The Pantone Colour of the Year 2021 has been announced and there are two of them! Ultimate Gray + Illuminating Yellow. 2016 was the only other time Pantone has two colours, in the two decades they have been doing the colour of the year. I got together with my friend, Elizabeth Stiles who […]
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Analyse sales by best sellers is a great way to identify new product growth areas and develop your product range. So today on the podcast I’m going to share how to analyse your sales and review your highest and lowest sales by total product sales and units. If you do this already then great! I […]
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Let’s talk about three packaging trends for product-based businesses. Most retail products will need some form of packaging. Retail packaging tells the customer about the product, the company that made it and most importantly – protects the product! Packaging can cover everything from boxes to fit the product in, swing tags, hangers, […]
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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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