Posts by Sara Ray
How to Find Time for Social Media
Small business owners, especially those businesses with under 10 employees, find it extremely difficult to justify the time on social media because it doesn’t lead to predictable, measurable cost savings or revenue. Social media and content marketing is about becoming an engaging resource for your customers. What’s the yield of a relationship? If you can…
Read More7 Tips on Improving Your Local Search Ranking
Most businesses want to improve their search engine optimization (SEO). It means more customers at less cost, and almost everyone wants more customers. But how you improve your organic reach on a global scale is very different from how you do it on a local level. While the two have some things in common, you…
Read MoreRoadmaster Drivers School Celebrates Grand Opening
Roadmaster Drivers School owner, Rich Milam, staff, friends, and Chamber representatives celebrated their recent opening and new Chamber membership by holding a DC Chamber Ribbon Cutting on June 22nd . Roadmaster Drivers School is located at 1414 Blairs Bridge Road in Lithia Springs. Roadmaster Drivers School is a premier truck driver training organization and has…
Read MoreHow Much Is Too Much: Navigating Social Sharing For Business
Part of telling your business story – and encouraging customers and potential customers to know, like, and trust you – is to share personal things that your audience can identify with. As is true in building any relationship, with social media for business it is important to let people in. You want them to see…
Read MoreTwo Men & A Truck Makes the Move to Douglasville
Two Men & A Truck Chief Operating Officer, Gabe Gilbert, staff, and Chamber representatives celebrated their recent opening in Douglasville and new Chamber membership by holding a DC Chamber Ribbon Cutting on June 15th . The Two Men & A Truck office is located at 7274 Bankhead Highway, Suite D in Douglasville. Two Men and…
Read MoreHow to Seduce the Customer When Your Business Isn’t Sexy
As business people we sometimes envy those marketers who have “sexy” brands to market, brands that appeal to customers on an emotional level. Brands like Harley Davidson and the Parisian Tourism Bureau seem to have it made because their product screams sexy. What about those of us who have decidedly less heart-thumping, albeit needed, products? How…
Read MoreSimple Floors Now Open in Douglasville
Simple Floors CEO Bin Liu, staff, friends, and Chamber representatives celebrated their grand opening by holding a DC Chamber Ribbon Cutting on June 9th. Simple Floors is located in the Arbor Walk shopping center at 7421 Douglas Boulevard in Douglasville. Simple Floors is a privately held, self-funded, Atlanta-based, nationwide flooring retailer with over 20 showroom…
Read More5 Best Apps for Improving Your Productivity
Adopting new technology isn’t easy, but when you find something that works and increases your productivity, you kick yourself for not having done it sooner. That’s how I feel about Buffer’s Pablo and Adobe’s Spark. But this article isn’t about image software (although those two I mentioned are game-changing – and free!! — and you…
Read MoreGolden Krust Caribbean Bakery & Grill Brings the Island Life to Douglasville
Golden Krust Caribbean Bakery & Grill (Golden Krust) Franchisee Cliff Clarke, corporate owners, staff, friends, family, and Chamber representatives celebrated the grand opening of Golden Krust by holding a DC Chamber Ribbon Cutting on June 3rd. Golden Krust is located at 6920 Douglas Boulevard in Douglasville. Golden Krust, a privately held corporation, is a manufacturer…
Read MoreLocals Win Big at the DC Chamber Raffle
The Douglas County Chamber is pleased to announce the winners of the 2016 Douglas County Chamber Raffle. The raffle drawing was held at the Comcast Business After Hours at The Centre at Arbor Connection on May 26th. A total of 350 tickets were sold by the DC Chamber Board of Directors. The evening was filled…
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