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Rolesville shopping May 2015

by MelanieD | May 25, 2015 | Shop Local

Shop Local Rolesville had a very successful event on Saturday, May 16, 2015. Sixteen local businesses participated in our 2nd quarter event.

Melanie Diehl, local business woman and one of the event organizers, shopped all day and shares her adventure.

“My first stop was the Rolesville Farmers Market. Even though the market wasn’t an official participant, it doesn’t get much more local than this. I met local farmers and business owners who offered samples and business cards. One of my favorite purchases at the market: snickerdoodle cookies from Michele Bobe of Scrumdelicious.

“I tried to visit every business who participated in the event and take pictures of my purchases. I really enjoyed visiting with the business owners, and look forward to shopping with them again in the future. It was a truly enjoyable experience, and I encourage everyone to support our local business community!”

Don’t forget to follow us on Facebook and join our mailing list for regular updates, and join us for our 3rd quarter event on Saturday, August 15th!

Diehl shares her day with pictures:

Scrumdelicious at the Farmers Market

The Bobe family, owners of Scrumdelicious, at the Rolesville Farmers Market

Chef salad from Anzios

The salad at Anzio’s is always fresh and delicious!

Herbs from Ace Hardware Rolesville

Herbs for my garden from Ace Hardware in Rolesville

Heritage Market wine & cheese special

Heritage Market had a special on NC cheese and wine.

Pope’s Dry Cleaners

Deborah at Pope’s Dry Cleaners was happy to help me in getting my drapes dry cleaned.

Macon Garden Center

The great folks at Macon Garden Center helped me pick some flowers for my front porch flower pots. That place is bigger than I thought!

Apple pie & Ice cream!

My husband loves apple pie, and when I got this amazing creation at MB’s Tasty Pastries, I got a free Lumpy’s Ice Cream (locally made in Wake Forest) from the Heritage Market. Triple-dip local shopping!

Jumpin Jojo’s

Jumpin’ Jojo’s offer is a free popcorn with the purchase of an entry. I got my snack when I purchased a gift card for my godson.

Shop Local Shop Small Shop Rolesville

by MelanieD | Jan 23, 2015 | Shop Local, Uncategorized

Shop Local. Shop Small. Shop Rolesville NC

Our History

In October 2014, local business owner Melanie Diehl, Your Social Media Gal, decided to work with business owners in the Rolesville NC area to promote them on Small Business Saturday. Diehl applied for and was approved as a Neighborhood Champion through the American Express Small Business Saturday website. Being a neighborhood champion gave her the tools and marketing materials necessary to provide to the local business community and help them promote their goods and services. Armed with flyers, reusable shopping bags and balloons, Diehl set out to educate these local business owners about how to participate in Small Business Saturday and “get in on the spending action taking place during this holiday shopping weekend.”

Diehl partnered with the local weekly newspaper, The Rolesville Weekly, and the participating business owners advertised their specials to help spread awareness of this first event to take place in Rolesville.

Neighborhood Champion Melanie Diehl (l)
with a shopper from Ohio (c) and her
sister (r) on Small Business Saturday

On the cold morning of Saturday, November 29, 2014, Diehl and two friends set up shop on Main Street, in front of the local coffee shop, The Coffee Lodge, and passed out shopping bags, shopping lists and other Shop Small branded products to the shoppers, in hopes of sending them on to the business owners.

Several shoppers visited ALL 10 participating businesses and took “selfies” while there, and those businesses got even more exposure when the pictures were uploaded to social media sites and tagged #ShopRolesville.

Some of the participating business owners were so excited about this opportunity to promote the Rolesville business community they decided to make this a quarterly event, not just an annual event. So, a handful of business leaders started meeting in January of 2015 and launched Shop Local Rolesville, All Year!

Watch for Shop Rolesville 2015 events in February, May, August, and of course, the Big Day, November 28!

For more details on participating in the Shop Rolesville events, contact Melanie Diehl, Your Social Media Gal at 919.395.1366 or email melanie@melaniediehl.com

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"Great ideas and innovative designs make Melanie a leader in the social media market."

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Jenny Rowe, President, Rolesville Chamber of Commerce

"Great ideas and innovative designs make Melanie a leader in the social media market."

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You can count on Melanie!

"She can answer questions in everyday terms so that anyone can feel at ease trying to figure out the social...

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Scottie Hundley, Owner, Affordable Creative Framer & Art

"She can answer questions in everyday terms so that anyone can feel at ease trying to figure out the social networking apps."

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I will definitely attend another seminar.

"I found the training to be extremely helpful in understanding the different social media outlets, as well as understanding how...

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Jodi Darrohn, Blue Wave, Inc.

"I found the training to be extremely helpful in understanding the different social media outlets, as well as understanding how we can utilize each to drive engagement and ultimately revenue with our followers/customers."

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Melanie made the difference!

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Joy Wilkes, New Neighbor Welcome Service

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I enjoyed working with Melanie

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Paula Kolarov, Cedar Grove Acres

"I really enjoyed my experience working with Melanie to get my business on Google Maps. We had to tweak the position of my Google pin drop a few times and Melanie was very patient and helped me through this process to ensure that everything was just as I wanted it to be."

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Rolesville shopping May 2015

Scrumdelicious at the Farmers Market

Chef salad from Anzios

Herbs from Ace Hardware Rolesville

Heritage Market wine & cheese special

Pope’s Dry Cleaners

Macon Garden Center

Apple pie & Ice cream!

Jumpin Jojo’s

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