Solving Inventory Challenges in a Consumer-Led Marketplace
How To Grow Your Fashion Brand In this Time Of Uncertainty
ARE YOU WORRIED ABOUT THE FUTURE OF YOUR BRAND?
You’re not alone. We speak to business owners just like you every day, and they are all worried too.
The fashion industry and retail are in a state of flux, and that uncertainty is affecting many businesses, including yours.
If you are one of these brands that used to do business the old way, then most likely, you are struggling to adapt and compete in this new reality.
How to Guarantee Brand Growth in Today’s Retail? The Commerce Ecosystem.
Retail is going through one of its most disruptive periods with pressures coming from all corners. This disruption provides new opportunities and a window into where you can go next with your fashion brand to transform your business into a retail powerhouse. Now is the time for brands to adapt to a customer-led environment by sharpening their technological capabilities so they can prosper in this new environment.
The Five Latest Technologies in Fabrics & Materials
Technology is changing the way that we, fashion designers, approach fabric sourcing.
There's a whole range of pioneering textiles that are not only groundbreaking in a
technological way but also push the fashion industry towards more sustainable practices.
This includes the development of fabrics and materials from the byproducts of other
industries, which is also a much-needed step into a circular economy.
How to Source Fabrics for Your Fashion Product
Sourcing the right fabrics for your fashion products is half of the battle in developing the perfect garment.
However, the process can be overwhelming, long and frustrating, especially for a new brand that is new to the industry and can't yet commit to high volume.
How can you make this process more effective and less complicated?
Below I've put a checklist of the steps and actions that you should take to help you with that.
Do You Know Your Customer?
...Like really know your customer!
Not what you think, wish or hope that they would be like, and not just the high-level details of their age, income level, and location but the specifics of their character, habits, likes and dislikes, priorities, what a day in their life looks like and more as if they were your best friend or a close family member that you know very well.
In fact, when you start a brand (or any business for that matter) the first question you should answer is WHO AM I SELLING TO?
Design with Production In Mind
“We are experiencing many issues with our production, can you help us with this?”
If I had a cent for every time that I heard that sentence I would probably be retired by now.
Most fashion brands (especially if they are new or small), assume that since production is the last part in the process they’ll just worry about it when they get to it, and rather choose to focus mainly on designing and making the perfect samples.
NEWS FLASH - that is the wrong approach.
4 Misconceptions About Launching a Fashion Kickstarter
How to Implement Instagram Shoppable Posts
Last month I had a great webinar with MarketTap, if you missed that CLICK HERE to listen to the recording.
During the webinar the topic of shoppable Instagram posts was mentioned as a "Social Media Must Have" in 2018.
During the Q&A session that followed our webinar, a number of the audience’s questions
Branding vs Marketing
3 lessons I Learned From My 2.5 Years Old Son On How To Build a Successful Fashion Brand
I consider myself a private person, but this was something I had to share with you!
I have a 2.5 years old son, and quite frankly the last 2.5 years were an amazing and fun experience for me.
Many people will tell you how much work it is to have kids and what you'll need to give up and change etc.
But what no one tells you is how much you can learn from a toddler...about yourself, life and...Business.
The Future of Our Fashion Industry
Logo or Brand?
Do you think that having a great logo is enough to build a fashion brand around?
Over the years I heard mix answers from designers to this question, so I wanted to try and answer this question because I think it is an important one.
I hear many designers who describe their logo as the Unique Selling Proposition of their brand, its DNA and the reason why people will buy their products.
What Is The Right Price For My Fashion Product?
It's no news that pricing your product right will have a big impact on your sales.
But what is pricing it right means?
This question can be even harder to answer if you are just starting your fashion brand.
There are few ways to determine the right prices of your fashion products even at that stage. It requires some research, but It all comes down to defining your market positioning, your specific target customer and the value of your product for that customer.
50 for 50!
Helping you avoid the thousands of pitfalls that can shatter your fashion business dreams.
That is my job!
And I love it!
However, as a result, in the majority of my content I usually address what mistakes to look out for, which doesn't leave much room to talk about the great things that our fashion industry has to offer.
After all, there is a reason why soooo many people want to be part of this industry.
5 Powerful Tips to Build Your Fashion Brand With Social Media
Should I Sell My Fashion Product On My Website?
The retail landscape is definitely changing.
Although there are different opinions as to where it's heading, the future is uncertain.
Retailers are struggling, department stores are closing doors or ....just don't pay designers on time.
Small brands are challenged to compete in a saturated market with low margins.
Are we looking at the end of Brick and Mortar?
7 Reasons Your Fashion Brand Is Not Growing
The most challenging part when running a marathon is the middle part.
This is where the excitement of the beginning is starting to fade out and the finish line seems far far away.
This is when thoughts of quitting start to surface inside our heads and we start to feel that something big has to happen otherwise we will never make it.
Why Do I Need A Business Plan?
I'm not looking to raise money or bring on investors so why do I need one?
This is usually the response that we get when we ask designers if they wrote a business plan for their new start-up fashion brand.
Quite frankly, I don't blame them for thinking this way, I myself thought the same until I started my fashion brand.