Inventory is always an uphill battle under the best of circumstances. You have so much stuff. Who wants to count it all? Obviously, different businesses handle merchandise count situations in different ways. But it’s still important to have… Read More
Getting the most out of your online business presence – How To Manage Your Company’s Facebook Page. So, you’ve created your business page on Facebook. Every box is checked, each form is filled out. You’ve even gotten your feet… Read More
Best practices for care and feeding of your professional Facebook presence Earlier, we covered the basics of setting up a Facebook page for your business. Now that we’ve got the foundations out of the way, it’s time to start building,… Read More
Determining an advertising budget that’s appropriate for you. Wait…Advertising? That’s for national companies, right? The kind of household-name brands that can afford to drop millions on prime-time TV, and drive-time radio spots? Not necessarily. Advertising for small business is absolutely… Read More
With the start of each year comes the planning for the annual Dixie Pawnbrokers Educational Conference & Trade Show. The show will be at the Perdido Beach Resort in Orange Beach, Alabama on Friday, March 22nd through Sunday, March 24th, 2019. The hotel… Read More
The social media giant is good for more than just staying in touch. Since first emerging on the digital scene (way back in the prehistoric digital mists of 2004), Facebook has become an indispensable facet of most of our daily… Read More
Pawn Shop Returns… All Pawn Shop Owners Dread Them! As retailers, we all know that the only thing more important than your bottom-line is customer satisfaction. Your customers are the lifeline of your retail shop—and—multiple returns can hurt your relationship… Read More
2018 reported the some of the highest smash and grab robberies of jewelry store and jewelry carrying stores to date. Bravo is here to give you tips! Read More
Last year, shoppers spent a whopping $7.9 billion on Black Friday making ONLINE purchases. For some retailers, 30-40% of their annual sales occur between Black Friday and Christmas. What does this mean for pawnbrokers? It means if you haven’t got your… Read More
Building an eCommerce presence for your pawn shop is no longer an option, it’s necessary if you hope to stay competitive. We are not just talking about staying competitive with the shop down the street… Imagine that all of… Read More
DON’T MAKE A BUSINESS DECISION BASED IN FEAR Fiction: (Have you heard this…) With Bravo, you’re forced to input information for every item you take in to ready them for an online marketplace where… Read More
Technology, pawn, and innovation – That’s what Steve Mack is all about. As a fourth-generation pawnbroker and Harvard Business School grad, he has the vision of how technology can help the pawnbrokers reach their fullest potential. He grew his family’s… Read More
