OMG that was my review! 😱 it is truly an amazing candle. Glad sharing my experience helped your inspiration for this change. You will kill it! Also, I saw the halloween candle. It sounds delicious.
I like it. We all like the fact that your brand has had the element of being autobiographic. That was needed for people to know what the brand is about. It's about your heart. now that we know that, and evidence of it exists, there is no need to prove your heart to your customers and viewers. We trust you. Im happy for you.
I saw the Halloween candle ! I’ve been watching your growth for some years now. you’ve taught me so much. I’m finally starting my candle business after a sold out holiday season last year “Divine Ambiance”!! Thank you for all the information
I'm finishing up my rebrand and and relaunching on Friday 9/13/24. It was a year of self reflecting and really thinking about my branding colors, tone, narrowing down my audience, deciding which products I want to sell, FINALLY coming up with a year around line (since I only did seasonal scents) and remember to share the purpose of why I started this business via social media. I hope your rebrand is just an enlightening and successful!
Saw the new candle. Sounds amazing! This video couldn’t come at a better time. I’m just starting out and getting my everything in a row. Thank you so much for all your guidance. You truly are an inspiration❤
I have been watching your videos since the beginning and you inspired me to open my own business. Congratulations on the rebrand!! And I love your Halloween candle!!! 🕯️
I saw the candle, and I"M OBSESSED!!! I can't wait for the release. I will definitely be placing an order. LOVE the new label design! This, in particular, was a great video. I've learned a lot from you over the years. The thing that drew mw to you was your brand! I've been trying for 2 years to develop a brand to start a candle business of my own. Yours has always been the bar for me to meet. I've struggled with understanding "branding" and this video finally made it click! I'll still have a lot of thinking to do, but now I know what I need to be considering. Thank you so very much for all the work you put into sharing your knowledge and skills. BTW- I thought I had a good candle until I purchased some of yours. Holy wow! Your candles are out of this world! They burn beautifully, the throw is amazing, they look so classy, and feel so expensive and luxurious. You helped me bump up my candle game! All the best to you and your family!
WOW! I don’t even know what to say!! This is such an incredibly nice comment and I just read this to Chris right now as we are driving home from the beach- both speechless! It means the world to me that my videos and brand have inspired you so much, and even more that this video helped you understand branding! Branding is a complex topic and something that took me many years to “get” (hence re-branding now!) Thank you soooo much for your support and I wish you all the best with your business!! 🩵
I saw the candle!! Super cute! Can't wait to see the rebrand. Thanks for sharing, it makes perfectionist me feel better to launch my candle business instead of procrastinating because its not exactly how I want it to be. I know I can always change it up when I feel like it, so no point in stressing. thanks again!!❤
I saw the Halloween candle! It sounds amazing. I'm so excited to watch your journey into the rebrand. I am just launching mine on October 1st and you have been a huge inspiration. This video came at the perfect time for me, as I want to have everything in place before the launch. Many blessings to you and yours.
Erica, so excited for you! You are a savvy business woman and I appreciate all your posts here on YT. Thank you and can’t wait to see your rebranded 🕯️ products. 💖
I saw the candle and it sounds divine!! Sounds like such a unique Halloween fragrance. Also congrats on the rebrand!! It's so easy to stick with what we know so it's awesome you're stepping outside the box and rebranding to keep building your business!!
Thank you!! Yes, it’s been a long time coming. I just know so much more now so it’s kind of like starting over in a way I wish I would have done in the beginning!
I love your progress, love hearing about your rebrand can't wait to hear more. I think it's a great idea. The best parr is that you don't even need it, you are just refreshing because it's your choice. Love the Halloween candle idea, smart!
When you was talking about being more about the customer, my first thought was she must have read a Donald miller book and then you did! Love his books.
I love that you're posting about this! I haven't rebranded in 15 years because it feels so complicated and stressful. I'm excited to see how your journey continues! Some candle companies have tea light sets so people can experience all of their scents, might be a thought! ❤ (I saw the candle!)
