Let’s Talk Shop2 Sep 2019

Let's Talk Shop with Vicky Simmons from Mean Mail

In this episode, I Talk Shop with Vicky Simmons from Mean Mail. Vicky designs really fun and witty cards and retails them both on her website and through stockists up and down the country. She’s stocked by Papersmith, Liberty, and Conran and I just love how honest and real her cards are. Vicky and I spoke about:

- Vicky’s background and how Mean Mail started

- Challenges of running your own business

- How Vicky got into Liberty and got started with her wholesale

- Onboarding new stockists and why you should be the one asking questions

- Copying and how hurtful that is and how to deal with it

- Difference between copying and being inspired by something

- Importance of networking and being vulnerable and honest

- Weighing up the pros and cons of selling to some stockists and meeting their demands.

- Why it's ok to say no sometimes

- Sustainability in the card industry

- Social media

Connect with Mean Mail

https://www.meanmail.co/

https://www.instagram.com/meanmail/

Links mentioned in this episode

PR Dispatch https://prdispatch.com/

Future Retail https://www.futureretail.world/

Autumn Fair https://www.autumnfair.com/

Top Drawer https://www.topdrawer.co.uk/

Liberty https://www.libertylondon.com

Conran https://www.conranshop.co.uk/

Papersmiths https://www.papersmiths.co.uk/

Paperchase https://www.paperchase.com

Sainsbury’s https://www.sainsburys.co.uk/

John Lewis https://www.johnlewis.com/

Windles printers https://www.windles.co.uk/

UAL https://www.arts.ac.uk/

Story in New York https://www.macys.com/social/story/

Opening ceremony https://www.openingceremony.com/

Imogen Owen https://imogenowen.com/

Earl of East https://www.earlofeast.com

Coal drops yard https://www.coaldropsyard.com

Pocket Cast https://www.pocketcasts.com/

Creature clothes https://www.creatureclothes.com/ Come and see me at Top Drawer, stand K19

Connect with me

Website: https://www.smallbusinesscollaborative.co.uk/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/small_business_collaborative/

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