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<br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Sep 21, 2017, at 11:30 AM, STUART Sheri * OPRD <<a href="mailto:Sheri.Stuart@oregon.gov" class="">Sheri.Stuart@oregon.gov</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><b class=""><u class=""><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: red;" class="">Please Note: This email is being distributed over the Oregon Main Street listserv. 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font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 16.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(60, 60, 60);" class="">How to Keep Holiday Spending Local in Your Community</span></b><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(60, 60, 60);" class="">If you or others in your community plan to run “buy local” promotions this year and you haven’t yet developed your materials and timeline, it’s time to act! Getting an effective and consistent message out early and often is key to influencing spending decisions. Our toolbox can help save you time and money while gaining inspiration from the best examples we’ve gathered from local business coalitions around the continent!<br class=""><br class="">The menu of activities, graphics, written material and more is directly accessible from our<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://app.getresponse.com/click.html?x=a62b&lc=BzkBPD&mc=IJ&s=XNK4AD&u=SeVQd&y=D&" target="_blank" title="" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">website</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>(one of the drop-downs under “Buy Local Campaigns,” on the main navigation menu) and are detailed below.</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr class=""><td valign="top" style="padding: 0in;" class=""><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width: 800px; border-collapse: collapse;"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td style="padding: 0in;" class=""><div align="center" class=""><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width: 800px; border-collapse: collapse;"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td width="504" valign="top" style="width: 4.2in; padding: 0in;" class=""><div class=""><div align="center" class=""><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width: 461.328125px; border-collapse: collapse;"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td valign="top" style="padding: 0in;" class=""><div align="center" class=""><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width: 461.328125px; border-collapse: collapse;"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td valign="top" style="padding: 15.75pt 7.5pt 7.5pt;" class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(60, 60, 60);" class=""><a href="http://app.getresponse.com/click.html?x=a62b&lc=BzkB8m&mc=IJ&s=XNK4AD&u=SeVQd&y=m&" target="_blank" title="" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">Posters, Gift Tags, Graphics and Public Service Announcements (PSAs)</a></span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(60, 60, 60);" class=""><br class=""></span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(60, 60, 60);" class="">This collection includes many free templates. Please read the conditions of use for placing AMIBA graphics on your website, social media, or materials.</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(60, 60, 60);" class=""><br class=""></span><b class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(60, 60, 60);" class=""><a href="http://app.getresponse.com/click.html?x=a62b&lc=BzkBUM&mc=IJ&s=XNK4AD&u=SeVQd&y=M&" target="_blank" title="" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">Holiday Campaign and Event Ideas</a></span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(60, 60, 60);" class=""><br class=""></span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(60, 60, 60);" class="">This page gathers several examples of successful activities developed by local organizations, with links to background information where available.</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(60, 60, 60);" class=""><br class=""></span><b class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(60, 60, 60);" class=""><a href="http://app.getresponse.com/click.html?x=a62b&lc=BzkB5s&mc=IJ&s=XNK4AD&u=SeVQd&y=s&" target="_blank" title="" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">10 Ways to Capitalize on Small Business Saturday</a></span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(60, 60, 60);" class=""><br class=""></span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(60, 60, 60);" class="">Check out these ideas to make the most of this big annual opportunity!</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(60, 60, 60);" class=""><a href="http://app.getresponse.com/click.html?x=a62b&lc=BzkBYi&mc=IJ&s=XNK4AD&u=SeVQd&y=i&" target="_blank" title="" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">Seven Ways Businesses and Communities Can Counter "Showrooming"</a></span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(60, 60, 60);" class=""><br class=""></span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(60, 60, 60);" class="">Amazon and other online mega-retailers are primary competition for many independent retailers. Here are some proven tactics to help local stores neutralize some of the advantage of the giants and convert foot traffic into sales.