Put Your Business Behind Vero’s Best Cat Photo Contest

Ava CookLocal, Marketing Summit, Tips & Tricks

For nine years, a Vero Vine photo contest was almost always running somewhere in Indian River County. Neighbors entered their dogs, their catches, and their kids on the beach, then asked everyone they knew to vote once a day until the month ran out. The Vero Vine contest archive lists more than 80 of them, going back to 2014. Now ...

Guide graphic for event managers on adding events to the Vero Vine calendar by email

How Event Managers Can Get Events on Vero Vine, Automagically

Ava CookTips & Tricks

If you manage events for a venue, a nonprofit, a festival series, or a full calendar of recurring programs, you already know the submission form grind: log in, re-enter the same venue address for the tenth time, upload the flyer again, repeat for every single listing. There is a faster way. Email your event details to [email protected] and we will ...

AI Consulting with Stacy Cook: Get Your Time Back

Ava CookTips & Tricks

Email piling up. Calendars that need constant juggling. Small repetitive tasks that eat an hour here and an hour there. Stacy Cook now offers one-on-one AI consulting to help local business owners and professionals put practical AI tools to work on exactly these problems, no classroom required. This is not a course and not a seminar. It is hands-on, personalized ...

How to Add Your Business Events to Vero Vine, Automagically

Ava CookTips & Tricks

Got an event coming up? There is an easy way to get it onto the Vero Vine calendar without logging into anything, filling out a form, or waiting on us to notice your flyer online. Just email the details to [email protected] and we will get it added to the calendar for you. What to include in your email: Send us ...

Winter Events: Get Ahead While It's Still Easy

Ava CookMarketing Summit, Tips & Tricks

September might feel early for winter planning, but that's exactly what makes it the best time to start. Right now, venues are open, vendors have room on their calendars, and clients are receptive to planning ahead. A little momentum now means a smoother, more enjoyable season later. Why Early Planning Feels Better Starting early isn't about racing the clock, it's ...

Getting Your Event on the Calendar Just Got Easier

Ava CookTips & Tricks

Tired of digging through submission forms every time you need to list an event? There's a faster way. Just email your event details to [email protected]. Whatever you write in the body of your email becomes the listing copy: date, time, location, description, all of it. Attach any photos or flyers and they'll be pulled in automatically as the event images. ...

Vendor Price Creep Is Coming, Lock In Your Rates Now

Ava CookLocal, Tips & Tricks

Every fall, the same thing happens. Vendors watch their calendars fill up, feel the leverage shift, and quietly start padding quotes. It's not always a formal price increase, it's a "rush fee" here, a "peak season surcharge" there, a quote that's mysteriously $200 higher than the one from August. By the time you notice the pattern, you've already signed three ...