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BREAKING NEWS Staying safe Contact Name: Stacey Quinn Contact Email: staceyquinn99@gmail.com Contact Phone Number: 7722014047 (Sarasota FL) I hope that this finds itself to the right person’s hands. It goes without saying that this has been a very trying time for all businesses but I wanted to shed some light on some things that have come to us a company as we are all in this together. I’ve been an entrepreneur for the better part of 17 years. Starting my career as an independent salesperson I’ve learned over the years how to address adversity and learn how to overcome most any obstacles. My company is one of the most thriving industries of “CBD” however like most of us we have hit hard times and are working through this new landscape of isolation and social distancing! We realize it’s tough and that we must all do our part to help this process finds its conclusion as quickly as possible as the longer this process prolongs itself the more damage it will do to most all industries and the wellbeing of so many in its wake. Being that so many of us from our old company had transitioned to our new company, so many of us have been raised to be forward thinking and at times in direct sales forced to think outside the box in order to survive and be profitable. We wanted to elaborate a little on some of the topics that we have implemented on this new frontier of social distancing so that our industry can live to see another day. Since people have been so intrigued by our industry it’s not uncommon much like other retail centers to see people coming into our stores to purchase goods since we started just 2 years ago, and now with the new containment issues for COVID-19 we have had to change how we do business swiftly in order to adapt. We also feel that our other fellow local business owners could also benefit from some of the same techniques and we hope that these can help them stay afloat during these tremendously trying times. One of the ways that we have addressed staying open is by taking inventory of different methods for communication with our customers without having contact at this time such as: ? Over the Phone or Video consultations is a great way to have personal contact to your customers ? Doing Facebook-Live Videos ? Making Social Media Content for Educational Material, Driving Promotions, and Incentives ? Providing Online ordering (Make sure Directions are easy to follow) ? Call In Orders with a No Contact- Pick UP ? Pre-Orders or Having a Subscription to Incentivize Multiple Orders securing Future Business ? Offering Free Shipping or having a Delivery Option ? Networking with Other small businesses to create synergy ? Cross-Promoting other small businesses to Drive traffic to New Social Media Platforms ? Reaching out to Media outlets to explain how your Goods/ Services will be available at these times We hope that this information helps anyone out there that may be in need, if need be please reach out to us so that we can lend any advice that may be of use to you. We want to see everyone make it through these times as we are all part of this community and at the end of the day small businesses are what makes our country run every day! We’d love the chance to cover this with your team as we have sent it out to a few different outlets a bunch of people are already asking to cover the story since every business owners chances of survival have been wavering since the onset of this unforeseen pandemic and what we all need is a beacon of hope in these times! Sincerely, stacey quinn owner / operator Your CBD Store St Armand’s / Lakewood Ranch / Laurel Ridge / Siesta Key Please give me a call 772-201-4047 thank you Stacey