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Client Spotlight: Dillen & Ari

Every company has a story — and at SmartSolutions, we’re passionate about helping them tell that story. Our latest client spotlight feature is Dillen & Ari, the studio of Dee Batista specializing in hand lettering and design — with an emphasis on licensing for commercial application.

In their own words

A look at some of Dillen & Ari’s notebooks and custom design work.

“Dee combines her talents as a hand letterer and designer to create clean, playful and bright designs that can be applied to a variety surfaces in different categories. She runs her Miami-based studio in lettering and custom typography, working with licensing agencies on surface and print designs.

Dee’s product designs can be seen mainly on homeware, gift, and stationery goods such as greeting cards, journals, agendas, notebooks, notepads, passport holders, desk/home decor, tote bags, mugs, tumblers and more – most of which have been sold at local stores as well as department stores such as Walmart and TJ Maxx. Dee has also created special promotional and advertising pieces for A+E Networks.”

More about their products

From hand-lettered, inspirational journals to home decor and enamel pins, Dee’s style with Dillen & Ari products focuses on the glitz, the glam and the inspirational.

To learn more about Dillen & Ari, such as their products and licensing information, you can visit them at dillenari.com.

 

Every company has a story — and at SmartSolutions, we’re passionate about helping you tell that story. 

Looking to give your company’s social media marketing presence the boost it needs to start seeing a more positive return on your investment? Click below or call us today to get your free consultation!

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Client Spotlight: Great Lakes EXPO

Every company has a story — and at SmartSolutions, we’re passionate about helping them tell that story. Our latest client spotlight feature is the Great Lakes EXPO, the premier trade show for fruit and vegetable growers, greenhouse growers, farm marketers and more.

 

In their own words

“Over three days, the program includes sessions on fruit crops, vegetable crops, other specialty crops, greenhouse crop production and marketing, farm marketing ideas and operations, farmers’ markets and organic production and marketing. There will also be sessions covering a diversity of general interest topics, including food safety and labor.

Presentations will be made by researchers and Extension educators from Michigan State University, other Land Grant universities and industry. Many of the education sessions will offer credits for Michigan and Ohio Private and Commercial Pesticide Applicators and Certified Crop Advisors.”

The 2019 Great Lakes EXPO and Michigan Greenhouse Growers EXPO, held at DeVos Please Conference Center and the Amway Grand Hotel in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan, features more educational opportunities and trade show exhibitors than ever. With over 4,000 visitors from over 40 states and seven Canadian provinces, the Great Lakes EXPO features 70+ educational sessions and workshops and over 450 exhibitors in an expanded trade show over a three-day period.

 

Learning more

From beginning organic production to farm marketing, to utilizing social media marketing and more, any of the EXPO’s over 70 educational sessions and workshops will help growers from all walks and industries learn more about improving their businesses practices. To see the upcoming 2019 lineup of educational sessions, click here.

Early bird registration is now open. Register by Friday, November 15th to receive early bird pricing discounts. To learn more about the discounts, pricing and registration, click here.

To learn more about the 2019 Great Lakes EXPO and Michigan Greenhouse Growers EXPO, such as educational session information, pricing, registration, event details and more, you can visit them at glexpo.com.

 

Every company has a story — and at SmartSolutions, we’re passionate about helping you tell that story. 

Looking to give your company’s social media marketing presence the boost it needs to start seeing a more positive return on your investment? Click below or call us today to get your free consultation!

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Client Spotlight: Food MarketMaker

Every company has a story — and at SmartSolutions, we’re passionate about helping them tell that story. Our first client spotlight feature is Food MarketMaker, a national network that connects farmers and fishermen with food retailers, processors, caterers, chefs, consumers and more.

 


 

In their own words

“Whether you are a producer looking to reach new markets; a buyer wanting to connect with local or specialty suppliers; or a consumer looking for goods and services in your area MarketMaker is a must-have resource.

MarketMaker is the largest and most in-depth database of its kind featuring a diverse community of food-related businesses: buyers, farmers/ranchers, fisheries, farmers markets, processors/packers, wineries, restaurants and more. MarketMaker provides simple yet powerful search tools to connect with others across the production and distribution chain.”

 

Learning more

At Food MarketMaker, there are ways to benefit everyone — from producers and buyers down to consumers.

For producers — Register your business in MarketMaker, creating your entry in the database where consumers and buyers can find your products. Through MarketMaker, producers are able to reach and form alliances with buyers more efficiently.

For buyers — Registering yourself as a buyer makes your business discoverable to producers who are looking to grow, source or sell more of whatever you might be looking for. Using MarketMaker helps buyers find more suppliers of differentiated, high-quality products, leading to more efficient sourcing and, in-turn, higher margins.

For consumers — Looking to find fresh strawberries, organic apples or mirlitons? Consumers are able to use MarketMaker to locate suppliers selling exactly what they’re looking for. Use MarketMaker to search for literally any product, such as chick peas, specialty mushrooms or seasonal fish, from anywhere in the United States.

 

What’s in Season app

Looking to find fresh produce, but not sure what might be in season in your neck of the woods? MarketMaker’s “What’s in Season” app provides consumers and buyers a place to search for just that — produce in season in your geographical region.

Click here to learn more about the What’s in Season app.

To learn more about Food MarketMaker, you can visit foodmarketmaker.com or follow their Facebook, Instagram and Twitter pages!

 

Every company has a story — and at SmartSolutions, we’re passionate about helping you tell that story. 

Looking to give your company’s social media marketing presence the boost it needs to start seeing a more positive return on your investment? Click below or call us today to get your free consultation!