People are no longer using only desktop PCs and laptops to view your website. With the ubiquity of mobile phones, tablets and other web-enabled devices, you need something that accommodates everyone. Responsive web design is the technique used to create websites that adapt or ‘respond’ to the different ways in which people access your website. By using a responsive layout, your website will look attractive on every device — and all of the new ones that come out in the future. Thirty percent of web traffic is through mobile phones and tablets, so don’t neglect these users! Give them an experience that looks great, no matter what they use to browse the web.

Thanks for participating in our Raffle! Here are the prize winners.

Atlantic Garden Center – Virginia Beach, VA
A FREE onsite marketing consultation. Includes all travel expenses for Angela to visit your IGC and up to 6 hours of consultation. $2,500 approximate value (1 Winner)

Bosco’s Garden Center – Simsbury, CT
1,000 FREE Planting Guides. Customized for your store. $700 value (1 Winner)

Ashcombe Farm and Greenhouse – Shemans Dale, PA
Darling Ace & Garden Center – Marshall, MI
Louie’s Nursery – Riverside, CA
Perricone Garden Center – McHenry, Il
Tatterson Greenhouses – Port Haywood, VA
1,000 FREE Business Cards. Includes custom design. $200 value (5 Winners)

Grab Your Share of the Growing Wild Bird Market

Wild Bird Feeding is a growing hobby. Consumers are looking to conserve nature, add beauty to their backyards, and involve their families at the same time. These are many of the same motivations that bring customers to an independent garden center for their gardening needs, but studies show that most consumers are still purchasing their wild bird supplies at the big box stores. According to Ask Your Target Market, more than 80% of consumers are buying their supplies at places like Walmart or Home Depot.

Change that, by offering things Big Box stores may not:

• Offer Early Bird or Early Order Discounts on Wild Bird seed and feeders.
• Hold workshops or talks in your store about wild birds and how to attract them.
• Display signs and handouts detailing what feed, feeders or plants are best for the birds.

Get a piece of this growing market by being the helpful experts on wild bird feeding, fostering the same reputation as you have for gardening advice. Customers will reward you for your efforts.

GCS can help, with our all new Wild Bird program, including all the pieces you need to grab your share of the market.