{"id":24329,"date":"2012-05-14T05:52:48","date_gmt":"2012-05-14T10:52:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/?p=24329"},"modified":"2012-05-14T05:52:48","modified_gmt":"2012-05-14T10:52:48","slug":"new-buy-local-marketer-in-vw-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2012\/05\/14\/new-buy-local-marketer-in-vw-area\/","title":{"rendered":"New &#8216;buy local&#8217; marketer in VW area"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Van Wert independent\/<\/strong><em>contributor content<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A company that specializes in \u201cbuy local\u201d marketing is coming to the Van Wert area.<\/p>\n<p>My Area\u2019s Best is a multimedia marketing company founded on encouraging consumers and businesses to shop local and buy local.\u00a0 Originally founded in Traverse City, Mich., My Area\u2019s Best provides a fun and interactive online platform for Van Wert area residents to locate and interact with local businesses.<\/p>\n<p>Why should a resident of the Van Wert area go to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.myareasbest.com\">www.myareasbest.com<\/a>?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To freely find what discounts, benefits, or incentives local businesses are offering<\/li>\n<li>Keep tabs on a favorite business\u2019s new offerings, product lines, and specials by receiving automatic email and text message notifications<\/li>\n<li>Search over a 100 business categories from Restaurants, to Bridal Boutiques, to Jewelry stores<\/li>\n<li>Easily \u201cshare\u201d or \u201clike\u201d your discoveries with your friends through Facebook, Twitter, and 15 other social media sites<\/li>\n<li>To support locally owned businesses, and support the local economy<\/li>\n<li>It\u2019s free!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Why should a business in the Van Wert area join the My Area\u2019s Best platform?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To be discovered by local consumers who are searching the My Area\u2019s Best site daily<\/li>\n<li>Easily interact with existing customers and keep them up to date on a business<\/li>\n<li>Attract new customers through unique marketing campaigns<\/li>\n<li>Attract travelers coming to the region<\/li>\n<li>Very affordable advertising<\/li>\n<li>Many more benefits are available<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Van Wert has many great locally owned establishments in the area, so why not give them a shot at one\u2019s business before going to a national chain or \u201cbig box\u201d store?<\/p>\n<p>The following locally owned businesses have already seen some of the benefits MAB has to offer: Citizen\u2019s National Bank, Osting Farm Drainage Inc., DeShia-The Country Shop, Sisters Boutique, A &amp; A Mechanical, Laudick\u2019s Jewelry, Shutterbugg Studio, and Delphos Granite Works.<\/p>\n<p>With a free My Area\u2019s Best consumer card, local residents can take advantage of any benefit being offered by any business on My Area\u2019s Best\u2019s website.\u00a0 Anyone can get a free consumer card at participating businesses or throughout upcoming community events.<\/p>\n<p>To find any deal participating locally owned businesses may be offering go to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.myareasbest.com\">www.myareasbest.com<\/a> , search 45891, and click on \u201cbenefit\u201d on each businesses listing. \u00a0My Area\u2019s Best is currently in the process of expanding throughout the Midwest, so look for locally owned businesses in an area town soon.\u00a0 \u201cLike\u201d My Area\u2019s Best-Van Wert Area Facebook page.<\/p>\n<p>For any locally owned businesses looking to inquire about the many benefits My Area\u2019s Best has to offer, contact Travis Osting at <a href=\"mailto:travis.osting@myareasbest.com\">travis.osting@myareasbest.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Van Wert independent\/contributor content A company that specializes in \u201cbuy local\u201d marketing is coming to the Van Wert area. 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