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Buy Slimfast Without Prescription, "Did you hear the story on the radio about Hazelton, ND?" 

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A family had moved from Miami, FL to Hazeton, ND (pop. Purchase Slimfast online no prescription, 240) four years ago to take advantage of an incentive package for new residents.  Two housing lots and $20,000 were given to this family of four to move to the ND community.  The family started a business (which has since closed) and moved into a new house, Slimfast paypal, Slimfast in mexico, excited by the opportunity to move from a crime laden, urban neighborhood, order Slimfast online overnight delivery no prescription. Slimfast tablets, Now four years later, they are ready to move back.  Not because of the much maligned North Dakota winter; but because they felt the community had given them the cold shoulder.  Michael Tristani, Slimfast in india, Slimfast from international pharmacy, the father in the family, is quoted in the article saying, ordering Slimfast online, Slimfast in us, "It hasn't been easy. No one really wants new people here."  (source:  James MacPherson, buy Slimfast from canada, Purchase Slimfast online, "Small-town life fails to live up," Associated Press via Yahoo News, saturday delivery Slimfast, Buy Slimfast online without a prescription, Feb. 15, Slimfast pills, Where can i order Slimfast without prescription, 2010)

Hearing Lindsey describe this story almost caused me to turn around and skip the meeting we were driving to.  Needless to say, she didn't let me, order Slimfast from United States pharmacy, Slimfast in canada, and I was finally able to read the story this morning and learned that it's being discussed all over the blogosphere. (see links at the bottom), Buy Slimfast Without Prescription.

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What can we learn from Hazelton?


1) Don't assume that newcomers will know how to live in your small town. That concept crossed my radar a couple years ago in a book titled Get Urban. (I wrote extensively about it here.) The book's author, free Slimfast samples, Slimfast for sale, an urban enthusiast, developed his thesis around the concept that many people who move to urban, real brand Slimfast online, Slimfast from canadian pharmacy, downtown environments don't recognize the nuances of life in the city. Their mental models are so tightly fashioned around living in suburbia that they think they have to drive out to suburbs to buy their groceries at Walmart, buy Slimfast no prescription, Sale Slimfast, rather than stopping off at the local grocery while walking home from work. My guess is that we've all seen numerous more serious examples of this play out in our rural communities, rx free Slimfast. But what have we done to help these newcomers?


2) Develop a "hosting concept" as a part of your community's marketing plan. I touched on this over a year ago when I wrote a post titled "What if Starbuck's marketed like a rural community?" Buy Slimfast Without Prescription, A fun, insightful video embedded in the post pokes fun at how churches welcome new members. Slimfast price, coupon, The point being, Starbucks wouldn't be in business if its marketing strategy didn't include efforts to "welcome" new customers; so why should churches expect anything different, buy Slimfast from mexico. Slimfast craiglist, I'd contend the same principle applies to rural communities; why spend money advertising your community if you don't have a strategy to make people want to stay. At the Rural Learning Center, Slimfast in australia, Slimfast medication, we've been developing a more robust "hosting concept," which I'll describe sometime in the near future.


3) Accept the mantra "The customer is always right." I think communities who develop programs like this must be prepared to treat it like a business, buy Slimfast without prescription. Slimfast gel, ointment, cream, pill, spray, continuous-release, extended-release, The town is the product, the community is the owner, where can i buy Slimfast online, Buy Slimfast online without prescription, and the new resident is the customer. If the customer is upset, figure out why and do something to fix it - because the customer is always right, Buy Slimfast Without Prescription. At the same time, Slimfast in uk, Slimfast trusted pharmacy reviews, most business owners will tell you that sometimes the customer may not be worth the headaches they create, and you have to find a way to let them go.


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5) What about the people who don't receive incentives? This case is drawing a lot of attention, online buy Slimfast without a prescription, Slimfast buy, but my question is, "has your community been paying serious attention to the people who already live in your community?" My point is, Slimfast in japan, Where can i buy cheapest Slimfast online, try to make sure that everyone is satisfied. If you gain two new residents, delivered overnight Slimfast, Slimfast san diego, but lose four current residents, you are destined to fail, buy cheap Slimfast no rx. Pay attention to the people who are living in your community now, and when someone leaves, have a conversation with them about why, Buy Slimfast Without Prescription. Slimfast to buy online, And try to dig in deep--often the first response will not be the real reason.

