Podcast appearances and mentions of becky mccray

Deb Brown is one of our favorite people in the world, and we're so glad to have her on the show with us to share her words, her new book (!!!) and all the work she's doing to help small-town dreamers just like you. This episode is all about approaching big problems in small towns in idea-friendly ways and starting small to build big. About Deb: Deb Brown is a dynamic small-town advocate and community development expert with a wealth of experience empowering rural communities. As the co-founder of SaveYour.Town, she has been working alongside Becky McCray for a decade, providing practical advice and innovative solutions to shape brighter futures for small towns. Deb's background is diverse and practical. She served as a Chamber of Commerce Executive Director for 4 years, holding certification from the Institute for Organization Management. Prior to that, she was a Tourism Specialist for 4 years. Her varied business experience includes roles as a foreign casualty insurance underwriter, retail manager, and bartender. Deb specializes in addressing common rural challenges, including: - Revitalizing empty buildings - Downtown rejuvenation - Youth retention - Marketing and promotion for small towns - Business development and economic growth - Innovative rural business models Deb excels at building connections, storytelling, and active listening. She guides people in taking small steps toward their ideas and helps them find the resources and connections needed to bring those ideas to fruition. Her presentations are interactive and engaging, designed to provide attendees with actionable ideas they can implement immediately. Deb has spoken at local and national conferences, addressing chambers, economic developers, tourism specialists, museum experts, volunteers, residents and business groups. Deb is the author of "From Possibilities to Reality: Save Your Small Town with these Uniquely Do-able Ideas, Projects, and Success Stories," a comprehensive workbook filled with practical strategies and real-world examples for small-town revitalization.  Through her work with SaveYour.Town, Deb provides weekly newsletters focused on small-town challenges and offers exclusive video content to Megaphone Members. Deb Brown's passion for community development and her ability to provide real-world, practical solutions make her an invaluable resource for small towns looking to create positive change and build a thriving future. In this episode, we cover: The process of writing and publishing her book Who and what her book is for Why you don't need permission to do cool stuff Her favorite stories and concepts from the book  Links + Resources Mentioned: From Possibilities to Reality: Save Your Small Town with these Uniquely Do-able Ideas, Projects, and Success StoriesSaveYour.Town - Practical steps your rural community can take now Free Newsletters - Get your tips to address rural challenges Deb's Speaking Site - Take a look at how Deb can help you Andrew Laddusaw's YouTube ChannelTrolls in DL website (from Small Town Shout-Out) Episode 49 with Becky and Deb: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMo32Jzm5aM   Small-Town Shout-Out! The biggest shout-out to Becker County, Minnesota's Project 412. They had the audacious goal of bringing world-renowned Danish recycling artist Thomas Dambo to the area--and it happened! “Trolls in DL” is one of 130 permanent art installations around the world. We love a BHAG (Big, Hairy, Audacious Goal) and we're proud of you, Project 412. Thanks to Cody Piper for sharing this big freaking deal with us.  New Segment Alert! We think some of the best parts about radio shows and podcasts are listener call-ins, so we've decided to make those a part of the Growing Small Towns Podcast. We really, really want to hear from you! We're introducing two new parts to the show:  “Small town humblebrags”: Call in and tell us about something amazing you did in your small town so we can celebrate with you. No win is too small—we want to hear it all, and we will be excessively enthusiastic about whatever it is! You can call in for your friends, too, because giving shout-outs is one of our favorite things.  “Solving Your Small-Town People Challenges”: Have a tough issue in your community? We want to help. Call in and tell us about your problem, and we'll solve it on an episode of the podcast. Want to remain anonymous? Totally cool, we can be all secretive and stuff. We're suave like that.  If you've got a humblebrag or a tricky people problem, call 701-203-3337 and leave a message with the deets. We really can't wait to hear from you!  Get In Touch Have an idea for a future episode/guest, have feedback or a question, or just want to chat? Email us at hello@growingsmalltowns.org Subscribe + Review Thanks for tuning into this week's episode of The Growing Small Towns Show! If the information in our conversations and interviews has helped you in your small town, head out to Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or Spotify, subscribe to the show, and leave us an honest review. Your reviews and feedback will not only help us continue to deliver relevant, helpful content, but it will also help us reach even more small-town trailblazers just like you!  

