Posts Tagged "local buying"

Celebrate Earth Day The Local Way

Celebrate Earth Day The Local Way

Buying local from independent businesses can make a positive environmental impact alongside the economic and social benefits. You can almost wrap it up in one word – transportation.

22 Apr, 2014
Less Driving Means Big Dividends For Local Economies

Less Driving Means Big Dividends For Local Economies

Driving is expensive. Running a sedan for a year costs $9,122 on average, according to the American Automobile Association, with gas prices contributing a big part of that sum. The average U.S. household spent $4,000 on fuel in 2012.

16 Jan, 2014
Dealing with Negative Comments in Social Media

Dealing with Negative Comments in Social Media

You’ve succeeded in getting a social media strategy in place, you’re sharing amazing, relevant content – and then WHAM! Someone posts a negative comment, and you feel like all of the wind has been let out of your sails.

14 Jan, 2014
Resolutions That Worked for Small Biz

Resolutions That Worked for Small Biz

What are your plans for growing your business in the new year? When we posed this question in the past, you told us that you wanted to do things like expand your market reach, focus on getting more repeat customers, or introduce new products and services.

30 Dec, 2013
5 Ways Small Business Owners Can Mobilize Their Marketing

5 Ways Small Business Owners Can Mobilize Their Marketing

Today’s consumers are more mobile-dependent than ever before. In fact, according to Pew Internet, 91 percent of American adults own a cell phone, 56 percent own a smartphone and 35 percent of Americans over the age of 16 own a tablet.

10 Dec, 2013
Google Places: What It Is & Why Your Business Needs to Use It

Google Places: What It Is & Why Your Business Needs to Use It

You’ve got your website, your social media, and the ever-important word of mouth to get your company’s name out there, but how will you reach the hundreds or thousands of potential customers that are searching online for exactly the products you offer?

9 Dec, 2013
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