Items tagged “Juvenile Stores”

kokopax featured on the NBC affiliate program, “Wake Up With The Wagners.”

kokopax featured on the NBC affiliate program, “Wake Up With The Wagners.” Watch the founder and mom tester, Teala Warga with daughter Katherine, demonstrate the ease and functionality of the carrier. View the video here: kokopax on KVBC-TV

Contact: kokopax / (702) 795-4140

Lately I get calls almost daily asking me to rep a line. Most often, my answer is “No Thanks,” followed by a genuine “Good Luck!” This response leaves a lot of frustrated designer/manufacturers out there who often hang up the phone maybe feeling a little bitter at yet another refusal.

Looking for great ways to grow your bottom line? Then look for the new Chic and Minky Clean Shopper lines at the Dallas Show! We’ll be in the Larry Lucas Showroom (Suite 8301) as well as in RBA (Suite 2999). Scoop up Minky Clean Shopper, Blanket and Burper gift sets or stock up on Chic prints!

How can such a little body -I’m talking 30″ long - burp up so much…stuff? It’s a mystery for many, but thanks to the award-winning Clean Burper burp cloth, it’s no longer a problem. This over-sized and extra absorbent burp cloth was designed with baby’s comfort and mom’s clothes in mind.

Almost every Web site I visit has an About Us page. It’s a personal touch on a website and one that I visit on almost every site I browse. What most small business owners or marketing directors forget when they create this page is that this page is for a specific, targeted audience. The About Us page is a concise summary for your brand, explaining why you felt compelled to start a business, why your products should get a piece of a consumer’s disposable income and why you should be trusted to deliver on your promise.

Grocery shopping can be a bore, but it doesn’t have to be anymore if mom brings along My Traveling ABCs to entertain baby in the store!

Each of these adorable letters has rich fabric textures, fun facial expressions and exciting vibrant colors, so babies love them! The colorful tote comes complete with 26 individually designed alphabet letters, 26 brightly colored straps, and an original board book. SRP $29.99 Distributed by Clean Shopper/Babe Ease, LLC.

Our new, super comfy Luxe Brown Swirl Minky Clean Shopper is on its way to Elisabeth Hasselbeck! Constance Zimmer has our Luxe Pink Minky Clean Shopper as well!

At the recent Licensing International Expo 2009 in Las Vegas, Disney Consumer Products announced key character franchises poised for breakout growth at retail over the next several years. Learns what’s coming for these favorites … Handy Manny. Hannah Montana. Toy Story 3. Mickey Mouse. Winnie the Pooh. Disney Princesses. Tinker Bell. Disney Fairies. DCP has plans to keep favorite characters going and growing for new and old generations!

Just like everyone else in this crazy economy, I also did a little cutting back this year with things concerning my business. In Dallas, I cut my showroom space in half to save on half the rent and it was honestly for the better. I think because now when people walk up the art is right there in front of them, where as before they had to come in and look to the sides. so, I’m actually getting more exposure…which I love.

My new name banners are so sweet and the perfect addition to a child’s room.

Finding a sales rep—the right rep—isn’t easy. Here are a few suggestions to help make your search a success.

Online resources in your industry are a great way to find reps. In the kid’s industry, the following websites are terrific resources that give vital information about regional sales reps including contact information, the territory that they cover, trade shows that they attend and other lines that they represent:

www.jamesgirone.com
www.earnshaws.com
www.thegiggleguide.com

There is so much going on in my life and this biz that I really don’t know where to start. My website J.AUSTINRyan is getting updated with new content, color changes, new images, and more features. These will all hopefully be done soon. My customers who have been ordering, well, let’s just say I’ve been getting phone calls to place orders, since my site has been down.
I also had a photo shoot with the ever funny Garrett who is pictured above, he’ll be popping up on my site as well.

“A penny saved is a penny earned?” With today’s inflation and recession and depression or whatever else that ends in an “ion” that we’re in together, we all have to pinch greenbacks, not coins! Who is finding ways to save? If your customers are not spending more, better start saving more. Here’s some penny-wise tips from The Giggle Guide™. Help your fellow retailer, and share the wealth of ideas you have tried that make you a “wiser miser”!

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