In this era of profound shifts in the retail landscape, independent brick-and-mortar retailers within the crafts industry stand at the forefront, navigating the evolving terrain to ensure their products and store ambiance remain pertinent. Amidst this transformation, the adoption of advanced tools like clientele database software emerges as a vital component for these retailers, facilitating…
Etsy Steers Away from Reinventing Commerce, Instead Encourages Sellers to Compete
I’m noticing a real change in the way Etsy talks about itself, its sellers, and its future. Before the board fired CEO Chad Dickerson in May, replacing him with former board member Josh Silverman under whose auspices another 23% of the staff was let go, Etsy’s message was focused on changing the world, what Chad…
Shruti Dandekar Quilts a Bridge Between India and the US
Shruti Dandekar with her Bernina. The first time Shruti Dandekar touched as sewing machine she was aching. It was October of 2009 and she’d contracted chikungunya, a mosquito born illness that’s not uncommon where she lives in the southern part of Maharashtra, India. “I wasn’t well,” she recalls. “It causes a lot of joint pain…
Ode to the iPhone on Its 10th Anniversary
Today is the 10th anniversary of the release of the first iPhone. I didn’t get an iPhone when it came out back in 2007. In fact I used to really hate cell phones. I was hesitant to get a phone at all, and when I finally got a flip phone I often left it at…
A Cartoon for Quilters: The Story of Mrs. Bobbins
Julia Icenogle in her home studio. One afternoon in 2008, while mingling at the opening reception of an art show where her work was displayed, illustrator Julia Icenogle was approached by the editors of the Kansas City Star. The newspaper was looking to create a blog and they’d decided a web comic would keep readers…
A Discussion About the Recent Changes at Etsy
This has been an intense month for Etsy. The launch of Etsy Studio, the mandatory implementation of Etsy Payments, the shift to the new Shop Manager would have all been hectic as is, but then last week we also saw the board fire CEO Chad Dickerson as well as the CTO and 8% of the…
Lots of Changes at Etsy This Week: What You Need to Know
This has been quite a week for Etsy sellers. Multiple big changes are coming at what feels like a whirlwind pace. Here’s a brief overview: Etsy Payments: Sellers have until May 17 to enable Etsy Payments, the new version of Direct Checkout. Those sellers who had previously opted out of Direct Checkout are now required…
A Perspective on Tula Pink’s ‘Spirit Animal’ and Cultural Appropriation
The focal print from Spirit Animal, Tula Pink’s new line from Free Spirit. The print has been pulled. On April 4 popular fabric designer, Tula Pink, announced on her Facebook page that she was asking FreeSpirit to pull the focal print from her newest collection, Spirit Animal. She had, it seemed, been accused of cultural…
Simple Ways to Work Smarter: Reduce Your Friction Points
The first and only time I’ve lived alone was in graduate school. I had a studio apartment in Cambridge, Massachusetts and only had my cat, Poe, to keep me company. I enjoyed that year of no roommates and no boyfriend, despite the occasional bout of loneliness, but I did face one significant problem. I was…
Should God Be a Marketing Tool? A Look at Accuquilt’s “So God Made a Quilter” Video
I saw this video on Accuquilt’s Facebook page last week. It was originally released in January of 2016, but the company is featuring it again in a current marketing campaign. Accuquilt manufactures and sells die cutting tools for quilters. You may recognize the concept from the “So God Made a Farmer” commercial for Ram trucks…
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