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From Local Attention to National Acclaim for Smallman Galley

by Shift Collaborative, April 15, 2016

A virtuous PR path for the country’s first restaurant incubator Since we started working with Smallman Galley just over a year ago (has it really been an entire year?!), we’ve been on an adventure to collaborate with the owners, the chefs, and the bar program manager to bring their passions to life: four aspiring chefs […]

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Mayday! The benefits of asking for help

by Cynthia Closkey, April 9, 2014

Asking for help and incorporating what others can do for you will makeyou more productive, but will also open up perspectives and points ofview that you might not have possessed previously. Asking for helpalso creates an obligation for you to return the favor or at least beavailable to help others. This creates a sense of […]

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Write what you know and share who you are: simple content strategy for small business

by Cynthia Closkey, August 14, 2012

Not sure what to write about in your blog, newsletter, Facebook post, tweet? Here’s a short article packed with great ideas for distinctive content that will be useful for your customers, clients, or constituencies: “Content Generation Strategies for Small Businesses” by Ekaterina Walter on AMEX Open Forum.

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Online shoppers shopping smaller

by Cynthia Closkey, January 16, 2012

“Giant e-commerce companies like Amazon are acting increasingly like their big-box brethren as they extinguish small competitors with discounted prices, free shipping and easy-to-use apps. Big online retailers had a 19 percent jump in revenue over the holidays versus 2010, while at smaller online retailers growth was just 7 percent. “The little sites are fighting […]

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15 Minute Social Media for Business

by Cynthia Closkey, September 21, 2011

I spoke today with the Slippery Rock Business Association about social media and how they could use it to build business. Here’s the slideshow I used as a framework: 15 Minute Social Media for Business View more presentations from Big Big Design. Key questions you might ask 1. Where can social media make the greatest […]

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Be a Favorite Place on Google

by Cynthia Closkey, December 28, 2009

We received Big Big Design’s “Favorite Place on Google” sticker today, and I’m geekily excited. The sticker is a window decal with a barcode that points to our business listing on Google and Google Maps. A person with a camera phone can scan the barcode to see our listing, including information we post there — […]

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