Ever wake up one day and think to yourself:
“Jeepers self, if only there was just one day that the entire world and their coffee cups would focus upon that most glorious of activities called shopping!!”
Or in other words…
“It’s that time of month when consumers open up their wallet and beg to flip their cash at eager shopkeepers in return for the Most Awesome Dealie thingees imaginable!!!”
Well, long long ago, back when common sense actually existed for more than .0000372% of the world’s population, there was a delightful event called “Black Friday” which was the day after Thanksgiving.
And shopping on that day became so …. popular …. yeah, that’s the ticket, so popular that stores would open up on Friday morning at 12:01am in order to snag more shoppers than overfed tribbles stuck in a bin of quadrotriticale (think people lining up in sub-freezing weather starting from 6pm on Thanksgiving day).
Nowadays, only a mere 5 years later, online shopping has reduced the vast majority of Black Friday thrills to hovering over the BUY ME NOW! key on Amazon.com.
But not only that…
… Black Friday started to expand into an entire week (still called Black Friday, mind you, but then there was Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday)….
And now?
Well, now, a full MONTH before Black Friday hits… you see things like:
Now.
This focuses upon the beloved store from our childhood past, Walmart, which normally is replete with flavored ACK (otherwise known as Sparkling water, which at Shoprite is sold under the brand America’s Choice, which can be shortened into AC, which can verbally be sung as AAACCCCKKKK! which is virtually guaranteed to gather up your lost kids if you yodel that at the top of your lungs, not that I would have any clue about such a thing but you know, I have yet to lose a Ling kid in Walmart… but I digress).
Yes, the topic here is Black Friday… at Walmart!
A month before Black Friday even happens!
But ’tis not only Walmart, no siree!
At the time of this writing you can also see:
www.pcmag.com/news/371526/amazon-vs-best-buy-black-friday-2019-preview
9to5toys.com/2019/10/24/target-black-friday-2019/
In a nutshell, we’re talking that what had been a cute little fun holiday right after Thanksgiving has morphed into this Godzilla-sized free-for-all when it comes to generating sales.
Thus, smart marketers who can turn on a dime can create a nice simple cheatsheet *about* Black Friday and at the very least, build up their mailing lists! The steps could include:
Step 1.) Research ahead of time what are the best Black Friday Sales
Step 2.) Review safety and security tips
Step 3.) If you’re a vendor, package up your best dealies for Black Friday sales!
Resources for the above include:
www.fmins.com/blog/15-safety-tips-black-friday-shopping/
www.tomsguide.com/us/cyber-monday-safety-tips,review-1956.html
nomiscomwebdesign.eu/black-friday-marketing-ideas/
www.bigcommerce.com/blog/black-friday-ecommerce/
www.oberlo.com/blog/black-friday-marketing-ideas
Your takeaway?
Money.
Money, that is, if you take advantage of the above…
… and start preparing today.
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