Beyond the Website: The Overlooked Marketing Tactics That Help Rural Communities Compete
31 Mar 2025
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Why a Website Alone Isn’t Enough
A modern, data-driven economic development website is a crucial first step, but it’s not the only piece of the marketing puzzle. Many rural communities invest in building a website, launch it with great anticipation, and then... wait. They assume that because they now have a professional online presence, businesses and workforce talent will naturally start finding them.
The reality? It takes much more than a great website to attract investment and workforce talent.
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