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Customize Your Deck With Playing Cards R Us

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Looking for a fun party favor?  Need a novel way to advertise your business?  Why not look at customized playing cards.  Playing Cards R Us can customize a deck of playing cards for any event. Whether designing cards for individuals or for corporate accounts, they are the masters of custom playing card design.

Wedding Date Playing Cards
Personalized customization is the name of the game when you order cards from Playing Cards R Us. Your options are endless. You’ll have all the colors of the rainbow to choose from as well as image choices. You can choose a standard deck image or your own custom graphic design or image. Have a slogan? Not a problem, they will imprinted your slogan as well.

How Do Customized Playing Cards Work?

A standard deck has the common side and a face side. The face side lets you know the value of your card. With a standard side and a face side, you have multiple ways to customize your deck.

Corvette Exclusive Front and Back
For instance, playing cards celebrating a wedding could have a picture of the bride and groom on the common side and picture of the wedding party as the values on the face side. Have a baseball team? Use the baseball team name on the common side and place photos of each player on the face side.

Use you imagination and the Playing Cards R Us group can make it happen. Their playing cards makes great give-a-ways for special events or everyday advertising.

Playing Cards R Us manufacturer more than just decks of playing cards. They also produce a variety of cards from educationla to flash and tarot cards. They can even help you develop a board game with their cards, play money and more.

So, when you are making your party supply list be sure to include playing cards. With a little imagination and Playing Cards R Us, your next event will be a hit.

CJ Designs Providing The Artisan’s Touch To Home Decor

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When it comes to home decor, every elegant home deserves an artisan’s touch. So, who do you turn to when you need masterly created home decor art? CJ Designs, that’s who!

Path To Fenway
Path To Fenway

With an exceptional collection of garden-scapes, seaside-scapes and still portraits, artist Cathy Johansen paints tranquil watercolor scenes, that you’ll love to hang in your home or give as gifts.

Cathy captures the serene beauty of home life as seen through her eyes. Even when you can’t physically enjoy the beach, her soothing watercolor portraits make you feel as if you are lounging on the beach.

Her portrait “Path To Fenway” makes you feel as if you are calmly walking down a path leading to the ocean. Simply gazing at portraits from CJ Designs can send one into a calm and peaceful mindset.

Balcony
Balcony
You’ll find quaint portraits of porches, gardens and patios in her collection under the same name.  The European collection offers romantic Paris scenes.  “The Balcony” portrait is reminiscent of the Juliet balcony in Verona Italy. The feel of romance radiates from the simple, yet majestic scene.

CJ Designs offers prints for sales, as well as commissioned art. As you stroll through her prints you’ll see the attention to detail she brings to her watercolor portraits. You can just smell the sea as you view here sea-scapes. You can hear the golfers Continue reading “CJ Designs Providing The Artisan’s Touch To Home Decor” »

Increase Sales With Unique Greeting Cards And Stationery

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According to the Greeting Card Association, Americans exchange seven billion greeting cards every year. But what is the purpose of a greeting card? For many, greeting cards are used to convey sentiments they find hard to express. You can illicit or convey an emotion with the written words of a greeting card. And in order to sell stationery and greeting cards, you need a competitive edge to market them.

Let’s face facts. With cards and stationery, you are directly competing with box-stores. More bluntly, you are competing with cheap, generic greeting cards and stationery products. So how can you capture part of the massive greeting card market? The key is selecting cards and stationery products that are unique and speak to your customer base.

Finding Uniqueness Leads To Success

Pet Oriented Greeting Card
Uniqueness abounds in the greeting and stationery card world. The key is speaking your customers’ language. Do your customers love their pets? Pet oriented greeting cards speak to these customers. What dog lover can resist a greeting card with a Great Pyrenees dog on it?

Develop your greeting card strategy by thinking outside of your normal product mix box. Think more about the personalities of your customers when selecting your stationery products.

Do they enjoy humor? Find humorous greeting cards with a twist.