</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></td><td width="296" valign="top" style="width: 177.6pt; padding: 0in; display: inline-block;" class=""><div class=""><div align="center" class=""><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width: 338.6875px; border-collapse: collapse;"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td style="padding: 0in;" class=""><div align="center" class=""><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width: 338.6875px; border-collapse: collapse;"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td valign="top" style="padding: 7.5pt 0in;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 1pt;" class=""><a href="http://app.getresponse.com/click.html?x=a62b&lc=BzkBu6&mc=IJ&s=XNK4AD&u=SeVQd&y=6&" target="_blank" title="More reasons to buy local" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="text-decoration: none;" class=""><img border="0" width="296" height="383" id="_x0000_i1030" src="https://multimedia.getresponse.com/getresponse-SeVQd/photos/633317005.png?img1506017967056" class=""></span></a><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr class=""><td valign="top" style="padding: 0in;" class=""><div align="center" class=""><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width: 800px; border-collapse: collapse;"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td valign="top" style="padding: 0in 7.5pt 7.5pt;" class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(60, 60, 60);" class=""><a href="http://app.getresponse.com/click.html?x=a62b&lc=BzkBTj&mc=IJ&s=XNK4AD&u=SeVQd&y=j&" target="_blank" title="" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">"Thank You for Choosing Local" Bag Stuffers</a></span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(60, 60, 60);" class=""><br class=""></span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(60, 60, 60);" class="">These inexpensive educational tools are readily noticed and useful any time of year, but the holidays are an ideal time to get many local businesses passing these reminders to customers. Use our free template with any color printer or take them to your independent print shop. </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(60, 60, 60);" class=""><br class=""><b class=""><a href="http://app.getresponse.com/click.html?x=a62b&lc=BzkBpV&mc=IJ&s=XNK4AD&u=SeVQd&y=V&" target="_blank" title="" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">Great Gifts Don't Have to Be "Stuff"</a></b><br class=""></span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(60, 60, 60);" class="">Many of your local businesses provide great experiences, rather than physical products. Here are some ideas to help promote those businesses and lead people who want to reduce their consumption to support local entrepreneurs.</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(60, 60, 60);" class=""><br class=""><b class="">Spread Word Through Your Local Media</b><br class=""></span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(60, 60, 60);" class="">We invite you to adapt AMIBA<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://app.getresponse.com/click.html?x=a62b&lc=BzkBsN&mc=IJ&s=XNK4AD&u=SeVQd&y=N&" target="_blank" title="" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">commentaries like this</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>with local examples for your community. 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Learn more about the benefits of your group<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://app.getresponse.com/click.html?x=a62b&lc=BzkBNh&mc=IJ&s=XNK4AD&u=SeVQd&y=h&" target="_blank" title="" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">affiliating</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>with AMIBA or individual<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://app.getresponse.com/click.html?x=a62b&lc=BzkB7Y&mc=IJ&s=XNK4AD&u=SeVQd&y=Y&" target="_blank" title="" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">business membership</a>.</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr class=""><td valign="top" style="padding: 0in;" class=""><div align="center" class=""><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width: 800px; border-collapse: collapse;"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td valign="top" style="padding: 7.5pt;" class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 16.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(60, 60, 60);" class="">Branded Holiday Campaigns</span></b><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr class=""><td valign="top" style="padding: 0in; display: inline-block;" class=""><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width: 800px; border-collapse: collapse;"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td valign="top" style="padding: 0in;" class=""><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" id="edisosjs" style="width: 800px; border-collapse: collapse;"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td valign="top" style="padding: 0in;" class=""><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width: 800px; border-collapse: collapse; display: inline-block;"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td width="100%" valign="top" style="width: 800px; padding: 0in;" class=""><div align="center" class=""><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width: 800px; border-collapse: collapse;"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td valign="top" style="padding: 0in;" class=""><div align="center" class=""><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width: 800px; border-collapse: collapse;"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td valign="top" style="padding: 7.5pt;" class=""><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left" width="132" style="width: 1.1in; border-collapse: collapse; margin-right: 8.2pt;"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td valign="top" style="padding: 0in 7.5pt 7.5pt 0in;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 1pt;" class=""><img border="0" width="122" height="142" id="_x0000_i1031" src="https://multimedia.getresponse.com/getresponse-SeVQd/photos/633321605.jpg?img1506017967056" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(60, 