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Planning A Neighborhood Easter Egg Hunt

by suereea333 Sunday, March 29, 2015

Neighborhood Easter Egg Hunt

Easter was always a favorite Holiday around my house, when I was growing up. My friends and I got to play outside and have neighborhood egg hunts. We would find eggs filled with candy, coins, and small little toys. This holiday was a perfect time to spend time with my friends and family.

When we moved out of State, I felt bad that the boys would not have their family Easter Egg Hunts with our family anymore, so some moms and I in the Neighborhood decided to plan a Neighborhood Easter Egg Hunt.

Lets Plan Your Neighborhood Easter Egg Hunt

Find The Place For The Egg Hunt – We had quite a few neighbors that offered their yards for the hunt, so that made it easy. In hindsight I think it is best if you keep it in the yards on the same side of street. We had the street blocked off from cars with cones, but some of the kids did not go to the other yards to collect eggs.

Send Out The Neighborhood Invite – We used an Easter Image to create a Neighborhood Easter Egg Hunt Invite Poster .pdf that we shared with the neighbors. The parents went and passed out the .pdf posters invites.

Lets Prepare For Your Neighborhood Easter Egg Hunt

Lets Talk About The Easter Eggs…

We did not have a specific amount of eggs per each child. If you have everyone pitch in plastic eggs and they are pre-stuffed, then the amount should not matter because there will be enough eggs for all of the children and then some. If you have a different variety of eggs’ colors, shapes, designs, and sizes the kids love that even more because it makes “The Easter Bunny,” look more authentic. 😉

If you really need a number, then we had about 200 eggs. We provided snacks and juice boxes for all of the kids. Each parent brought a dish and that worked out great!

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Plan Your Games:

We had, “Guess How Many Jelly Beans Are In The Jar?” Here is a link to a lot of fun Easter Games that you could play at your Neighborhood Easter Egg Hunt.

The Moms also planned cookie decorating, which the kids really enjoyed as well. I know a lot of parents do not like Sugary Treats, but I let my boys join in on these treats for the Holidays.

Set up The Day Of – Meet with the other neighbors, family members, and or friends the night before and finish stuffing the eggs. Sending out a text, or email reminder about having your stuffed eggs ready for the the morning is a great way to remind people. On the day of the hunt, meet early to hide the eggs, set up the Decorations, Snacks, Drinks and Games for the Egg Hunt. We live in Florida so we made our Easter Egg Hunt earlier in the day, to beat the heat.

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Let The Fun Begin –

• Everyone Arrives. Greet Everyone, introduce your friends, family and neighbors. This is how you build a community that you want to be a part of.

• Lets the kids have the snack and drinks. Set up the games so the kids can get started.

• Have the children get their Easter Egg Baskets Ready. We did tell all of the kids to be nice while hunting for eggs before the Easter Egg Hunt.

Friendly Reminder: Sometimes the older kids want to get all of the eggs and become competitive, which can make it not fun for the younger children. A friendly out loud reminder to the Teenagers to keep it cool, should work. My thoughts on Teenagers participating in Holiday Events is, “Let Them!” You only get to be a kid once, so enjoy it. For those teenagers it may be the last Easter Egg Hunt they get to participate in, as they venture into becoming an adult. 🙁

The parents had the kids gather in a group and then we yelled “On your mark, get set, go!” That is how we started our hunt, but you can start yours off any way that you can. The adults helped the smaller kids get in on the action of finding eggs. You can also set up a specific area for the littler kids to have a hunt as well.

• After the Easter Egg Hunt, we gave out prizes for the guessing how many Jelly Beans were in two different jars. It was nice to have two because it gave the kids a second chance to win again.

• Clean up and head home! We had such a great time!

Most Important: Also the most important thing to remember is to have fun! This could be the start of regular Holiday Neighborhood Events for where you live.

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Internet Marketing

Forget Cyber Monday Try Cyber Week And Even Cyber Month

by suereea333 Tuesday, December 2, 2014

The Biggest Cyber Monday Yet!

Are you a Retailer that does not offer Cyber Monday Incentives?

These statistics will change your mind. Cyber Monday is definitely not losing its appeal with consumers. To the contrary, e-commerce sales went up 17% making it the biggest online shopping day that has been seen yet. Most e-commerce stores, decided to continue online sales for the rest of the week as well as through the end of the month.

E-commerce sales on the Monday after Thanksgiving hit $2.04 billion, up 17% compared to a year ago, according to analytics firm comScore, making it the biggest online shopping day ever, and the first to surpass $2 billion in sales. For the full five-day period, sales rose 24%, and e-commerce sales so far are running ahead of forecasts.

“Any notion that Cyber Monday is declining in importance is really unfounded, as it continues to post new historical highs and reflects the ongoing strength of online this holiday season,” said comScore Chairman Emeritus Gian Fulgoni.

