Small business marketing tips can come from strange places for those who keep an eye open. This past weekend, my parents held a garage sale to clear out some of their old items and, in their words, “tidy things up around here.” As the oldest child, I was recruited to man the cash box.

As I sat there collecting money from strangers for mementos of bygone bowling tournaments and bad boy-band records, I saw three small business marketing tips hidden in the simplest of businesses, the humble garage sale.

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