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Experience The Tradition of Natural Castile Soaps with Dr. Jacobs Naturals

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Let me introduce to you Dr. Jacobs, a talented Swiss chemist that perfected the long-standing tradition of making Castile soap at the turn of the nineteenth-century. We are fascinated by his work because this type of soap is so versatile and gives rise to the wonderful Dr. Jacobs Naturals line of Castile soaps.

Using Dr. Jacobs own recipe, this company creates natural soap products that are a gentle and effective alternative to shampoo, conditioner, body wash and facial cleanser. Not to mention it is also a great household cleaner, laundry detergent and dish soap. This is a soap that can truly do it all with the power of natural ingredients!

Natural Soap For A Natural Clean

All of Dr. Jacobs Naturals Castile soaps are crafted with pure olive oil and are 100% vegetable based. All products are mild with a creamy non-greasy lather that will not clog pores making it safe for the most sensitive skin types, even babies!

Essential oils are added for a delicious scent as well as their own natural benefits.

Try lavender for a relaxing and de-stressing experience. Eucalyptus helps sooth sinuses and is a potent antiseptic. The honey and almond is a creamy blend that is nourishing for skin and rich in antioxidants.

There is simply a scent for everyone with each bottle sporting a convenient hand pump and an attractive label. The entire product line is designed with a color palette and floral patterns taken from vintage botanical texts. This old world feel is very on-trend. With simple color-coding and the combinations of hand fonts, the packaging has a fresh contemporary appeal that will make these soaps your most popular items.

Need Wholesale Castile Soap? No Problem!

For easy wholesale service, visit their website, click on “wholesale” and you can sign up for great service. Couldn’t be easier. And if you are still wondering if these products are right for your shop, you can always order a free sample! Just pay shipping and you can test out these wonderful soaps for yourself and see everything your customers are going to love.

And there is so much to love about products that are crafted with high quality, natural ingredients in the time-honored tradition of trusted Castile soap-making.  See the different Dr. Jacobs Naturals can make!

Dr. Jacobs Naturals Castile Soap

 

Tidy Tots Reinvents ‘Going Green’

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Every parent that shops with you wants to give her baby the best care. But parents should not have to choose between diapers that give hassle-free performance or are environmentally responsible. Tidy Tots shows us their proven reusable diaper system that will change all assumptions about cloth diapers. Babies can stay happy, healthy and dry while your hands stay clean, making this one painless way to go green! Not to mention, a big gift for any new mom or dad!

Cloth Diaper Essential Set
Diapers Every New Parent Wants

Sandra Beck, founder of Tidy Tots Diapers, has dedicated her endeavors to changing the environment our children live in by making it safer, cleaner and healthier.

With the startling knowledge that typical disposable diapers won’t biodegrade for about 500 years, Beck has worked hard to develop and test a reusable diaper system that is simple. Something parents actually want to use.

The results? No diaper rash! No leaks! No ick! And, our favorite part, no plastics tossed in a landfill.

It is easy to see why anyone that cares about their child’s future would want to choose a reusable diaper but let’s look at what sets Tidy Tots apart – far apart – from other cloth options.

 1-2-3 Easy Cloth Diapering

Beautifully designed and carefully crafted in the USA using quality materials, Tidy Tots is a 3 part system that is the perfect balance of function, style and eco-friendly construction.

  • Part 1 is a decorative outer cover made from medical grade PUL that’s water resistant but offers snuggly comfort. Velcro tabs and specially designed gussets around the legs mean an adjustable fit for babies with no leaks. Check out their website to see all the super cute colors and patterns available.
  • Part 2 is a no-fold diaper made of natural soft and absorbent hemp that snaps into the cover and stays put. This is a material that wears in, not out! So the more washes means the better it works. There are additional hemp booster pads that can be tucked inside so you can customize each diaper’s absorbency. Toss this part in the wash when soiled with no need to separate the diaper from the pad. Genius!
  • Tidy Tots Covers
    Part 3 is a disposable liner made from soothing 100% biodegradable cornstarch. Flushies liners are what factors out the ick of changing a diaper! Simply lift the liner from the cloth and flush. It couldn’t be easier.

Your customers can have piece of mind knowing all the materials next to their baby’s skin are natural anti-microbial fabrics! Less bacteria and less wetness means no diaper rash and a healthy baby.