The numbers come as a welcome tonic for retailers after the National Retail Federation estimated that sales, both online and in stores, over the Thanksgiving/Black Friday weekend were a bust.

http://fortune.com/2014/12/02/cyber-monday-sales-pass-2-billion/

Black Friday Sales Down In-store Online Sales Skyrocket? Have you read the article Black Friday Sales Down In-store Online Sales Skyrocket? The statistics in these articles are a great way to help you plan your 2015 Internet Marketing Strategy for the 2015 Holiday Season. It is never to early, or even to late to start making this plan. Need some help to get started? Click the blue link below. Agency 333 Luxury Brand Marketing is here to help your business.

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Black Friday Sales Down In-store Online Sales Skyrocket?

by suereea333 Saturday, November 29, 2014

So How Did This Black Friday’s

Preliminary Results, Rate On Performance?

Our Team at Agency 333 Luxury Brand Marketing has been scoping out all of the Early Statistics on Black Friday and as we suspected, E-commerce Websites & Mobile Commerce have become dominant over brick and mortar retail stores. The early adopters of E-commerce are definitely loving these stats. For our traditional business models, who have yet to integrate internet marketing and social media these statistics might be troubling. Maybe it is time for you to re-evaluate your marketing plan for 2015.

According to the National Retail Federation

“Early holiday promotions, the continued growth of online shopping, and an improving economy changed the way millions of people approached the biggest shopping weekend of the year. According to NRF’s Thanksgiving Weekend Spending Survey conducted by Prosper Insights & Analytics, 55.1 percent of holiday shoppers were or will be in stores and online over Thanksgiving weekend, down from 58.7 percent last year. Overall shopper traffic from Thanksgiving Day through Sunday, November 30 dropped 5.2 percent from 2013 (133.7 million unique holiday shoppers versus 141.1 million in 2013). Total shopping, including multiple trips by the same shopper, was also down this weekend (233.3 million versus 248.6 million). This is the 11th survey NRF has released in partnership with Prosper.

“A strengthening economy that changes consumers’ reliance on deep discounts, a highly competitive environment, early promotions and the ability to shop 24/7 online all contributed to the shift witnessed this weekend,” said NRF President and CEO Matthew Shay. “We are excited to be witnessing an evolutionary change in holiday shopping by both consumers and retailers, and expect this trend to continue in the years ahead.”

According to the survey the average person who shopped or will shop the holiday weekend will spend $380.95, down 6.4 percent from $407.02 last year. Total spending is expected to reach $50.9 billion, down from last year’s estimated $57.4 billion. Additionally, more than three-quarters (77.2%) say they took advantage of retailers’ online and in-store promotions to buy non-gift items for themselves or their family, similar to last year’s 76.4 percent.

I found the statistic below to be a big wake up call to the Luxury Industry. If you do not have an e-commerce store now, you have officially fallen behind. You may have higher price points and will never close one single sale online, but it is absolutely necessary to have an e-commerce website at this point.

Nearly 42% of holiday shoppers budget spent online

Last Year GE Capital Retail Bank’s second annual Major Purchase Shopper Study has found that a growing number of consumers extensively research and compare prices and financing offers before making major purchases.”

Click Here To Read The Full Article:

https://nrf.com/media/press-releases/early-promotions-online-shopping-and-improving-economy-changing-the-face-of

81% of Consumers Go Online Before Heading out to the store

According to the study, 81% of consumers go online before heading out to the store, up 20% from last year, and spend an average of 79 days gathering information before making a major purchase. While consumers carefully consider before they buy, 41% of random major purchase shoppers say they are more open to making a large purchase than they were a year ago.

What your E-commerce enabled website, will do is help your consumers research your products online before they make the trip out to your store. E-commerce Websites are a big, time commitment and can be costly. So I suggest that you take the time to do your research. The point is to at least feel an urgency and prioritize executing the e-commerce website research. This year for your 2015 Internet Marketing Strategy make sure to have e-commerce in your next 2 year marketing strategy.

Click Here To Read The Full Article:

http://www.retailingtoday.com/article/study-81-research-online-making-big-purchases

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Why do you need to have a Business Facebook Page?

by suereea333 Saturday, October 11, 2014

Facebook Marketing and the Small Business

As a Facebook Marketing Expert, I get these questions a lot.

Why does my Business need a Facebook Fan Page?

To Build Consumer Brand Loyalty

A Facebook Page is one of the most cost-effective ways to advertise online and build brand loyalty.

Small businesses actually benefit the most from Facebook Fan Pages because they can target consumers in their local area. Retailers can actually target potential new consumers by also pin-pointing other locations where potential new consumers could be acquired from. New customer acquisition can be tough for a business. Facebook gives you the opportunity to advertise to these local consumers and connect with them on their mobile phones.

A small business offers products and services to a smaller radius of consumers. Facebook gives you access to your local customers for a fraction of the cost that you normally pay with traditional advertising.

What if your Competitors Already Have A Facebook Fan Page?

There is a reason that 30 million businesses have Facebook Fan Pages. Is your business one of them? You will be giving your customers a valuable entry point into your business. Consumer shopping habits have changed and the majority of consumers are now shopping from their mobile phones. Welcome to the Age of Mobile Commerce.

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Will I Receive any ROI (Return On Investment)?

