In the last several weeks my columns have largely dealt with informing online and traditional retail store owners about wholesale suppliers that who have reputations for honesty, dependable delivery, and value. In order to save buyers from having to sort through them I thought I would provide a quick list of some of the excellent [...]

According to the Holiday eSpending Report from Goldman Sachs, Nielsen/NetRatings, and Harris Interactive, last years reports show that online shoppers spent $18.6 billion in the first six weeks of the holiday season (Oct.29-Dec.9). That is an increase of 16 percent from 2004. With more buyers shopping online in 2006, those numbers are expected to increase [...]

No matter how great your web site or how low your prices, if no one can find your web site you aren’t going to create sales. In comes SEO.
SEO, or Search Engine Optimization, is the process of optimizing your web site for organic search engines. A few years ago this simply meant stuffing as many [...]

I’m not sure how they do it, but CONGRATULATIONS to Mr. Bill Jage and his fantastic staff for putting together a slam dunk at the February 2006 Off Price Apparel Show. It’s no easy task to promote and grow a trade show. The Off Price Specialists have not only grown their trade shows, but they [...]

JP Communications is proud to announce that we will be running the cyber cafe for the Off Price Apparel Show in Las Vegas next week.
For any of you new to the industry, Off Price is quite an amazing show. I have personally witnessed incredible growth in the off price apparel industry over the last few [...]

An Open Letter to All JP Communications Customers and the Wholesale Community:
JP Communications was founded by Joe Preston and myself back in late April of 2005. Joe and I have over 15 combined years of sales, marketing, and management expertise, which has helped us develop some of the most unique products for the wholesale community. [...]