Tidy Tots should be on every new mom’s must-have list and makes a gift worthy of the biggest bow at the baby shower. The average baby uses an estimated 6000 diapers. Who doesn’t want to ditch all the plastic and chemicals in disposables? See how bright the future can be!

 

How To Get Word Of Mouth Exposure – Part 1: What’s The Buzz?

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How To Get Word Of Mouth Exposure is a 5 part series that details
how you can create a buzz-worthy business.

As a small business, you are looking for all the exposure you can get to help bring in new customers and get them to return.

We’re not talking about print ads or airtime but something that has been around much longer and has an impressive track record when it comes to bringing in customers. Word of mouth advertising!

So before you shell out for a commercial or lament because you don’t have the budget for even a simple 30 second spot, take stock of your word of mouth approach. It may be the oldest form of advertising but it is guaranteed to get you new customers.

Who Uses Word of Mouth Marketing Strategies?

When I was living in Los Angeles, I briefly worked at an incredible theater called Arclight. At that time, there was only one Arclight theater and it was widely considered the best in a city of 3.8 million people. There were many reasons for this.

They own and screen films in the original Cinerama Dome which was the predecessor to IMAX. All of their 14 screens are state of the art and all seating is assigned so customers can actually pick the best seat in the house. This is the farthest thing away from the typical generic multiplex that Americans pack into each weekend. And guess what? Their ticket prices were also the highest.

You would think that advertising for this company would be key, right?  They would need huge billboards and print ads that touted their comfortable seats, their impressive choice to show NO commercials before the films and their gourmet concession stands that offered fresh-made caramel corn.

They would need to shout about their company from the roof tops all these reasons they were simply the best place to see the newest blockbuster that just happens to be screening everywhere else in the county with a cheaper ticket price.

So imagine my surprise when I found out that it was company policy to not advertise at all. No radio spots, no fliers, no web ads, no glossy magazine pages. No TV commercials during prime time or anytime! Their one and only marketing strategy was word of mouth.

What Word of Mouth Marketing Can Do

Years have passed and Arclight has done very well in a very competitive city. Still considered the best place to experience a film in Los Angeles, Arclight now has 5 Continue reading “How To Get Word Of Mouth Exposure – Part 1: What’s The Buzz?” »

Planning Your Christmas In July

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It’s never too early to be planning for the biggest shopping season of the year! With ONLY 22 weeks until Black Friday kicks off the 2013 holiday shopping season and plenty of customers shopping before that, do you have a good retail holiday strategy?

With slow but steady improvements to the economy, holiday retail sales are predicted to be up this year. With a little savvy planning for your business, you can take the stress out of the holiday rush. Here are some vendors with fantastic and festive items you can add to your list.

Bottomley Evergreens and Farms – is a family business that has grown into one of the largest shippers and suppliers of Christmas trees and Christmas greens in America. There is nothing that compares to fresh cut greenery and by offering these beautiful boughs in your store means you have great quick sale items AND an aromatic atmosphere as well! And while these items will be delivered fresh once winter gets here, you can place your orders in advance to save time and hassle.

 

Burton and Burton – the TOTAL gift experience is provided by this company, offering amazing selection with retailer reviews that make them a clear choice for seasonal gifts. Order early so you can get a jump on the seasonal shipping rush. You’ll have fun Christmas decor and gifts on the shelves as soon as customers start thinking in green and red!

Blossom Bucket, Inc. – With unique selections for decorations and presents alike, don’t miss any of the holiday categories here! With so many funny and whimsical novelties, you won’t have any bah humbug in your aisles!

 

 Need some business tips for planning ahead for the holidays?
This FGMarket guide is for you!

Flavors You’ll Crave By KC Innovations

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If you are looking for fast-selling products and items that keep your customers returning again and again, KC Innovations has a line of tantalizing dips and sauces that will become instant favorites in your store. Convenient gourmet selections are perfect for pre-game snacking, holiday spreads and just everyday gatherings.

Artichoke Dip

Gourmet Dips and Sauces

If you don’t currently carry gourmet food items, specifically “micro” specialty products in your shop, these dips and sauces are definitely the place to start. Made in small batches, bottled fresh and presented in attractive glass jars, these items will fast become a staple of your merchandise.

Check out the variety of distinctive flavors like Chipotle Cheese Dip and Caribbean Queen Jerk Sauce. All of these products will give your shop fantastic holiday and party appeal.

Restaurant Proven Recipes

Founder and CEO Nina Ward has been working in the restaurant and food business for over 45 years, inventing and testing recipes in her family’s Kansas City based restaurants.