Deb Brown joins us at TSPC to talk about how you really can breathe life back into your own small town. Small town America has taken a beating over the last 5 decades but it doesn’t have to be that way. There are ways to turn it all around, join Deb and I to learn how today. Deb Brown is a dynamic small-town advocate and community development expert with a wealth of experience empowering rural communities. As the co-founder of SaveYour.Town, she has been working alongside Becky McCray for a decade, providing practical advice and innovative solutions to shape brighter … Continue reading →

For this conversation my guest is Becky McCray part of the dynamic duo behind SaveYour dot Town. She and partner Deb Brown work with rural communities to help them find potential, exercise community thinking and build a robust town or village. In this conversation we'll cover lots of problem areas and give some solid solutions to what much of rural America is facing.  Becky McCray one of the founders of SaveYour.Town. Enjoy, we sure did!  Thanks for listening! The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday business news podcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and some local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday. You can subscribe on  PlayerFM, Podbean, iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher or TuneIn Radio. And you can catch The Business News Hour Week in Review each Sunday Noon Central on News/Talk 1540 KXEL. The Business News Hour is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications. You can follow us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour...and on Threads @Insight_On_Business.

As more and more individuals seek their news content from social media, thinking the reporting is accurate, Meta has decided to do away with independent fact checking. Why? We'll start with that story. Also, stick around for the conversation with Becky McCray one-half of the duo behind SaveYour.Town. What Becky and partner Deb Brown do is help rural communities better utilize what they already have or can have to become more successful. It's a great conversation right after the news. And, if you want to follow us  on social media you can find us all day on Twitter or "X" @IOB_NewsHour and on Instagram. Facebook? Sure were there too.  And our website is just a click away where you can scroll through all of our newscasts. Here's what we've got for you today: Fact checking? Who needs that says Meta; Meanwhile Meta has an interesting new Board Member; President Elect Trump on the Gulf of Mexico; Getty Images is making a huge purchase; Good news about the economy tanks the markets; Lenders will no longer be able to access unpaid medical bills; The Wall Street Report; More issues for Tesla from the NTHSA. Stay with us for the conversation with Becky McCray one of the founders of SaveYour.Town. What issues do rural communities grapple with and what ideas can Becky and Deb Brown bring to the table.  Join us for this wide ranging conversation about Rural America and some possible answers to help them grow and prosper. Thanks for listening! The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday business news podcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and some local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday. You can subscribe on  PlayerFM, Podbean, iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher or TuneIn Radio. And you can catch The Business News Hour Week in Review each Sunday Noon Central on News/Talk 1540 KXEL. The Business News Hour is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications. You can follow us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour...and on Threads @Insight_On_Business.

Innovation is everywhere and in rural America, it shows up in everyday places. In small towns, from coast to coast, entrepreneurs are using new ideas, new technologies, and out of the box ingenuity to start and grow successful businesses and energize communities. Sometimes, it takes an outside perspective to see all the possibilities. Other times, folks back home know what they want to accomplish. They just don't know how to make it happen. They need guidance or coaching and our guest in this week's podcast does just that. Deb Brown is one of the co-founders of saveyour.town, a business that helps make small communities more relevant and vibrant. Along with her business partner, Becky McCray, Deb coaches small towns to make them better, promotes collaboration over committees, and provides ideas and expertise that make rural communities join together for the common good. Listen in to hear about some of the strategies and exercises they use to accomplish their goals, many of which can be done by everyone in the community without hefty budgets or corporate involvement. With a background in social media and Chamber of Commerce management, and with a love for the people of rural America, Deb is helping communities' own citizens save their town with their own resources.

