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Local Products Make the Best Swag

By Becky McCray

A mini bottle of Whalers Rum with a mini card that says, "Yes I really run a liquor store" and listing my social media handles

Jim Katzman wrote a great article on Medium about creating swag that customers actually want. One of his tips was “Leverage Local Pride.” That got me thinking: Local products would make the best swag. Local products are easier Instead of designing a batch of custom pens or ordering another lot of logo coffee mugs, walk […]

January 5, 2026 Filed Under: community, entrepreneurship, marketing, rural, shop local Tagged With: booth marketing, effective marketing, marketing small business

Trade show booth design trend: hand drawn visuals

By Becky McCray

At the recent National Rural Electric Cooperative Association PowerXchange Expo, I noticed one booth that really stood out. In fact, it was so good, people stopped to take pictures of the booth displays. (When was the last time someone took a picture of your booth display?) What made this booth stand out? Hand drawn visuals. […]

March 21, 2022 Filed Under: entrepreneurship, marketing, rural Tagged With: booth marketing, small business marketing

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