accomplishments, celebrations and change (which honestly gets overlooked through the hustle and bustle we all face daily.)  It’s time for us to finally sit down and make clear plans for what’s to come in the

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11 New Years Resolutions for the Boutique Owner

Can you believe we are already approaching the end of 2018?  I don’t know about you, but I feel like this year completely flew!  Now with the hustle and bustle of year-end, along with clearing out inventory, buying gifts for my family & planning for 2019—I am exhausted!   So naturally, we have put together a list of 10 new years resolutions for you, the owner, to focus on in

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Episode #40: How to truly serve your customers & your staff, with Jason Stoker, co-owner of Deep South Marketing, Deep South Pout, Love Poppy Jewels and Social Shop

Our guest today owns four businesses that serve the retail industry. Jason knows every side of the boutique world, so get your pen ready! Jason’s wife Shannon started her boutique Deep South Pout in 2011. Short after, the Stokers’ and their business partners started a wholesale jewelry line, a wholesale graphic tee company, and a social selling platform. >> EPISODE 40 – LISTEN NOW ON iTunes << Don’t Have iTunes?

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Personal Client Relationships: The Most Important Thing to Grow Your Business

Guest Blog Building personalized relationships with your existing customers may not be the squeaky wheel in your business, but it is the most important thing to do if you want to survive in today’s retail world. With the popularity of 2-day shipping (even 2-hour shipping depending on where you live) and the broad array of assortment your clients can find online, the value a boutique brings is the personal relationship

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Driving In-Store Traffic

Guest Blog Despite the incredible growth of eCommerce over the last few years, Brick and Mortar still remain the life-blood of retail. It’s no surprise that eCommerce powerhouses like Amazon, Warby Parker, Mizzen and Main, and Chubbies are opening brick and mortar locations. It creates a new opportunity for people to engage your brand and for you to get to know your customer on a completely different level. One of

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Why you Need a Separate Phone Number for your Boutique and How to Get One in Seconds

Guest Blog  The vast majority of small business owners still use a personal phone number for business and chances are you’re one of them. Not only is it painful on a personal level, but it’s also very limiting to their businesses. The good news is that getting a business phone number no longer requires buying extra equipment or signing contracts, you can easily set it up through an app on

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Episode #38: Looking at the Evolution of Wholesale, with FashionGo CEO, Daniel Lee

That’s right, Ashley chatted with FashionGo’s CEO Daniel Lee. They breakdown where the wholesale industry has been, what it’s doing now, and what’s on the horizon. FashionGo and other online wholesalers make it possible for boutique owners to shift their buying strategy on a weekly basis rather than yearly or quarterly, and that is changing the game. Pssst. If you aren’t analyzing your POS data to adjust your buying strategy

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Episode #37: Back to the Basics of Pinterest with Kate Ahl, Simple Pin Media

Pinterest isn’t for short-term strategy, it’s for dreamers. Dreaming what outfit they’ll wear to the rehearsal dinner at their wedding, what house they’ll live in when they have four perfect kids someday, and what cookie recipe they’ll bake for Santa. They are dreaming about what’s to come next in their life. Pinterest is a long-term strategy that builds your brand and continually puts you in front of potential customers. This

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Build Your Boutique and Create an Unforgettable Brand

Lisa Landers, owner of Swirl Boutique, with three California locations shares her experiences from starting her boutique to retaining clients across all channels. Lisa shares her most valuable marketing tips and talks about how she was able to get her boutique to over 60K Instagram followers.

Read More

Fall 2019 Wholesale Trends

What’s trending in Fall 2019 Trends for Boutiques? Check out the wholesale take from Kelly Helfman of WWD MAGIC presented at the BoutiqueBoss Cocktail Party with The Boutique Hub in Las Vegas!

Read More

Why the future of retail is in the hands of retail boutique owners!

A look back at The Boutique Hub in 2018 New Year’s has always been one of my favorite times of year. It’s the perfect time to reflect on all that the previous year and it’s accomplishments, celebrations and change (which honestly gets overlooked through the hustle and bustle we all face daily.)  It’s time for us to finally sit down and make clear plans for what’s to come in the

Read More

11 New Years Resolutions for the Boutique Owner

Can you believe we are already approaching the end of 2018?  I don’t know about you, but I feel like this year completely flew!  Now with the hustle and bustle of year-end, along with clearing out inventory, buying gifts for my family & planning for 2019—I am exhausted!   So naturally, we have put together a list of 10 new years resolutions for you, the owner, to focus on in

Read More

Episode #40: How to truly serve your customers & your staff, with Jason Stoker, co-owner of Deep South Marketing, Deep South Pout, Love Poppy Jewels and Social Shop

Our guest today owns four businesses that serve the retail industry. Jason knows every side of the boutique world, so get your pen ready! Jason’s wife Shannon started her boutique Deep South Pout in 2011. Short after, the Stokers’ and their business partners started a wholesale jewelry line, a wholesale graphic tee company, and a social selling platform. >> EPISODE 40 – LISTEN NOW ON iTunes << Don’t Have iTunes?

Read More

Personal Client Relationships: The Most Important Thing to Grow Your Business

Guest Blog Building personalized relationships with your existing customers may not be the squeaky wheel in your business, but it is the most important thing to do if you want to survive in today’s retail world. With the popularity of 2-day shipping (even 2-hour shipping depending on where you live) and the broad array of assortment your clients can find online, the value a boutique brings is the personal relationship

Read More

Driving In-Store Traffic

Guest Blog Despite the incredible growth of eCommerce over the last few years, Brick and Mortar still remain the life-blood of retail. It’s no surprise that eCommerce powerhouses like Amazon, Warby Parker, Mizzen and Main, and Chubbies are opening brick and mortar locations. It creates a new opportunity for people to engage your brand and for you to get to know your customer on a completely different level. One of

Read More

Why you Need a Separate Phone Number for your Boutique and How to Get One in Seconds

Guest Blog  The vast majority of small business owners still use a personal phone number for business and chances are you’re one of them. Not only is it painful on a personal level, but it’s also very limiting to their businesses. The good news is that getting a business phone number no longer requires buying extra equipment or signing contracts, you can easily set it up through an app on

Read More

Episode #38: Looking at the Evolution of Wholesale, with FashionGo CEO, Daniel Lee

That’s right, Ashley chatted with FashionGo’s CEO Daniel Lee. They breakdown where the wholesale industry has been, what it’s doing now, and what’s on the horizon. FashionGo and other online wholesalers make it possible for boutique owners to shift their buying strategy on a weekly basis rather than yearly or quarterly, and that is changing the game. Pssst. If you aren’t analyzing your POS data to adjust your buying strategy

Read More

Episode #37: Back to the Basics of Pinterest with Kate Ahl, Simple Pin Media

Pinterest isn’t for short-term strategy, it’s for dreamers. Dreaming what outfit they’ll wear to the rehearsal dinner at their wedding, what house they’ll live in when they have four perfect kids someday, and what cookie recipe they’ll bake for Santa. They are dreaming about what’s to come next in their life. Pinterest is a long-term strategy that builds your brand and continually puts you in front of potential customers. This

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