It’s Time for A Noise Canceling App for Business Owners!
If ever there was a need to be able to filter signal from noise, it’s right now, in today’s out-of-control world of social media and digital marketing!
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If ever there was a need to be able to filter signal from noise, it’s right now, in today’s out-of-control world of social media and digital marketing!
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.
The results of the 2013 National Independent Business Survey are in – and with great news for small businesses nationwide.
Local businesses rely on loyal customers, neighbors and other individuals to keep them going, but they’re still missing out on some big consumers.
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.
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.
Here today, gone in weeks — pop-up shops and temporary stores are back for the holiday season.
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?
Independent We Stand has joined the Advocates for Independent Business (AIB), a new coalition of trade associations and other groups dedicated to ensuring that locally owned, independent businesses succeed and thrive.
When small-shop retailer Tabitha Geise decided to participate in Black Friday in 2011, she wasn’t sure whether there would be a payoff.