Current Pedorthics | November-December 2016 | Vol.48 Issue 6 | Page 41

Are Your Suppliers Helping with Your Marketing? Jeff Jacobs BOC Ped, Chris Stanley, C.Ped & Ben Nebroski C.Ped We all know that brick-and-mortar retailers are facing some tough challenges from the internet. That presents an opportunity for the retailer to do something the online guys can’t: hold an event! Have you ever attended an online party? Why? Because you can’t have Illustration adapted from: @iStock.com/sidop that kind of interaction online. It is the same reason why people still attend concerts. It is about being there, and that is something retailers can and should take advantage of. Three of PFA’s longtime members and retailers have contributed some of their recent experiences that will hopefully get your creative juices flowing, and get you motivated to do your own event(s). Current Pedorthics November/December 2016 39