Are they sentimental? Find beautifully designed cards featuring soft, lyrical verses.

Does novelty peak their interest? Find cards with motion or sounds.

There is a greeting card for every personality. All you have to do is decide which personalities visit your store.

Thinking Outside The Box

Fashion Birthday Card
Statistically, women purchase the majority of stationery and gift cards, most of whom use fashion as a way to set themselves apart from the crowd.  Add fashion elements to your greeting card selections and sales will soar. Why? Because women want personality.

Think about it. Greeting cards found at mass merchants are often impersonal.  They leave one with a feeling of blandness.  Adding fashionable greeting cards gives the purchaser a perception of merit.

When purchasers perceive greater value in a product, they develop a warm Continue reading “Increase Sales With Unique Greeting Cards And Stationery” »

Your One Stop Wedding Shop – Weddingstar Inc.

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Vintage Wedding Invitation bulletin

Inspiring & exciting wedding ideas achieved through unique wedding accessories is the motto behind Weddingstar Inc., a one stop shop for all your wedding supply needs.

At Weddingstar, they are serious about helping you make your wedding memorable. With a desire to make every bride’s dream come true, Weddingstar products run the gamut from simply wedding favors to elaborate personalized wedding accessories.

It’s all about tailoring items to your personality with an variety of products from whimsical to traditional. At Weddingstar, a fun-loving  bride can top her cake with a bride throwing a lasso around the groom, while the sentimental bride can find a  romantic cake topper.  With an extensive assortment, you’ll find cake toppers from bride & groom figures to monogram letters.

Of All The Fish In The Sea
Cake toppers aren’t the only wedding supplies you’ll find at Weddingstar. You’ll really love the personalized wedding stationery options available from wedding bulletins to place cards.

Throwing a tropical theme wedding? Use the “Of All The Fish In The Sea” place cards to bring home your tropical wedding reception theme. Whether using a wedding theme or planning a traditional wedding, their selection of wedding greeting cards and place cards is above and beyond. Don’t forget their awesome selection of “save the date” cards.

Mod Blox Mini Cling
Looking for a really neat modern way to add your name and date  to  vases, mirrors or windows? Check out the Mod Blox Mini Clings.  Think how cool it will be to see the bride and groom’s name on the glass doors of the reception hall.  Clings are one more way Weddingstar helps you personalize your wedding.

When you need inspiration to plan your wedding, turn to  Weddingstar’s Inc. You will be inspired Continue reading “Your One Stop Wedding Shop – Weddingstar Inc.” »

Find Heartfelt Sentiments At The Grandparent Gift Co.

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Need beautifully written greeting cards that will touch the heart of your loved ones? Teri Harrison’s own search for meaningful grandparents gifts inspired her to write heartfelt poems and start her own company. Built from love and inspiration, The Grandparent Gift Co. provides the heartfelt greeting cards you need.

As one of the best gift – greeting card companies, The Grandparent Gift Co. offers a token of love in the form of a greeting card. With their one-of-a-kind products, you can find the right gift for that special person in your life.

Golden Wishes Anniversary frame
The Grandparent Gift Co. has a vast assortment of gift options from greeting cards to adoption keepsakes to anniversary picture frames.  All items are made with loving care, but it is the attention to detail that you’ll notice; the same special attention that your loved one deserves.

When you are in need of gifts or greeting cards that tug at the heart … The Grandparent Gift Co. is the place. They have created beautiful gifts and cards that help you express the profound emotions you need to convey.

Every parent’s proudest moment begins with the announcement they are expecting. With the Grandbaby on Board magnetic frame, parents can announce the upcoming birth of their special one and include baby’s first picture – an ultrasound. New grandparents will treasure the announcement for years to come. Of course, grandparents will, also, need a brag book to show off their little angel. Along with ultrasound frames, The Grandparent Gift Co. has a variety of beautiful brag books for various family members including great-grandparents.

