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101 Ways To Get More Local CustomersBrick Road Media

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This exhaustive list of resources and expert advice (actually well over 101 of them!) was made for busy local business owners who are great at what you do, but not so great at marketing your business on the web.

Most of the local marketing tips you see online might as well be in another language, right?  And if you understand the language, a lot of the strategies you read about take an incredible amount of time, which you don’t have. So this list of 101 ways to get in front of more local customers takes your internet marketing experience (not much) and time (even less!) into account.

Follow some or all of these tips to get more local customers with internet marketing.  More importantly, to make your business shine in the right places where your customers hang out!

Continued at “101 Ways To Get More Local Customers“…

Contest…..Win $250 For Having The Best Name For A New Business

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Name A Local Business – Win $250!

Chad Stegner of Stegner Real Estate wants a business name change. He’s put together a contest to name his business. Anyone can enter the contest…

And he’s making it well worth your while!

The winner will get $250 cash.
2nd place will win a $50 gift certificate.
3rd place will win a $25 gift certificate.

Why?

Chad wants to involve the community and offer a chance to win some cash and recognition.

Details: Come up with your best idea to name Chad’s business. Stegner may or may not be part of the name. A website is currently being developed, and is about to launch. This website will feature all of Chad’s homes currently for sale. A name is all that’s needed, and that’s where you come in.

Business Info: Chad is in the real estate renovation/restoration business. Basically, he buys, renovates, and sells homes. He is not a realtor, is not in the rental business, does not remodel, and is not a developer.

So this is your chance to be creative.  To enter click here to fill out form with your idea for a new name.  Good luck!

Dancing With The Stars Of Wayne County To Benefit Birth To Five, March 24, 2012

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Marta & Ryan two contestants in Dancing With The Stars

Dancing with the Stars of Wayne County is an event to celebrate 20 years of service to the Wayne County community. This event will allow Birth-to-Five, Inc. to share their mission, raise awareness of free programs including home visiting, kindergarten readiness, and parenting supports. Funds raised will be used to support free programming to Wayne County families.

The evening will include cocktails, dinner, and an evening of entertainment. There will be music selections provided from Moment’s Notice, eight local “celebrity” couples competing for votes in a ballroom dance competition, a dance exhibition from the IU Ballroom Competition team, and a silent auction and a DJ. (information from website: b25dance.com)

Save the Date

March 24th, 2012

For a night of Ballroom Dancing featuring Richmond’s very own stars and the Indiana University ballroom Dance Team

Lamplight Inn at the Leland

900 South A Street.Richmond,IN47374

Itinerary

6:00-6:30 pm               Cocktails and Special Music Guests Moment’s Notice
6:30-6:45 pm                Seating and Welcome
6:45-7:30 pm               Dinner
7:30-8:30 pm               Dance Competition
8:30-9:00 pm               IU Dance Team
9:00-10:00 pm            Dancing with DJ’s Charlie and Traci Bertsch
                                            of  Special Request Disc Jockey Service.

-Silent Auction Winners Announced.
M.C. Mark Brimm

Moment’s Notice

Musicians:
Jay Conard, keyboard
Paul Moran, bass
Jim Johnson, drums
Bill Perkins, flugelhorn
Jim McKinney, trombone

For more pictures and video of the dancers you can go to the website b25dance.com , developed by Brick Road Media.