Some sales days are excellent. Some not so much.
Category: Storytime
A few stories from markets that can be useful, inspiring and sometimes even funny.
What You Do In Public
Being a market vendor is more visible than having a typical job. What you do in public reflects not only on you but also on the market itself.
Practice Your Setup
There is a church show that we go to twice a year here in Houston. During the setup of shows, and this one in particular, it can be a chaotic time. During setup, everyone is focused on unloading the myriad of vehicles that seem to be parked everywhere and unpacking the stacks of boxes. It…
Have a Plan
Recently, we introduced a new line of products for men. In order to properly display this cool new line of products, I made a display for her and her products. We violated our own advice and didn’t practice setting up the display prior to the first where we would set this up. Our setup that…
Rain, Rain, Oh Crap!
Monica and I were debuting our booth at an artisan market in downtown Houston one Saturday evening. We were invited as a guest of a market manager that we work with. It was a beautiful, but hot afternoon in a gorgeous location.
It’s All About Location
We were recently at a church show. We had an outside booth in a decent location. However, the church also had inside booths. Overall, there were more than 100 vendors at this show. We did not do well at this market and the reason was because of location.
How NOT to Introduce Yourself at a Market
Monica and I are often among the first of the vendors to arrive at our regular markets. We have a regular market on Sunday morning and want to get their early so we can more easily unload our truck and get setup without a great deal of stress.
The Vendor Life 