Act Now
If you…act now…so many things will happen. (Or, is it that they “might” happen?) You will win. You will get the item. You will spend money. You will go out. You will be at the front. You will be there Read More …
Tag: sale
Not Over Yet
This holiday BFD sales are not over yet. Not even by a long shot. Friday is just the start. Unless you count the “early” sales that kicked off this week. We still have the rest of the weekend, Monday and Read More …
After Sale
The day after sale used to be huge…it was the big thing to do on December 26th. Get in line. Wear your comfy shoes. Get lunch with grandmother. Eat a fancy salad but enjoy hot cocoa, too. Fortunoff’s – Gimbal’s Read More …
Perceived Value
The perceived value of a discount is often greater than the actual discount. How much are you willing to sell your information for these days? Free = Facebook (the more time you spend on it, liking, sharing and commenting, the Read More …
Lost In The Aisles
Part of why you can spend hours, even days in a hardware store is because it is easy to get lost in the aisles. Things are categorized in an organized fashion, just not 100% intuitively. For example, If kitchen and Read More …
Legacy Promotions
Sometimes, businesses have ongoing, legacy promotions. The ones they (think they) can’t do away with because their customers may revolt. They may get upset, but they won’t revolt. (Really. They won’t. As long as you follow the timing of the Read More …
Peer Pressure
Whoever thought that peer pressure was over once you graduated from high school or even college, they were sadly mistaken. It happens in the workforce from your co-workers It happens from your adult friends. It even happens from your industry Read More …
Fair Exchange
What do you think is a fair exchange? trading something of equal value doing something for which you are paid what you both believe it is worth paying $20 for something that has an MSRP of $20 a one-for-one swap, Read More …
Holiday Pre-Sale
Today, I experienced the bizarre, fairly recent occurrence, of the holiday pre-sale (rather than the post-holiday) close out sale. It’s 7+ weeks from Halloween and yet, the decor shops, the craft stores and mass retailers, have Halloween stuff on sale 40-50% Read More …
With or Without a Sale
Sometimes, even often times, people will make a purchase with or without a sale. If the value of the thing you’re offering is enough. If the need for the thing is great enough. If the WANT for the thing is Read More …