A SMALL TOWN NEVER FORGETS!! In this episode, Neil and Will sit down with Deb Brown and Becky McCray, co-founders of Save Your Town!  With a focus on smaller communities, they believe small towns can be saved by their own people using their own resources.  As small town experts, their organization combats community challenges and specializes in low or no cost solutions, ones that will work in even the tiniest of towns.  Hear them talk about the recently released "Survey of Rural Challenges: and find out what were some of the most surprising things they learned during the process.  Take a listen and discover some best practices that small towns throughout the country (and in Appalachia) are deploying to improve their communities - who knows, you may even have the inclination to "Save Your Town!" You might even hear Neil's thoughts on wearing white and  the question of why we don't work on Labor Day.  Also, don't forget the #AppBiz of the week: Tionesta Market Village and Matt's Happy Cow BBQ! Deb Brown: Building Possibility - https://buildingpossibility.com/ Becky McCray: Small Biz Survival - https://smallbizsurvival.com/ Save Your Town - https://saveyour.town/ App News: Renewable Energy Jobs Are Coming To Appalachia (Mother Jones) - www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/08/renewable-energy-jobs-are-coming-to-appalachia/  The Potential to Convert Toxic Waste in Appalachian Coal Mines - https://nationworldnews.com/the-potential-to-convert-toxic-waste-in-appalachia-coal-mines-into-valuable-resources/ Fracking Counties in Appalachia are Shedding Jobs - www.ehn.org/fracking-job-loss-2664305050.html Festival Guide - https://festivalguidesandreviews.com/west-virginia-festivals/ The Connect Act -  https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3216?s=1&r=1  SOAR Summit - https://soar-ky.org/summit/ ARC Appalachian Research Teaching Initiative - www.arc.gov/acri/  #AppBiz: Tionesta Market Village - www.marketvillage-tionesta.com/index.html  Matt's Happy Cow BBQ - https://happycowbbq.wixsite.com/mattshappycowbbq 

At the end of this show each week, I invite you to ask me a question or present an influence marketing problem you might have and either email me about it, or even better, email me a voice recording so I can actually drop you asking it here on the show. So far, I haven't had a lot of takers and that's fine. Though, I will send you a signed copy of Winfluence the book if I use your question on the show.  And no, my ego isn't so sensitive that you can't ask me to not sign it. I'm happy to just send you one not adulterated with my pithy quote and signature, if you like. But the reason I do that is because this show becomes much more useful to you if I'm answering your questions.  Well, one of my old social media pals ask me a question about influence marketing of sorts last week on Twitter. Sheila Scarborough and Leslie McLellan run Tourism Currents. It's a blog and resource, with accompanying social channels, for destination marketers, tourism bloggers and journalists and those who fancy themselves influencers in the travel and tourism space. I've been pals with Sheila and the other founder of the site, Becky McCray, for probably 15 years. I don't know Leslie as well, but I love the content and advice they all dole out to folks in that niche. Last week, the tagged me on Twitter to see what I thought about an article they published called, “Ask for these influencer campaign stats.” It was advice for destinations … brands in the tourism industry like convention and visitor's bureaus, hotels, attractions and such … on what metrics they should ask influencers to provide them for a campaign to judge how effective their content is for your efforts.  Without having to look at the article, I certainly know Sheila and Leslie well enough to know it's going to be sound advice. And it was. But it doesn't just apply to destinations. Their advice is sound for all brands and agencies to hear to know what metrics you should care about from the influence partners and content creators you work with. On this episode of Winfluence, I'll share Tourism Current's list, and add both some list items, and perspective of my own, to help your brand.  Winfluence is supported by Tagger, the complete influencer marketing software solution. Get a demo to see if Tagger is right for you at jason.online/tagger. Support also comes from LinkedIn Marketing Solutions. Claim your $100 advertising credit at linkedin.com/winfluence today. Don't forget to drop Winfluence a rating or review on your favorite podcast app. If you'd like a deep dive on an influencer marketing topic every so often, subscribe to my email newsletter at jason.online/subscribe. Finally, make a future episode of Winfluence awesome! Ask your question about influence or influence marketing that you want my answer to or take on. Send me an email to jason@jasonfalls.com. If you're feeling adventurous, record a voice memo on your phone and email me that file. I'll let you ask the question right here on the show using the recording. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Becky McCray is a rancher in northwestern Oklahoma. She is one of the founders of SaveYour.Town, a website and movement to help others in rural and agricultural America save their town and help it thrive. Learn the keys she shares to help revitalize the place you live, based on her experiences working with towns all across America. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week I chat with my Becky McCray. Becky is a rural entrepreneur, cattle rancher, national speaker, and writer. Becky has a passion for learning about rural communities and passing that knowledge on. We chat about the her life as well as the Survey of Rural Challenges in which over 1400 rural people have filled out. https://smallbizsurvival.com https://saveyour.town https://www.nebraskaspeedtest.org If you enjoy our conversation, please be sure to subscribe so you do not miss the next episode. Also, if you could, give Rural Is Cool a 5 Star Rating on Apple Podcast or wherever you listen, it helps others like you find this podcast! Twitter @RuralIsCool E-mail ruraliscoolpod@gmail.com Artwork by Kaci Schacht @kcschacht_art Mike_Tabbert on Twitter & Instagram Produced by Brian Ferris @BrianFerris . . . #ruraliscool #smalltowncool #rethinkrural #smalltown #lifesgoodhere #loveruralam #rethinkingrural #podcast #podcastofinstagram #podcastlife #bloomwhereyouareplanted #midwestliving --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ruraliscool/message

