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Preparing Your Business for Black Friday with a Reliable Roof Black Friday is one of the busiest days of the year for many businesses—don’t let a roofing issue disrupt your operations! 🛍️ A leaky or damaged roof could lead to downtime, safety concerns, or a poor customer experience. At Solid Rock Roofing, we understand how important it is to keep your building in top condition, especially during the holiday season. Let us help ensure your roof is ready to support your busiest days with confidence and reliability. Be proactive and schedule a quick roof inspection today. Your peace of mind is just one call away! #BlackFridayPrep #CommercialRoofing #WichitaBusiness #SolidRockRoofing

What’s spookier? 🎃 Surging fuel prices OR a surge in local werewolves? Repair and maintenance costs OR the cost of repairing a haunted house? Negotiating freight rates w/o market intel OR negotiating a zombie apocalypse without the internet? 😱 🔥 At EFF, we’re here to help banish your freight fears.  ➡️ We offer cash flow, equipment leasing, cost-saving fuel cards, and game-changing market data. Our goal? No nightmares — just peace of mind 🙌🏼  (You’re on your own for the monsters, though). #ExpressFreightFinance #Halloween #HappyHalloween #Drivers #EFF #CostSavings

Today is our Super Bowl for fireworks 💥 Two years ago my husband ventured into running three firework tents in Clarksville, TN. And even though they've been set up since June 22, 88% of his sales take place July 3-4. Here's what we've learned: ✅ People buy when they're ready ✅ If they didn't set up in advance, his sales would tank. Shoppers use that week and a half to shop prices at competing tents. ✅ Buyers will drive by that tent every day for two weeks without stopping, but that reminder is always there. This is brand awareness. This is necessary to get those sales on July 3-4. ✅ Buyers want EASY. My husband quickly learned that packaging up multiple items in a large grab bag is easier for the customer. They don't want to make decisions. They want help. ✅ Novelty items / kid items are an easy impulse buy and have the largest margins. ✅ Two weeks of your life takes the entire year to prepare for. From ordering tents, to buying generators, tables, securing locations, and shipping fireworks from China, it's a big operation. Happy Independence Day! Stay safe 🇺🇸

Can you put a price on this...? I can guide you on a journey about value to find out ⬇️ Around this time last year, I ran an antique pop-up store for 3 months as a side project. I had a bunch of old stuff, a vacant property to sell from and limited time to liquidate the items. My goal was more focused on time than it was on profit. This 1950's Connor washer was part of that project. Washers like this were impossible to find locally and listed on eBay for $1800. It also was hard to maneuver, discolored and had electrical issues. I landed on listing it for $400. Some people LOVED it and were willing to pay the sticker price... but didn't have means to transport it. Others could pick it up within the hour but wanted to pay the lowest amount possible because it was scrap metal to them. I stalled on selling the washer and after a few weeks, the value of the washer shifted for me. I started to care less about how much I was selling it for and more about getting rid of it within the window of time I had. The right person came at the right time and I ended up selling it for $50. This brings me to the great conversation I had yesterday with my pal Douglas about value. He reminded me that "value" means different things to different people. It's also circumstantial. I am not telling this story because I want to let everyone know I understand what "value" is, or because I sold a washer for less than I thought I could. I'm sharing because someone might need to hear what this story actually means today. There is so much noise on LinkedIn about proving your value to get ahead. Yet most of us are already are so critical of ourselves. Yes - in business, we absolutely SHOULD know how to prove our value and strive to improve. But as people - we NEED to step back and realize what we have to offer is very much enough. The right circumstance and opportunity that works for you just when you need it WILL come. Know yourself and what you bring. Be grateful for that and have faith. Happy Thanksgiving to those in the US. - Stephen

A little Monday Math! Too early? Grab some coffee! Most of our key & leash holders come in 2 sizes: 6 inch wide and 9 inch wide. If we priced products solely on material usage, the 9 inch would be more than double the cost of the 6 inch. Say what? 9 inch is only 50% larger than 6 inch, right? Well, for a straight line, yes it is. But we have height to consider too. If we only increase the width, this miniature schnauzer dog would be stretched out wide and still only same height! That would be crazy! So we have to make it taller too. At 6", it is 6.4" tall, so that's around 39 in square. At 9", it is 9.5" tall, which is aprox 95 in square. In actual fact, it's around 2.5 times more material! If a 6 inch key rack is $12, then customers expect 9 inch key rack to be $18, which in fact, if we went by material alone, it would be $28. We do consider other factors though and that would put the 9 inch piece at $21 - $22. 👍 If you knew this all along! ❤️ If you learned something today! 😮 If that confused you more!

It’s a wash out! The Great British weather is living up to its name in style this year. Despite the warmest May for many years it’s been horrendously wet! There is a clear correlation between weather and sales patterns. In more obvious scenarios the sale of lolly ices (not ice lollies- I’m northern!) increases as the sun shows its face. Just as the sale of blankets rises in cooler months. Keeping ahead of the game by knowing your products and the impact the weather can have on their sales means you can anticipate customer behaviour and adjust stock levels, promotional activity (on and off line) and even staffing to ensure cost efficiency. #customerbehaviour #shopperinsight #greatbritishsummertime #stockup #promotions #staffing

💻 Prime Day Strategy: Step 1: “I’ll just browse." 👀 Step 2: “What’s another £20?!” Step 3: “Do I really need a second air fryer, blender, carpet cleaner and stack of bedding?… Absolutely.” Let's just say the plan didn’t quite work out for the Conv3rt Marketing team….😂 What’s your best impulse buy? Let us know in the comments. We’d offer a prize to the most obscure answer, but we’ve just spent all our money 🤦 #AmazonPrimeDay #ImpulseBuys #TakeMyMoney #TeamNoSelfControl

Should we be promoting dupes in the media? This doesn't sit right, but we get it. Or maybe it's just that "dupe" has negative connotations and we should just call it what it is, competitive products? Dupes are defined as duplicates, same but cheaper to deceive or fool. #dupes #counterfeit #trademark #inflation #freemarket Read the full WWD article here to see the best Dyson Airwrap DUPES: https://lnkd.in/ghU3J67U

Protect your cold chain with ease! Our Industrial Coolers and Ice Packs make it simple to maintain the perfect temperature for your products. Remember, while the Ice Packs go in the freezer, the Coolers keep your products chilled until they're ready to hit the road. #ColdChain #ProductProtection

Think your dryer vent’s fine? Think again. All that lint buildup isn’t just killing your dryer’s efficiency—it’s a fire waiting to happen. A clean vent means faster drying, lower energy bills, and one less thing to worry about. We’ll handle the dirty work, so you don’t have to. If your dryer’s struggling to keep up, it’s time to get that vent cleared out. 💥 Heads up: we’ve got a HUGE Black Friday deal dropping this Friday on dryer vent cleaning. Trust me, you’re gonna want in on this. Stay tuned. #dryerventcleaning #firehazardfix #blackfridaydeals