Cost-Saving Affinity Programs
The Craft Retailers’ Association for Tomorrow (CRAFT), leverages the collective purchasing power of member retailers to find and offer high quality, favorably priced business services, all designed to meet the specific needs of American craft retailers.
Programs available as a benefit to CRAFT members include:
Bank of America Merchant Services for preferred card processing discount rates. Through our partnership with Bank of America Merchant Services, we have negotiated a program that entitles every CRAFT member, regardless of size or volume, to the same low “interchange pricing” for their credit card processing.
A number of our members have already compared these rates to their present programs and switched to the Bank of America Merchant Services/CRAFT program because of the cost savings. Every switch has resulted in annual savings far in excess of annual CRAFT dues.
We encourage every member who is interested, to contact Edie Ransom and discuss the program with her. She will explain “interchange pricing” and work with you to compute what cost savings, if any, this plan would provide for your business. There is no obligation, of course, but your CRAFT membership entitles you to these rates if you find they will save you money.
Click here for contact information for this program. You must be a member and signed in to view this page.
Insurance for Specialty Retail Shops
Your insurance policy needs to cover:
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Your inventory for sale (including jewelry and precious metals, which are typically excluded from insurance policies)
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Consignment and others' merchandise
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Your building, if you own it
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Fixtures, furniture, and, if you are a tenant, the improvements you have made to the property
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Your business personal property in the building, such as computers, office equipment, and showcases
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Loss of income when your business is interrupted by loss or damage to real or personal property caused by a covered peril, other than theft
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Bodily injury and property damage (e.g., a customer slips and falls)
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Medical payments (e.g., initial medical attention for a customer following a slip and fall)
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Products and completed work (e.g., skin irritation caused by wearing jewelry)
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Fire legal liability (e.g., fire damage to your rented property)
30 years of business insurance experience - Endorsed by CRAFT Association
For more information contact:
Len Zwas, The Insurance Marketplace, 708 North Winton Road, Rochester, NY 14609
(585) 482-9980 - (800) 724-4224 - ima@rpa.net - www.insmarketplace.com.
Be sure to identify yourself as a member of the Craft Retailers' Association for Tomorrow (CRAFT).
Packaging Specialties
CRAFT has partnered with Packaging Specialties to offer members one-stop shopping and superior customer service for all of your packaging needs.
Packaging Specialties can help you create Customized Packaging Solutions to meet your individual needs. Gift boxes, bags, tissue, ribbon, bows, labels, gift certificates, plastic bags, shreds and gift-wrap are all available from this unique source!The Packaging Specialties partnership with CRAFT provides the following benefits to CRAFT members:
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Last column pricing on in-stock products.
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Absolutely NO dollar minimums.
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Same day shipping for in-stock orders (if ordered by 4:00 PM EST).
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Nationwide shipping.
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Free to first-time customers: ink printing or hot stamping on in-house products.
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Unique small quantity imprinting –quantities as little as 500 bags!
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Three-week turnaround time for all in-house printed orders.
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Free plates on plastic bag orders (when ordering 10,000 of any size).
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Superior customer service.
Click here for contact information for this program. You must be a member and signed in to view this page.
Constant Contact
Use the leading email marketing service to connect with your customers
CRAFT has teamed up with Constant Contact®, the leading email marketing service for small
businesses, to bring you a new and exciting way to stay in touch with your most important audience, your customers.
With Constant Contact, email marketing is easy, affordable, and effective. In just minutes, you can:
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Communicate consistently with your customers and prospects
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Send great-looking, professional email newsletters, and announcements
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Track which customers are opening your emails and what links they are clicking on
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Build and manage your email addresses
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As a CRAFT member, sign up for Constant Contact
and get an extra 10% discount when you prepay.
This becomes a 20% discount for 6 months and 25% for 12 months.
Click here for more information and to sign up for a 60 day trial. You must be a member and signed in to view this page.
Shapiro Graphics
Matt Shapiro
Having grown up in a family that owns an American Craft Gallery, I have
learned how important it is to advertise and understand the dilemma that gallery owners face: Is advertising worth it or am I throwing my limited
dollars away? Advertising is essential and solid graphic design can be
affordable. I have partnered with CRAFT to offer affordable graphic design
to all of the members.