Yes it’s definitely a LOT. I know it’s going to take some time, but the goal is to have the majority of things updated and changed by the new year. And yes! I’m wondering if I should create something with my mini gold candles and offer four scent packs or something!
I love the Haunted candle! Pics are nice around the label and I look forward to smelling it! Your candles are amazing and an inspiration to me as I start my candle journey ;) I think rebranding and re-evaluating a business is something all owners should do to keep things exciting & fresh.
I rebranded in March too. I’m really happy with it. I haven’t gone viral or anything but the best thing is that my brand is more ME vs how I thought a soap brand SHOULD look.
I’m always so inspired and driven to keep going on this candle making journey. I am so excited for you and the future of MBCC! I saw the Halloween candle 🕯️ 🎃
Quite a pivot. Good luck! Love the new candle. I've recently finished mine due to a trade mark application, took a year to filter through all the bits, so don't stress if it takes a while. :-)
Good luck with your rebrand! We went through ours a few months back. Funny enough, a big part of it is centered around the phrase "you deserve to feel joy" and bringing mental health into the picture. We have custom shipping boxes made with that phrase and other fun stuff on it.
That’s awesome!! I think I am merging concepts into one, but the more I think of it I want to stay with the nostalgia “feel” but just make it about the customer instead of me! Joy, coziness, nostaglia, comfort- all of it 🩷
I saw the candle! 🕯️ I’ve been following your journey for quite awhile and it’s been awesome to see you grow and shift. Thanks for sharing your experience with us.
I just saw your Haunted candle and like the idea of having special occasions candles etc. I have seen nearly every one of your RUclips videos and have enjoyed what you post. Diolch, (thanks) Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales, UK
Perhaps you could do a sample candle set of tealights with different scents. You could individually wrap the tealight to keep the fragrances from mingling.
Don't know if you've seen it, but Wade from Black Tie Barn had someone send samples in a review video where they had poured their wax into little lip balm jars. You'd have to mark it appropriately so some hapless customer doesn't try to rub it on their lips, but it was a cute presentation.
adding a note to the footage to apologize for the appearance of the back of your hair speaks volumes about the changes you're trying to make. About focusing on yourself and self-referencing. When you're not so self-focused you won't really do that anymore. It won't occur to you to worry or care about your fears of the opinions of others. At the same time, your energy to truly help others where they really need it will come forward because you won't second guess yourself or your intuition. I wish you so much love and luck on this path!! Just noticing it is a really big step. Yay you. You got this.
At this moment I am working with a designer because I want cohesiveness and consistency with my "look" phew it's a lot of work and the website too. Goodluck :) It can be fun as well
I had the same problem with sample scents on my soaps. The scents all muddle and it defeats the purpose. I got rid of them but I want to revamp it as well
Hae erica im so much inspired with your vedios..pliz help me know how to print my candles.. I've watched some of your previous vedios but i dint understand well mostly the part where you have the blank label sheets on hand but still you have to purchase them on other sites it confuses me ...or anyone can just help know how to do this process ..i want to reduce the cost of printings from other places in my budget list
I absolutely agree with you that you need to make your business about the customer, a big reason why people fail is because they make it all about them, they only use their preferred fragrances and when you make it so personal, nobody is going to be as enthusiastic about it as you. You have to treat it as a business and not a hobby if you want to be successful. Success is relative of course but if you want to make it a full time business, you have to connect with the market. This is why large companies spend thousands on market research, it's that important. If you take market research and just throw it in the bin and say 'I will do it my way' you are doomed to fail in the long run
Yessss exactly! Originally, I just wanted to express myself through my candles, but now I realize I can do that in other ways without having it SO connected to me. I’m excited for this new path!
@@MemoryBoxCandleCo We are all excited for you! It has been great to watch your natural progression over the last few years (and training hubby up was a smart move! 😁)
When I first started, the first thing I thought of my state. Long story short, even though my state has some interesting names, I went local. Won't post the name, that wouldn't be right. Secondly, I thought, what do people really want in a candle? Answer, strong scent, burns evenly. I think I nailed that, not bragging. Thirdly, it's about the customer. Do I hate this test scent? Yes, but will the customer? Most importantly, what really sucks about business now a days? Customer Service. That became my main focus. Guess it worked, so far. My Etsy store is 5 stars. So at the end of the day, make it about the customer always.
