As we approach our 5th year TOP 7@7 Anniversary ( March 2), it makes me reflect on where it started!
After surviving 2020, we needed to find ways to be "busy" when traffic at the store was slow due to weather. We decided to try a live Facebook video and offer crazy sale prices on fabrics and notions . Snow Day sales were such a success, Jenn suggested maybe we could do one evening a week, we would log on at a certain time and do the same as a Snow Day sale !
The idea developed from there. I remember being a teenager and listening to the top 10 on the radio, I thought, 7pm was after supper time and we could make sure to get the biggest audience possible. Then next thing you know, we developed Top 7@7, got a logo and a weekly show.
It may have changed over the years, from a better tripod to hold the phone (no more dropping it in the garbage while live....), a new process for customers to order the SALE items, and using our Facebook live to talk about our upcoming events, create buzz for new classes coming up, or raising funds for great causes !
I still get super nervous before hitting the go button, and I have found ways to deal with days were things don't quite line up for a live show. We have done lives while on the road, pre-recorded....and that ONE TIME...I forgot, only to be reminded by Pat Jan 1, 2024, that I had missed the show and sale all together ! I usually forget half the things I wanted to say till AFTER I log off, I have laugh so hard I cried, cried and could barely speak.
The best part of Top 7 is the message I receive from customers who tell me they love to watch, the visitors to the store who want a quick picture or advice, and best of all, seeing that after 5 years, we still have a growing audience !
Thank you ! For helping us make memories, one stitch at a time!
Vickie