60, 60);" class=""><a href="http://app.getresponse.com/click.html?x=a62b&lc=BzkBqR&mc=IJ&s=XNK4AD&u=SeVQd&y=R&" target="_blank" title="" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><b class="">Small Business Saturday</b></a><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(60, 60, 60);" class="">Saturday following Thanksgiving (Nov. 25, 2017)</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(60, 60, 60);" class=""><br class=""></span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(60, 60, 60);" class="">This annual event, facilitated by American Express, counters the big-box hype of "Black Friday" and provides a great news hook for spreading your pro-local business messages. A range of free materials is offered to businesses or organizations signing up as "Neighborhood Champions." AMIBA is an organizational supporter and offer<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://app.getresponse.com/click.html?x=a62b&lc=BzkB5s&mc=IJ&s=XNK4AD&u=SeVQd&y=s&" target="_blank" title="" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">10 Ways to Capitalize on SBS</a>.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(60, 60, 60);" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr class=""><td valign="top" style="padding: 0in; display: inline-block;" class=""><div align="center" class=""><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width: 800px; border-collapse: collapse;"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td valign="top" style="padding: 7.5pt;" class=""><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left" width="134" id="edijsaos" style="width: 80.4pt; border-collapse: collapse; margin-right: 8.2pt;"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td valign="top" style="padding: 0in 7.5pt 7.5pt 0in;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 1pt;" class=""><img border="0" width="124" height="121" id="_x0000_i1032" src="https://multimedia.getresponse.com/getresponse-SeVQd/photos/633321405.jpg?img1506017967056" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(60, 60, 60);" class=""><a href="http://app.getresponse.com/click.html?x=a62b&lc=BzkBgg&mc=IJ&s=XNK4AD&u=SeVQd&y=g&" target="_blank" title="" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><b class="">Shift Your Shopping </b></a><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(60, 60, 60);" class="">Seasonal Campaign November 1 - December 31<br class="">AMIBA partners in this collaborative campaign to help keep the pro-local and independent message prominent throughout the holiday season.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(60, 60, 60);" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr class=""><td valign="top" style="padding: 0in; display: inline-block;" class=""><div align="center" class=""><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width: 800px; border-collapse: collapse;"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td valign="top" style="padding: 7.5pt;" class=""><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left" width="128" id="edijjoj7" style="width: 76.8pt; border-collapse: collapse; margin-right: 8.2pt;"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td valign="top" style="padding: 0in 7.5pt 7.5pt 0in;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 1pt;" class=""><img border="0" width="118" height="119" id="_x0000_i1033" src="https://multimedia.getresponse.com/getresponse-SeVQd/photos/633321505.jpg?img1506017967056" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(60, 60, 60);" class=""><a href="http://app.getresponse.com/click.html?x=a62b&lc=BzkBDL&mc=IJ&s=XNK4AD&u=SeVQd&y=L&" target="_blank" title="" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><b class="">Plaid Friday</b></a><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(60, 60, 60);" class="">The day after Thanksgiving (Nov. 24, 2017)</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(60, 60, 60);" class=""><br class=""></span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(60, 60, 60);" class="">Celebrating Small Business Saturday doesn't require ceding Friday to the chain store hype. Let folks know there's a better alternative with<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://app.getresponse.com/click.html?x=a62b&lc=BzkBDL&mc=IJ&s=XNK4AD&u=SeVQd&y=L&" target="_blank" title="" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">Plaid Friday</a>.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(60, 60, 60);" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr class=""><td valign="top" style="padding: 0in; display: inline-block;" class=""><div align="center" class=""><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width: 800px; border-collapse: collapse;"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td valign="top" style="padding: 7.5pt;" class=""><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left" width="130" id="edi57j7j" style="width: 78pt; border-collapse: collapse; margin-right: 8.2pt;"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td valign="top" style="padding: 0in 7.5pt 7.5pt 0in;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 1pt;" class=""><img border="0" width="120" height="145" id="_x0000_i1034" src="https://multimedia.getresponse.com/getresponse-SeVQd/photos/633321705.png?img1506017967056" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(60, 60, 60);" class=""><a href="http://app.getresponse.com/click.html?x=a62b&lc=BzkB4y&mc=IJ&s=XNK4AD&u=SeVQd&y=y&" target="_blank" title="" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class=""><b class="">Cider Monday</b></a><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(60, 60, 60);" class="">November 27, 2017</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; 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