Love watching your videos. I'm actually a jewellery designer, but appreciate the business advice! I was in the throws of changing my business name, only slightly (getting rid of the word 'studio') but worried it'll confuse my customers.. I only have just over a thousand followers on IG but concerned I'll make the wrong choice. I've only bought a new website domain for £28 and stamps @£50 for packaging so far, but still a wasteful money loss if don't do it. I then thought maybe I could use the new name for a sub collection, but again thought it would confuse! Even writing this sounds confusing lol, so any advice would be appreciated (for context I'm 'Wild Cove Studio' at the moment, changing to 'The Wild Cove').. Definitely rebranding packaging and the website either way, it takes soooo long though hey!! Good luck with yours and thank you!!❤
I think as long as you let your followers know that you are changing the name, that’s all that matters! My friend is changing her business name and she is just keeping her followers in the loop!
I saw the Halloween candle, I like your company name- remember it's not not just your memories but those of your customers also. I've been watching a lot of candle making videos lately and find your videos and those from 'Black Tie Barn' inspirational. I've just started pouring my first Test Candles. I Don't know if his will be any more than a hobby but I'm having fun - so far. I've just test burned a batch of 3 candles: Same size Jar, Same wax, Same scent, Same FO but 3 different size wicks. Initially they performed differently but when I did the power burn they all performed about the same- interesting still learning Don't know about branding yet, but thought I might take a page from your book "Golden Memory Candles" What do you think?
I saw the candle. Love it. I did a full rebrand (name change and everything) 4 years ago. It's sooo much work but has been worth it. I have recently redone my labels for the millionth time, I am always tweaking them. I need a sign to tell me to stop messing with them all the time but I really like how they look now. Even though a local person also switched hers to a similar style, I'm going to be keeping it this way. :) Good luck with yours, I am looking forward to seeing how it goes for you.
Oh wow, thank you!! And yes, gosh I used to tweak my labels ALL the time. I recently wanted to do it again but I’m not going to.. just going to keep the wholesale labels for everything (at least for the foreseeable future 😅)
I love the label on your Halloween candle. Great idea!🤩 Unfortunately, in the EU we cannot easily mix fragrance oils. To do this, we need specially prepared safety data sheets in 100% and the percentage used (e.g. 10% FO), appropriate CLP labels with danger symbols and ingredients and registration of the products with the ECHA (European Chemical Agency) with the associated dossier for PCN (Poison center notification). So it is a big effort and above all it takes a long lead time to prepare everything and in some countries registering a FO or product costs 200 euros (approximately 220 USD). That makes you think twice.😵💫
OMG that was my review! 😱 it is truly an amazing candle. Glad sharing my experience helped your inspiration for this change. You will kill it! Also, I saw the halloween candle. It sounds delicious.
Omg!! Thank you so much!! It really is such a great review and inspired me so much!! 🩷🩷
I like it. We all like the fact that your brand has had the element of being autobiographic. That was needed for people to know what the brand is about. It's about your heart. now that we know that, and evidence of it exists, there is no need to prove your heart to your customers and viewers. We trust you. Im happy for you.
Wow that’s a beautiful way to put it!! Thank you so much!!
I saw the Halloween candle ! I’ve been watching your growth for some years now. you’ve taught me so much. I’m finally starting my candle business after a sold out holiday season last year “Divine Ambiance”!! Thank you for all the information
I'm finishing up my rebrand and and relaunching on Friday 9/13/24. It was a year of self reflecting and really thinking about my branding colors, tone, narrowing down my audience, deciding which products I want to sell, FINALLY coming up with a year around line (since I only did seasonal scents) and remember to share the purpose of why I started this business via social media. I hope your rebrand is just an enlightening and successful!
Oh wow congrats!! Sounds like you took the time you needed for your business! Thank you so much ☺️
I saw the candle!! This video is very timely for me. I launched my candle biz in 2020....and it's time to refresh everything!!
