
Fingers In Pies...
What to Read First... Mark Your Calendars to compare and share "Best Practices" for Outshining Big Chains and the Internet Remember to Post YOUR Events on the Calendar KeepItQuerque is everywhere! KeepItQuerque wherever you go! Take Control of KeepItQuerque! You lLike ABQ, Right? And you've got a smartphone... Get ALL You Can from Your Membership Say Hello to our Newest Member! Thanks for the continued support! Watch for Pics of our Crowd-Funder Tour on ABQ Trolley! Get ALL You Can from Your Membership According to a recent study communities with Independent Business Alliances saw greater revenue gains for Indies than communities without Independent Business Alliances. Furthermore, those businesses who actively participated in and promoted their membership of their local Independent Business Organization *saw higher marginal increases in revenue!* To get as many of our friends, family and colleagues to "ake the 10% Shift" we should all be making everyone aware of our KeepItQuerque Membership. Put the Window Cling where your customers can be re-assured YOUR business is local - and be reminded to look fo rthe logo elsewhere. Send us an e-mail if you need a new window cling (not the year!) Are you using the logo in your ads? And, are you maximizing the power of yoru Directory listing? Here's what Moji Studios just completed; With just a little work your directory will comunicate better with your customers - especially via the new App! Contact us if you need your username/password combo - or even a little help. Say Hello to our Newest Member! New Mexico Tires & Auto Elvia Loya nmtiresautoco@gmail.com Join Date: 07/13/2015 Thanks for the continued support! Betty's Bath & Day Spa, LLC Sally Adams Website lisa@bettysbath.com Member Since: 10/04/2005 Renewed On: 07/22/2015 Christy Mae's Restaurant Larry Ashby Website lashbyii@aol.com Member Since: 07/03/2013 Renewed On: 07/31/2015 Sandia Office Supply Becky Caruso Website becky@sosnm.com Member Since: 01/01/2001 Renewed On: 07/22/2015 Savoy Bar and Grill Catharina Forsting Website info@savoyabq.com Member Since: 01/01/2001 Renewed On: 07/22/2015 TLC Plumbing & Utility Mindy Gonzales Website mgonzales@tlcplumbing.com Member Since: 03/07/2014 Renewed On: 07/31/2015 AlluraDerm MD Med Spa Victor Mancha, M.D. Website info@alluraderm.com Member Since: 07/18/2009 Renewed On: 07/15/2015 Watch for Pics of our Crowd-Funder Tour on ABQ Trolley! Your KeepItQuerque - buy local got another big boost from our crowdfunders this year. In fact we had more folks help us on Main Street Crowd this year than last - and we're hoping to continue the trend next year. This Friday we'll be taking these special folks on the "Best of ABQ" tour with KeepItQuerque Member ABQ Trolley Co . - keep an eye on our Facebook and Twitter pages for pix - me might even Hashtag 'em with #PictureABQ or #iamABQ!	Mark Your Calendars to compare and share "Best Practices" for Outshining Big Chains and the Internet Thursday October 22 at the Anderson-Abruzzo Albuquerque International Balloon Museum you'll have the opportunity to hear from some "Experts From Right Here" on how to compete against the members of the ConglomoCom family, worldwide. We thought about bringing an "Expert from Afar" and just said, "Nah, why?" Starting at 3:00pm Gary Oppedahl will kick off the forum with a recap of City Successes since last November's KeepItQuerque Luncheon. Representatives from Baillio's, Bookworks and Sport Systems will talk about how they've been able to to stay alive - and even thrive - through the recession and through the much longer onslaught of National and Global Competitors. We haven't finalized the afternoon's hors d' oeuvres menu yet - but Albuquerque Restaurateur Jim Schumacher of The Cooperage and Scarpa's is the man in charge. Oh, and there will be adult beverages available, so make sure you're ready to put on your crafty, creative, competitive cap and join the conversation - this could be the beginning of something BIG! Remember to Post YOUR Events on the Calendar How to Use Social Media as a Powerful Business Tool 08/18/2015 Leadership Tomorrow/Today Summit 08/20/2015 Using Your iPad for Business 09/01/2015- 09/03/2015 Using Your iPad for Business 09/01/2015- 09/03/2015 Business Plan Toolkit 09/16/2015- 11/11/2015 LinkedIn 09/17/2015 Hiring Your First Employee 09/23/2015 QuickBooks Pro for Beginners 10/12/2015- 10/14/2015 KeepItQuerque Member Forum 10/22/2015 KeepItQuerque is everywhere! Most recently ABQTodo (alternatively know as "ABQ To Do," or by it's primo, "ABQ Todo!") invited KeepItQuerque to help promote all that we love about our little burg. Coming in September ABQTodo will be involving as many of us as possible in "WeAreABQ," a multi-day celebration of as much that's awesome about ABQ as we can fit in a few days! In the meantime you may have seen the hashtag "#iamABQ" on social media. Here's what THAT"s all about KeepItQuerque wherever you go! So if you're headed for parts unknown for your vacation Puh-Leez don't eat at a national chain! You didn't spend all that money and cross all those miles to eat the same commissary-prepared-deisel-shipped-high-fructose-corn-syrup you avoid in Albuquerque, didja? Here's some alternatives from our friends at the New Mexico Hospitality Association for when you're traveling around New Mexico; Take Control of KeepItQuerque! You've got GREAT Ideas! You've got a passion for local Economic Self-reliance! And you understand of why it's important to KeepItQuerque! Or you know somebody like that. So, be on the lookout for the Board of Directors Nomination form coming Soon - probably in the next Newsletter! You lLike ABQ, Right? And you've got a smartphone... KeepItQuerque member the Albuquerque Convention and Visitors' Bureau have a neat idea - take a picture and share it with the hashtag #PictureABQ. You Don't have to share your pictures to play - you can go see other people's pix and see what you like! Then share those!
KeepItQuerque! - Fingers In Pies...