With Italian heritage at the helm of the popular Jose’s Family Restaurant, old world traditions gave a new spin on traditional Mexican fare leading to culinary innovation customers appreciated for decades. Ward’s unique insight into what people really enjoy inspired all of KC Innovations products.

KC Gift Basket
Take advantage of this restaurant proven collection of unique and delicious offerings. Give your customers savory salsa, an original taco sauce, and a taste of the increasing popular Siracha.

With their naturally sweetened and gluten-free BBQ Sauce, you can easily cater to customers with special dietary needs while being confident these products all taste great.

Artisan Fondue

Always save the best for last. We have covered great dips that make praise-worthy appetizers and sauces that can liven up any entrée. For dessert, you will not be disappointed! Try all three decadent sweet fondues for plenty of “MMMmmm!” in your aisles.  With flavors like lemon cheesecake, rich chocolate and vanilla cheesecake, you’ll be tempted to pass out some free samples. And considering the quality and taste of all KC items, that’s a great recipe for quick sales.

KC Innovations combines the taste of homemade with convenience that no one can pass up and tastes everyone will crave.

Gear Up For Back to School 2013

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August and September are the months kids everywhere are groaning. Long summer days have ended and it is back to school for them. That means back to school shopping is just around the corner. So what’s new at your business? If kids are hitting the books, new products need to be hitting your shelves.

Do you know what’s popular and trendy this year? Are you ready to appeal to the local sports teams, college students, and young academics? Can you offer great new products to weary parents who are searching for anything to get their kids involved and on track with their school life?

We have some fantastic places for you to check out and get started with your orders so you can have your store ready before the school bell rings.

Back to School

Students stay busy during school time. Carrying functional bags or organization tools wins over parents while bright colors and fun prints means kids will like it.

 

Dorm Life

If you are located in a college town, catering to older students is a must. But recent graduates headed to college are in every town so stocking some dorm-friendly items is a smart move.

So, start prepping your store so it’s back to school ready with these great vendors!

Bright Ideas From Bright Side Crafts

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As a creative individual working in the floral and craft industry, you are always searching for inspiration. When you are inspired, it shows with innovative designs, beautiful arrangements and outside the box thinking. Feed your imagination and explore Bright Side Crafts, a family owned company that creates quality LED Lights for crafts, light bases and much more.

LED Lights
Illuminate Your Designs

Set your work apart with unexpected light and color! You can enjoy the flexibility and unique placement of light anywhere you want. With no wires or clunky battery packs, these small battery operated LED lights have limitless options.

All Bright Side LED lights are submersible for unique additions to vases and aquascapes and give 48 hours of continuous lighting. When used dry, these powerful round 1-inch lights last around 100 hours and can be reused again and again.

For even more attractive illuminations, include a vase light into your creation. With 30 high-intensity high-output LED lights with a dimmable switch, your next centerpiece design will be an impressive crowd-pleaser.

If designer crafts or custom cakes are your forte, your customer’s jaw will drop when they see their especially made designs light-up for the big event.

Brilliant Ice Vase Filler
Craft Supplies That Change Everything

Imagine a soft glow highlighting the elegance of white roses at a wedding or a color-changing rainbow living at the bottom of a vase of gerbera daisies making a lively party centerpiece. You will definitely find products that add more spice to your designs.

For an alluring masterpiece, try Brilliant Ice or Moon Drops Bright Fill in a complete array of colors as vase filler or a base for various crafts. These products can truly push your talent in new and exciting directions and get attention.

Got any bright ideas yet? Visit Bright Side Crafts for a jump-start on your next awe-inspiring arrangement.

 

 

Stay On Trend With SillyBrandz

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Every retail outlet can benefit from offering products that appeal to a wide age range of customers, especially a young generation eager to express their style. So get familiar with SillyBrandz, a company that creates a huge variety of colorful trendy items that will fly off your shelves.

iPhone Cases
Novelty Gifts Ideas

With popular products that target kids, teens, and hipsters alike, check out Rad Ringz, Spikey Slapz and definitely SillyBands.

If you don’t know what a SillyBand is, just ask any kid on the street. Not to be confused with their company name, SillyBands are a trademarked product that started the wildly popular schoolyard trend of collecting and trading shaped rubber bands.

Available in a mind-boggling array of colors and shapes that include pop culture icons, favorite brands and characters, kids everywhere have a “gotta have them all” approach.

