Inspired Sales
Geographically Speaking
Surely the Bible Belt is the hottest area of the country when it comes to inspirational products, right? Not necessarily. According to Packaged Facts, the United States is such a "predominantly religious country overall that no region in particular stands out in terms of numbers of adults that express a religious preference." Here's how some wholesalers and other industry experts weigh in:
"Three to five years ago, the literature would have said inspirational sales were highest in the Midwest or Southeast, the Bible Belt. Our figures go across the nation. That's the thing to focus on. The definition of inspiration has become much more broad," says Ingrid Liss, vice president of design for Midwest.
"The biggest area I have is the Mid-Atlantic," says Judy Orcutt, of QuilliGraphy, "but I stretch down into the South, New England and the Midwest. My biggest seller is in Boiling Springs, PA."
Pure Grace's strongest regions are the Mid-Atlantic, the Northwest and the Southeast.
Steele, of House of Windsor, in CO is always searching for new inspirational products. The bottom line, according to her: "People want things that have meaning." And that is true in all 50 states.
Article Resources
Alexa’s Angels
877.264.3576
Alexas-Angels.com
Amscan
800.444.8887
Amscan.com
Designs by Linda Thiltgen
763.497.1510
LindaThiltgen.com
Designs with Scissors
800.880.7119
DesignsWithScissors.net
Enesco
800.436.3726
Enesco.com
Gund
800.448.4863
Gund.com
Jillery
212.674.9405
Jillery.com
Midwest
800.776.2075
SeasonsofCannonFalls.com
Natural Life
800.884.3856
NaturalLife.net
Pure Grace
503.365.7024
Pure-Grace.com
QuilliGraphy
717.815.0022
QuilliGraphy.com
Quotable
212.420.7552
QuotableCards.com
The Faith Collection
877.958.4438
TheFaithCollection.com
Toby and Max
541.997.7766
TobyandMax.com
Retailers
House of Windsor, CO
The Cannery, GA
Industry Experts
Gift Association of America
814.288.1460
GiftAssn.com
Packaged Facts
800.298.5294
PackagedFacts.com
Additional Resources
A Turning Point: Images to Words
845.358.7031
GagliardiPhoto.com
Allison Strine
770.640.6075
AllisonStrine.Etsy.com
AngelicSolutions
508.778.1392
AngelicSolutions.biz
Amy Peters’ Studio
805.773.1982
AmyPetersStudio.com
Art of the Spirit
770.998.5310
ArtoftheSpirit.net
Beyond Words
858.759.2444
BeyondWordsStore.com
Blessing Rings
818.929.2146
BlessingRings.com
Brickhouse Studios
802.899.2200
BrickhouseStudios.com
Cathedral Art
401.273.7200
CathedralArt.com
Compendium Inc.
800.914.3327
CompendiumInc.com
Creative Co-op
866.323.2264
CreativeCoop.com
Curt Goad Ministries
321.233.1500
CurtGoad.com
Cynthia Webb Designs
800.579.6763
CynthiaWebbDesigns.com
DCWV Home
800.748.4656
DCWVhome.com
Encore
800.334.0426
The-Encore-Group.com
Feed on the Word
866.898.7884
FeedontheWord.com
Giftcraft
877.387.4888
GiftCraft.com
Grateful Greetings
888.881.0281
GratefulGreetingCards.com
Grateful Images
877.252.7805
GratefulImages.com
Heaven & Earth Works
845.265.2401
HeavenandEarthWorks.com
Holy Land Stone Company LLC
800.952.3412
HolyLandStone.com
Inner Sources Inc.
800.366.9993
GoodMessages.com
Inspirational Gift Company
800.763.7742
ShopIGC.com
Inspirio/The Gift Group of Zondervan
866.231.8239
InspirioGifts.com
Kindred Hearts Inc.
815.230.2700
KindredHearts.com
LHH&F Inc.
800.955.1129
TheHumanityBracelet.com
Lovell Designs
800.533.9685
LovellDesigns.com
My Soul Soup
231.932.7363
MySoulSoup.com
New Creative
800.435.1000
NCEGifts.com
Periwinkle by Barlow/Barlow Designs
800.654.6074
BarlowDesigns.com
Remember ME Jewelry Inc.
800.269.0322
RememberMEJewelry.com
Sugarboo Designs Inc.
770.643.0069
SugarbooDesigns.com
Sybil Shane Studio
530.273.7200
SybilShaneStudio.com
The Seagull Company
800.786.2723
The Universe Knows Inc.
516.586.4572
TheUniverseKnows.com
RK Productions
888.275.7763
RKProd.com
Roman Inc.
800.729.7662
Retailers.Roman.com
Re-defined
770.971.9304
RTXCompany.com
Singer Company
800.345.3906
Singer-Co.com
Vilmain
877.243.4494
Vilmain.com
Emily Lambert
Lambert, a regular writer for GIFT SHOP, resides in Philadelphia. She can be reached at emilylambert@comcast.net.Social Connections
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