{"id":70,"date":"2014-03-08T17:30:47","date_gmt":"2014-03-08T17:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/79gifts.com\/blog\/?p=70"},"modified":"2014-03-08T17:30:47","modified_gmt":"2014-03-08T17:30:47","slug":"march-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.79gifts.com\/blog\/march-newsletter\/","title":{"rendered":"March Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"<table width=\"600\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#d3d3d3\">\n<table width=\"600\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"middle\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"logo for verticle\" alt=\"logo for verticle\" src=\"https:\/\/75c8af7579-custmedia.vresp.com\/265746e1e6\/logo%20for%20verticle.jpg\" width=\"598\" height=\"102\" align=\"none\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\" valign=\"middle\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"newsletter header\" alt=\"newsletter header\" src=\"https:\/\/75c8af7579-custmedia.vresp.com\/265746e1e6\/newsletter%20header.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"395\" align=\"none\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" \/><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000;\">It&#8217;s been ages since I&#8217;ve sent out an e-newsletter, and recently several clients took me to task* for that and so with promises to do better, here I am once again. \u00a0So here is all the news that&#8217;s fit to print*, and probably some that isn&#8217;t, but there you are.*<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">If you haven&#8217;t been to our\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/79gifts.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">website<\/span><\/a>\u00a0lately, surf on by &#8211; we have completely revamped it, added new items, and continue to make changes and additions every week!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Looking forward to hearing from you soon!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Lise<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\" bgcolor=\"#d3d3d3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"spacer.gif\" src=\"https:\/\/img.verticalresponse.com\/email_layout\/3221\/spacer.gif\" width=\"1\" height=\"14\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<table width=\"600\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\" width=\"135\"><a href=\"http:\/\/79gifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/mardi-gras2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-19\" alt=\"mardi-gras2.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/79gifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/mardi-gras2-300x300.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">March dates to Note<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u200b\u200bMarch 9 &#8211; Day Light Savings Begins &#8211; spring ahead!<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">March 14 &#8211; Pi day (3.14.) &#8211; math people love this.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">March 16 &#8211; Purim (we have Purim packages!)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">March 17 &#8211; St. Patrick&#8217;s Day<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">and just because everything is in the first half of the month<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">March 25 &#8211; Pecan Day<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"spacer.gif\" src=\"https:\/\/img.verticalresponse.com\/email_layout\/3221\/spacer.gif\" width=\"1\" height=\"8\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\" bgcolor=\"#d3d3d3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"spacer.gif\" src=\"https:\/\/img.verticalresponse.com\/email_layout\/3221\/spacer.gif\" width=\"1\" height=\"14\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<table width=\"600\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\" width=\"135\"><a href=\"http:\/\/79gifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/NL-coffee-break-lg.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-73\" alt=\"NL coffee break lg\" src=\"http:\/\/79gifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/NL-coffee-break-lg.jpg\" width=\"192\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Upcoming events<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">From March 15 &#8211; 18 I will be attending the International Housewares Show. \u00a0I go each year looking at new gift and housewares trends, finding new food items and packing my brain with a thousand different ideas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This year I am honored to be invited back as a small business consultant, helping people with their business planning. \u00a0If you are attending, and would like to meet with me, sign up<a href=\"http:\/\/www.housewares.org\/show\/attend\/fc\/free_consulting.aspx?fcuid=45\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0here<\/span><\/a>. \u00a0If you want to meet for lunch, just drop me an email!<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"spacer.gif\" src=\"https:\/\/img.verticalresponse.com\/email_layout\/3221\/spacer.gif\" width=\"1\" height=\"8\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\" bgcolor=\"#d3d3d3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"spacer.gif\" src=\"https:\/\/img.verticalresponse.com\/email_layout\/3221\/spacer.gif\" width=\"1\" height=\"14\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<table width=\"600\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Keeping in Touch<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">It&#8217;s a brave new world*, and as such there are a myriad of ways that I am\u00a0working to keep in touch with our clients, friends and business partners. \u00a0 Clearly, this newsletter is one of them and I sincerely hope you will keep yourself on our mailing list. \u00a0(If you don&#8217;t want to receive this anymore, there is an unsubscribe button below). \u00a0Also:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BasketWorks.Chicago\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Facebook<\/span><\/a>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BasketWorks.Chicago\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">my Facebook page<\/span><\/a>\u00a0has been picking up steam, and I post both the fun and frivolous and occasional specials out there. \u00a0I post clearance items to Facebook \u00a0first, and I am\u00a0planning on doing something akin to flash sales*, listed on Facebook first.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/79gifts.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Blog\u00a0<\/span><\/a>&#8211; after years of being told I must, I finally pulled the trigger and have started a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/79gifts.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">blog<\/span><\/a>. \u00a0I publish about twice a week, aiming for Tuesdays and Thursdays. \u00a0Interesting and useful (I hope) tidbits from my universe, upcoming events, and, well its new, so I am not sure what else will end up there.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">I can also be found on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/3624721?trk=tyah&amp;trkInfo=tas%3Abasketworks%2Cidx%3A1-1-1\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">LinkedIn<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BasketWorks\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Twitter<\/span><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/u\/0\/b\/111527247127346503243\/+79gifts\/posts\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Google+<\/span><\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> I sincerely hope you will join me in one of my social media outlets.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"spacer.gif\" src=\"https:\/\/img.verticalresponse.com\/email_layout\/3221\/spacer.gif\" width=\"1\" height=\"14\" \/>* By the way*, to find out the history of all those words with *, \u00a0visit our\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/79gifts.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\">blog<\/a>\u00a0tomorrow!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been ages since I&#8217;ve sent out an e-newsletter, and recently several clients took me to task* for that and so with promises to do better, here I am once again. \u00a0So here is all the news that&#8217;s fit to print*, and probably some that isn&#8217;t, but there you are.*If you haven&#8217;t been to our\u00a0website\u00a0lately, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.79gifts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.79gifts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.79gifts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.79gifts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.79gifts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=70"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.79gifts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.79gifts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.79gifts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=70"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.79gifts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=70"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}