The state of Montana eliminated same day registration and put limits on ballot collection. The Native American Rights Fund is among those fighting the law, saying it puts barriers up for Native voters who often live in rural areas. It's part of a renewed trend to restrict polling places, absentee voting, and mail-in registrations. Critics […]

Welcome to a brand new month and, if this was your first day back, we hope you had a safe and memorable Memorial Day Holiday. Here's what we've got for you today: Texans and Tesla...it's a story; Wages and truck drivers and you; West Virginia governor and $700 million; B.P. back in the U.S...think solar and why; Chip makers cashing in; Unions and Restaurants...a story; The Wall Street Report; Ride hailing gets more...pricy. For the interview you'll meet Deb Brown and Becky McCray from SaveYour.town a two woman company out to help Rural America re-think and refresh. They are here to chat it up about the stories often missed by the media...and how do they know?  They asked folks that live in rural communities across the country.  To listen in, click here! Thanks for listening! The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday business news podcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and some local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday. You can subscribe on PlayerFM, Podbean, iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher or TuneIn Radio. And you can catch The Business News Hour Week in Review each Sunday Noon on News/Talk 1540 KXEL. The Business News Hour is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications. You can follow us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour.

When we saw the press release come through last week the headline pointed to the fact that far too often the media covering rural communities fail to report on what rural folks say are the true challenges they face. And, it's not just opinion. For years Becky McCray and Deb Brown from SaveYour.Town have collected surveys from rural residents and what these folks say are issues often does not match what is being reported. It's a great conversation and it's right here.  One more thing, if you want to know more about population and what makes a place a "micropolitan" or "nanopolitan" community here is that link.  Thanks for listening! The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday business news podcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and some local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday. You can subscribe on PlayerFM, Podbean, iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher or TuneIn Radio. And you can catch The Business News Hour Week in Review each Sunday Noon on News/Talk 1540 KXEL. The Business News Hour is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications. You can follow us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour.

Jenny Schweigert brings yet another guest with an emphasis on maintaining a vibrate Rural Community. How do we instill an entrepreneuring spirit if the next generation doesn't posses a work ethic?

Rural business expert Becky McCray joins us on this episode via Zoom to talk about the distinct advantages that small town (and small in scale) businesses have against big box and online competitors. Becky tweeted some sound advice that caught our eye and prompted this discussion: “You have special advantages as a small town retailer. You can be even more competitive when you tap these special advantages and combine them with some of the best tricks online retailers have been using against you.” @BeckyMcCray https://twitter.com/BeckyMcCray There is so much more you can learn from Becky. Check out “Trends in Small Town Retail” https://smallbizsurvival.com/trends-in-small-town-retail.html at SmallBizSurvival.com and Beating the Online Competition https://learnto.saveyour.town/beating-online-competition at SaveYour.Town for the full story. LinkedIn: Becky McCray Twitter: @BeckyMcCray @SBSurvival @SaveYourTown Instagram: @BeckyMcCray & @SaveYourTown Facebook: Small Biz Survival, SaveYour.Town Subscribe to the podcast: iTunes http://bit.ly/TheGoldingGroup Spotify http://bit.ly/NeoPodcast (Login First) iHeartRadio http://bit.ly/NeoMarketingPod Spreaker https://www.spreaker.com/user/thegoldinggroup Google Podcast http://bit.ly/NeoMarketingGP Podchaser http://bit.ly/NeoPodchaser Pod Link https://pod.link/1275659816 Deezer http://bit.ly/NeoPodDeezer Podcast Addict http://bit.ly/NeoPodAddict On every #NeoMarketing podcast, we discuss best practices, the latest trends and modern techniques for professional business communications including advertising, marketing, digital channels, social media, public relations and alternative options. #NeoMarketing COVID-19 Business Support Episodes Video Playlist: https://bit.ly/COVIDBusinessAdvice Audio Playlist: https://thegoldinggroup.com/series/covid/ To contact us for advice, assistance or collaboration: https://thegoldinggroup.com/contact-us/ Let’s engage! Follow us: Twitter https://twitter.com/GoldingGroup @GoldingGroup Facebook https://www.facebook.com/StrategicBusinessGrowth LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-golding-group Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thegoldinggroup/ @TheGoldingGroup

Becky McCray, the small business survival expert, rejoins Tom as we discuss the many reports that show Wal-Mart and other big box stores as having issues. What is happening? And can your small business take advantage of it? You will want to listen to this program.

