We were at the end of my Q&A session at the Canadian Greenhouse Conference and I had asked the crowd: does anyone offer pre-ordering online? "I do," said someone near the front. "Who are you with?" I asked. "Deb's Greenhouse." I looked harder at her . . . "ARE YOU DEB?!?!" I …
That’s All, Folks!
"I might pack my desk." It was December 10, 2007. I was the Assistant Director at a public garden in Wilmington, NC, a position accepted after earning a BS in Public Horticulture from Purdue University and an MS in Public Garden Management with a Museum Studies Certificate, and a focus on …
Sparkling Liquid Death
No, really. I wanted to do a deep dive into a company that supplies canned water that looks like a tallboy (tall beer) to Live Nation concert venues so that everyone in attendance can carry around a ridiculously big, vaguely hipstery looking drink. I wanted to talk about their …
Meet team GOW
“Here’s the story Of a gal named Katie Who really wanted To do marketing. She knew she would be Stronger with others So she built this amazing team!” Meet team GOW! We’re at your service. Gabriela: Web & Operations Manager Heather: Email Marketing Manager Lovelyn: …
Name it! Business in Writing
How much do you love it when you get a receipt for a purchase you made? It's pretty great right? How much more amazing would it be if you could get a receipt that showed everything you discussed and agreed to in a conversation? Pretty rad, we think. Like having a court report for all kinds …
WHAT’S MY VOICE? 10 WAYS TO HELP YOU HONE IT
Whether you’re speaking, writing a blog post, or planning social media captions, you have a “voice.” And if you do any of the above for a company, the company also has a “voice,” and you need to know what it is to effectively communicate your (or the company’s) brand. So, what is the voice and …
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12 WAYS TO BUILD YOUR EMAIL LIST
You’ve likely heard it before, but it’s so important that it bears repeating. One of the most crucial things you can do for your business is to build your email list, and we’re going to tell you why. Why Do I Need an Email List Anyway? Because you will own it and all the information on it, …
Green Social Media: How to Grow Your Garden-Industry Business with these Basic Social Media Strategies
As a business owner, you know that you should be on social media. But what does being “on” social media mean? Or rather, what should it mean for your business? If thinking all of that makes you dizzy and a little angry, that’s because it really depends on a lot of factors. Let’s explore, shall …
“I Don’t Need SEO”… And Other Lies You Tell Yourself
In the olden days before the internet was bigger than prime time TV, if you wanted to advertise your shiny new business you would put an ad in a magazine or slap your face on a billboard on the side of a highway. But times change and so does business. In our high-tech modern age, businesses set up …
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GETTING THE MOST BANG FOR YOUR BUCK: REPURPOSING CONTENT
You know how content providers (that’s you) get stuck? They try to reinvent the wheel every time they sit down to create content, and wind up exhausted and burned out. Look, you want to get regular, valuable content out there to your followers, but that doesn’t mean that Every. Single. Piece. Has to …
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