Thanks Eddie
I’ve known Eddie Cristobal since he was born four months early. He was tiny tiny tiny – and he lived. He’s been a little pistol since then! Eddie is now 7 years old and leading a charge to help his hometown of Keyport, NJ have a Christmas. Eddie and his mom live in North Carolina…
Telling My Story
I said just recently that I really like telling stories. I’m spending three days in Salt Lake City Utah over the weekend. I found a product, made by Melaleuca, that helped me cope with irritable bowel syndrome. I shared that story in a letter to Melaleuca this past summer. This week they invited me…
Buy One Product Locally
This blog post is written for residents of Greater Franklin County. But you know what? Change the name to your local chamber and your local businesses and the message is just as strong. Buy Local. This year the Greater Franklin County Chamber of Commerce rolled out our Buy One Product Local Campaign. We focused on…
Social Media Stats
Our thanks to Ben Smith from Social: IRL for providing this infographic. We recommend you check out his company and sign up for his very information biweekly newsletter by visiting here!
Small Biz Friday: Red Coach Inn
Marge Schroeder is the assistant manager at Red Coach Inn in Red Oak, Iowa. I was in SW Iowa to speak at the annual meeting of Western Iowa Tourism and they put me up at the Red Coach. I travel quite a bit and am used to the standard double bed kind of hotel room.…
Harvest Tour Redux
This week I was asked by the owners of Tourism Currents to contribute to their November newsletter. ( If you are not receiving the newsletter, you can do so by starting here.) I wrote about the Harvest Tour(s) in Greater Franklin County and what we found out as a result of doing them. Enjoy the…
Living Loess
Yesterday I met with the Living Loess group of people. It included artists, a lavender farmer, aronia berry growers, historical society leaders, a goat owner and cheese maker, a numbers cruncher, restaurant owner, web designer, and me. This fine group of people are partnering together to bring visitors to their area to see why the…
Small Business Saturday
Here’s another infographic … are you supporting small businesses year round?
Follow the Money
Via: BOLT Insurance BOLT Insurance from Connecticut shared this infographic via email. I think infographics are a great way to get someone’s attention. They hiredwww.percepture.com, a marketing and pr company, to create and promote the infographic. What an unique way to bring new customers in the door!
Road Trip
Tomorrow at noon my baby brother and I head off to Kansas. We’ll stop in Bethany, Missouri to check out an antique shop he likes (arrowheads), then go to St. Joseph for the night. The next morning we will leave at Oh-God-Thirty and drive through the Flint Hills on our way to Hutch. That day…