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  • Cider Monday, November 28, 2022. Participate in cider Monday as an antidote to Cyber Monday
    entrepreneurship | marketing | rural | shop local

    Holiday 2022 marketing: Cider Monday November 28

    November 17, 2022November 8, 2022

    We’re all using the same marketing theme this year: Shop Indie Local. When we work together to spread the word, we’ll multiply how many customers we reach. Learn more from AMIBA, the Shop Indie Local lead sponsor. Get off the computer! Cyber Monday used to be the day lots of people went back to work and spent their…

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  • entrepreneurship | marketing | rural | shop local

    Holiday 2022 marketing: Artists Sunday is November 27

    November 16, 2022November 8, 2022

    We’re all using the same marketing theme this year: Shop Indie Local. When we work together to spread the word, we’ll multiply how many customers we reach. Learn more from AMIBA, the Shop Indie Local lead sponsor. New to me this year is Artists Sunday, November 27, 2022. If you make or sell local art, this is the…

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  • Small Business Saturday, November 26, 2022. Small Business, Big Heart
    entrepreneurship | marketing | rural | shop local

    Holiday 2022 Marketing: Small Business Saturday November 26

    November 15, 2022November 8, 2022

    We’re all using the same marketing theme this year: Shop Indie Local. When we work together to spread the word, we’ll multiply how many customers we reach. Learn more from AMIBA, the Shop Indie Local lead sponsor. The big one: Small Business Saturday Small Business Saturday is November 26, 2022, in the US. In the UK,…

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  • Plaid Friday, November 25, 2022. Wear plain to show your support for locally owned businesses and community
    entrepreneurship | marketing | rural | shop local

    Holiday 2022 marketing: Plaid Friday is November 25

    November 14, 2022November 8, 2022

    We’re all using the same marketing theme this year: Shop Indie Local. When we work together to spread the word, we’ll multiply how many customers we reach. Learn more from AMIBA, the Shop Indie Local lead sponsor. Black Friday is overdone. Online giants started promoting their Black Friday deals like a month ago. We’re over it….

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  • Survey of Rural Challenges
    rural | trends

    What challenges do you face in your community and business? Tell us here

    November 11, 2022December 20, 2022

    Over 1400 people have shared their rural challenges with us since 2015. With all the change we’ve been through, have your priorities changed? We’d like your help to get an updated view of the challenges to your community and your business, and what’s working well or not so much. The survey is open to rural people…

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  • Logo with "Shop Indie Local"
    community | entrepreneurship | marketing | rural | shop local

    Holiday 2022 Marketing: Spotlight on Community

    November 10, 2022November 8, 2022

    We’re all using the same marketing theme this year: Shop Indie Local. When we work together to spread the word, we’ll multiply how many customers we reach. Learn more from AMIBA, the Shop Indie Local lead sponsor. Today, the focus is on your community. Our ultimate goal is to build a stronger community for all your…

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  • Logo with "Shop Indie Local"
    community | entrepreneurship | marketing | rural | shop local

    Holiday 2022 marketing: Spotlight a local business

    November 9, 2022November 8, 2022

    We’re all using the same marketing theme this year: Shop Indie Local. When we work together to spread the word, we’ll multiply how many customers we reach. Learn more from AMIBA, the Shop Indie Local lead sponsor. Spotlight a local business Today, we’re going to shine a spotlight on another local business near you. You…

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  • Picking your Holiday 2022 marketing theme
    community | entrepreneurship | marketing | rural | shop local

    Picking your Holiday 2022 marketing theme

    November 8, 2022November 8, 2022

    We’re all going to use the same marketing theme this year. You, me, and every business in your town. We’re all going to use Shop Indie Local. Here are 5 reasons why. There’s a tendency among small businesses in small towns to use the same marketing theme from year to year, the same ads with…

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