Rural and small-town business expert Becky McCray shares insights from the Survey of Rural Challenges, and explains the potential rural markets hold for global organizations.

SEGMENT 1: There's no lack of people out there telling you to go find your passion and dream big. But why does it seem like when we try, we end up feeling more lost and overwhelmed than when we started? Liz Forkin Bohannon, founder of Sseko Designs, wants you to rethink everything you've been told about finding your passion and following your dreams. As she says, you're never going to find your passion because your passion and purpose are something you build--actively--day by day.SEGMENT 2: One of the technologies that will affect your small business the most every day is artificial intelligence (AI). Here to explain how it will impact your business is Chris Duffey, the Head of AI Innovation and Strategy at Adobe.SEGMENT 3: With all the changes to the economy and the presidential tariffs, what is the state of small biz in rural America? My guest, Becky McCray, is the best expert in this area. She is a lifelong small-town entrepreneur and is the co-founder of Save Your Town.Sponsored by Nextiva, LinkedIn, vCita and Blue Summit Supplies

On today's show, Rebecca chats with Deb Brown and Becky McCray, co-founders of Save Your Town, a website dedicated to showing people specific ways to make their small town a better place. Deb and Becky create videos, courses and toolkits that help small town people learn, grow and take action. They believe small towns can be saved by their own people using their own resources.

Segment 1: Kathy Longo is the author of Flourish Financially: Values, Transitions, & Big Conversations, and president and founder of Flourish Wealth Management®. She has over 25 years of experience as a wealth manager and financial planner. She was named one of the Top 50 Women in Wealth Management by Wealth Manager Magazine. She has been quoted in The Wall Street Journal, New York Times and Money Magazine.Segment 2: Becky McCray is a small town business owner. She and her husband, Joe, own a retail liquor store in Alva, Oklahoma. She shares insights from this real world experience at her highly ranked website https://smallbizsurvival.com and in her award winning book Small Town Rules. Her practical perspectives have been featured in three books and dozens of magazines, blogs, and podcasts. She makes her home in Hopeton, Oklahoma, a community of 30 people.Segment 3: Colby Williams founded Parengo Coffee in Sikeston, Missouri with his parents in 2013. Parengo was the Sikeston Chamber of Commerce's Small Business of the year this year. It also won a Regional Entrepreneurship Award from the Missouri Innovation Corporation in 2016 and a Golden Bean Award for coffee roasting in 2015. Colby is the author of the new book Small Town Big Money.Sponsored by Nextiva, Square Payroll, and LinkedIn

From farm-to-table restaurants and food co-ops to craft breweries and tech startups, it’s an exciting time for small town businesses. Cultivating those businesses and encouraging entrepreneurs is key to thriving local economies. Our panelists, who have owned businesses, worked with entrepreneurs, and helped make their downtowns vibrant, share the secrets of their success. Speakers are: Becky McCray, business owner, author, and publisher of Small Biz Survival, a blog about the challenges and successes of doing business in a small town. Her no-nonsense perspective on local economies lands her in publications from The New York Times to The High Plains Journal. Home is Hopeton, Oklahoma (pop. 30). Joe Wasson, business owner; founder, McComb Economic Development Organization; project coordinator, McComb Region Heart & Soul. Joe owned and managed his family’s furniture business in downtown McComb, Ohio, (pop. 1,600), which closed in 2013. Since then he has worked tirelessly to recruit new businesses to town, forming the McComb Economic Development Organization and securing a grant for a regional Community Heart & Soul project. Patrick Wright, executive director, Gardiner Main Street; economic and community development coordinator, Gardiner, Maine (pop. 6,000). Patrick has been front and center in the revitalization of Gardiner’s downtown. In addition to being a partner in the town’s Community Heart & Soul project, Gardiner Main Street is one of three partners in the Gardiner Growth Initiative, an incentive program for drawing businesses to the town. Follow along with our Google Doc: http://bit.ly/2cBIjkt.

