Shop Local Raleigh will be promoting Small Business Saturday via the WRAL Raleigh Christmas parade presented by Shop Local Raleigh on November 19, 2016. Shop Local Raleigh will also incorporate their Where’s Walter campaign on Small Business Saturday. “Where’s Walter” will ask consumers to go to local businesses and find the Sir Walter statue and tag the store where they found him. The contest is done annually in an effort to highlight local businesses, local Raleigh history and get consumers engaged in our community.
Please let us know ASAP if you’re running a special, having free punch, putting out cookies, rolling out the red carpet, offering a special, whatever it may be…. Let us know so we can help promote it!
Remember, your business does NOT have to accept AMEX to be a part of this one-day- National promotion for consumers to get out and Shop Small.
However, consumers that do have a AMEX card, are eligible to register their card and when they Shop Small, they are eligibile to receive bonus points back to their card for shopping small.
So let’s all rally together and do what we can to help promote each other and small businesses on this one day event.
A great marketing idea for you– Hang up one of the shopping bags you received from Small Business Saturday and make a note with it saying “Come Shop With Us on November 26 and get this free bag!” If you did not order your free kit and need materials, Shop Local Raleigh has extra and we are more than willing and happy to give you some. Contact Peter if you need to pick up your free materials.
ABOUT SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY
Nov 26 marks the seventh annual Small Business Saturday, a day to support the local businesses that create jobs, boost the economy and preserve neighborhoods around the country. Small Business Saturday was created in 2010 in response to small business owners’ most pressing need: more customers. To date, more than 4 million Facebook users “liked” the Small Business Saturday page. Just last year, 400+ advocacy organizations, 250+ corporations, and elected officials in all 50 states and Washington D.C. declared their support for Small Business Saturday.