As a designer, I'm excited to hear more about your re-brand and see it unfold!
Yay! Thank you :)
Saw the new candle. Sounds amazing!
This video couldn’t come at a better time. I’m just starting out and getting my everything in a row. Thank you so much for all your guidance. You truly are an inspiration❤
Oh I love that! Thank you so much!
I have been watching your videos since the beginning and you inspired me to open my own business. Congratulations on the rebrand!! And I love your Halloween candle!!! 🕯️
Aw thank you!!!
A/B test your names before you change them. Choose the names that sell the best, instead of your favorite. Data doesn’t lie!
I saw the candle, and I"M OBSESSED!!! I can't wait for the release. I will definitely be placing an order. LOVE the new label design! This, in particular, was a great video. I've learned a lot from you over the years. The thing that drew mw to you was your brand! I've been trying for 2 years to develop a brand to start a candle business of my own. Yours has always been the bar for me to meet. I've struggled with understanding "branding" and this video finally made it click! I'll still have a lot of thinking to do, but now I know what I need to be considering. Thank you so very much for all the work you put into sharing your knowledge and skills. BTW- I thought I had a good candle until I purchased some of yours. Holy wow! Your candles are out of this world! They burn beautifully, the throw is amazing, they look so classy, and feel so expensive and luxurious. You helped me bump up my candle game! All the best to you and your family!
WOW! I don’t even know what to say!! This is such an incredibly nice comment and I just read this to Chris right now as we are driving home from the beach- both speechless!
It means the world to me that my videos and brand have inspired you so much, and even more that this video helped you understand branding! Branding is a complex topic and something that took me many years to “get” (hence re-branding now!)
Thank you soooo much for your support and I wish you all the best with your business!! 🩵
I saw the candle!! Super cute! Can't wait to see the rebrand. Thanks for sharing, it makes perfectionist me feel better to launch my candle business instead of procrastinating because its not exactly how I want it to be. I know I can always change it up when I feel like it, so no point in stressing. thanks again!!❤
Yes exactly!! You can always adjust and change as your grow!
I saw the Halloween candle!! I’ve always loved your candles, it’s a sign to place an order again, it has been a while.
Aw thank you so much!!
I like that you’re evolving your business. Businesses that don’t…die. Great work and good luck for continued success!!
Thank you so much!!
I saw the Halloween candle! It sounds amazing. I'm so excited to watch your journey into the rebrand. I am just launching mine on October 1st and you have been a huge inspiration. This video came at the perfect time for me, as I want to have everything in place before the launch. Many blessings to you and yours.
Thank you so much!! Good luck on your launch soon!!
I saw the Halloween candle! Changes are good. Can’t wait to see the rebranding
Erica, so excited for you! You are a savvy business woman and I appreciate all your posts here on YT. Thank you and can’t wait to see your rebranded 🕯️ products. 💖
Thank you so much! ☺️🩷
That Halloween candle looks awesome Erica. I love what you've shared and I can't wait to see what you do. You never cease to amaze me.
Aw thank you so much! ☺️
Love this! And the Halloween candle is so cute!
Thank you!! 🧡
October candle 🍁🤩
I loved the hallowed candle, great job.
Thank you!
I saw the candle and it sounds divine!! Sounds like such a unique Halloween fragrance.
Also congrats on the rebrand!! It's so easy to stick with what we know so it's awesome you're stepping outside the box and rebranding to keep building your business!!
Thank you!! Yes, it’s been a long time coming. I just know so much more now so it’s kind of like starting over in a way I wish I would have done in the beginning!
I saw the Halloween candle ❤
I saw the candle! Good luck with the rebranding ❣️😊
Thank you ☺️
I love your progress, love hearing about your rebrand can't wait to hear more. I think it's a great idea. The best parr is that you don't even need it, you are just refreshing because it's your choice. Love the Halloween candle idea, smart!
Aw thank you so much!! I appreciate that ☺️
Sounds like a fun new scent! ☺️
I saw the Halloween Candle. Super cute!
