The Product & Profit Podcast

Today we are going to talk about setting growth goals for the New Year. Not just generic New Years resolutions that can feel like you are setting yourself up for failure but real business goals that make sense and fit into your ideal life. This episode will go along with the goal setting workbook that I created for you (and is linked below). We will chat through some tips on how to approach goal setting, including:Ways you can brainstorm all of your ideas without putting the pressure on yourself to go down the rabbit hole or actually do anything with the ideas (ie talk yourself out of it).How to work on your business not in your businessWe will then go through the 4 parts of the workbook:The hindsightWhat opportunities do you have in your business?How to cast your vision for your business, for now and the future.How to create your roadmap for your big goals, and break it down into achievable goals. FREE RESOURCE: Download Kristin’s FREE Goal Setting Workbook to help you have your best year yet!CHECK OUT BOCU: www.shopbocu.comLET’S CONNECT! Follow Kristin + Bocu on Instagram

Today we are going to be talking about how to shift your mindset when things aren’t going great in your business. Being a business owner is challenging and it’s normal to go through a roller coaster of feelings, especially during peak times. As business owners, a lot of the times we create our own stress. But - we are in the drivers seat. We control the expectations on both the business and ourselves. Our businesses wont thrive if or function properly if we aren’t focused, if we aren’t in the right mindset, and we don’t take care of ourselves. In this episode, we cover some ways you can shift your mindset to a more positive place including:how to set boundaries for yourself so your business doesn’t take control of youhow and why you should start a gratitude practice and some examples of how I lean into the positives in my business Want support setting up a plan for next year? Sign up  for 2023 1:1 strategy sessionsFREE RESOURCE: Download Kristin’s FREE Goal Setting Workbook to help you have your best year yet!CHECK OUT BOCU: www.shopbocu.comLET’S CONNECT! Follow Kristin + Bocu on InstagramOther Resource Mentions: App: ThinkUpPodcasts: Six Figure Influencer & Shamelessly Ambitious

In this episode, I’ll share my BF/CM recap and how I am going to warm up my audience earlier so they are primed and ready to shop come BF/CM 2023. I’ll also share some advice on how to operationally prepare for the BF/CM rush so you are set up for success for the whole Holiday Season. We will chat about about Holiday Markets, why they are awesome and how to reap the benefits of a market long after it’s over. I'll go over some tips on how to maximize your time at a Holiday Market including:How to use the market as a lead generating opportunity, how to get people to sign up for your email list, and what you can do to keep them on the list. What product to bring, and how to set up a booth so it will grab the attention of shoppers. And what to bring for yourself so you are taken care of while you are busy making sales. Want support setting up a plan for next year? Sign up  for 2023 1:1 strategy sessionsFREE RESOURCE: Download Kristin’s FREE checklist to get your business ready for the holidaysCHECK OUT BOCU: www.shopbocu.comLET’S CONNECT!Follow Kristin + Bocu on Instagram

Today we are going to go over a post Black Friday checklist of things that I will be doing in my business or recommending to my coaching clients after the biggest sales weekend of the year.  I’m going to break this down into 3 parts - A hindsight: (or a recap) There are 5 buckets of this hindsight.  You have your financials, your top performing styles, ecomm metrics, a quick marketing recap, and a recap of your operations & production. Your inventory- we will talk through a strategy for reorders, and what you can do to move existing inventory. And your website- I will go though what you need to un-do now that BF weekend is over, and what to check to make sure your website and emails are relevant and accurate. Want support setting up a plan for next year? Sign upfor my waitlist for 2023 1:1 strategy sessionsFREE RESOURCE: Download Kristin’s FREE checklist to get your business ready for the holidaysCHECK OUT BOCU: www.shopbocu.comLET’S CONNECT!Follow Kristin + Bocu on Instagram

