Promoting Rural Tourism Workshop April 20 & 21

PromotingRural Tourism WorkshopMaking InternetMarketing Workfor Your Business Internet marketing is a highly& Your Town personalized conversation ISTOCK PHOTO with the customers who are already looking for exactly what you are offering. This workshop will help you identify those potential customers and assistApril 20-21, 2011 you in getting that conversation going. In six hours, rural tourism marketing expert Joanne Steele will teach youMountain Home how to turn your immense knowledge of your town, your business, and yourLiberty Bank of Arkansas most ideal customer into a focused and profitable Internet marketing strategy1 p.m.-4 p.m. (Both sessions) that fits your needs, time and budget.Pre-registration required. See registration information on back! We will NOT use computers, so don’t be scared! You will be able to confidently approach Internet marketing, making informed decisions about which social media sites best suit your business and your time. When you complete the workshop, you will be a confident, capable online marketer, with an integrated online plan to increase your business and make you more money.

Promoting Rural Tourism Workshop April 20-21,2011  Mountain Home Joanne Steele Presenter As owner and operator of $30.00  Pre-registration required. Rural Tourism Marketing Register by phone or email. Group, Joanne Steele has worked for more  Call: (501) 683-7700 or (800) 862-2040 than15 years helping rural  Email: Shannon Roberts, sxroberts@ualr.edu communities become Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in tourism destinations. advance. Contact Shannon Roberts at 2801 S. University Ave., Little Rock, AR 72204 or (501) 683-7700. She served 11 years as director of tourism for rural Siskiyou County, Calif., utilizing a small Making Internet Marketing Work operating budget to generate more than $4 million worth of press coverage for rural for Your Business & Your Town businesses. Through her blog, RuralTourismMarketing. com, workshops, and presentations she shares her knowledge of the rural tourism industry and her dedication to rural culture and values. Currently she is working with rural development organizations in Oregon, Kansas, and California and consults through her blog with rural development specialists throughout the U.S., Canada, Great Britain, and other international rural destinations. Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center Arkansas State University College of Business PO Box 2650 870.972-3517/www2.astate.edu/a/business/sbtdcFunded in part through a grant award with the U.S. Small Business Administration. All opinions, conclusions or recommendations expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the viewsof the SBA. The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center is funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration through a partnership withthe University of Arkansas at Little Rock and other institutions of higher education. UALR is committed to the policy of providing equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate in employment,admissions, programs, or any other educational functions and services on the basis of sex, age, disability, race, and national origin, color, or religion.

Promoting Rural Tourism Workshop April 20 & 21

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