In early September, the former Goodies For Gifts Blog introduced you to Lola Salazar, owner of Lola’s Sugar Rush. With a new year dawning, I wanted to post my interview with Lola once again on The Bloggery as a reminder that anything is possible and childhood dreams can come true. Enjoy! Lola’s Sugar Rush is [...]
One year ago I was working as an Online Marketing Manager for a carabiner company. Yes, me working for a carabiner company! Not the most glamorous job, but it does not matter what you are selling these days. Online marketing is critical in building your business. Yes, social media even helped sell carabiners, proof that [...]
In January 2012, we are starting an exciting feature on The Bloggery called Goodies Around Town. We are seeking writers, bloggers and hometown heroes to contribute! Each month we will run a feature that will highlight local bakers, chefs, and entrepreneurs from around this great country who ship their goodies nationwide. We are looking for [...]
Last night I was browsing around the internet and found myself fixated on The Beautiful Gift‘s website. I kept dreaming about their beautful gift bags. In my dream I was opening a gorgeous peice of jewelry from William Travis Jewerly in Chapel Hill. Okay, I admit it, that was a major hint for my hubby [...]
This article is written by Brian Onorio with O3, the Raleigh Web Design and Development Company responsible for the execution of this website. Like any delicious goodie, the website creation process always requires equal parts creativity and execution for success. No doubt you will find numerous examples of products from this website that executed perfectly [...]
There are two categories of people – those that send food gifts and those that look at me like I am crazy when I tell them I send food gifts. I swear there is an entire subgroup of people who did not get the memo that delicious, fresh, beautifully packaged foods can be shipped anywhere [...]
Tamara Eckles is the founder of Jem of the South, the premiere on-line boutique to “Discover Something Sweet.” Listen to us chat about Goodies For Gifts on her radio program, “Discovering Sweet Success.” If your family is like Lynn Steinberg’s, then food is the center of most celebrations. As a wife, mother, daughter, sister, half-sister, grand-daughter, [...]
This Sunday at 6:30pm, I will be talking Goodies with Tamara Eckles, owner of Jem of the South on Blog Talk Radio! Tamara Eckles, a third generation entrepreneur, combined her love of writing, baking and connecting dessert business owners to establish her brand and blog, Jem of the South. I am so excited to be [...]
Trendy or Classy? Sweet or Sassy? Early Bird or Night Owl? I put together this handy little gift guide to help you pick the most appropriate goodies that your family and friends will actually enjoy! Click on the image and get your list started. There are only 16 days until the big day!
Today is a day that I need to celebrate because when I was a child I loved cotton candy. I mean LOVED cotton candy! I ate it so much that I am pretty sure it contributed to the $10,000 in dental work I had done when I turned 30. Now, I see this love for [...]