Today we are going to talk about Black Friday readiness, and what I’m doing in my business to prep for my Black Friday week. We will go through a checklist of things that will help your Black Friday weekend be successful whether you are doing an early sale, or a more traditional Black Friday sale. I’ll share my tips to optimize Shopify and your emails that will be relevant for both Black Friday and for the whole holiday season including:how to organize your product in Shopify, what your pop-up should say, and what to check to make sure your customers experience on your site is seamless. what to update in your emails and how to schedule your email sequence so you are top of mind for customersWant support setting up a plan for next year? Sign up for my waitlist for 2023 1:1 strategy sessionsFREE RESOURCE: Download Kristin’s FREE checklist to get your business ready for the holidaysCHECK OUT BOCU: www.shopbocu.comLET’S CONNECT!Follow Kristin + Bocu on Instagram

The topic today is about Gift Guides. We will talk through how I am approaching gift guides differently this year at Bocu and and go over some tips on building a gift guide to help you drive sales. We will go over tips for both the product side and the technical side of creating a successful gift guide, including how to:build your gift guide to support your biggest investmentsfocus on a persona OR interests so it’s clear to your customer, and to googleWe will also go over some expert tips from my friend Nina Gibson of Visibility & Co on how to successfully build out your gift guide from a technical standpoint using SEO. She shared her top tips:why you should create a landing page or a blog post where your gift guide can livehow to focus your gift guide around trending and relevant keywordshow to optimize your product copy to help your Gift Guide be searchable To see all of these tips in writing, check out my blog post here all about building a gift guide! Need help with SEO? Nina Gibson is your go-to! Check out her membership Visibility Co. and use code FRIENDS15 for 15% off your 1st month. Want support setting up a plan for next year? Sign upfor my waitlist for 2023 1:1 strategy sessionsFREE RESOURCE: Download Kristin’s FREE checklist to get your business ready for the holidaysCHECK OUT BOCU: www.shopbocu.comLET’S CONNECT!Follow Kristin + Bocu on Instagram

In this episode we are going to talk about expectations, both ones you set for yourself, and expectations you set for your business. We will chat through the emotional expectations we have when we launch a collection and share our blood, sweat and tears with the world, how it looks different for different business models, and what I'm doing specifically in my business. As a business owner it can be easy to feel like you have to do it all yourself and can’t take a break. We will talk about some of the ways you can take back the power, protect your physical and mental energy and avoid burnout this Holiday season, including:a mini self care plan- what is one thing a week you can commit to doing for yourselfoutsourcing meal prepCheck out my friend's hand-made business @mamamademinisWant support setting up a plan for next year? Sign up for my waitlist for 2023 1:1 strategy sessionsFREE RESOURCE: Download Kristin’s FREE checklist to get your business ready for the holidaysCHECK OUT BOCU: www.shopbocu.comLET’S CONNECT!Follow Kristin + Bocu on Instagram

This episode is for the makers. We will chat through how to create your own momentum for your wholesale business despite uncertain financial times and a slow start to the season. Through all this uncertainty there are still ways to connect with your buyers, and sell your amazing products. We will go over some tips and examples of how you can position yourself as an asset to your buyers and retailers, including:how to utilize email to keep your business top of mind for your buyerssending tailored product suggestions-specifically your best sellerskeeping them posted on key order-by datesconsider doing a sale for your wholesale buyers and, some ways to build personal relationships with your buyersLink to the Entrepreneur Faire IG Live ReplayGet on the waitlist for one-on-one January 2023 Strategy Roadmap Sessions: Sign Up HereFREE RESOURCE: Download Kristin’s FREE checklist to get your business ready for the holidaysCHECK OUT BOCU: www.shopbocu.comLET’S CONNECT!Follow Kristin + Bocu on Instagram

