Author: Alan Young

5 Year-Round Multitasking Merchandisers Worthy of the Investment

Selecting display merchandise for your business can be likened to purchasing foundational staples for your wardrobe. You should always prioritize quality and versatility to ensure your investment lasts through repeat uses and can be re-styled based on the season or event. Let’s explore five types of hard-working display merchandise that can be re-imagined differently throughout the year to save valuable time, money, and energy.

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Making Your Dessert Table POP With Acrylic Risers

Though people eat dessert after the main meal it shouldn’t be an afterthought. A surefire way to impress your guests is by making your dessert tables stand out. But what types of desserts should you include in the spread? What design elements should be incorporated into the dessert table? How do you tie it into the event’s theme? While there are a lot of decisions to be made, using acrylic risers is an easy choice for displaying desserts. They make it easy to organize and make your dessert table pop. But here’s what you should know first about what to include on your table and how to style it.

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How to Create Cannabis Displays That Drive Sales

The rising quantity and quality of cannabis products available to enthusiasts today rival almost all retail categories in terms of variety. With so many dope choices on offer, customers are spoiled and oftentimes confused about which products are best suited to their unique lifestyles and tastes. Besides having knowledgeable and experienced staff, cannabis retailers are also better able to generate more repeat business with effective product displays promoting their products.

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Ultimate Leadership Guide for Women In Edtech

Edtech, a portmanteau of “education technology,” is the practice of implementing IT tools to supplement and enhance classroom learning. Edtech is an important part of STEM education, giving students real-time interactions and practice using technology-based tools. Edtech isn’t only important for STEM; it would be difficult to educate today without it, particularly with rises we’ve seen in online and blended classrooms.

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7 Steps to Help You Set up a Wedding Photo Booth

If you’re a bride or groom planning your big day, you may be looking to add that perfect element to your event that makes it memorable for guests. A wedding photo booth is one way to do just that.

 

Some people will hire a company to set up and oversee a booth, but many will actually create their own. If you’d like a photo booth at your wedding, use these seven steps to help you pull it off.

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How to Create a Home Office Layout to Maximize Space & Productivity

In the past year, there’s a good chance your home office has seen more activity than usual. With more than 5% of the workforce working from home full-time and 23.7% working from home at least some of the time, today’s telecommuters are more curious than ever about how to get the most out of their home office layout. If you’re looking for ways to maximize space and productivity, keep these simple layout, aesthetic and organization tips in mind.

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How to Display Your Collections Like the Pros

Seashells, sports memorabilia, antiques, fine china—whatever you collect, how they’re showcased is often as important as the items themselves. If you visit a museum or gallery, you’ll probably notice that collectibles just look better there. That’s because careful attention has been paid to choosing collectible displays that allow for optimal viewing and are lit to perfection. Take a page or two from the pros yourself. Here are some tips you can use to make your collection look great right in your own home.

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6 Simple Classroom Organization Tips Every Teacher Should Know

Educators are always thinking of new ways to connect with students. One is through thoughtful and creative classroom design. Student-centered learning environments are welcoming and, when done well, serve all types of learners.

 

Successful classroom design requires a little outside-the-box thinking and experimentation. There isn’t really one set strategy that works for every room. Some teachers may even rearrange their classes a few times during the course of a school year to keep things fresh and perk up students who’ve settled into a pattern.

 

Here are six creative organization tips you can use to spruce up your space and direct attention effectively.

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The Future of Classrooms After the Pandemic

The first day of school is a rite of passage experienced across generations, bringing to mind memories shared of backpacks loosely fitting on narrow shoulders, painful new shoes that need breaking in, a friend made on that first day, the bell and announcements, and the fear of starting out into the wide, wide world all on one’s own.

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