Melrose International

Find inspiration, design how-tos, and resources to help you grow your business, and more.

Featured Posts
Damon Meadows

Tell Me What You Do NOT Want To Buy

One of the absolute best things that can happen during a conversation with a customer, is that they tell you what they do not want to buy. As they tell you what they do not like, it’s easier to identify what they do want to buy. Objections are wonderful! Do not avoid them. Embrace those objections, complaints, and denials as customers help you to understand them better.

Read More »
Business Strategy
Damon Meadows

BIGGEST Obstacle for Retailers

To thrive in the current business landscape, we must prioritize employee retention and satisfaction. Acknowledge the changing dynamics of the workforce and be prepared to adapt. Embrace flexibility in scheduling, target your recruitment efforts, and maintain open lines of communication with your team.

Read More »
Featured Posts
Damon Meadows

Is Your Gift Guide Ready?

Creating a holiday gift guide is a simple yet effective marketing strategy. We recommend curating lists of five new ornaments, sprays, gifts for her, gifts for him, and gifts for hard-to-buy-for individuals as attention-grabbing ideas for customers. By showcasing these Melrose products with brief descriptions and images, your store positions itself as the value-added solution provider during the holiday season.

Read More »
Featured Posts
Damon Meadows

Simple Sales Tips

As retail store owners, we sometimes forget one of the simplest tips for sales. Sell today! This is just a quick reminder for all retailers, that customers are in our stores, and ready to buy. We should never suggest that a customer leave the store and make a purchase later.

Read More »
Education
Damon Meadows

Transient Buyers Are Buyers!

Transient Shoppers: Turning Short-Term Visitors Into Customers In today’s rapidly evolving retail landscape, businesses are constantly seeking innovative ways to attract customers. One often overlooked

Read More »
Featured Posts
Damon Meadows

Marketing your Merchandise Right

Marketing Your Merchandise Right Welcome, my fellow enterprising home décor reseller, to an invaluable lesson in business strategy and marketing. It all begins with a

Read More »
Good dynamic lighting can guide potential customers inside your store and direct them. This is a perfect example of how dynamic lighting, the use of soft light to bright light, can create a pathway for customers.
Featured Posts
Damon Meadows

Dynamic Lighting Will Guide Customers Inside

Good dynamic lighting can guide potential customers inside your store and direct them. This is a perfect example of how dynamic lighting, the use of soft light to bright light, can create a pathway for customers.

Read More »
Trending Product
Damon Meadows

Glazed vs. Unglazed Containers

Hot Trend: Glazed and Unglazed Combination of finishes on containers and vases are hot and trending for 2023. Instead of having one glaze or look

Read More »
Education
Damon Meadows

Fountains

Fountains: Metal | Ceramic | Resin Fountains offer a visual unlike any other décor because of the cascading water and are a wonderful way to

Read More »
Art
Damon Meadows

Triptychs

Triptychs | Insider Review: Transition Items What’s a triptych you ask? A triptych is a work of art (usually a panel painting) that is divided into

Read More »
Design
Damon Meadows

Lamps

Lamps | Collection Highlight: Simple Country Lamps have specific design features from the weight of the base, the heighth of the shade and much more

Read More »
Trending Product
Damon Meadows

Pears & Apples

Apples & Pears | Collection Highlight: Dwelling The Apple and The Pear. Why it’s trending! Often featured in renaissance paintings. Often have religious implications. Pears

Read More »
Design
Damon Meadows

Laser Cut

Laser Focus | Laser Cut Designs Laser cut designs are used in many of our most trendy items. But the number one way to use

Read More »
Education
Damon Meadows

Art Deco & Modern Invitation

Art Deco | A Modern Invitation Art Deco is highlighted in many pieces throughout the six 2023 Home and Garden collections at Melrose International. (Designed

Read More »
Design
Damon Meadows

Patterns

Patterns Plus: How Emotions Create Sales Throughout the Melrose International Home & Garden Showroom colors and patterns emerge from all 6 collections. What sets Melrose

Read More »
A look at some Melrose Insider Winners
Education
Damon Meadows

A look at some Melrose Insider Winners

A big “THANK YOU” to everyone that entered and participated in our “Melrose Insider Giveaway Contest” during the 2022 Winter Markets. You helped make the program a huge Success. With this in mind, we wanted to share photos of some of the Winners with you. Enjoy.