Baby's First Christmas Handprint Ornament
Every meaningful milestone deserves a special keepsake. Baby’s First Christmas Ornament kit makes a perfect baby shower gift or first Christmas present.  With all the items to make an ornament of the baby’s hand print, this keepsake gift will forever mark a momentous family occasion.

Adoption is an exciting and long awaited event for many families. The Grandparent Gift Co. understands what a special time this is for families. A sweet poem written on a card has been created especially for adoptive parents. This wonderful poem can be mailed out as an adoption notice, or given as a gift. Beautifully designed on 5 x 7 acid free paper, the adoption card includes the poem with a sheer ribbon in pink, blue or yellow.

Finding the right words to express your heartfelt setiments is sometimes difficult. With the right greeting card or gift, your loved ones will know exactly how you feel. With a little help from The Grandparent Gift Co., you can express your heartfelt sentiments to all whom you love.

Gourmet Food Items – Wrap It Up And Bring It Home

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In past newsletters, we’ve touched upon different segments of gourmet food and how they need to be a part of your product mix. We’ve offered suggestions on selecting the right gourmet gifts for your market and how to implement strategies to sell gourmet food items to your customers. Now we are going to wrap it all up and bring it home by reviewing the lessons learned.

Four Thing You Need To Know About Gourmet Foods

Peach Pecan Jam
Gourmet Gifts – It is  a big category! It includes cookbooks, gift sets, spices, coffee, condiments, jam, jellies, salsa and so much more.  You can think of gourmet food as a catch-all phrase for food items or food-related items that are unique and/or culturally interesting.

These are often food items that you may not be able to find at your local supermarket. Even items used to cook with can fall into the niche market of gourmet food items. Remember gourmet gifts speak to our senses of smell and taste, to our culture and heritage, to our sense of adventure and exploration, and to our way of life.

Indian Tandoori Paste
Your marketing of  these types of items is essential to your sales. You simply cannot just dump the gourmet preserves you have ordered on a table and hope they sell.  You have to showcase your product to effectively sell the product.  Something as simple as giving out a sample can make your cash register sing.

Think about it: Allowing your customers to try a sample of your preserves or jellies on a cracker will encourage them to try a new or unfamiliar product. When a customer tries a product the chance they will purchase the product greatly increases. Sampling is just one way you can actively introduce your gourmet products. Free recipes ideas are another. Remember: customers are willing to try new things. If you give them an idea to use the product, they will realize their need for it.

Seek out vendors who have pre-made gift baskets. Wholesale gourmet gift baskets are a great tool to use.  Buying pre-packaged gift baskets from wholesale vendors can help you learn how to combine products while easing you into the gourmet gift market. When you are ready to expand and take on other gourmet items, you will have the knowledge on how to combine and present your new products.

Pre-made gift basket wholesalers, also offer you a time value product.  A smaller shop may not have the time or money to invest in multiple gourmet food vendor products. Utilizing pre-made gift baskets saves time, as baskets are filled with a sundry of items and shipped to you. Again, this is another way to creatively offer gourmet foods.

Gourmet Food Gift Basket
Everybody eats, especially in America. We Americans love our food items! We also enjoy giving food items as gifts. Once we find a particular food item we enjoy, we become loyal and can’t wait to share our great find with everyone.  This is essential to your shop, as repeat customers are key to your base sales.  In one of FGmarket’s newsletters, I mention how I drive out of my way to buy a certain gourmet spice mix.  I can guarantee I am not the only one to do this.

Now that you have the strategies, ideas and the nitty gritty of gourmet foods, success is just a taste away. You can check out  more great gourmet food item vendors at FGMarket.  As always this is just a sample of the many wonderful vendors you can find here at FGmarket, keep reading our newsletters for more ideas on sales and marketing.

Recession-Proof Pet Products

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Are pet products recession-proof? In 2009 American households spent an estimated $45 billion on their pets, despite a tough economy. What is the driving factor behind this market? Could it be that roughly 6 out of 10 households have a pet? Or could it be the majority of pet owners view their pets as a member of the family?

