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Welcome New Partners

Posted by Liz Schulte on 1/9/23, 6:30 AM

In 2022, MBS welcomed 25 new Premier Partners and retained 99% of our existing partners. We are so grateful for every college store we work with. Thank you for placing your trust in MBS. We are proud to serve independent campus stores.

2022 Best Practices for College Stores

Posted by Liz Schulte on 12/19/22, 6:15 AM

2023 is almost here. After this week, Foreword Online will be taking a short break. We will return on January 9, 2023, with more helpful stories. Let’s take a moment to look back at 2022 and all that we have learned.

5 Ways to Grow Your Customer Email and Text Message Marketing Lists

Posted by Liz Schulte on 12/12/22, 6:15 AM

Communication is key for increasing store foot traffic and market share. If customers don’t know about the fantastic bargains they can get in your store, then they might not think to shop with you. Email and text message alerts can be a great way to communicate store sales, promotions and events, but how can stores encourage more customers to sign up to receive email and text message alerts?

Three Facts You Might Not Know About SimpleSource

Posted by Liz Schulte on 12/5/22, 6:45 AM

Chances are you have probably heard of SimpleSource — your store might even use it for ordering. The benefits of SimpleSource are undeniable. This ordering tool, designed to help college stores maximize their wantlist fulfillment with minimal effort, is free and available to all college stores. However, there are still a few things about SimpleSource that you might not know.

How to Maximize Your Store’s Competitive Advantages

Posted by Liz Schulte on 11/28/22, 6:30 AM

In a crowded market, what are the top competitive advantages college stores have? Online and locally new competitors are popping up for college stores. Everyone is vying for students’ attention and likely offering similar deals. However, independent college stores have some innate competitive advantages that can help you keep and expand your market share. Let’s take a look at some of the ways the MBS system helps you leverage your store’s advantages.

MBS Is Closed Nov. 24-25 in Observance of Thanksgiving

Posted by Liz Schulte on 11/21/22, 7:00 AM

MBS will be closed on November 24 and 25 in observance of Thanksgiving.

Online Kit Ideas for the Holiday Season

Posted by Liz Schulte on 10/17/22, 6:45 AM

The gift-giving season is right around the corner. Give customers some fun gift basket options by creating online kits with some of the merchandise you already have in your store.

Textbook KPIs Enhance Business Performance Transparency

Posted by Liz Schulte on 10/10/22, 9:30 AM

How can your store use Textbook KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) to enhance your evaluation of its performance through rush as well as its management of faculty adoptions? MBS’ KPI tools provide easy analysis of key data, including Textbook KPIs. Let’s take a look at the reports that help supply transparency into key data figures as they relate to textbook management.

Registration Is Open for the 2022 MBS Virtual Fall Forums

Posted by Liz Schulte on 10/3/22, 9:00 AM

Join MBS Store Technology Solutions for its biannual Virtual Forum (October 31 -- November 4). The week of events will include hands-on learning, new feature announcements, informative how-to sessions and best practices. Registration for each session is now open.

Improve Your Store’s Social Media Engagement

Posted by Liz Schulte on 9/26/22, 6:30 AM

Social media is a very simple, cost-effective way to engage students with the bookstore. In a perfect world, you would post on your store’s social media account and all of your followers would see and remember the content you post. Better yet, they would heart the post and leave a comment, and maybe even share the information with their friends who don’t follow you. However, as we all know, that is not the reality. So, how can stores get customers to follow and interact with them on social media?

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Welcome New Partners

2022 Best Practices for College Stores

5 Ways to Grow Your Customer Email and Text Message Marketing Lists

Three Facts You Might Not Know About SimpleSource

How to Maximize Your Store’s Competitive Advantages

MBS Is Closed Nov. 24-25 in Observance of Thanksgiving

Online Kit Ideas for the Holiday Season

Textbook KPIs Enhance Business Performance Transparency

Registration Is Open for the 2022 MBS Virtual Fall Forums

Improve Your Store’s Social Media Engagement

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