Talking events and festivalsat Red Carpet Country meeting. At the Red Carpet Country annual meeting, one of the big hits was the panel on events and festivals. They shared stories of local events that started with a few dozen or a few hundred attendees, and have grown to thousands. The total economic impact of those…
If you do much work on local tourism, you know that you get asked for basic information and photos over and over. If you’re like most of us, you have to search through folder after folder of photos, or dig for descriptions you wrote up last year. Time to create your Secret Weapon for dealing…
Two small business books to talk about this week. The New Small by Phil Simon and The Entrepreneur Equation by Carol Roth. Both were sent to me for review, and both have good value for small business. The New SmallPhil Simon Phil gets that small business now has an advantage over big business. He pinpoints some technology…
What wonderful news will you choose to share? The basket is always free and open all weekend, from March 11-13, 2011. Since I’m in Texas for SXSW this week, you’ll have the cheer for each other this week. I leave you these Bluebonnets and Indian Paintbrushes to encourage you. Not a regular basket picture. Bluebonnetsin…
Last week, we talked about how to Make the most of being at a conference. Now, let’s talk about what to do when you get home. Aliza Sherman making notes at the first ever 140 Characters Conference in NYC Here is my best piece of advice. Immediately after the event, write down the top five ideas…
[Reader Joel Bennett got really excited over last week’s post on, Is it time to rent office space? That’s because he is a big force behind a co-working space in a small town, called Veel Hoeden. I asked him to share some of what he has learned chasing that dream. -Becky] Guest Post by Joel…
[Our friend Deb Brown wrote up some terrific notes on attracting group tours to small towns, and she was kind enough to share them with us. -Becky] By Deb Brown Last week I went to the Central Iowa Tourism Quarterly Meeting. The first part of the day was Creating Pop Off the Page Itineraries. There…
What wonderful news will you choose to share? The basket is always free and open all weekend, from March 4-6, 2011. “March” basket by Dunbar Gardens Even though I call this the Brag Basket, it’s not really about bragging. It’s about sharing. It’s here so you can introduce yourself, share some good news, or congratulate…
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