Here is a great case study that outlines Facebook Fan Page Community Growth leading to an increase in Revenue. Yes you can make money from your Facebook Fan Page.

https://www.facebook.com/business/success/artisans-du-passage#u_0_6

Here is a Brand Case Study for the Retail Jewelry Industry:

Click Here to see the Entire Case Study: https://www.facebook.com/business/success/verragio

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Orlando, Florida

MEGACON

by suereea333 Friday, March 21, 2014

Orlando, Florida

MegaCon Orlando is the largest comics, sci-fi, horror, anime, and gaming event, attracting over 100,000 fans each year.

MegaCon is a place to celebrate all things pop culture.

Located in the heart of the Orlando’s tourism district, the Orange County Convention Center is the second largest convention center in the US.

MegaCon Orlando

North / South Building of the OCCC.
9400 Universal Blvd
Orlando, FL 32819

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: #megacon2014 #TimBurton’s #NightmareBeforeChristmas #oogieboogie The costume went all the way down to the feet. Just perfect!

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Improving the Pin It button for Chrome

by suereea333 Thursday, February 20, 2014

Improving the Pin It button for Chrome

Pinterest is updating the Pin It button for Chrome to make it even easier for people to Pin things they find on the web. Now, when a Pinner browses your website, they’ll see a Pin It button any time they mouse over an image, so they can share it in a few clicks and quickly get back to browsing your website.

The Pin It button not only makes the content on your site more discoverable on Pinterest, it can also lead to more referral traffic! Learn more on our blog.

Video: How Target uses Pinterest to inspire

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Listen to Bonnie Gross, VP of digital marketing and loyalty at Target, talk about how the company uses Pinterest to inspire and connect with customers. She shares how Target first developed a content strategy and then added Pinterest tools like the Pin It button and Rich Pins to help their Pins take off.

Watch the video.

(In the mood for more Target? The megastore’s launching Pinner-created party collections soon, and we think they’re pretty neat!) http://bit.ly/1eXUmSO

Source: Pinterest Partner Team

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Fashion

PANTONE FASHION COLOR REPORT FALL 2014

by suereea333 Monday, February 10, 2014

Image Courtesy Of: PANTONE

Radiant Orchid has been chosen as the PANTONE color for 2014. This fall we see a brighter color palette chosen in conjunction with the Radiant Orchid as the base color. What I find exciting about this color palette is the variety of color combinations that you have to work with. What an exciting set of colors to work with.

“This is a season of untypical colors — more reflective of the imagination and ingenuity, which makes for an artful collection of colors and combinations not bound by the usual hues for fall,” said Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute^®. “There is a certain mystique that is reflected throughout the palette, inspired by the increasing need for people everywhere to create an individual imprint.”

Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/2014/02/06/6133546/pantone-announces-fashion-color.html#storylink=cpy

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Color Report Fall 2014

Radiant Orchid (Pantone 18-3224)

Royal Blue (Pantone 19-3955)

Aluminum (Pantone 16-1107)

Aurora Red (Pantone 18-1550)

Misted Yellow (Pantone 14-0837)

Sangria (Pantone 19-2047)

Mauve Mist (Pantone 15-3207)

Cognac (Pantone 18-1421)

Bright Cobalt (Pantone 19-4037)

Cypress (Pantone 18-0322)

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Creative

The Butterfly Project

by suereea333 Sunday, September 29, 2013

Photo Courtesy Of: http://www.createwebquest.com/eileenslattery/butterfly-life-cycle

We went to this very cute Locals Farmer Market and found a Butterfly Tent. Inside the tent you could hang out with butterflies. Our family decided to get some Monarch Caterpillars and to hatch them. This is a great science project and it taught my boys to handle fragile, delicate life with care, the circle of life, as well as death.

Here you can see one of our monarch caterpillars getting ready to make a cocoon.

After the caterpillar ate until its heart content, it then prepared by attaching itself to the top of the plastic cup. It seemed like an uncomfortable process, but it managed quite well. My boys thought it was absolutely amazing.

Here is a great resource of the Butterfly Cycle if you ever want to try this project at home.

http://www.kidsbutterfly.org/life-cycle

Here is the monarch caterpillar in its crysalith.

You can see that it had this beautiful like thread that it used to close up its pupa. Adorning around the edges was this beautiful gold lining and gold dots. It was so beautiful. At this point we had to wait about a week until the caterpillar hatched from his pupa. I had to keep the caterpillars in our room because my six year old at the time wanted to touch the cup and the soon to be butterfly would jiggle around. You have to be careful with them in this stage of the cycle.

The Monarch is about to hatch.

The trickiest part of this whole experiment is the timing of it. We were so lucky to be able to watch this part of the cycle together. During this part it is helpful to spray a little warm water with a light spray. This will help your butterfly get out the sticky shell it is in. You don’t want to spray the butterfly though when it is getting ready to come out.

Our delicate little Monarch Butterfly was drying off its wings.

At this point our entire family felt pretty accomplished. We were all very excited with each flapping of its wing. We could not wait until its wings dried. What an exciting moment. Out of 4 caterpillars, only 2 hatched. The other two butterflies never made it out of the pupa stage. Their pupas became black. It helped our boys to understand that not everyone makes it. They felt very bad for the ones that did not and we buried them under some dirt.