March 2022 InstantBoss Magazine -- Magazine for Retailers

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3 - HOW TO USE THIS MAGAZINE 4 - MICRO CALENDAR 5 - POP UP SHOP INSPIRATION 6 - LET'S SEE YOUR OFFICE SPACE 8 - JEWELRY DISPLAY 10 - CUTEST SHOPPING BAGS 11 - STORY BEHIND BUSINESS NAME 12 - WHAT WOULD YOU DO WITH $500? 15 - FLAT LAY INSPIRATION 16 - UNIQUE WAYS TO MOVE PRODUCT 17 - WAREHOUSE INSPIRATION 18 - IDEAS FOR CUSTOMERS TO POST PICS 19 - LINDSEY B. TERRY OF TIGERLILLIES SOAP 22 - BRICK AND MORTAR INSPO 25 - BIGGEST MISTAKE IN BUSINESS 26 - PHOTOSHOOT INSPO 27 - FAV ABANDONED CART SOFTWARE 28 - FAV LOYALTY PROGRAM 29 - APPSPIRATION 31 - MONTHLY SALES GOALS 32 - FAVORITE POS 33 - WHAT YEAR DID YOU OPEN? 34 - FAV MARKET TO ATTEND 35 - DO YOU BUY WHAT YOU WOULD WEAR? 36 - HOW MUCH DID YOU SPEND TO START? 37 - WHAT SIZE SELLS BEST? 39 - BEST SELLING HOLIDAY 40 - LIGHTING EQUIPMENT 41 - TIPS FOR MARKET 42 - MOST SOLD IN ONE DAY 43 - MOBILE BOUTIQUES 45 - WHAT DO YOU INCLUDE IN PACKAGING? 47 - SHIPPING TIPS 48 - TAKE YOUR PET TO WORK? Glam Fairy Boutique, Urban Bliss Boutique, Revolte Boutique, Shop Krystyle Boutique

Voyager's Dream, Gabreila Wholesale, Adorning Designs


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Mardi gras

jewel day

be heard day

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pi day

international day of happiness

international fragrance day

Dr. Seuss day

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pay it forward day

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barbie day

puppy day

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world wildlife day

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world consumer rights day

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world theater day

international women's day

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skirt day

employee appreciation day

pencil day

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waffle day @smallshopsocial

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eiffel tower day

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@instantbosses

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plant a flower day

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national let’s laugh day

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good hair day


Voyagers Dream wholesale




HOW DO YOU DISPLAY YOUR

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AMANDA LANIGAN

HANNAH SIMPSON


Shop The Look

Bac Swe k Aga in T ate r Dow and aupe But nT op $44 ton .99

Rise n Sa van But nah Skin ton Fly nies $49. 99

GLAM FAIRY BOUTIQUE

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g n i p p o sh bags

THE CUTEST

SAMANTHA RALEY CHANTAL GISELLE RIVERA

LESLIE MOSS SABRINA DRAINER


r u o y d n i h e b y r Sto ness name i s u b Avagayle's Boutique. My granddaughters name and my middle name put together.

Chameleons are very unique creatures and can adapt to change and they have 360° vision meaning they see everything from every angle....Kamille Leyoun! I can adapt to change, I can hang out in the White House with the best of them or kick it in the hood with the rest of them!

Paper Kangaroo is the combination of nicknames of my oldest kids.


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FLAT LAY INSPIRATION

NEW FANGLED CLOTHING

THE BOWHEMIAN CLUB

PEONY LAYNE

ABI SAGE BOUTIQUE


Shop the Look Vintage Soul Midi Dress $64

Support an InstantBoss MIA Jonna Chelsea Boot $79

URBAN BLISS BOUTIQUE


Unique Ways to Move Product We re-arrange our racks customers think we got new clothes in works EVERY time! We also do Lives to ready a broader audience. We’ve done 2 this week and they’ve been awesome! My sale live today got rid of an entire rack full - the royal boutique and company

I RARELY RARELY ever mark things down!!!! I will usually do a 10-20% off then I will wait until after the sale, take new pics of me wearing it and then people buy at it at regular price lol - the pretty hot mess

I’m adding a second weekly live (main one is new arrivals) and will be showing different things and doing either gift with purchase, spin the wheel or some other small incentive! - clothed in confidence

