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gift & gourmet business

Christmas in July at Nashville Wraps

July 15, 2011
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Christmas comes early in the retail business, and even earlier for gift packaging companies like Nashville Wraps. 9 New Holiday Collections For a sneak peak of Christmas in July, our new Santa Peppermint Twist & Festive Holiday Twist Collections above are lighthearted fun with peppermints and polka dots. These paper shopping bags are made in [...]

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Sell Experiences Instead of Stuff to Grow Your Business

July 8, 2011

Unity Marketing founder Pam Danziger is our featured guest blogger for this post. She is an internationally recognized expert on consumer behavior and specializes in the luxury market. Pam is an author, consultant, researcher,  keynote speaker and has appeared on numerous television news shows. I just got back from the National Stationery Show where I followed Seth [...]

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More Than Words – An Inspirational Gift Shop

July 1, 2011
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Lee Anne’s one piece of advice for business owners is to keep customer service the #1 priority. Making customers happy by providing a wide selection of unique gifts so they can make others happy too is what makes Lee Ann’s career with More Then Words more than worth it. 

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Promote Your Business Through Great Photography

May 23, 2011
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One of the most important aspects of marketing your business is having great images on your website and other marketing materials. In my position, I see a lot of websites, and I can’t tell you how many have lots of text but poor images. People today don’t have time to read all that you have [...]

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A Bed and Breakfast Story that Ends with the Love of Chocolate

May 16, 2011
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Owning a bed and breakfast was a dream of Nashville Wraps customers’ Mark and Kim LaPolla. While working in the computer industry in California, they began searching online for B&B’s and discovered Greenville Arms 1889 Inn located outside of Albany, New York. They fell in love with it and purchased it in 2004.

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That’s a Wrap, Gift Basket Finishes

April 25, 2011

The finishing wrap on a gift basket seems to generate many questions from our new basket designers. In this post, I’ll show you how to create several pretty and practical finishes. Wrap It for Shipping I’ll start with a very practical wrap. It is attractive and will help hold the gift items in place. It [...]

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The Cocoa Tree – Making Life in Nashville a Lot Sweeter

April 18, 2011
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Bethany says they have come to rely on the quality of Nashville Wraps’ products, the rapid turnaround time and the exceptional customer service.

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How to Ship Your Gift Basket (in One Piece)

April 11, 2011
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How disheartening to spend your time and money creating a beautiful gift basket only to have the shipment arrive wrecked. Unless the delivery service drops your box and proceeds to run over it with the truck, these tips will get your gift basket to arrive in one piece. In the following video, I will walk [...]

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Thistle Farms – Doing Business Exceptionally

March 21, 2011
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If you have been reading our blog you know that we occasionally feature one of our customers that we believe might be an inspiration for you. One of our best customers is Thistle Farms right here in Nashville, Tenn. We are so happy to be a packaging supplier for this special place. Thistle Farms is [...]

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Mother’s Day Gift Packaging to Generate Sales

March 14, 2011

Mom’s special day is right around the corner and it is time to get creative with special packaging to boost your sales for this important retail occasion. How about mixing some pretty packaging into your store displays: wrapped boxes, bags with coordinating tissue, and gift or gourmet wares in pretty feminine packaging. Then strategically display [...]

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