When you was talking about being more about the customer, my first thought was she must have read a Donald miller book and then you did! Love his books.
I saw the Halloween candle haunted it looks fabulous ❤
Thank you! ☺️
I can almost smell the Halloween candle! Good luck with your rebranding. I always love your content!
Thank you ☺️
Loved the new candle label, so excited to see what else you do!
I love that you're posting about this! I haven't rebranded in 15 years because it feels so complicated and stressful. I'm excited to see how your journey continues!
Some candle companies have tea light sets so people can experience all of their scents, might be a thought! ❤
(I saw the candle!)
Yes it’s definitely a LOT. I know it’s going to take some time, but the goal is to have the majority of things updated and changed by the new year.
And yes! I’m wondering if I should create something with my mini gold candles and offer four scent packs or something!
I watched until the end :-) I like your candle label...so cute!
Thank you! ☺️
I stayed to see the Halloween Candle Looks and sounds amazing love the label ! 🎉
I love the Haunted candle! Pics are nice around the label and I look forward to smelling it! Your candles are amazing and an inspiration to me as I start my candle journey ;) I think rebranding and re-evaluating a business is something all owners should do to keep things exciting & fresh.
Thank you!! And yes I agree :)
I saw the candle❤ it's so cute!
I rebranded in March too. I’m really happy with it. I haven’t gone viral or anything but the best thing is that my brand is more ME vs how I thought a soap brand SHOULD look.
That’s wonderful! I’m so glad you’re happy with your branding ☺️
I’m always so inspired and driven to keep going on this candle making journey. I am so excited for you and the future of MBCC! I saw the Halloween candle 🕯️ 🎃
Thank you so much! ☺️
I saw the Halloween candle! I love the label. I am on a new journey of starting a wax melt business, and your videos are so helpful!
Thank you so much!
Love the Halloween candle. Been following you from the beginning am loving the rebranding! Good Luck!
Thank you!! 🩷🩷
I LOVE your new halloween candle! Also, congrats on your new journey with your candle business.
Thank you so much! ☺️
I saw the candle! Looks good, and the blend sounds interesting. May have to try it!!
It really is! Thank you so much! ☺️
I saw the candle! I love your ideas!
Thank you!! ☺️
I saw the Halloween candle! I've gotten so much knowledge from watching your channel. I can't wait to see where your company goes from here!
Thank you so much Becka!
Quite a pivot. Good luck! Love the new candle. I've recently finished mine due to a trade mark application, took a year to filter through all the bits, so don't stress if it takes a while. :-)
Thank you!
Perfect timing as I feel like I’m doing the same. Thank you for sharing.
Oh that’s great! Thank you for watching :)
Love the candle ❤
I saw the Halloween candle. Looks amazing and the scent description sounds interesting!
Thank you!
Good luck with your rebrand! We went through ours a few months back. Funny enough, a big part of it is centered around the phrase "you deserve to feel joy" and bringing mental health into the picture. We have custom shipping boxes made with that phrase and other fun stuff on it.
That’s awesome!! I think I am merging concepts into one, but the more I think of it I want to stay with the nostalgia “feel” but just make it about the customer instead of me! Joy, coziness, nostaglia, comfort- all of it 🩷
@@MemoryBoxCandleCo ❤
I saw the Halloween Candle!! Love seeing you keep growing. It inspires me. 🙂
Aw I’m so glad! Thank you for watching :)
I’m so excited for you !!!! I absolutely love the Halloween Candle 🦇🎃👻
Thank you Leah!! I had a lot of fun with it! ☺️
I saw the Halloween candle!
I saw the candle! 🕯️ I’ve been following your journey for quite awhile and it’s been awesome to see you grow and shift. Thanks for sharing your experience with us.
Thank you so much! ☺️
I saw the Halloween candle! For samples you could just do the single clamshells too
I just saw your Haunted candle and like the idea of having special occasions candles etc. I have seen nearly every one of your RUclips videos and have enjoyed what you post. Diolch, (thanks) Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales, UK
I saw your Halloween candle and it was a fun looking label
I saw the candle! Lovvve it! 😍
Thank you!! ☺️
I sawwww the candle and I WANT IT!