Style it a new way, especially as the seasons change to make the piece(s) work for the upcoming season. Toss a long sleeve shirt on with capris or shorts instead of a cardigan or jeans to give it a spring vibe, etc. - ac and crew


WAREHOUSE

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j. Kelley wholesale

crazy heifers wholesale


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Artisan soap + natural beauty goodness. We’re in the business of creating beauty and helping your skin to glow. I’m Lindsey, an East Texas momma, wife and creative soap maker. After graduating from Texas A&M in 2004, I started my career in Architecture & Construction, but my true passion to create was just getting started! My desire to create evolved into opening a little flower-shop, Tigerlillies Florist, in 2007, it was a little storefront on Commerce Street. It was magic, an old historic building with huge display windows, crystal chandeliers and original hardwood floors. It was there that my creative passions continued to grow, tiptoeing between floral design and starting our side gig of soap making, in 2016 we finally offered our first soap bars up for sale! 🤩 …you wouldn’t even recognize them now, really! What started as a side passion to help stock the front of our storefront gave life to an entirely new venture, let me introduce you to Tigerlillies Soap! As our product line grew we balanced the flowershop and our soapery. In 2018 we were invited to share our soaps with the Magnolia family at Silobration, Christmas at the Silos and Spring at the Silos as vendors! This little dream side gig was taking flight. We launched our wholesale line at DMC in January of 2020, and could’ve never dreamed what was coming. While our journey seems much like a fabulous whirlwind in print, these years were filled with anticipation and whispers and prayer. Lots of Prayer. We celebrated our successes, gained wisdom from our hardships and redirected more times that I’d like to remember. Learning to lean in on my faith was the real journey. Trust the journey, follow your Leader.


In May of 2021 I sold my first dream and turned over the keys to my beloved storefront flowershop, with this change Tigerlillies Soap had my full attention! Our mission is pretty simple, to share our soaps with a greater purpose. Our souls are connected by one God, and sharing our soaps connects each one of us. Allowing women feel feminine and beautiful and clean in every corner of the world. Cleanse your body, revive your soul. Walking away from where you started - to follow where you’re being led, is hard! It’s raw! It’s personal! I am so grateful to have found Instantboss at the very moment I was destined to, the path was laid before me, learning to trust it, patiently, has been the challenge! Like most of us entrepreneurs, we have a fire spirit, to chase and challenge and conquer, but when my Maker tells my soul to be still, I have learned to listen, I am so grateful for His patience and mercy. As the Tigerlillies Soap story continues to grow, I hope yours does as well. Not knowing what’s to come is possibly the best kept secret, trust the journey! Lindsey B Terry Tigerlillies Soap


BRICK AND MORTAR

BellaBee Boutique Madison Reagan Poplar Bluff, MO

West Avenue, LLC Erin West Diana, TX


YellowHouse Market & Boutique Lisa Miller Sand Springs Oklahoma

Windmill-Gypsy Jessica Lee Jamison Wright City, OK


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Do NOT hire family, and never go in biz with a close friend. I learn the extremely hard way- and broke a long term friendship

Your path doesn’t always look the way you planned. Sometimes growth comes slow and you gotta keep pushing


PHOTOSHOOT INSPO


Stella & Bird Boutique Rawn Petersen I use Shopify

Lijah K. Wholesale Kimberly Farrally One boutique i am using the abandoned cart recovery app, my other boutique I'm trying klaviyo

Linique Fashion Ricia Holmes Klaivyo

Fox & Fern Mikayla Gideon Shopify Kacee Burrus Basic Blake Boutique I just use the Shopify one and customized it to how I wanted!

Southern Baby Belles Cassie Elliott Marsello, I use it for email marketing, text marketing, rewards and abandoned cart.


J. LEE BOUTIQUE SMILE REWARDS ! NORAKATE BOUTIQUE WE USE SMILE.IO ON SHOPIFY. THERE IS A FREE OPTION BUT CAN TOTALLY PAY TO GET MORE OPTIONS YOU WANT WITH IT.

