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5 Tips For Keeping Up With Content During The Holidays
It’s one of the merriest and cheeriest holiday seasons in the entire year. It can also be the one the most stressful and exhausting times of year for many. Especially those trying to be with their family AND continue their small business brand awareness in online media/make your store stand out/keep up with all the holiday season sales.
Big or Small, Celebrate Them All This Saturday
Wondering how to get more customers in your community involved in Small Business Saturday? Here are some ways your business can involve customers this Saturday and into the upcoming shopping season.
Age is Arbitrary? Three Things You Should Know About Generation C
There’s a multitude of ways to compare and classify people. Gender, age, race, geographical location, eye color, height – the list could go on forever. Recently, one of the most popular differentiated groups is the millennials.
Small business owner and national spokesperson to keynote at upcoming bootcamp
We are excited to announce that Nicole Leinbach Reyhle, founder and publisher of Retail Minded, will be the keynote speaker at our inaugural New-Media Marketing Bootcamp this fall!
Q&A with Garden Answer – Everyone Can Conquer Online Media
Tall, coordinated people play basketball. Brilliant, steady-handed people are surgeons. Analytical, detail-oriented people are accountants. And, everyone is a social media manager?
Announcing Our New-Media Marketing Bootcamp!
We have designed a special retreat for you and your employees: The K-State Center for Rural Enterprise Engagement New-Media Marketing Bootcamp (February 8-9, 2017 in Overland Park, Kansas). Not only will we train your staff, we’ll also give you that precious time to plan, practice and implement what you will learn at the conference.
How I Found My Horticulture Passion
I remember the day, nay, the moment I realized I was in love with horticulture. I was a senior in high school, alone at home on our five acres planting some bulbs that I had no idea were dead (horticulturalists have a lot of hope). I sat back on my heels, felt a breeze in my face as I watched the...
How To Be A Pin-Worthy Garden Center
You don’t need me to tell you that people are constantly plugged-in and on the Internet. But what exactly are they doing for all that time they are scrolling and tuned-in to their phone?
Q&A with Arrow Coffee Co. on being #authentic
Raise your hand if you feel like you’re doing everything right on social media, but something isn’t meshing. You’ve strategically joined platforms that make sense, you’re analyzing your posts, and you’ve planned out your content calendars weeks in advance.
Switch Up Your Strategy With Account Takeovers
If you’ve been following our blog, you’ve been conditioned and trained on how to maintain and grow your social media outlets. Now I’m telling you to give it up… Yes, you heard right. Give your social media account to someone else – but just for a day. This is a new trend in the digital marketing...
Storytelling Goes to the ‘Gram
It’s hard to go a day without seeing an update or new feature on social media platforms. The hottest update this week is Instagram's ‘stories’. This new capability is a great way to share a plethora of moments from throughout your day, not just the ones on your timeline. Which is AWESOME, but is...
What Can Pokémon Go Do For You?!
Since the app launched four weeks ago, Pokémon Go has become the latest and greatest game on the market for anyone with a smartphone. With over an estimated 9.5 million daily users, Pokémon Go is quickly surpassing users on Snapchat and Twitter.