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    Monitor Your Small-business Reputation

    December 7, 2016December 5, 2016

    What’s being said about your small business online? Many small business owners have made the decision to not get involved in the growing social media trend. Their reasons include: the time or money it takes; don’t understand it; doesn’t seem necessary; or their customers aren’t using it. Avoiding the online world  is the wrong path…

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    Tapping into the Millennial Market

    November 2, 2016October 24, 2016

    I recently had the opportunity to hear the keynote speaker, Megan Myrdal, at the ND Grocers Convention talk about connecting with the millennials. While her thoughts focused on food marketing to this group, her message is pertinent to anyone looking to tap this market. Millennials, according to Megan, are the largest cohort and encompasses people…

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