If you join my newsletter you can get notified when it’s available for pre-sale! 🩷
I saw the Halloween Candle! Can't Wait
Thank you!
Perhaps you could do a sample candle set of tealights with different scents. You could individually wrap the tealight to keep the fragrances from mingling.
I saw the candle and I think it's awesome!
Thank you!! ☺️
I just started Donald Miller's book! So good so far! I saw the candle!
Honestly it’s my favorite business book! Life changing!
I love the Halloween candle!🎉🎃👻🍁🧙♀️❤
Thank you ☺️
I saw your Haunted candle, it looks fun, AND IT SMELLS GREAT, I WANT ONE 👻💀😈🤖
You got it mom 😄
I saw the Halloween candle...really cute :)
Thank you ☺️
I saw the candle ❤
Don't know if you've seen it, but Wade from Black Tie Barn had someone send samples in a review video where they had poured their wax into little lip balm jars. You'd have to mark it appropriately so some hapless customer doesn't try to rub it on their lips, but it was a cute presentation.
adding a note to the footage to apologize for the appearance of the back of your hair speaks volumes about the changes you're trying to make. About focusing on yourself and self-referencing. When you're not so self-focused you won't really do that anymore. It won't occur to you to worry or care about your fears of the opinions of others. At the same time, your energy to truly help others where they really need it will come forward because you won't second guess yourself or your intuition. I wish you so much love and luck on this path!! Just noticing it is a really big step. Yay you. You got this.
Love the Halloween Candle!!!
Thank you!! ☺️
Cute label on the Haunted candle!
Thank you!! ☺️
Great video!!!!
Thank you!!
I saw the candle. 🎃🎃🎃
Love that Halloween candle
Thank you so much! 🧡
I saw the candle- 🕯
YES!! ✨
What if you changed the vessel or add a fragrance to change it a up
Love the halloween candle
Thank you! ☺️
At this moment I am working with a designer because I want cohesiveness and consistency with my "look" phew it's a lot of work and the website too. Goodluck :) It can be fun as well
Are you hiring someone for your website? I totally know how much work it is, I hope it all turns out wonderfully for you!
Yes it’s a ton of work but a lot of fun! The planning part is almost the most challenging part 🫠
10:49 Saran wrapped or something else. And they don’t have to be in the 6pack clear melt container
I've seen some samples in the wax melt style but sent in individual tiny parchment type of bags.
Also....I saw the halloween candle.
We actually do that! I’m considering doing something like that for the sample set if I can’t think of anything else
I had the same problem with sample scents on my soaps. The scents all muddle and it defeats the purpose. I got rid of them but I want to revamp it as well
Yep! Trying to figure that out! 🩷
Hi Love your content… seems the wood pieces or heavy paper with the samples scents are trendy now with your logo on it
I saw the Halloween candle
Love from the Philippines❤
Hi ☺️
I want to buy that candle!
If you join my newsletter you can get notified when it’s available for pre-sale! 🩷
Did you do the website or did you use a template.. I have zero clue on how to change it help lol
I use Shopify themes which are basically templates! And then I customize it to my brand!
Hae erica im so much inspired with your vedios..pliz help me know how to print my candles.. I've watched some of your previous vedios but i dint understand well mostly the part where you have the blank label sheets on hand but still you have to purchase them on other sites it confuses me ...or anyone can just help know how to do this process ..i want to reduce the cost of printings from other places in my budget list
I absolutely agree with you that you need to make your business about the customer, a big reason why people fail is because they make it all about them, they only use their preferred fragrances and when you make it so personal, nobody is going to be as enthusiastic about it as you. You have to treat it as a business and not a hobby if you want to be successful. Success is relative of course but if you want to make it a full time business, you have to connect with the market. This is why large companies spend thousands on market research, it's that important. If you take market research and just throw it in the bin and say 'I will do it my way' you are doomed to fail in the long run
Yessss exactly! Originally, I just wanted to express myself through my candles, but now I realize I can do that in other ways without having it SO connected to me.
