We’re all using the same marketing theme this year: Shop Indie Local. When we work together to spread the word, we’ll multiply how many customers we reach.
Learn more from AMIBA, the Shop Indie Local lead sponsor.
Black Friday is overdone. Online giants started promoting their Black Friday deals like a month ago. We’re over it. People are tuning it out.
Plaid Friday puts the emphasis on colorful local businesses like yours.
Plaid is interesting, and it’s perfect for Christmas. And let’s be honest, a lot of rural people like plaid.
So let’s replace boring Black Friday with fun Plaid Friday and show off.
Is Plaid Friday right for you?
Check to see if others in your community, maybe your chamber, will be doing any special shop local work on Friday. Maybe they’re already doing Plaid Friday and this is a perfect fit.
If not, check with your business buddies. Do they like the idea? Will they help you stay enthused? Then do it.
Is plaid a good match for your business personality? Are you the fun casual rural type? Plaid it up!
Promote in advance
Remind people that they hate crowds and love local. Tell them when to turn out and what you’ll be doing special.
Then dress up in your best plaid on Friday November 5.
Get more ideas from The Local Crowd Monadnock’s Plaid Friday page.
Tomorrow:
More on the post-Thanksgiving rush with Small Business Saturday. After that we’ll get to Artists Sunday, Cider (not cyber) Monday and Giving Tuesday. (No you don’t have to do them all.)
See the whole series:
Read all our articles in our Shop Indie Local series.
Learn more from AMIBA, the Shop Indie Local lead sponsor.
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Becky started Small Biz Survival in 2006 to share rural business and community building stories and ideas with other small town business people. She and her husband have a small cattle ranch and are lifelong entrepreneurs. Becky is an international speaker on small business and rural topics.
