Published on September 21, 2023, at 2:50 p.m. by Morgan Perkins. Food reviewer Keith Lee is changing the lives of small-business owners through his charismatic and earnest food reviews on TikTok. Lee demonstrates a powerful example of how social media can transform the trajectory of someone’s life and how
Published on April 29, 2023, at 9:19 a.m.by Jenna Richardson. Mackenzie Dimatteo is truly a one-woman show. On the “Meet the Team” page on Mack’s Macs’ website lists Dimatteo as the social media coordinator of the Florida bakery. She’s also listed as the cake designer, baker and owner. Dimatteo
Published on November 18, 2021 at 12:10 p.m. by Gabrielle Jolly. The topic of corporate social responsibility (CSR) has grown significantly over the past decade, with 77% of consumers now looking to buy from companies that “make the world a better place.” When most people think of
Published on April 7, 2021 at 4:30 p.m. by Maggie Palmer. Small businesses are often considered to be the lifeblood of the American consumer market — there are probably a few in your own backyard. The statistics say so, too. In Alabama alone, there are almost 400,000 small
Published on January 27, 2021, at 1:47 p.m.by Kathleen McManus. When many states across the U.S. faced lockdown and stay-at-home orders in mid-March, small-business owners faced the question, “What’s next?” As physical storefronts closed and consumers stayed home, small businesses were challenged with connecting to
Published on November 18, 2020, at 10:15 p.m.by Emie Garrett. “Blend ’em, Break ‘em, Bite ‘em.” With fun, brightly colored packaging, interesting flavors and ingredient lists that do not leave customers wondering what questionable things might be lurking in its products, Blender Bombs, a South
Published on September 30, 2020, at 10:45 p.m. by Emie Garrett. Nearly eight months into the coronavirus pandemic, there is no doubt that small businesses have faced the brunt of the blow financially. Down the street sits an empty storefront where a thriving local business
Published on April 15, 2020, at 8:36 p.m. by Katie Poedtke. There is no doubt that COVID-19 is changing the world right before our eyes. The news cycles consistently report on the new developments of the pandemic. People are self-quarantining to keep the virus at bay. Industries are adapting in order to
Published on October 16, 2017, at 3:33 p.m. by Hope Todd. One Tuesday evening, I sat down in a little booth in a cozy tavern in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Across from me, my boyfriend was perusing the menu. Date night. I didn’t need a menu, however.
Posted: August 29, 2014, 9:14 a.m. by Amber Ingram. Public relations plays an important role for corporations and businesses of all sizes. For Sweets Cupcakes, a Tuscaloosa, Alabama, bakery owned by Mary Booth and Johnathan Gasaway, word of mouth, social networking and customer experience are
