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CRAFT is continually looking for ways that it can provide additional service to its members. The association recognizes certain unique qualities of craft retailing that make the sale of a gallery distinguishable from the sale of other businesses. CRAFT believes that it is in the best interest of the entire American craft community that viable galleries continue in business after the founders of that gallery decide it is the right time for them to retire or move along. Sale of a going ...

Are you going to the New York International Gift Fair the first week of February? Once again, the show is offering benefits to CRAFT members that make our lives easier, provide opportunities for networking and education. Use of the Club Lounge at Javits 1E03. This is the room on the basement level past the food services. We can hang coats, leave luggage and use the seating and computers! Retail members: pick up some lunch and join us everyday at 12:30 to chat and exchange exciting ...

Table Topics Breakfast Seminar Sunday, Feb 17, 8:30-10AM Room 201A $25 in advance, $30 at door TOPICS TABLE 1: Customer service and beyond. Create a reputation for outstanding customer service that will make your customers return again and again. Tips and ideas will be shared to help you stand out from the rest. Led by Pam Corwin, Paper Scissors Rock. TABLE 2: Hopping on the Green Bandwagon. How to sell high style, earth friendly home furnishings and gifts. What works ...

Friday, February 15 6 pm cocktails, 7 pm Dinner at the Loew’s, Phildaelphia Register online at www.CRAFTonline.org click on Register now online How can C.R.A.F.T. help your business grow? Attend the annual meeting and dinner at 6PM, Friday, February 15, at the Loew's Hotel, Philadelphia to hear exciting news! Haven't we all wished that we had the advertising budget of that big retail chain down the street? And great ads designed by ...

January 2008. What happened to 2007? How come I didn't get done half of what I intended to do? I've come to the conclusion that to be in retail is to be overwhelmed. We prioritize with a vengeance. It means living with lists. It means snips of paper that I stick in my pockets when I remember something I need to do because if I wait to add the thought to my list I will have forgotten what the thought was by the time I find the list again. I worry ...

The 2008 Craft Organization Development Association (CODA) international leadership conference will be held in Little Rock, Arkansas, April 10-13, 2008. The theme of this year’s conference is "Creating Craft Consumers, Collectors & Leaders" and will include the following sessions: Relationship of Collectors and Institutions, Interior Designers Using Craft Items, Selling Craft on Organization Websites, Wisdom of Hands (an arts in education program concept), Marketing and Promoting Your Craft ...

Fine Furnishings & Fine Craft Show - Milwaukee September 29 & 30, 2007 The Second Annual Fine Furnishings & Fine Craft Show / Milwaukee took place on September 29th and 30th at the Midwest Airlines Center in the heart of downtown. With approximately 125 exhibitors, the show was small but the works represented by these artisans was exquisite. With wood crafts making up the majority of exhibitors, other artists displayed works of glass, metal, fabric, jewelry, photography, paintings. Also ...

Glad you signed up for CRAFT? Finding personal and business rewards because of it? Lots of us can answer a resounding "YES!" If you can’t, why not? Let me ask, what are your expectations from CRAFT? Do you expect to pay your dues and have wonderful things fall in your lap? Guess what. They won’t. CRAFT is a participatory organization. The first part is easy to participate: Sign up with Bank of America and save on credit card fees. Call Karen Black at - Office 301-493-2864 ...

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Table Topics Breakfast Seminar Sunday, Aug 5, 2007 8:30-10AM Room 201A $25 in advance, $30 at door TOPICS TABLE 1: The basics of Web marketing (a beginner course for retailers). Designed to meet the needs of retailers just beginning to establish their web presence, these web-savvy leaders will share basics and practical tips to help you market your business on the web.Led by Diane and Madis Sulg, Maddi’s Gallery. TABLE 2: Customer service and beyond. Create a reputation ...

CRAFT Candidates Proxy Ballot 2007 CRAFT Candidates for Election PROXY BALLOT 2007 The undersigned member of the Craft Retailers’ Association For Tomorrow (hereafter CRAFT) hereby nominates, constitutes and appoints Gloria Brooke, or in her absence, the President of CRAFT, as proxy of the undersigned ...

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To make this organization work for you, your involvement is necessary! Getting involved in CRAFT isn’t that hard - - come to the social at BMAC, Saturday August 4th 6PM room 202 A. - send us your thoughts as Karen requests in her letter in this newsletter - send in questions on anything you want from store design, POS, merchandising, lighting, etc - answers/responses will be sought from experts and published in upcoming Friday emails and newsletters. Send these questions to ...

You should hopefully be aware of CRAFT’s support of the CRAFT IN AMERICA program. If this is news to you go to www.CRAFTINAMERICA.org for more information. Copies of the DVD can be purchased and info about ordering the book for resale can be gotten at the CRAFT booth in Philly About the Craft in America Organization - Craft is all around us, giving pleasure as well as serving a function. It is inspirational as well as useful. It is the best representation of who we ...

More and more we will be relying on email to keep in touch with CRAFT Members - so it is crucial that we always have your current address. If you change it please change it in your user file on the website, if you don’t know how to do it please send your new email address to the office at info@craftonline.org and we will update your file.

CRAFT has teamed up with Constant Contact®,the leading email marketing service for small businesses, to bring you a new and exciting way to stay in touch with your most important audience, your customers. With Constant Contact, email marketing is easy, affordable, and effective. In just minutes, you can: Communicate consistently with your customers and prospects, send great-looking, professional email newsletters, and announcements, Track which customers are ...

A breakfast is available to retailers of handmade American craft on Saturday August 11th, 8-10 AM, sponsored by The Crafts Report.

Don't miss the CRAFT Networking Social at BMAC, Saturday August 4th 6PM room 202 A

Please go to http://www.craftonline.org/en/cms/?476 and print out the proxy, sign it and fax it to the CRAFT Office at 305-664-0199 before Tuesday July 24th. We cannot do this online because we need your signature.

You can renew online at www.craftonline.org. You should have received an email with your user id and password. If you did not please email info@craftonline.org and request this information be sent again.