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    <title>thread Town Square: Are you ready for Black Friday? Join the Discussion in Archived Discussions (Read Only)</title>
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    <description>&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;This Town Square blog post has &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;A href="https://squareup.com/us/en/townsquare/black-friday-prep" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;three tips to prepare for Black Friday&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;SPAN style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;. The post &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;I&gt;&lt;SPAN style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;does&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/I&gt;&lt;SPAN style="font-weight: 400;"&gt; reference US holidays (Thanksgiving is next week, how?!) but I wanted to share it because I think the tips can be applied by any small business owners: Learn why it’s important to plan your social media posts in advance, reach your existing customers, and how to convert new customers to returning customers.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;I&gt;Pro tip:&lt;/I&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;SPAN style="font-weight: 400;"&gt; This post highlights how important it is to proactively connect with your customers in the run up to the holidays. You can offer discounts from &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;A href="https://squareup.com/help/article/3955-create-and-manage-discounts" target="_self"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;Square Point of Sale&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;SPAN style="font-weight: 400;"&gt; or &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;A href="https://squareup.com/help/article/6880-create-a-coupon-in-square-online-store" target="_self"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;create coupons for your Square Online store&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;SPAN style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;Discussion questions:&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;LI style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;Do you typically run any promotions for Black Friday?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;How do you organize your social media posts? Do you use a content calendar?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;Are your customers on social media or is direct marketing more effective?&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/LI&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;Answer one of the discussion questions or reply to the thread to join the conversation! &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2020 19:06:10 GMT</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Helen</dc:creator>
    <dc:date>2020-11-19T19:06:10Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Town Square: Are you ready for Black Friday? Join the Discussion</title>
      <link>https://community.squareup.com/t5/Archived-Discussions-Read-Only/Town-Square-Are-you-ready-for-Black-Friday-Join-the-Discussion/m-p/220438#M75461</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;This Town Square blog post has &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;A href="https://squareup.com/us/en/townsquare/black-friday-prep" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;three tips to prepare for Black Friday&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;SPAN style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;. The post &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;I&gt;&lt;SPAN style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;does&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/I&gt;&lt;SPAN style="font-weight: 400;"&gt; reference US holidays (Thanksgiving is next week, how?!) but I wanted to share it because I think the tips can be applied by any small business owners: Learn why it’s important to plan your social media posts in advance, reach your existing customers, and how to convert new customers to returning customers.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;I&gt;Pro tip:&lt;/I&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;SPAN style="font-weight: 400;"&gt; This post highlights how important it is to proactively connect with your customers in the run up to the holidays. You can offer discounts from &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;A href="https://squareup.com/help/article/3955-create-and-manage-discounts" target="_self"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;Square Point of Sale&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;SPAN style="font-weight: 400;"&gt; or &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;A href="https://squareup.com/help/article/6880-create-a-coupon-in-square-online-store" target="_self"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;create coupons for your Square Online store&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;SPAN style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;Discussion questions:&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;UL&gt;
&lt;LI style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;Do you typically run any promotions for Black Friday?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;How do you organize your social media posts? Do you use a content calendar?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;Are your customers on social media or is direct marketing more effective?&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;/UL&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;Answer one of the discussion questions or reply to the thread to join the conversation! &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2020 19:06:10 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.squareup.com/t5/Archived-Discussions-Read-Only/Town-Square-Are-you-ready-for-Black-Friday-Join-the-Discussion/m-p/220438#M75461</guid>
      <dc:creator>Helen</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2020-11-19T19:06:10Z</dc:date>
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