Mini Catalog Mailing Process for Demonstrators

From SU website   July 29, 2011 Some of you have expressed concern with the Holiday Mini being sent in your first demonstrator order, and we wanted to explain our reasons behind this change. Please be assured that our primary concern is providing you with excellent service. In the past, we've received feedback that the bulk mail delivery system has not worked well. Unfortunately, because of its unreliability, some demonstrators got… Read More »

Getting workshop bookings

Most stamping business owners go about the opposite way it should be gone about.  Booking workshops starts with identifying target audiences who want to have a workshop.  Then, you have to get in front of that target audience and effectively convey the benefits of having the workshop.  But it starts with finding an audience predisposed to having the workshop.  Too many times, Demos just try to sell customers on the… Read More »

The Biggest Marketing Mistake Business Owners Make

From John SanPietro:  I'm often asked what is the biggest marketing mistake business owners make? Is it that they're marketing to the wrong audience… or is it that they're marketing the wrong part of their business? Is it that they're saying the wrong thing in their marketing pieces… or they're not putting out the most effective marketing piece they can? While all of the above are valid and widespread problems… Read More »

My dear friend and Ribbon Shares

Hi Stampers I am normally not very talkative but I can't believe I am going to post my 1,000 post in about 10 days!  I will have some special blog candy on that day so stay tune! In the meantime, I've been playing with My Digital Studio again and I love the way this card came out.   Love the countryside feel of the Chateau Bella Stamp Brush Set –… Read More »

A couple of you asked me where I had ordered the graphics I had on my car.    Here's the link: http://www.vinyldisorder.com/ ~~Rachel

From Our Hearts needs your help!

Hello everyone! From Our Hearts, is an organization which collects and sends hand-made Greeting Cards cards to deployed military personnel. They in turn, use the cards to keep in touch with their family and loved ones back home. Over the past couple of years, this organization has grown from sending out a few boxes of cards each year to sending shipments every 4-6 weeks to more than 40 chaplains in Iraq and… Read More »

Melon Mambo Fabulous Florets

Hi Stampers  Today's card features the Fabulous Florets Stamp Sets.  You can create vibrant, lovely floralscapes with this gorgeous six-piece set.  I have so many new floral stamp sets but I wanted to use this one again.  I just love the way you can watercolor with it.   I stamped the images on Crumb Cake Card Stock with Chocolate Chip Craft Ink, added Clear Stampin' Embossing Powder and set it with the Heat Gun. … Read More »

Marketing and Advertising Boot Camp

Ladies: I took this a couple of years ago and it help me get started and now I'll be taking it again as a refresher course.  I highly recommend it! ~~Rachel   I'm happy to announce Early Bird Registration has opened for the 2011 Marketing and Advertising Boot Camp!  The Boot Camp will take place on four consecutive Tuesdays, beginning August 9th, at 10 p.m.  (if you can't make the live… Read More »

Help Wanted for the Perfect Summer Job

Imagine an ad that reads like this: Wanted – someone who wants to make their own hours, determine their own income, and work around their family and other activities while working with great people and having fun helping them to create their own handmade cards and scrapbooks (and sometimes while enjoying snacks!). This candidate will receive all the free training and support that they need, including lots of creative inspiration.… Read More »

Local demo meeting

Hi Stampers I've received the ribbon for the ribbon share – I'll try and get it out by Wednesday because it will take me a while to cut up all the ribbon.  You got to see the ribbon (especially the ruffled ribbon), it is so gorgeous I hate to cut it up! Sunday, 24 July 2011 was our local demonstrator's meeting.  We are a group of SU demonstrators (Northwest Arkansas… Read More »