“Twitter just hasn’t clicked for me,” a young woman told me. She works for an art gallery in a small town. She has a Twitter account to manage, but hasn’t found it useful yet. Small town art galleries arenatural community-builders. We talked a little longer, and I gave her this advice. I thought you might […]
Archives for February 2013
Share the love in the Brag Basket
The Brag Basket is our tradition of sharing. The basket is always free and open all weekend, this one Feb 15-17, 2013. What good news will you add to the brag basket? It’s just after Valentine’s Day, so share the lovein the Brag Basket.Basket detail photo (CC) by Jon Matthew Photography. Don’t hold back because […]
How do you get started in social media? Pretend you own the liquor store
Lots of small town business people tell me they just aren’t sure how to behave on social media. They don’t know what to say, or how to act. Which is funny, because they are the perfect model. If you know how to work with customers in person,you know how to work with customers online.That’s my […]
Online marketing for Small Town Businesses
Guest Post by Lance Trebesch I’m not your typical rural businessman. Though my office may be located in the countryside these days, I actually began my career managing and growing startups in Silicon Valley. I spent more than fifteen years in the “heart of the concrete jungle,” helping companies turn their promising new businesses into […]