The Brag Basket is our tradition of sharing. The basket is always free and open all weekend, this one August 10-12, 2012. Have some good news this week? Put it in the Brag Basket. We all have our own personality.Baskets from Ghana by Frank Kehren. Don’t hold back because of that word, “brag.” When you…
Since our book Small Town Rules was released by Que Publishing this spring, Barry Moltz and I have been sharing lots of videos, interviews, and guest posts all over the web on the ideas in it. Because I’m so close to this subject, I forget that you haven’t seen much of it here. I finally realized…
Gmail users, head to this article: Using Gmail’s Tabbed Inbox wisely. Outlook users and others, read on… I manage email a bit differently than many people. I keep my inbox clear, and most of my email automatically sorts itself into easy-to-process groups. That means I spend less time on email every single day. How filters…
Every business, no matter how small your town is, has to compete with someone. What advantage will you play up to your customers? Red’s, a barbecue place in my hometown, is promoting its location. See, 14 miles away in another tiny town is a terrific barbecue place. So Red’s is basically saying, “don’t make the…
The Brag Basket is our tradition of sharing. The basket is always free and open all weekend, this one August 3-5, 2012. Have some good news this week? Put it in the Brag Basket. Don’t hold back because of that word, “brag.” When you hold back, you hide your good news and accomplishments that might…
A person emailed me about small town retail development a while back. I recommended he talk to Mandy Vavrinak and listed her email address. He emailed back, asking for more information about her. I thought to myself, “What more could he need?” That’s me with Mandy Vavrinak,At the 2011 Social Media Tulsa Conference. If he’d…
The Brag Basket is our tradition of sharing. The basket is always free and open all weekend, this one July 27-29, 2012. Have some good news this week? Put it in the Brag Basket. I’ll be at a photo event thisweekend, so I dug up thisclassic basket photo.(CC) by SaltGeorge Don’t hold back because of…
If you’re running a Shop Local or Buy Local campaign in your small town, you should get your hands on a new resource from AMIBA. AMIBA is the American Independent Business Alliance. They’ve partnered with American Express OPEN to print up a 12-page color magazine. It includes “a thorough introduction” to organizing an effective campaign,…
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