I’m excited for this new path!
@@MemoryBoxCandleCo We are all excited for you!
It has been great to watch your natural progression over the last few years (and training hubby up was a smart move! 😁)
I saw the Haunted candle and it sounds amazing...whats your shipping costs to Scotland?
Thank you! At the moment we don’t ship to Scotland but I hope we will be able to in the future!
I saw it!
I saw the candle
I saw the halloween candle
Is the discovery scent free to send out or do they pay for a discovery set?
We send them complementary but we don’t advertise it that way :) only if retailers contact us asking about samples
Make tealights as samples. Give it a low price.
When I first started, the first thing I thought of my state. Long story short, even though my state has some interesting names, I went local. Won't post the name, that wouldn't be right.
Secondly, I thought, what do people really want in a candle? Answer, strong scent, burns evenly. I think I nailed that, not bragging.
Thirdly, it's about the customer. Do I hate this test scent? Yes, but will the customer? Most importantly, what really sucks about business now a days? Customer Service. That became my main focus. Guess it worked, so far. My Etsy store is 5 stars. So at the end of the day, make it about the customer always.
Sounds like you totally understand business and what’s going to make you successful!
Love watching your videos. I'm actually a jewellery designer, but appreciate the business advice! I was in the throws of changing my business name, only slightly (getting rid of the word 'studio') but worried it'll confuse my customers.. I only have just over a thousand followers on IG but concerned I'll make the wrong choice. I've only bought a new website domain for £28 and stamps @£50 for packaging so far, but still a wasteful money loss if don't do it.
I then thought maybe I could use the new name for a sub collection, but again thought it would confuse! Even writing this sounds confusing lol, so any advice would be appreciated (for context I'm 'Wild Cove Studio' at the moment, changing to 'The Wild Cove').. Definitely rebranding packaging and the website either way, it takes soooo long though hey!! Good luck with yours and thank you!!❤
I think as long as you let your followers know that you are changing the name, that’s all that matters! My friend is changing her business name and she is just keeping her followers in the loop!
I saw the Halloween candle, I like your company name- remember it's not not just your memories but those of your customers also. I've been watching a lot of candle making videos lately and find your videos and those from 'Black Tie Barn' inspirational. I've just started pouring my first Test Candles. I Don't know if his will be any more than a hobby but I'm having fun - so far.
I've just test burned a batch of 3 candles: Same size Jar, Same wax, Same scent, Same FO but 3 different size wicks. Initially they performed differently but when I did the power burn they all performed about the same- interesting still learning
Don't know about branding yet, but thought I might take a page from your book "Golden Memory Candles" What do you think?
I think I will be actually keeping the “nostalgia” aspect to it but spin it towards my customers instead of myself!
Why not make individual pods for testers instead for a whole pack
Great
I saw the candle. Love it.
I did a full rebrand (name change and everything) 4 years ago. It's sooo much work but has been worth it. I have recently redone my labels for the millionth time, I am always tweaking them. I need a sign to tell me to stop messing with them all the time but I really like how they look now. Even though a local person also switched hers to a similar style, I'm going to be keeping it this way. :)
Good luck with yours, I am looking forward to seeing how it goes for you.
Oh wow, thank you!! And yes, gosh I used to tweak my labels ALL the time. I recently wanted to do it again but I’m not going to.. just going to keep the wholesale labels for everything (at least for the foreseeable future 😅)
I love the label on your Halloween candle. Great idea!🤩
Unfortunately, in the EU we cannot easily mix fragrance oils. To do this, we need specially prepared safety data sheets in 100% and the percentage used (e.g. 10% FO), appropriate CLP labels with danger symbols and ingredients and registration of the products with the ECHA (European Chemical Agency) with the associated dossier for PCN (Poison center notification). So it is a big effort and above all it takes a long lead time to prepare everything and in some countries registering a FO or product costs 200 euros (approximately 220 USD). That makes you think twice.😵💫
Thank you!!
And ahhh yes, I’ve heard CLP’s complicated 😫