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Celebrate Nat’l Travel & Tourism Week in Southern Arizona May 4-12, 2013
TweetTravel and tourism in Arizona brings more than 37 million national and international visitors to our state each year. Those visitors spend over $18 billion throughout the state. In Tucson and Southern Arizona tourism generates nearly $2.6 billion in direct … Continue reading
Members Educational Seminar Recap: Maximizing Social Media For Your Business
Tweet For our February Seminar we covered the ever-changing & growing topic of how to leverage the power of social media for your business. Through the expertise and experience of Jay Feitlinger from StringCan Interactive, areas discussed included social media … Continue reading
A Quick & Basic Twitter Tutorial
TweetThis tutorial offered by Michelle Armstrong, LFA Tucson Steering Committee Member & Community Relations Manager for Bookmans Many businesses underestimate the importance of social media either out of fear of technology or lack of interest, but social media helps businesses … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, Local First Movement, Member Tips, Social Media, Tech
Tagged marketing, member tips, resources, Social Media, technology, tutorial
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Local First Arizona Year in Review 2011
TweetA Look Back at the Amazing Year 2011 Has Been We are excited to share with you all of the amazing growth that’s occurred over the past year within Local First Arizona and we want to thank you for your … Continue reading
Posted in 10% Shift, Arizona, Businesses, Buy Local Week, Economics, Events, Financial, Greater Phoenix, In The News, Local First Movement, Shift Arizona, Social Media, Staycation, Tucson & Southern Arizona
Tagged best of 2011, Buy Local Week, Devour Phoenix, events, facebook, fall festival, google, Independents Week, look back, mixers, rural, seminars, Shift Arizona, small wonders, twitter, volunteers, year in review
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Visualize the local conversation!
TweetJust used Wordle to create a word cloud with our most frequently used words on this blog. I think it’s a great overview of what we’re all about! And yeah, it’s pretty fun to visualize your own content.
Posted in Arizona, Local First Movement, Social Media, Uncategorized
Tagged content, visual, visualize, word cloud, wordle
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The benefits of buying locally (or the true cost of the alternatives)
TweeteLocal just twittered a terrific infographic our way and I just had to share it! We all make our own choices on whether to buy our goods and services from local businesses or national chains. Sometimes all we see is … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Local First Movement, Shift Arizona, Social Media
Tagged benefits of buying local, buy local, buying local, eLocal, infographic
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Easy Steps to Protect Your Website
TweetIn seemingly the last few years we’ve all been thrust into a new age where businesses are focusing on internet marketing, web traffic, blog content, etc. This guest blog from Jaburg Wilk will help you understand what your rights are … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, Businesses, Member Tips, Social Media
Tagged content, copy, copyright, jaburg, legal, online, protect, rights, website, wilk
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Win a free membership to Local First Arizona!
TweetHave a friend who owns a local business who has put off joining Local First Arizona? Well, our friends at the penny pinchers are such strong supporters of the local business that they are giving away a free membership ($49 … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, Events, Social Media
Tagged facebook, free, join, membership, penny, pinchers
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Is social media a fad?
TweetCheck out this video with some great stats on social media usage and growth. Feel free to mute the sound and apply your own soundtrack.
Posted in Economics, Social Media
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