TweetFolkTours all the talk in rural Norfolk County Businesses, organizations learning the power of social media to get the word out Guest Post by Gregg McLachlan Rural earned marketing on steroids. That’s probably the best way to sum up the TweetFolkTours, a new social media initiative now taking rural Norfolk County, Ontario (pop. 60,000), Canada…
7 Biggest Strengths of Local Shops And how you can build on them. Remember the 7 Weaknesses of Local Shops? They were crazy popular because they touched a nerve. I acknowledged that some of our local businesses really need to step up to earn business today. This series is the flip side of that idea….
The Brag Basket is open! This one is for June 20-22, 2014 What can you do in the Brag Basket? introduce yourself share some great news from this week congratulate a friend applaud for each other confess your undying love for rural places How do you join in? Below this post is the comment section….
In the business world, minimizing the competition may seem like a good idea. Yet research and reality have found that competition actually may strengthen a market for the competing business owners. Studies have found that as competing businesses move closer together, both increase their returns. Think about it: Wal-Mart and Target often will be closer…
Chris Gibbons is well-known for pioneering the concept of “Economic Gardening” in the small-town of Littleton, Colorado. (Population about 40,000, and part of the greater Denver metropolitan area.) On a recent webinar presented by the Kansas City Branch of the Federal Reserve, Gibbons explained the basics of economic gardening. Differences between economic gardening and other…
The Brag Basket is open! This one is for June 13-15, 2014 What can you do in the Brag Basket? introduce yourself share some great news from this week congratulate a friend applaud for each other confess your undying love for rural places How do you join in? Below this post is the comment section….
Your assignment: include an element of how your organization changes the world for the better in every bit of communication that you create. That’s a tough assignment. It means you have to: Know how your organization is changing the world for the better. Know how to express it even in a few words. Remember it every time…
The Brag Basket is open! This one is for June 6-8, 2014. It’s the place for good news from you and our friends from rural places all over. What can you do in the Brag Basket? introduce yourself share some great news from this week congratulate a friend applaud for each other confess your undying…
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