Center for Rural Enterprise Engagement
A generator and source of knowledge about new-media marketing for rural and agriculture-based businesses and organizations
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Facebook Live continues to be a hot topic, it truly is the best option on Facebook to engage an audience. We strongly suggest that you give it a whirl! First, let's talk about why you should use it for your business. Facebook's algorithm prioritizes live video. For those of you unfamiliar with the "A" word, … Continue reading Facebook Live Tips, Tricks, & Best Practices
People often ask us how we stay productive in our writing. The answer, hands-down is that we make time for it. While we make time throughout the week for writing, we also schedule two major, in-person, writing retreats a year to focus on in-depth writing and planning. Here are some tips for productive writing retreats: … Continue reading Make Writing Work: 5 tips about planning your writing retreat
Tucked between the rolling Virginia hills, Glenhaven Greenhouses offers customers quality plants and mulch and a place to come enjoy the friendly atmosphere of the small, family-owned greenhouse.
The Center for Rural Enterprise Engagement is thrilled to welcome Deanna Reid, agricultural education and communications graduate student.
By Chelsie Calliham Did you know that 90% of information transmitted to the brain is visual? Thus, it comes as no surprise that Instagram has become the app to beat in terms of affordability and engagement. Instagram currently has over 300 million users with 75 million of those users logging on daily. It can be … Continue reading The 5 Best Budget Conscious Instagram Photo-editing Apps
Is it common for your customers to message you via Facebook with basic questions, comments or complaints? In this blog, you will learn how to set up Facebook Messenger Chatbots and how it can be beneficial to your small business.
Word-of-mouth is a great tool when promoting your farmers market booth, but it can only take you so far. Your local customers know and trust you, but what about the consumer who has no idea you exist? Adding new-media technology to promote your farmers market booth can boost your business and reach a new demographic that was not possible before!
First was Snapchat, Instagram followed and finally, Facebook joined in. Each platform of social media has been taken over by stories. So what’s the big difference between Snapchat, Instagram Stories, and Facebook Messenger Day/Newsfeed Stories and which one will work best for your own business?
Time management with new-media marketing is challenging. Like many of you, planning time to create and manage content is only a small part of my work responsibilities. Learning to heed that call in a way that allows us to continue doing the work and share it is an art.
By Chelsie Calliham Video use on social media is on the rise. Marketers and businesses owners use videos and ads to increase engagement and views, but why does it seem like you’re seeing more videos in your Newsfeed than before? On April 6, 2016, Facebook launched Facebook Live, a live video streaming service that lets … Continue reading Your Guide to Going Live – Tips and tricks to using Facebook Live