Advertise, Advertise, Advertise is vital especially if you do not have
Location, Location, Location.
Click here for rates & contact information for this program. You must be a member and signed in to view this page.
Carbonite Online Back Up:
Carbonite launched its online backup service in May 2006. Its industry-first offer of unlimited backup space for a flat low price revolutionized the market for consumer and small business backup services. So far, Carbonite has backed up over 3 billion files and more importantly, restored over 200 million files that would have been lost forever.
Every year, 43% of computer users lose irreplaceable files. Carbonite users do not have to worry! Carbonite automatically and securely backs up the irreplaceable contents of their computers for only $54.95 per year ($99.95 for 2 years) – no matter how much stuff they need to backup. Restoring lost files takes just a few clicks.
Carbonite offers a risk-free trial so users can see how simple it is to securely back up their photos, emails, music, financial records and other important documents. More than 60% of people who download the free trial end up subscribing to Carbonite!
Table Top Studio
Looking for a better way to photograph products for promotion and websites? Check out TableTopStudio! The website not only sells variations on the basic system but also has a wealth of FREE information about photographing products.
CRAFT members receive a 15% off on all purchases. Click here for shopping cart code (you must be a logged in member to view page).
Questions:
Contact: Stephen Dougherty
4187 Carpinteria Ave.
Carpinteria, CA 93103
805-566-0315
Fax: 805-566-0327
www.TableTopStudio.com
Vanguard ID Systems
Customer Loyalty Cards
Gift Cards
Debit or Stored Value Cards
Member Key Tags
All of this, and much more, available in a variety of styles and formats!
All of our products are manufactured from non-toxic Teslin®, an eco-friendly,synthetic paper that is manufactured under strict environmental guidelines.
Our products are compatible with all types of POS Software.
All cards are custom printed with YOUR logo and artwork.
SPECIAL 2009 OFFER FOR ALL CRAFT MEMBERS:
SETUP FEE WAIVED ON ALL NEW ORDERS (A $50.00 VALUE!)
FREE SHIPPING ON ALL REORDERS (UP TO $50.00)
Contact Stephanie Sanders for more details.
(800) 323-7432 x211 • StephanieS@vanguardid.com
2009 SPECIAL OFFER 1210 American Blvd., West Chester, PA 19380 • (800) 323-7432 • (610) 719-0700 • Fax: (610) 719-1800
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With this membership card you can get discounts on hotels and car rentals. Companies accepting these discount cards include:
National Car Rental
Avis Car Rental
Hertz Car Rental
Alamon Car Rental
Budget Car Rental
Destination Europe
Choice Hotels Intl.
(Includes Clarion, Rodeway Inn, Quality, Econo Lodge, Comfort Suites,
Comfort Inn, Sleep Inn, MainStay Suites and Suburban)
Been thinking about a new point of sale system - or even upgrading?
Check out CRAFT Affinity Partner CerTek Software Designs Artisan POS system. Here's what they are offering:
* 15% off Artisan software including add-on licenses and Feature Packs
* 10% off monthly support plans at Standard level or above (including in-plan software
upgrades)
- no discount on support and version upgrades not covered by these plans.
- no discount on services such as data conversions and installations
* 12% off POS equipment (cash drawers, receipt printer, etc.)
- no dicounts on computers (even specialty POS computers),
or other common computer
items such as keyboards, monitors and regular sheet
printers.
* 5% off all supplies (receipt paper, labels, ribbons, etc.)
We reserves the right to determine how this offer combines with other discounts, such as Show Specials, and we reserve the right to change these items in the future.
Want to speak with a CRAFT member currently using Artisan POS?
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Nanette Asbury
Nanette Orijinels
Spirit of the Hand Gallery
352-597-7391
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Deb Kneale
Show of Hands
303-399-0201
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M. Frank Burkhauser
SOTA
Spirit of the Artist, LLC
215-627-8801
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Ann Ruhr Pifer
The Grand Hand Gallery
651-312-1122
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Sue Port Simon
or Jody Christen
art 4...inc
814-693-2784
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