Your Business Bookshelf

A feature I’ve been wanting to start for a while here on the Midwest Retail Services blog is The Business Bookshelf — a collection of recommendations, reviews, collected wisdom, quotes, Continue ReadingYour Business Bookshelf

Beyond “Location, Location, Location”

So, you have a successful retail business and you want to grow, consequently, you are considering opening a new location. The old real estate adage “location, location, location” has merit, Continue ReadingBeyond “Location, Location, Location”

Productivity Playlists: Ask The Team!

What’s your morning jam? Not the fruit spread you put on toast — what is that one song you can crank-up in the morning to get your day ROCKING? Studies show that Continue ReadingProductivity Playlists: Ask The Team!

S.T.E.P.S. to successful in-store demonstrations

Over the past four years we took a family condiment and an idea and built a business. Joe’s Sauces started out as a single product and this year, we will Continue ReadingS.T.E.P.S. to successful in-store demonstrations

3 Ways Small Businesses Can Accelerate Their Exposure, Brand, and Sales with Video Marketing

In 2014 I retired from the glamorous lifestyle of photographing weddings. I say glamorous because people looking in on that world believe it to be. You’re running around in exciting Continue Reading3 Ways Small Businesses Can Accelerate Their Exposure, Brand, and Sales with Video Marketing