Have you ever wondered how to protect your fabric sales when you show clients a fabric sample with vendor information? We, at the showroom, often get back memo samples with no tag on – the problem with removing tags is that when you show your client the fabric you may not know which way the fabric runs on the bolt. If you cannot tell your workroom which direction the fabric comes off the roll, they won’t be able to quote yardage or - worse, they will give you an inaccurate quote. Linda Yackle of M.Y. Window Designs came in the showroom last week with a great example of how to get around this.
Linda uses Microsoft Word to create a postcard template. She inputs her logo and company information and a few blank lines to write on. She prints out a bunch at a time and cuts them out (4 print on one page) and replaces the fabric tags with these to show her customers. She will write on the tags the repeat information and a fabric name. She may alter the name to make it more difficult for the customer to find online. By placing this tag on, she can ensure that she knows which way the repeat runs and will be able to accurately calculate yardage. She is also helping out the showroom when she replaces the original tag since she knows exactly which tag needs to go back on it and which direction it needs to be applied by matching up the repeat information and maybe a coded name.
Below is a picture of what her tags look like (Thanks Linda for the picture!)
What do you do to protect your fabric sales?
2 comments:
That is exactly what I have done , even when we had the store. Let the client work if they need to shop.
Dee Dee
Linda,
Great Idea. thank you for sharing
Carmen Boyer
White Oak Interiors
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