Steve Rosenbaum, one of the early online curators, shared something interesting a while back: Yesterday, 250 million photos were uploaded to Facebook, 864,000 hours of video were uploaded to YouTube, and 294 BILLION emails were sent. And that's not counting all the check-ins, friend requests, Yelp reviews and Amazon posts and pins on Pinterest. SO,…
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I am always so excited to launch and host one of our NNEP embroidery and apparel decoration trade shows. They are incredibly fun and complex to build and a great time to host. And then after the event, I find the data just as fascinating. Here is what I have discovered at this year's Embroidery…
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Just wanted to send along a quick heads up that the entire NNEP team is heading to Columbus tomorrow to set up Embroidery Trade Show. While the tradeshow does not open until Friday morning, the exhibitors start arriving tomorrow and setting up first thing on Thursday morning. I keep saying that I want to set up a camera and take…
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Who can resist a good love letter? At NNEP, we certainly cannot! We receive love letters from our members on a regular basis. Often, they are odes about how great a particular NNEP preferred vendor is or about a specific product. Occasionally, it is a heartfelt thanks after helping a member make a tough decision.…
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How would you like the opportunity to earn $4-6,000 in a week? Well, an NNEP member is going to be able to do this! There are events all across the country that need an embroiderer - someone to come set up shop at the show throughout the event, and create custom embroidered goods for the…
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Do you know how much you make on your orders? This is a different amount than how much money you collected! Check out this article in the February 2013 issue of Printwear Magazine to discover how you can KNOW what your profits are, and then what you can do to increase your profits when necessary!…
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What a fun way to start this morning here at NNEP! We just called the 3 winners of a free night at the Renaissance Downtown Hotel in Columbus, the host site for Embroidery Trade Show. We then called the Grand Prize winner, who won a free night at the hotel plus dinner in the restaurant…
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Another good day here at NNEP! We just sent an email to NNEP members with details about a customer looking for an embroiderer that can do their order for at least three dozen shirts with embroidery and rhinestone designs. And the very best part? The customer needs to place this order for this quantity (or…
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Embroidery Trade Show is in two weeks and we just came up with 5 more ways attending this event will help you "Find What You Need to Succeed" as one attendee put it! GREAT SUPPLIERS - You don't miss a beat when you meet with suppliers that want to do business with…
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Pinterest.com is a funky website that lets you save images and links for future reference. It is a visually-based electronic bulletin board, actually your own personal series of bulletin boards. While many folks enjoy using it and perusing it for personal enjoyment, there are ways to use this fairly new player in the Social Media…
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