There are a lot of stereotypes being thrown around in this story that worry me.  That might be worth discussing later.

Stereotypes aside, Slimfast prescriptions, Online buying Slimfast hcl, however, the story provides a good lesson for all rural communities.  If we want to grow our population, purchase Slimfast, Slimfast over the counter, we have to get serious about how we interact with newcomers.  Hazelton is probably no better or worse than other rural communities, and there's definitely more to the story than was reported.  They just made the headlines today.  Hopefully, your community is doing something to make sure it doesn't make the news tomorrow -- at least not in this way.

 

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  1. Paul Higbee Says:
    February 17th, 2010 at 9:30 pm

    Mike–
    You’re right in saying that as outsiders we’ll never know the complete story about what happened between the Tristanis and the community of Hazelton. What I find more intriguing is how poorly the story is written and yet how many newspapers across the nation ran it. Stereotypes? Let’s look at these for starters: “Hay bales, a gas station and a graveyard greet visitors as they roll into Hazelton…a place where pickups, farm caps and flannel shirts are de rigueur.” And after being set up to believe “the locals” are pretty much running the family out of town, in the next-to-last paragraph we learn of Mrs. Tristani, “the main reason she wants to move back to the Miami area is to care for her elderly parents.” Inner cities and tiny rural towns, it seems to me, are alike in that they are often misrepresented by reporters who don’t have a clue about what life is like there. That’s why postings at this blog, mostly by people directly connected to rural places, are so important.

  2. Mike Knutson Says:
    February 18th, 2010 at 5:13 am

    Paul,
    I couldn’t agree more. And worse than the stereotypes in the article are the stereotypes in comments posted to many of the online versions of the story. Coupled with the desire to assign blame (on either party), do a great disservice to rural places.

    Initially, this post included my thoughts on this subject, but I cut them out due to the length of the post. Check back later today because you should see more on this subject.

  3. Eric Ambroson Says:
    February 18th, 2010 at 9:42 am

    Did anyone have a “Welcome Wagon” in their community? Does anyone remember that service? It seems to me that communities are not against new people of any kind in their towns; but with all of the activities that people are involved with these days, there appears to be no time to properly “welcome” new residents to town.

    An interesting dynamic I observed in one town actually touched on the idea of “outsider.” A family moved to town and put down roots, but when any community development consideration came up, their ideas took second-seat to the ideas of the established locals. You’ve heard the phrase “family ties run deep?” I think this is true to some extent when it comes to how a community develops relationships with those who did not grow up there.

  4. Mike Knutson Says:
    February 18th, 2010 at 10:00 am

    A new “Welcome Wagon.” That’s the concept we’re talking about at the RLC.

    And your second comment is all too common in rural communities. But do you think it’s more common in small communities? I’ve seen that same thing play out in larger communities, except in a larger community it takes a lot longer before you can even get invited to be a part of the conversation.

    Don’t get me wrong…it’s definitely a problem in rural communities. I just wish it wasn’t protrayed as a rural-only problem. Am I off base?

  5. Mike Knutson Says:
    February 21st, 2010 at 4:25 pm

    The Bismarck Tribune has published an updated, more balanced story titled “Period of adjustment: Some transplants to Hazelton say they’re here to stay” http://www.bismarcktribune.com/news/state-and-regional/article_33e54626-1ea8-11df-8a80-001cc4c002e0.html?mode=story

  6. Eric Ambroson Says:
    February 25th, 2010 at 8:58 am

    “But do you think it’s more common in small communities? I’ve seen that same thing play out in larger communities, except in a larger community it takes a lot longer before you can even get invited to be a part of the conversation.”

    You’re right, Mike. In a city, there is a much larger network of people; most of them may not know you. Or, they may take a while to get to know you, or possibly never will. In a small town or village, there is a greater opportunity to be a “link” in the network of people. This can be both a good thing and a not-so-good-thing. If you “fit in,” you will be revered. If you cause a ruffle in the network, you will be isolated. That’s the double-edged characteristic of small towns…they’re small enough where you know everybody, and they’re small enough where you know everybody! :-)

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