Posts by Sara Ray
Local Marketing Inc. Now Provides Services to Douglas County
Local Marketing, Inc. Marketing Advisor, Brian Pruett, friends, and Chamber representatives celebrated their new Chamber membership by holding a DC Chamber Ribbon Cutting on September 14th at the Chamber. Local Marketing, Inc. is located at 1510 Ellsworth Industrial Boulevard, Suite 100 in Atlanta. Local Marketing, Inc. is a full-service digital marketing firm based out of…
Read More3 Pieces of Critical Content You Need for Your Business
Content marketing provides the kind of quality content your audience is looking for. Marketers in today’s business climate must yield to the interests of their customers to be successful in the same way that party planners who want people on the dance floor must select music the vast majority of people in attendance will find…
Read MoreWhat You Need to Know About SPLOST 2016
During this election year Douglas County residents have an important decision to make. A Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) will be on the November ballot. The shared SPLOST will be used in Douglas County and the cities of Douglasville, Austell and Villa Rica to…
Read More12 Questions to Ensure You Have Your Business Marketing Under Control
If your business is without a marketer, or you’re trying to decide if you need one, it’s good to do an assessment on the current state of marketing in your business. You’re likely doing quite a bit with social media and posting on your own. These questions will help you understand if it’s enough or…
Read MoreContainment Haunted House Brings Halloween Fun to Douglas County
Containment Haunted House Owner, Buddy Harrleson, Operating Manger, Joey McCullough, staff, friends, and Chamber representatives celebrated their opening by holding a DC Chamber Ribbon Cutting on September 7th. Containment Haunted House is located at 1320 Blairs Bridge Road in Lithia Springs. Containment Haunted House is one of Georgia’s scariest and most unique haunted attractions. This…
Read MoreDC Chamber Youth Leadership Douglas Summer Class Graduates
The Douglas County Chamber is pleased to announce the graduating students from the Youth Leadership Douglas Summer Program. These students are juniors that participated from all five Douglas County high schools and that are homeschooled. During the eight week program, students participated in activities designed to help them acquire and broaden their knowledge of not…
Read MoreApply to be Principal 4 A Day!
Download the 2014 Principal 4 A Day Application The Douglas County Chamber is pleased to announce its partnership with the Douglas County School System for the fifth annual “Principal 4 a Day.” This program will take place on November 15, 2016 at all Douglas County Schools. “Principal 4 a Day” is a program adopted by…
Read MoreThe Value in Giving Back as a Small Business Owner
Before you say you have no time to give back, or before you grumble about already doing it, this is not your typical post telling you that you need to give back to people who support you in your community. Instead, this article encourages you to give back as a small business owner based of…
Read MoreDouglasville Mayor and Council to Refinance the General Obligation Bonds
Douglasville, GA – In a special called meeting on Thursday, September 1, 2016, the members of the Douglasville City Council took action to refinance the general obligation bonds used to cover the debt service on the Douglasville Public Safety building. In 2008, the voters of the City of Douglasville approved a bond referendum to allow…
Read More3 Cheap Marketing Ideas for Businesses on a Budget
Marketing can be one of your largest business expenses, particularly if you’re unknown and just starting off. If your business has a storefront on a well-traveled Main Street, you’re in luck. If not, you have some work to do. New business owners who haven’t tackled their own marketing before will be shocked at the amount…
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