The next Mother’s Day is on Sunday 22 March, meaning it’s time to start thinking about Mother’s Day 2020 trends! I’ll be discussing three overarching themes, key materials & patterns as well as product types you can create. You can listen in below, on iTunes, Stitcher or Spotify. The abbreviated show notes are below. […]
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Welcome to episode 45 and today I’d love to discuss with you why you need to get to know your ideal customer. Listen in and find the show notes below, or on iTunes, Stitcher or Spotify. If you’re running a business, it’s vital to know who your customer is and keep them […]
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Welcome back to the third season of the Elevate Your Curiosity podcast talking about 2020 trends! Listen in and find the show notes below, or on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher or Spotify. These 3 key 2020 trends tap into the bigger cultural shifts that influence the way you develop your product range. And how […]
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Today we’re going to cover how to use user testing in your product development process. Listen to the show below or on iTunes, Stitcher or Spotify too. But first up why should you use user testing? It’s an important part of the product development process when you’re in retail as you want […]
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Welcome to the Father’s Day trends 2019 of the Elevate Your Curiosity podcast. Father’s Day is a big gifting occasion and an ideal opportunity as a retail and product based business to create gifts and products for. I’ll be discussing four Father’s Day trends and you can listen in below, on iTunes, Stitcher or Spotify. There […]
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In today’s episode I’ll be discussing five mistakes brands make when starting out with Catherine Erdly & Elizabeth Stiles. Catherine was a senior merchandiser for Coast and Paperchase and now runs Future Retail Consulting & the Female Founders in Retail FB Group. Elizabeth was a buyer for Next, Miss Selfridge and George @ Asda […]
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Today we’re gonna talk about 2019 Mother’s Day trends. Mother’s Day is one of the biggest gifting occasions so an ideal opportunity as a retail and product based business to create gifts suited to younger and older children to give. I’ll be discussing three overarching themes and you can listen in below, on iTunes, […]
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Have you been Christmas comp shopping yet? Christmas is the ideal time to go comp shopping and check out what’s going on to inform your product development for 2019. And the shops are full of festive goodness! If you can’t get out as you’re too busy with orders then I’ve rounded up some of […]
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Want some tips & tricks on how to go comp shopping? In today’s Elevate Your Curiosity podcast you’ve got them! Listen in either below, iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify or read the show notes. Comp shopping or competitive/competitor shopping is where you analyse what your competitors are doing in terms of products, offerings and their marketing message. […]
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