Every business, regardless of the size of both the company or the community it is in, faces a certain amount of struggles and adversity. The key in overcoming them is to concentrate on what your strengths and advantages are and use those to leverage success. You need to stand out from your competition, whether you are one of 300  or only 3 of a particular business in your community. A common assumption is that big businesses and corporations have the upper hand over small businesses, and certainly those in very small, rural communities. How could the little guys possibly compete with the big guys, right? Wrong.  In the world of technology - and certainly social media - no one is limited solely by their geographical area.  Becky McCray doesn’t just talk about small business and rural living, she actually lives it. As the owner of two businesses in a community of only 30 residents, her experience and practical perspective make her an authority on how how small, rural businesses can grow while shaping and greatly impacting their communities. http://www.agentsofchangecon.com/podcasts/108

Welcome to Season 2, Episode 4 of the Indie Business Podcast! In this fourth episode of our Women, Wealth and Wow! series, we focus on all things local, rural, and small town with my guest Becky McCray of Small Biz Survival in Alva, Oklahoma … population 4,000 (give or take). Becky and her husband own […] The post Season 2, Episode 4: “Women, Wealth and Wow” with Becky McCray [Podcast] appeared first on Indie Business Network.

Did you miss the first release of this great episode? We're thankful that the holidays give us an opportunity to re-release some of our early episodes and share them with our new listeners! Becky McCray says that small businesses and small towns have a future. She is a small town business owner, she and her husband Joe co-own a retail liquor store and a cattle ranch. She writes and speaks about small town business, and she and Chicago entrepreneur Barry Moltz are the authors of the award-winning book Small Town Rules.

Becky McCray says that small businesses and small towns have a future. She is a small town business owner, she and her husband Joe co-own a retail liquor store and a cattle ranch. She writes and speaks about small town business, and she and Chicago entrepreneur Barry Moltz are the authors of the award-winning book Small Town Rules. On this episode, Becky tells us how the small town principles of building community and connecting personally with customers can translated into more meaningful connections in our online relationships. She also offers some insight into how to bring small town shopkeeping into the 21st century. Don't miss this great episode on how to build a smarter business and better relationships.

In the aftermath of SmallTown2012, Becky and Lanna hunker down to talk about small towns and why small towns have an advantage. They discuss getting lost in Boston. They discuss getting lost in Kansas! Becky gets on her soapbox to tell how technology has evened the playing field, allowing people to be successful wherever they […]

10/8/12 Becky McCray is co-author of ''Small Town Rules'' and she explains to Brian and Pat what rules we all can follow that are borrowed from the small towns dotting this country. What are the other things that small towns hold onto that we can all learn from? This interview will enlighten your view of the clever notions from small town rules.

Becky McCray and Barry Moltz have just released their new book Small Town Rules: How Big Brands and Small Businesses Can Prosper in a Connected Economy. It is a fascinating resource with genuinely new insights for everyone in business. In my 20-minute interview with Becky McCray, we discuss: Common misconceptions people have about small, local businesses What large corporations can learn about branding from small business The formula for instant social media success :) (I am only sort of kidding - the way that Becky explained it made so much sense!) I am extremely passionate about this topic, and will engage more of my own local business community in the coming year to learn how to make my own business more effective and more enduring. When we connect all size businesses, we ALL win. You can find the book at all fine retailers, and at http://www.smalltownrules.com Becky is @beckymccray on Twitter and is at http://www.beckymccray.com Barry is @barrymoltz on Twitter and is at http://barrymoltz.com

The Bigg Success Show #585Many small businesses just don't know where to start when it comes to using social media. Becky McCray tells you how to get past that block, and how to avoid feeling intimidated once you are there. Find a written summary of today's show at BIGGSUCCESS.COM.Thanks so much for listening!- George & Mary-Lynn-------------------------------------BIGG QUESTION: What roadblock is your small business facing when it comes to using social media? Tell us:Online: http://biggsuccess.comPhone: (toll free) 888-455-BIGGEmail: bigginfo@biggsuccess.com----------------------Enjoy our show? Consider writing a review for us in iTunes. http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=269019283