{"id":4269,"date":"2013-05-27T09:54:41","date_gmt":"2013-05-27T14:54:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smallbizsurvival.com\/?p=4269"},"modified":"2014-08-27T07:44:49","modified_gmt":"2014-08-27T12:44:49","slug":"do-you-close-during-the-parade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smallbizsurvival.com\/2013\/05\/do-you-close-during-the-parade.html","title":{"rendered":"Do you close during the parade?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This one is especially for the downtown businesses.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4271\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smallbizsurvival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/1024091044a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4271\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4271\" alt=\"Crowds line Alva, Okla., downtown streets for the annual Homecoming parade. \" src=\"https:\/\/smallbizsurvival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/1024091044a-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smallbizsurvival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/1024091044a-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/smallbizsurvival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/1024091044a-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smallbizsurvival.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/1024091044a.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4271\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">With all these people downtown, should your downtown business really be closed? Photo by Becky McCray.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Standing in downtown Waterville, Maine, surrounding by big crowds for the Memorial Day parade, Marc Pitman tweeted in frustration:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p>The marketer in me is going nuts. Hundreds of people here downtown. WHY AREN&#8217;T BUSINESSES OPEN!? Selling coffee, anything for foot traffic!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Marc A. Pitman (@marcapitman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/marcapitman\/status\/339020954627895298\">May 27, 2013<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script charset=\"utf-8\" type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><br \/>\nI know you want time off. I know you want to see the parade.<\/p>\n<p>But don&#8217;t you dream of seeing hundreds of people downtown? Well, here they are. How can you serve their needs right now?<\/p>\n<p>Yeah, I know the crowds are used to showing up, sitting around, watching, then dispersing. But you could:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 13px;\">sell coffee or snacks<\/span><\/li>\n<li>give away coffee or snacks<\/li>\n<li>hand out flags<\/li>\n<li>give away samples<\/li>\n<li>hold a prize drawing<\/li>\n<li>offer free wifi<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>What could you add to this list?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This one is especially for the downtown businesses. Standing in downtown Waterville, Maine, surrounding by big crowds for the Memorial Day parade, Marc Pitman tweeted in frustration: The marketer in me is going nuts. Hundreds of people here downtown. WHY AREN&#8217;T BUSINESSES OPEN!? Selling coffee, anything for foot traffic! \u2014 Marc A. 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