Does your calendar (and directory) suck... or suck the life out of you?
Refreshed and Updated for 2026
Getting businesses to participate and residents to engage shouldn’t require endless reminders, "another thing" for local businesses to do, or more work for your staff.
If you couldn't join on September 16th, you can join Locable founder Brian Ostrovsky for a practical how-to and expanded tools to make your efforts more impactful. We’ll share simple tactics you can use NOW, then show how new features and connected community infrastructure help you take those practices further with less effort.
You’ll learn how to:
- Make participation easier: Start with active local partners, show what’s in it for them, and remove extra steps that discourage involvement.
- Give people reasons to engage: Recognize businesses and volunteers, highlight local stories, and turn existing events and listings into quick newsletter content.
- Fix common mistakes: Address problems that limit your SEO or AI discovery, social-only posting, and the “Canva trap” of burying essential information in graphics that are hard to read, search, or access.
See the technology in action: We’ll demonstrate Facebook sync, calendar integrations, and Local Connections™ so you can see how information businesses already publish can keep community resources current and reach more people. Put ongoing cross-promotion on autopilot and eliminate the Participation Tax of repeated submissions.
See the numbers behind how Statesville, NC turned collaboration into lasting visibility, with measurable traffic, estimated time savings, and the estimated cost of buying comparable traffic through advertising.
We also want you to learn more from your peers in your area, we're cooking up something exciting but, for now, you can join our #TakeBackLocal FB group here>>
For Main Streets, Chambers, tourism organizations, cities, and other community leaders. Leave with practical steps you can use with your current tools and a look at what becomes possible when your community is connected.
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Please note that this is a virtual event and has no physical location.