{"id":64821,"date":"2025-08-19T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theboutiquehub.com\/blog\/725-the-power-of-pink-friday-how-to-win-the-holidays-before-black-friday\/"},"modified":"2025-08-19T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T15:00:00","slug":"725-the-power-of-pink-friday-how-to-win-the-holidays-before-black-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theboutiquehub.com\/blog\/725-the-power-of-pink-friday-how-to-win-the-holidays-before-black-friday\/","title":{"rendered":"#725: The Power of Pink Friday: How to Win the Holidays Before Black Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-64821-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/theboutiquehub\/BCP725_v2.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/theboutiquehub\/BCP725_v2.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/theboutiquehub\/BCP725_v2.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p data-start=\"58\" data-end=\"563\">What would life look like without small businesses? 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