The Brag Basket is our tradition of sharing. I wonder why he called this pic “basket case.” Did he know we were coming?? The basket is always free and open all weekend, this one March 16-18, 2012. Have some good news this week? Put it in the Brag Basket. Don’t hold back because of that word, […]
Archives for March 2012
Katie McCaskey wants to radically revitalize America (AUDIO)
If you loved the Micropolitan Manifesto: How to Radically Revitalize America as much as I did, you’ll want to meet author Katie McCaskey. That’s why I wanted to interview her. Katie and I talked about a lot of small town issues: Moving away and moving home Walkability in small towns Hobby businesses that become more than […]
7 QR code mistakes that can kill your promotions and how to avoid them
Now that QR codes are appearing in my local small town paper, on bags at the trade show last week, and everywhere else, it’s time to look at what works and what does not work. Because your QR codes are either boosting your engagement with potential customers and visitors, or really ticking them off. Mistake […]
What to do when your workforce is both your biggest strength and your biggest weakness
Clint Kolby, Project Manager at Brenham (Texas) Economic Development Foundation, (population 16,000) shared this story at the recent LCRA Economic Development Forum where I was a speaker, and I knew you’d want to hear it, too. –Becky Through our Business Retention & Expansion Program (BREP) we were able to identify that the strongest and weakest […]