Piece counts are down. Casual dress is everywhere. Rent, labor and utilities are up. Staff is near impossible to find. Competition is rampant. But really, it’s one of the most exciting times to own a dry cleaning business. Why? Because despite falling piece counts, rampant casual dress, impossible to find staff, abundant competition and increased […]
Author: Darcy Moen
Darcy Moen opened his first drycleaning shop at the age nineteen. Over the next sixteen years, he built his first 600 square foot plant into a chain of 5 stores, creating and testing his own marketing programs along the way. Darcy is a multi-media marketer, working in digital signage, video, print, direct mail, web, email and is a social media expert certified by Facebook for Pages, Insights, and Ad systems. Please visit www.drycleanersuniversity.com
The One Legged Social Media And Communications Stool
As changes to the Facebook platform roll out, effectively reducing organic reach for business pages to zero, I’m hearing from a lot of people that they are moving OFF of Facebook, and onto other social media platforms. Well, what took you so long? I’ve always advised clients that having just ONE marketing strategy was a […]
Social Media ROI
Now that Facebook and Instagram have become pretty much entirely Pay to Pay for businesses, it’s become more imperative to justify your investment of time, effort and money in end results. I’ve had calls and emails from cleaners asking: ‘Is there any way I can measure how my efforts on social media are paying off? […]