Retail Promotions:

Shop Main Street Video

Andrea Dono – Ten Things your Downtown Revitalization Organization Can Do Now

Resources for setting up your own campaign:

Project 3/50
Encourages people to pick the three businesses they would hate to lose and then commit to spend $50 each month in them.

AMIBA
The American Independent Business Alliance is one of the original Buy Local organizations in the United States. You can also download free bag stuffers with the buy Indie, buy local message on it. 

IndieBound
A Buy Local campaign launched by the American Booksellers Association, this promotes independent retailers of all types, not just bookstores.

BALLE
The Business Alliance for Living Local Economies supports all types of locally owned companies, from agricultural to retail.

Institute for Self Reliance
The Institute’s mission is to provide innovative strategies, working models and timely information to support environmentally sound and equitable community development

Downtown retail promotion - Microsoft Power Point:

Other Promotional Tools:

IEG - SponsorShip.com

Buy Local Campaign Websites:

American Independent Business Alliance: www.AMIBA.net

Business Alliance for Living Local Economies: www.livingeconomies.org

American Booksellers Association: http://www.indebound.org/

Institute for Self Reliance: http://www.iler.org

Project 3/50: www.Project350.net

Buy Local and Make a Difference: Baltimore, MD

Buy Local Website Campaign: Dover, NH

Buy Local Website Campaign: Dane County, WI