Read More »
Melrose International Ribbon Cutting Event for Atlanta Showroom
Education
Damon Meadows

Melrose International expands its Las Vegas and Atlanta showrooms

Melrose International recently completed a move and expansion to over 15,000sqft to the sixth floor into room C-618 at the Las Vegas World market. Melrose also completed and launched a expansion of its Atlanta Holiday showroom featuring over 17,000sqft in Building One, 17-C-11. We felt it was the perfect time for the expansions to happen in order to better support our customers and sales force with more room and more product.

Read More »
tabletop decor design
Education
Damon Meadows

Tabletop Design and Principals

Tabletop Design & Principals Shop our Holiday Collections Here are some helpful tips   Use variable heights to draw focus to key items Create peaks

Read More »
Trending Product
Damon Meadows

Trending Metallics

Trending Metallics Metals of gold, copper, and bronze are cutting through the basic brushed nickels and stainless looks in home décor.

Read More »
Education
Damon Meadows

Premade Preshow Welcome

Premade Preshow Welcome Prepare yourself and have look at our new showroom in Las Vegas! Traditional Holiday You can’t miss it and you must have

Read More »
insider
Damon Meadows

Melrose Insider Update

Melrose Insider Update Our Giveaway will be on or about Feb 1st with winners being notified via text and email shortly after. Melrose International will

Read More »
Education
Damon Meadows

Ribbon Row

Ribbon Row Ribbon in Every Which Way Melrose International offers more than 300 different varieties of ribbon. Polyester, Paper, Nylon, etc…. 87175 What to sell?

Read More »
insider
Damon Meadows

Strings, Strands, So Simple…

Strings, Strands, So Simple… Go Beyond The Tree On a tree, in a container, or anywhere in-between…. There are so many opportunities with strands and

Read More »
Trending Product
Damon Meadows

Snow Globes and Infinity Lights

Snow Globes & Infinity Lights A holiday classic with modern flare Snow globes can be classic, whimsical, holy and most importantly fun. That is why

Read More »
insider
Damon Meadows

Insider Video #2

Laser cutouts, magnetic snow flakes, and more… Set the Scene, Winter Scenes #86208 & #86209 Setting the scene doesn’t have to be complicated. These simple

Read More »
two alpine style lodge decorations with lit trees and red skis
insider
Damon Meadows

Insider Video #1

LeAnn has a close up look at our trending product from Home & Holiday 2022. Shine and Shimmer Ornaments #87077 Glitzy, Shiny, Rhinestones! The trend

Read More »
insider
Damon Meadows

Welcome to Insider!

Sign up & Win One of Many Prizes$1500.00 | $500 | 25 Fia Flame Winners If you’re reading this you probably already filled out the

Read More »
Education
Damon Meadows

We’re Open Program: Part 3

LeAnn covers the “We’re Open” program” from Melrose and how we plan to provide you marketing support.  We want to commemorate your opening whether it’s

Read More »
Education
Damon Meadows

Instagram – The Value of Hashtags

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Instagram – The Value of Hashtags Before the idea of “hashtags” existed, the # symbol meant the pound sign or the number sign. Now,

Read More »
Technology
Damon Meadows

Increase Sales: Part 2

LeAnn covers ways to increase profit margin and some final creative ways to partner with area businesses to get the job done. Remember the 3

Read More »
Technology
Damon Meadows

Instagram – Be Known, Liked, and Trusted

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Infuse “Know”, “Like”, and “Trust” into your Instagram Content to Grow Organically Being known, liked and trusted is the trifecta for growing both your customer

Read More »
Technology
Damon Meadows

Social Promotions

Social Promotions along with properly segmenting and targeting your audience can take your revenue to new heights.  You know your customer base and their buying

Read More »
Technology
Damon Meadows

Road to Recovery: Part Two

Today we cover Road to Recovery video part two. We talk about “asking for the sale” and current home shopping trends. Enjoy! To see part

Read More »