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Brick & Mortar Maven Podcast

Brick & Mortar Maven Podcast

By Sonja Thompkins

The Brick & Mortar Maven podcast is for brick and mortar, pop-up or mobile boutique owners. Whether you're a seasoned business owner or looking to finally open that physical space to call your own, I'm sharing my best tips to help you navigate and thrive in the offline world of entrepreneurship. I've owned four brick & mortar businesses of my own including three boutiques and a hair salon. Subscribe, rate, and share wherever you enjoy listening to podcasts. Take my fun quiz to learn your boutique ownership style here: https://www.tryinteract.com/share/quiz/5b2ab9a6f27f390014221af7

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Brick & Mortar Maven PodcastAug 11, 2017

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How to stand out as boutique and get customers to buy.

How to stand out as boutique and get customers to buy.

"There's so much competition" The boutique industry is saturated" these are phrases I hear all the time from boutique and other popular type business owners. In this episode I'll share the number one thing you must do to ensure that these are never worries of yours again.

Some of the resources mentioned to help you ( some of the resources listed are affiliates which mean I'll earn a small commission at no additional cost to you):

Clarity To Customer Masterclass to help you identify and target more customers who will buy from you again, and again.

Leadpages templated landing pages, and opt-in forms for the tech un-savvy like me

Convertkit email service provider so you can stay in the minds of your shoppers without relying on social media

Jun 18, 201916:54

BMM19: Getting Customers To Know About & Shop Your Boutique

BMM19: Getting Customers To Know About & Shop Your Boutique

One of the biggest challenges for boutique owners is how to get noticed by shoppers in what feels like such a saturated industry. In this episode I share four things you can do right now to easily stand out to new customers and turn them into repeat customers and why that so important! Be sure to listen in, take notes, and subscribe to the show! RESOURCES MENTIONED: Free PDF Guide - 12 Tools & Resources To Start, Operate & Grow Your Boutique: https://app.convertkit.com/landing_pages/161324?v=7 Identify Your customer the easy way. - The Clarity To Customer Ebook: https://boutiquemaven.samcart.com/products/clarity-to-customer-ebook

Sep 23, 201816:54

Be A Unicorn

Be A Unicorn

How to be the unicorn \ud83e\udd84 of your industry and enjoy long term success

Feb 06, 201804:60

Crying is recommended 😭

Crying is recommended 😭

Productivity & growth can be intense. Here's how a random sob session helped me and can help you too.

Feb 03, 201804:03

Buy Like A Boutique Boss Event

Buy Like A Boutique Boss Event

Have you ever heard of a 3 day marketing and merchandising workshop specifically for boutique owners/ buyers? You will.. listen up!

Jan 30, 201809:60

Overspending & Under Utilizing

Overspending & Under Utilizing

How to get the MOST out of whatever you invest in & stop being wasteful!

Jan 20, 201804:60

How to build and blossom in 2018. What To watch in your biz

How to build and blossom in 2018. What To watch in your biz

I'm sharing what has been the most productive thing I've done for my business in 2017 that ALL brick and mortar entrepreneurs can do ( and I'll keep doing) in 2018

Dec 30, 201704:60

Goodies for boutique owners

Goodies for boutique owners

New goodies for boutique owners plus what I've been up to!

Nov 03, 201705:12

Who's the boss?

Who's the boss?

Who's the Boss of your Business?

Sep 26, 201704:60

3 Ways Your Boutique Can Help Hurricane Harvey Survivors And Others In Need

3 Ways Your Boutique Can Help Hurricane Harvey Survivors And Others In Need

3 Ways Your Boutique Can Help Hurricane Harvey Survivors and others who face devastating disasters.

Sep 07, 201704:60

Boutique Niche Concepts

Boutique Niche Concepts

3 In demand boutique Concepts for Aspiring Boutique Owners

Aug 31, 201704:59

Boutique Window Display Tips

Boutique Window Display Tips

How To Best Merchandise Your Boutique Display Windows + Me & the eclipse

Aug 22, 201704:60

Stop Blocking Your Boutique 💰

Stop Blocking Your Boutique 💰

3 Ways You May Be Blocking Your Boutique Coins. Get more tips like these and your FREE Wholesale Buying guide at: www.sincerelysonja.com/start

Aug 15, 201704:60

What About Mercury Retrograde

What About Mercury Retrograde

The Best Way To Survive Mercury Retrograde

Aug 14, 201704:60

3 Things Boutique Owners Need To Budget For But Don't

3 Things Boutique Owners Need To Budget For But Don't

3 Things Boutique Owners Need To Budget For But Don't

Aug 11, 201705:06

My Routines to Fuel My Day!

My Routines to Fuel My Day!

Rituals and Routines that fuel your day

Aug 11, 201704:18

Anxiety in Motherhood. How Do You Deal?

Anxiety in Motherhood. How Do You Deal?

Struggling through anxiety as amom and / or a mogul.

Aug 11, 201704:58