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Get Ready for Holiday Season
Hello, Small businesses have faced unprecedented challenges this year. For most consumers, shopping habits have been altered by the pandemic. With the crucial, upcoming holiday season, now is the time to start planning how to get - and keep - your products in front of your customers.

Browse our popular and recent resources to help you get started:
RECORDED WEBINARS
Kym Kyker of FedEx review creative ideas of how to navigate through peak season and ways to improve the experience for merchants and consumers. View Webinar.
Learn how to get—and stay—in front of your customers this holiday season, including tools and SEO tips so shoppers can find your website. View Webinar.
It’s more important than ever to be doing the right things that directly impact your retail business surviving and thriving – even amidst the most challenging of times. View Webinar.
In a time of such uncertainty, it’s important to know where to be, how to be engaging, and how to get results - all with a limited amount of time and resources. View Webinar.
Steve Strauss, USA TODAY columnist and bestselling startup author, will show you the steps needed to start an e-business, even without a big budget. View Webinar.
ARTICLES
This promises to be a very unusual holiday shopping season for small retailers this year. Now is the time to start your holiday prep. Read Article.
Before the holiday rush starts, put your marketing machine on the lift, and inspect it for these checkpoints. Read Article.
Prepare for a successful holiday season by reviewing these six tasks and delegating with your team. Read Article.
You can either wait until things resume to something resembling normality—or innovate, react, and adapt. Read Article.
How can you improve merchandising to take advantage of impulse buyers? Read Article.
The shift to selling online can be monumental for a business, and at times, overwhelming. Read Article.
TEMPLATE
The sales forecast is the key to the whole financial plan, so it is important to use realistic estimates. Download the template.
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Learn how to develop your company's sales strategy by preparing a sales forecast. You will also learn how to establish a sales budget and contingency plan. View Now.
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