Topics: holidays, textbook rush, MBS Monthly Marketing Plans
Did you know that one of the best ways to keep a New Year’s resolution is to make it public? It’s true! Declaring your intention in front of an audience makes you feel accountable, so this year, encourage students to share their resolutions as they purchase their textbooks during Rush. We’ve devised an easy-to-execute giveaway and ways to let your customers know how your store can help them achieve their goals in 2015!
Topics: holidays, mbs announcements
With decades of history and more than 1,000 employees at any given time, MBS Textbook Exchange has had plenty of interesting folks work here over the years. Among those are several men and women who have served the U.S. military.
Topics: college store stories, sustainability
As part of a university-wide goal to make the campus a little greener, the University of Minnesota Duluth bookstore went bag free between November 3rd and 7th. Ann Pellant, the Buyer Supervisor at the bookstore, says that they are planning to make this a biannual event from now on, after only doing it in April for the past six years.
Topics: college store stories, bookstore events
Halloween is serious business at both locations of the University of Alaska-Anchorage Bookstore! Not only is it the staff’s favorite time of year, it’s also an excellent excuse to plan fun events, play dress up and get rid of some “dead” merchandise. While many of us only get one day for a treat-eating, costume-wearing celebration of the spookiest holiday of the year, at these stores, Halloween is a week-long event that includes pumpkin carving, giveaways, a special sale and pint-sized trick-or-treating.
Topics: buyback, MBS Monthly Marketing Plans
The rise of the smartphone has brought along a lot of new trends for people around the world. In addition to allowing people to have nearly all of the world’s information sitting in their pockets, iPhones and similar devices have led to the popularity of selfies (a term that you can now find in the dictionary!)
Topics: college store stories, faculty relations, adoptions
Faculty adoptions can be a historic pain point for college bookstore operators. Whether courses and instructors aren’t finalized in time for the bookstore's deadline or they’re just plain busy, faculty seem to wait until or after the last minute — or later — to turn in their adoption lists for the upcoming term.
If you missed out on yesterday's faculty relations webinar, don't worry. We've got the full presentation here ready for you to view at your convenience. Let us know what you think, and remember to join us live at 11 a.m. each of the next three Wednesdays as we continue our Bookstores without Barriers series.
Most stores decide beforehand exactly what a customer's discount is going to be. But at North Dakota State University Bookstore, management leaves that up to fate. They do so by providing a bowl filled with scratch and win cards in front of their bookstore that customers can use to win anywhere between a 15 and 50 percent discount on any clothing or souvenir and gift items.
Topics: college store stories, bookstore events
October 9 was the fourth annual National Student Day — did your store participate? Here's a look into what some other college stores cooked up, in the words of the bookstore staff members who helped make it happen:
It’s undeniable: October has a lot going for it. From the obvious (Halloween!) to the important (Breast Cancer Awareness!), there are many opportunities to scare up some interaction with your students and community. This month, the Stevenson University Stores got into the spirit once again by holding their third annual Pink-a-Boo and Trick or Treat sales.
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