Today we are going to be talking about how to set sales goals for your product business, and how having a sales and inventory plan can help reduce anxiety around peak sales times. We will go over how to either set a plan, or to revisit your existing plan for Holiday to make sure you feel really good about it. We will talk though how to do this by:Having a plan for the full floorset AND specifically Black Friday and Cyber MondayIn order to feel good about where your sales number is set at (or to set one), you want to look at not only what happened for those same dates last year but also your year to date trend.Set a (realistic) stretch goal. It works. There is something about putting things down on paper that energetically shifts your mindset.Combine these tips with a solid marketing and inventory plan. Make sure to protect your top volume drivers in your inventory investments. Get on the waitlist for one-on-one January 2023 Strategy Roadmap Sessions: Sign Up HereFREE RESOURCE: Download Kristin’s FREE checklist to get your business ready for the holidaysCHECK OUT BOCU: www.shopbocu.comLET’S CONNECT!Follow Kristin + Bocu on Instagram

In this episode we are going to be talking about what I’m focusing on for the rest of October- and that is being laser focused on my audience. There are a few things that go into this, but it really boils down to growing and nurturing our email list and being focused on visibility. We will chat through how I am going to be doing this in my own business by:nurturing our existing audience by showing up consistently not only on social but also in their inbox. Growing our email list by driving people to sign up via a better pop up, social messaging, giveaway, and collabsLaying the groundwork to organically broaden our audience and increase visibility via PR outreach for gift guides and an affiliate program. FREE RESOURCE: Download Kristin’s FREE checklist to get your business ready for the holidaysCHECK OUT BOCU: www.shopbocu.comLET’S CONNECT!Follow Kristin + Bocu on Instagram

Today we are going to talk about what to do with your inventory when you’re transitioning between seasons, and how to deal with the pressure to transition seasons too quickly. We will talk about how to do what’s right for your business and your customer so you feel great about the timing of your seasonal launches.I’ll be walking you through:some creative ways to use older inventory to preserve margin in your businesshow to think differently about how you handle your inventory.the two types of excess inventory and different strategies to sell itwhat you can do to avoid to avoid taking crazy markdownsand some situational ways get creative in your business to drive more profit.FREE RESOURCE: Download Kristin’s FREE checklist to get your business ready for the holidaysCHECK OUT BOCU: www.shopbocu.comLET’S CONNECT!Follow Kristin + Bocu on Instagram

Welcome to the first episode of the Product + Profit Pop-Up Podcast! Every week, I’ll share some tips that I’ve learned in my over 15 years of experience working as a buyer in corporate retail and nearly 5 years running my business so you can take fast action to optimize your sales this Holiday season. Get ready to cover everything from product, sales, marketing strategy, wholesale outreach, you name it! I’ll take you behind the scenes in my business and we can drive our Holiday sales together.In today's episode we are going to talk about my favorite topic- product. I’ll be walking you through:how to step back and assess your current product assortmenthow to evaluate your areas of opportunityhow to assess risk volume drivers and inventory depthGRAB THE FREE RESOURCE: Download Kristin’s FREE checklist to get your business ready for the holidaysCHECK OUT BOCU: www.shopbocu.comLET’S CONNECT! Follow Kristin + Bocu on Instagram

Ready to take your product business to the next level and crush your Holiday sales? The Product & Profit Podcast is a pop-up style podcast recorded real time each week in Q4 2022.  Whether you are a maker, brick & mortar boutique owner, or run your own e-commerce business, this podcast will cover everything from product offering, pricing, wholesale strategy, marketing, outsourcing and beyond.Join Kristin Fisher, Retail Strategy Coach and Founder of the e-commerce gifting brand, Bocu, each week throughout Q4 as she shares behind the scenes of running a small business during the holidays. With over 15+ years working as a buyer in corporate retail for major brands, she will be sharing her advice & strategies for other product based businesses along the way. FREE RESOURCE: Download Kristin’s FREE checklist to get your business ready for the holidaysCHECK OUT BOCU: www.shopbocu.comLET’S CONNECT!Follow Kristin + Bocu on Instagram