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Two Minute Tweaks is a podcast with brief book enthusiasm-building ideas for bookstores, libraries, college stores and other spaces connecting people with books. With Lisa Uhrik, co-owner of Franklin Fixtures -- the maker of shelves, browsers, custom counters, display cabinets, gondolas, dimensional slat wall, and bookcases for people creating powerful people places.
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Tuesday May 17, 2022
Tuesday May 17, 2022
This week we're taking a slight detour and starting a journey together where Lisa shares what she has discovered while on the path to starting a bookstore. We hope you find some nuggets of helpfulness along the way.
Tuesday May 10, 2022
Tuesday May 10, 2022
How do we do storytelling in displays and connect that with our event strategies, social media strategies, community building strategies and partnerships?
Tuesday May 03, 2022
Tuesday May 03, 2022
Tap into and claim the power of a good curated museum in your bookstore.
Tuesday Apr 19, 2022
Tuesday Apr 19, 2022
We humans feel good when there's something in the middle of a space … what's your something that's roughly in the middle of your store?
Tuesday Apr 05, 2022
Tuesday Apr 05, 2022
In this bite, Lisa describes her waist high experiment at a local silent book auction, followed by her discovery of the waist high pattern in Christopher Alexander's A Pattern Language. Click to listen to her experiment's results!
Tuesday Mar 29, 2022
Tuesday Mar 29, 2022
There can be no community without communal eating … In this bite, Lisa helps you think of ways to share food and drink together in order to create culture and find community.
Tuesday Mar 22, 2022
Tuesday Mar 22, 2022
Republic, broken down, means becoming public again. Never has this been more true than now, as we emerge from the pandemic. And Indy bookstores are at the heart of this idea of becoming public again.
Monday Mar 07, 2022
Monday Mar 07, 2022
A bite-sized lesson from Disma & Hope helps remind us to focus on the good and productive -- to focus not on the problems but rather the possibilities.
Thursday Jul 09, 2020
Thursday Jul 09, 2020
Looking at approach and entry, touch points and service methods that keep us all safe AND extend sales, we’ll explore practical ideas for customized implementation. Emerge with a plan of action that you feel is solid. (Converted from a workshop video.)
Thursday Jul 09, 2020
Thursday Jul 09, 2020
Shelving and fixtures are the bones of your store. Planning a strong internal structure isn't something you can skip over. This 13 minute podcast (converted from one of our YouTube videos) focuses on helping bookstore owners understand and select their silent workforce: fixtures.