CLEMENTINE'S SOUTHERN BOUTIQUE SQUARE REWARDS. WE PAY $45 A MONTH REBEL DOLLS WE JUST ADDED SMILE: REWARDS AND LOYALTY. WE ARE USING THE FREE OPTION AND IT’S BEEN GREAT! IT WORKS FOR OUR POS SYSTEM AND WEBSITE.

LADY BYRD BOUTIQUE SHOPIFY AND I CAP POINTS THROUGH SMILE.


Lou & Jo Clothing Co.

Reese & Co.

Blue Pineapple Boutique

Antebellum Lace Boutique

Urban Bliss Boutique

Liberty Grace Boutique


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Lace k c Bla suit Ada y d o hB Mes $28 Judy e l Mab kinny S Blue s $64 Jean

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MILLIE KATE BOUTIQUE SHOPIFY TWO SAVED SISTERS BOUTIQUE CLOVER! BEAUS AND BELLES BOUTIQUE SHOPIFY! 💞 SADIE GRACE BOUTIQUE SHOPKEEP HEART & SOUL BTQ SHOPIFY


Ciao Bella Boutique Renee Winchester Rosenbeck 7 Years

Sweet Magnolia LLC Olivia Gabrielle 4 Years Essential Southern Charm, LLC Savanna Hester Pierce 1 year The Corner Gals OBX Amy Davenport Daniels 12 Years Say It Designs Karen Bonham Shoemaker 11 Years

Blush & Honey Boutique Ashleigh Bowen 13 Years


DELLA BEE I’VE ONLY BEEN TO MAGIC FLIRTY CHIC BOUTIQUE ONLY BEEN TO ATLANTA MIMI GRACE BY ALI I’VE ONLY BEEN TO ATLANTA BRAZILIANBRASTRAPS.COM MAGIC IS THE BEST,


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WILDLY DIVINE


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XL, 1XL, 2XL

simply sara boutique country cottage Boutique ashrei boutique

MED & LARGE

the foxy boutique

LARGE AND XL

MED, XL

the hymnus tree knowthat, girlfriend


*Custom spirit jewelry designed for your local schools/teams. *Holiday themed *Sports themed *Chenille Patch Inspired

We offer: -Dangles -Studs -Necklaces -Charm Bracelets -Keychains -Cheer Bows


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VALENTINE'S

BLACK FRIDAY, SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY AND CYBER MONDAY. THIS YEAR MY GIRLS SHOWED UP.


Question What Lighting Equipment do you use?

Lights turned off, with some window shades cracked & add some presets to them!

Natural light. Mostly outdoor pics.

Sunlight


Tips for Market I’m no veteran, but have quickly learned to have something printed with Bill to/Ship to information, go SLOW!, take your time and look around the first and even second time there, take pictures, give yourself time to think/plan & try not to get blinded by the lights. - style and hart

Take the free market tour that is offered by the market and don’t plan a quick trip. Use the days. - the boutique I always check the vendor list and make my own list of vendors I want to make sure I see. Markets can be overwhelming and having that list helps me a ton! Of course picking up new vendors is wonderful too, but being able to cross off the vendors on my “must see” list, helps keep me focused and saves me tons of time in the long run! - Preslee & co.

•wear comfortable shoes •if you see something you absolutely LOVE on the first day.. BUY IT. So many say not to, but I lost out on SO many items I wanted at Atlanta market because I chose to keep looking and do my ordering the next day. •write everything down, I write ship dates on my invoices, and then when I get back to the hotel I put them in a calendar. - bellabee


WHAT IS THE MOST YOU HAVE SOLD IN ONE DAY?

$4,100 $5,000 $15,000


REBELLIONS BOUTIQUE

ASH & RAE

TRUELOVE APPAREL CO.


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Candy and am going to start adding scratch cards too.

Scruncies, hair coils and a thank you card. If they are a new customer also a discount code.

BUTTERFLY BOUTIQUE

TWISTED SISTERS BOUTIQUE

Earrings, wind chimes, ponytail holders, thank you cards, discount codes and occasionally a surprise gift card.

Earrings, Essential oil samples

SASSHAY WEST, LLC

ELEMYNT NINE BOUTIQUE



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Shanophia HouseTillman Beauty Editors Salon Shippo

Steph Domi n Shoe Shi Bo gue utique

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