Updates & Business Advice for Small Business Owners

Marketing and growth tips for for restaurants, health professionals, gyms, retail stores, salons & more.

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Three Traits of Successful Referral Programs for Local Businesses

Referrals are still the best, most cost-effective way to grow your local business. However, with the rise of smartphones, customers are now referring their friends using that glowing rectangle in their hands.

Follow these three rules to make sure your next referral campaign is a success…

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Top 5 Marketing Challenges That Influencer and Word-of-Mouth Marketing Solve

Whether you’re a small town coffee shop or a large online retailer, the challenges of marketing and gaining the attention of consumers today are greater than ever.

To better understand these challenges, we’ve listed 5 of the top hurdles to businesses building effective marketing campaigns and how collaborations with local advocates or influencers can solve marketing’s biggest problems in 2022.

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How has Instagram Changed the Game for Restaurant Marketing?

Many of us have seen the common phrase, “phone eats first” while scrolling through our most social media pages. The fact of the matter is that restaurant goers have always eaten with their eyes first. And now, many foodies want to make sure their phones eat first, too.

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October Update

Since launch, we're proud to say that we've onboarded over 1,300 "Townees" and 108 businesses! Here’s what else is new in October…

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Local NCAA NIL Collaborations

We’re finalizing an aspect of Townee that allows college athletes to begin collaborating with nearby, local businesses and begin taking advantage of their NIL. Learn more here!

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