The desire to spoil a pet that provides unconditional love is a strong motivation when it comes to consumers parting with their money. Given all this,  it appears pet products have the ability to weather a tough economic storm.

Think about it:  Even in these economic times people continue to spend money on their pets. A leading box-mart pet store boasted a six percent increase in sales, amid U.S. economic struggles. Such a large increase when the economy is in strife clearly shows that pet products may be recession-proof.

What does that mean for you?
Maybe now is the time to collar the pet product market. Where do you begin? The majority of pets are dogs and cats, and as a result, most of the pet products purchased are for dogs and cats. But, what else do you need to know to come out ahead of the pack?

Who’s Buying  For Their Pets?

Research has shown that baby boomers and empty nesters are the most common purchasers of pet products. Boomers love to dote on their pets, which, in turn, creates a need and a opportunity for dog accessories, cat toys, pet clothing and other pet-oriented products.

Empty-nesters with stable, disposable incomes are buying upscale collars, dogs beds and even doggie pools.Young professionals who are delaying the start of a family and opting for raising a pet are also jumping on the pet accessory bandwagon. A versatile customer base from all segments of life is what makes pet products a tremendous sales opportunity.

Selling Pet Products

As a retailer, what sales strategy should you take when about selling pet products? You need a clear starting point, whether expanding the pet products you offer or adding them to your existing product mix.  Take stock of what you already have and how pet products relate to your existing merchandise.

Do you offer gourmet foods? Gourmet pet foods maybe the perfect way to dive into the pet industry. If you carry jewelry, try adding dog or cat-inspired jewelry and upscale leashes and collars. New products are best introduced when you associate it with a product you already sell.

When you take time to work new products into your sales mix, you will have a greater success rate. One of the biggest mistakes a retailer can make is adding a product that is too different from their normal product mix.

Think about it:  It is far easier to sell a customer a dogie tee shirt, if they normally buy your line of human tees. The combining of human tees with dog tees is not at all far fetched.

The tee shirt example is just one example of how “cross selling” can help you integrate pet products into your store. “Cross selling” is an easy marketing tool that any shop can utilize. Just remember items like jewelry can lead to Continue reading “Recession-Proof Pet Products” »

C & D Products: What More Could Pets Ask For?

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“NO! Kitty stop scratching the furniture,” is a phrase shouted in most cat-loving homes. Cat owners have been faced with inappropriate cat scratching since the day cats became indoor pets. Often this scratching causes furniture damage and highly frustrated pet owners. C & D Pet Products has the solution to this age old problem.

All C & D cat products have one goal in mind keeping a cat happy, content, safe and entertained. They make quality cat scratch posts, kitty trees and cat condos. These sisal scratching post combined with carpeted perches give cats an appropriate and fun place to scratch. Not only perfect for scratching, these perches can be placed in a window allowing cats a view of the outside world from a safe indoor environment.

For owners that want to give their cat an outside experience, but are afraid the cat may escape the safe environment of their own yard, C & D has the ultimate cat enclosures. Designed to allow cats freedom to experience the outdoors, their cat enclosures allow cats to romp in the fresh air while keeping them safe in their own backyard.

Dogs shouldn’t feel left out. C & D Pet Products has something for them as well. From bedding to toy boxes and from ramps to travel products, dog owners will find great products for their pooch. Whether large, small, geriatric or a pup, C & D has a ramp for every dog and situation. They have a water dock ramp for the aquatic pup. Their ramps give geriatric dogs a way to climb easily onto the couch for a snuggle. Any dog needed a step up will adore the ramps and steps from C & D.

Pet travel is a rising trend. Dogs love to be on the go. C & D’s travel products for pets make it easier to load and go. The Buddy Pet Lookout is a clever pet car seat that keeps small dogs safe in the car while allowing them a window view. With its clever pull-out tray, this car seat makes it easy to care for a pet’s needs during a trip.

