Brilliant Marketing | Unique Wine Delivery

In today's segment of "Brilliant Marketing", we introduce to you a booze-toting canine.

Yes.

You read that right - a Maryland winery is utilizing a four-speed friend for delivery. (I KNOW!)

Celebrating The Heart and Soul of Our Communities on "Mom and Pop Business Owners Day"

We are in the midst of troubled times, friends. There's no innovative way, really, to explain how unprecedented and unfamiliar the current climate of today truly is, and for that reason I struggled with a post for Mom and Pop Business Owner's Day. I wondered how to offer anything to remind us of the inspirational people who keep this country alive, thriving and economically vibrant, or what they might say to you if the opportunity were available. I settled upon something I wrote in 2017, edited a bit but still with words I believe ring true today.

Surviving Social Distancing | Observations and Helpful Tools You Can Use Today

Tough times mean we come together, right? Reach out to your neighbors, friends, business owners and first responders, because we don't know yet the impact our global crisis will have. One thing I am experiencing a large amount of concern over is the potential for increasing issues with mental health and/or depression due to a sliding state of mind as the days and weeks drag on.

It's Going To Take A Village: How To Be Part of America's Economic Recovery

The fuel, the energy and the life which surges through our country, states and neighborhoods; the people who with determination and resolve built communities out of empty space, raised up buildings which became familiar places and landmarks, and welcomed shoppers turned into friends - these people are right now as I type this facing an unprecedented time of gut-wrenching realities and heartbreaking decisions. These are our neighbors and friends who are now agonizing over the announcement they must make to lay off an entire staff, decide between continuing on and risking a further decline in sales just to keep the business alive for now, or the almost unimaginable choice of simply posting a sign on their front door stating "We've had to temporarily close. We'll see you again soon."

20 Projects and Things To Do During a Temporary Business Slowdown

A quick list of ideas to do during a temporary slowdown - and it IS temporary. While it sucks being in this situation so many of us are experiencing right now, I wholeheartedly believe the more productive we are now, the better prepared we will be to leap back into a full schedule once normal life returns.