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Nov 7, 2022<\/p>\n
Show Notes\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n If you think you have to be on Meet Millie Blackwell – Owner of \u00a0<\/p>\n Because Millie opened her shop \u00a0<\/p>\n All of Millie\u2019s business \u00a0<\/p>\n Millie is a member of our<\/span> \u00a0<\/p>\n Full show notes here https:\/\/wendybatten.com\/132-2\/<\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\nFB to grow your business, guess again!<\/span><\/p>\n
\nMrs. Blackwell\u2019s Village Bookshop in Greytown, New
\nZealand!<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/span>Before opening her shop in December 2020, she
\nand her husband owned digital businesses and did a lot of home
\nrenovations. Her shop is perfect for romantic, curious minds and
\nromantic souls, a shop filled with books and creative items such as
\nnotebooks, jigsaw puzzles, fountain pens, stationary,
\netc.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nduring the height of the pandemic, she really had to work hard to
\nbuild their market base in unique and creative ways. Storytelling
\nhas been a successful marketing strategy for them with print ads,
\nInstagram, and their quarterly newsletter: The Blackwell Bugle. Fun
\nfact: Millie doesn\u2019t use FB!\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
\nmarketing decisions are based on building community and becoming a
\ndestination shop. Listen to her attract strategies, and how they go
\nagainst the grain and are working for her.<\/span> She\u2019s
\ndoing it her way and making connections, human to
\nhuman.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nLevel Up and Accelerate Mastermind<\/span>
\ngroup and works hard at business
\ndevelopment, and pays close attention to tracking, measuring,
\ntweaking, training, and focusing on foot traffic. Millie is on her
\nway to her 2023 goal of becoming a<\/span>
\nmillion-dollar bookshop!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n