Who should you turn to when you need quality pet products for cats or dogs? When it comes to scratching posts, cat condos, Continue reading “C & D Products: What More Could Pets Ask For?” »

Petzlife The Quality Oral Care Pet Products You Need

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Oral care for your pet often becomes a secondary thought. As with humans, if your pet’s oral health is compromised, it can lead to serious consequences. You’ve invested time, money and most importantly, love into your pet. Don’t let it all go to waste because you neglected to invest time in your pet’s dental health.

Pet Oral Care
Petzlife is dedicated to improving your pets’ lives with 100% natural oral care products.  Their formula is made from seven natural ingredients that are anti-bacterial.  It is formulated to stop bacteria from growing in your dog or cat’s mouth.

Why? Because bacteria is what causes the plaque on it’s teeth and bad breath.  Giving this product to your cat or dog daily breaks down the plaque and tarter on their teeth and reverses gingivitis.

Using products that promote pet oral care for the prevention of periodontal disease and/or tooth loss will save you a trip to the vet. Petzife dental care products come in a spray or gel form, and both products are safe for cats and dogs.

Following the success of  their dental care line, Petzlife also has a line of pet shampoos and conditioners. The herbal ingredients used in these products calm hot spots, itching and scaly skin, and leaves your pet with a beautiful coat that smells great.

When you have a cherished pet, their health is very important to you. Pet health products that promote healthy teeth, coats and well-being are essential in keeping  pet active, strong and ensuring they have a long life. Petzlife Continue reading “Petzlife The Quality Oral Care Pet Products You Need” »

Your Dog Deserve High Fashion From Gramercy!

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Straight from the fashion streets of New York, Gramercy Distribution Inc. offers top quality pet clothing for your stylish furry one. Gramercy Pet Boutique is the epitome of unique dog apparel. What makes Gramercy superior? Their special attention to detail and an understanding of different needs and sizes. From toy breeds to large breeds, Gramercy ensures that their pet clothing will give your dog the best fit.

Dog Wedding Wear

Say “I Do” To Gramercy Wedding Clothing For Dogs

With more and more couples including their pets in their weddings, Gramercy has taken a bite out of the pet wedding clothing market in a big way.  This pet clothing boutique offers bridesmaid outfits, tuxedos, and even flower pup dresses.

Dogs are like family. So why shouldn’t they have the wedding of their dreams. Is your little “Princess” getting married? What a lovely bride she will make in a white lace-ruffled wedding dress from Gramercy. Picture your little pooch running down the aisle, only to be greeted by a handsome doggy groom in his tuxedo complete with pants.   Gramercy has some fetching formal wear that your dog will love, whatever the occasion.

A Fashionable Walk In The Park

Just like humans, dogs don’t like to get wet on their daily walks.  Gramercy has a line of puppy raincoats to please you and your dog. Covering the back of the body, as well as the chest and legs, these raincoats provide full protection from the rain.

Dog Kimono
Rainy days are not the only days a dog wants to look stylish while on a walk. I personally love the line of dog kimonos. What a beautiful fashion statement they make, and you can’t find dog kimonos just anywhere. Gramercy also sells jackets, fleece wear and parkas for the fall and winter seasons to keep your pup cozy and warm. Whatever the season, Gramercy has your dog covered.

Pet clothing isn’t the only dog accessory offered by Gramercy. They have a wonderful product called a Fundle, which is an inventive pet sling. The Fundle snuggles your pet in a cloth carrier that you sling around your chest keeping your pet safe, secure and most importantly, comfortable.  The sling straps have been designed to help balance the weight, of the pet so it is also comfortable for you.

Gramercy is the place to go if your dog is in need of wedding fashion wear, formal wear and other stylish clothes.  Don’t forget to look at their line of doggy spa products.  After all, your pup needs to smell and feel as good as she looks in her Gramercy clothes. Remember your precious pooch deserve the best in dog accessories and pet clothing.