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We are picking up the keys to our new office today, and it felt like turning a page into a new season. I can already picture clients coming in for strategy days, boutique owners booking brand photoshoots, and cozy gatherings to plan launches and map out offers. It feels like possibility. And it reminded me […]

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Marketing

Is Your Online Store Hurting Your Boutique’s Sales? How Your Website Experience Impacts Your Customers

We are picking up the keys to our new office today, and it felt like turning a page into a new season. I can already picture clients coming in for strategy days, boutique owners booking brand photoshoots, and cozy gatherings to plan launches and map out offers. It feels like possibility. And it reminded me […]

graphic that says why your store's online space matters as much as it does in store

Marketing

Do you splurge on a high-end Shopify website design or keep it cost-effective for now? Should you invest in professional photography, or is DIY good enough? Do you run ads, or wait until sales pick up first? In the spirit of all those “When to Splurge, When to Save” posts you see on Instagram, we thought it would be helpful to flip that lens onto your digital marketing…

Marketing

When It’s Time to Spend vs. Save in Digital Marketing

Do you splurge on a high-end Shopify website design or keep it cost-effective for now? Should you invest in professional photography, or is DIY good enough? Do you run ads, or wait until sales pick up first? In the spirit of all those “When to Splurge, When to Save” posts you see on Instagram, we thought it would be helpful to flip that lens onto your digital marketing…

Marketing

The most successful boutique owners aren’t doing more. They’re doing the right things. From customer experience online to showing up consistently, this year’s Boutique Summit proved that small businesses can still win big – if they lead with purpose, clarity, and community.

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Marketing

Boutique Summit 2025 Recap: Real Conversations, Real Strategy, Real Growth

The most successful boutique owners aren’t doing more. They’re doing the right things. From customer experience online to showing up consistently, this year’s Boutique Summit proved that small businesses can still win big – if they lead with purpose, clarity, and community.

2 women - one wearing a long green dress and the other wearing a chic tan and black dress with jean jacket

Marketing

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Let’s talk about something that might be quietly holding your business back: visual marketing. If you’re a small business owner—especially in retail—you’re already doing a lot. You’re juggling inventory, customer service, content, and maybe even fulfilling orders yourself. So it makes sense if visuals haven’t been at the top of your priority list. But here’s […]

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Content Marketing

What Is Visual Marketing? A Small Business Guide to Photos, Reels & Graphics That Sell

Let’s talk about something that might be quietly holding your business back: visual marketing. If you’re a small business owner—especially in retail—you’re already doing a lot. You’re juggling inventory, customer service, content, and maybe even fulfilling orders yourself. So it makes sense if visuals haven’t been at the top of your priority list. But here’s […]

alison bruhn leaning against a wall with the text overlay that says "what is visual marketing"

Content Marketing

Picture this: you walk into your boutique, and it’s filled with all all the things that catch your eye—unique products, great customer service, and that “something special” that makes your store your store. Now, imagine you could take that exact feeling and bringing it into your online boutique website. Here’s the thing—this requires more than […]

Commercial Photography

I was dreaming of an online store as vibrant as my boutique… Here’s what made it real.

Picture this: you walk into your boutique, and it’s filled with all all the things that catch your eye—unique products, great customer service, and that “something special” that makes your store your store. Now, imagine you could take that exact feeling and bringing it into your online boutique website. Here’s the thing—this requires more than […]

Commercial Photography

Okay, so you’re getting website traffic, but what you really want is to increase online sales. People are finding you, clicking around, but… crickets. No sales. Sound familiar? You’re not alone! It’s super frustrating to see people come and go without buying. But don’t worry, we can fix that. The House You’re Building (aka, Brand […]

Marketing

How Your Boutique Can Start Turning Searches Into Sales

Okay, so you’re getting website traffic, but what you really want is to increase online sales. People are finding you, clicking around, but… crickets. No sales. Sound familiar? You’re not alone! It’s super frustrating to see people come and go without buying. But don’t worry, we can fix that. The House You’re Building (aka, Brand […]

Marketing

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