SillyBand collectors display literally hundreds of the bands on their wrists, backpacks and key-chains. With such a growing trend, what could make a better quick sale display near your register?

More Than Kids Toys

Wristband Startup Kit
Silicone bracelets and wrist ribbons are a great way to show off personal tastes or show support for various causes. To appeal to all ages, stock up on “support our troops” camo or pink ribbon awareness gear.

You can even order custom silicone bracelets to target your customers. Appeal to kids and parents with local sports team colors or promote your own business!

Get ready to take advantage of most well-known smartphone on the planet. SillyBrandz has created interactive color-changing OMG iPhone cases.

With tons of great artwork to choose from and innovative designs, these iPhone cases are the coolest way to protect everyone’s favorite hi-tech gadget.

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A Little Dirt Won’t Hurt With Dirtshirts!

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Mothers everywhere cringe at the idea of a t-shirt covered in mud but the company Dirtshirts has created truly unique apparel that takes dirt to a whole other level.

Dirt Shirt Graphic
What’s A Dirtshirt?

This Fort Worth company hauls in truckloads of fresh dirt from select states, mixes it to mud pie consistency and uses the ruddy red-brown earth as a natural dye for pure white 100% cotton t-shirts.

The mud is worked into the shirt’s fibers by hand to create a rich, long-lasting earth-tone color that comes directly from the soil. With no chemicals or fixatives, these shirts are then screen-printed with a variety of text and graphics that make a statement.

From state oddities to info about the shirt’s origins, all their products have an interesting appeal that catches your eye and makes you want to know more.

American Pride is No Novelty

The soil of different regions is completely unique to each area, making these shirts a fantastic souvenir or gift. You can say you have really been there if you are wearing this unusual hand-dyed apparel.

If you are located in Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, New Mexico, or Texas then a full line of shirts, tanks, aprons, even boxer shorts is a must! Locals, travelers, and foreigners alike will want a chance to wear a piece of the state.

T-shirt Display
In addition to specific states, Dirtshirts also offers a great variety of American pride, Earth appreciation, novelty and kids tees that are fast-sellers in any location. Mix and match any combination of practical and fun to create the perfect inventory based on your shop’s particular interest.

Gifts With Down Home Appeal

From Louisana gators to Arkansas razorbacks to Kansas tornadoes, there are so many fun designs. Kids will love the “Wash Me” shirt. An Oklahoma cowboy apron will get dads to head to the grill. The “You Are Here” Earth shirt is destine for laughs.

Dirtshirts can ship anywhere and we love their compact shovel-headed display option sure to grab attention. With something for everyone, moms everywhere won’t mind this dirty shirt.

Do You Know The Difference Between Candies and Confections?

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You have enjoyed them for years but what’s the difference? Feed your need for sweets with a little background on wholesale candies and confections.

Chocolate Truffles
While candy suppliers may know how to get your mouth watering with huge varieties of sugar-loaded treats, do you really know why some products are called confections instead of candy? Is one better quality? Who is more likely to buy which one?

The answers might surprise you. FGmarket has a few tips on understanding the differences.

Wholesale Candies and Confections Add Up

With so many different candies and confections out there, understanding what a company is offering you is crucial. If you are browsing through catalogs for gift ideas or like to know exactly what you are getting when you order, it helps to have some perspective on product distinctions.

So think back to geometry class for a moment. Promise this isn’t a pop quiz! But perhaps you remember learning: A square is always a rhombus, but a rhombus is not always a square.

Lucky for the mathematically challenged, the difference between candies and confections is easier to remember.  With this logic, we can say:

All candies are confections, but not all confections are candies

Candy Varieties
Confections Heard Around the World

The word “confection” can be used to refer to any food item that starts with a base of sugar.  Gummi bears, sour candy, jawbreakers, chocolate-covered nuts – all confections.

However, confection is a broad term and not all that commonly used outside candy industry professionals like wholesale candy suppliers or manufacturers.

Instead, different countries have their own favorite common word. In America that word is “candy.” The United Kingdom uses “sweets” and in Australia and New Zealand it’s “lollies”   No matter your location, all of these are confections.

Included in the confection category are things like chewing gum, ice cream and sorbet which few would consider a true candy. Some sources claim confections extend to pastries, cakes, and cookies as well.

So while it is safe to call any type of candy a confection, not every type of confection is considered candy.

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