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March 17, 2008

Take Me Away to Tunica - Tunica Take Me Away

Tunica_hollywood The last week in February, Andy, Trisha and I had the privilege of working with the Tunica Chamber of Commerce and Tunica Main Street on some strategic planning for the downtown district in the town of Tunica. We spent three days working on site where we got to know the wonderful people of Tunica - the leaders, the business owners, the customers. We got to experience the wonderful food of Cafe Marie, the Blue and White Restaurant and The Hollywood Cafe (where we attended a tourism familiarization tour event for tour bus operators and where Andy joined blues musicians on stage for a couple of songs - thank you Webster and Bill!). We got to tour homes at the new Tunica National development, and got to learn not just about the building and business inventory of their downtown - but the true heart and soul of the community.

Streetscape_tunica The Town of Tunica has a tremendous asset in their downtown district. They have what many would only dream of having - they have millions a year visiting a major tourist destination located only a few miles away. We are so pleased to have had the opportunity to work in this tremendous community - made stronger by its citizens and the hearty dose of enthusiasm and energy that they all possess.

We made many friends - and we look forward to helping this downtown blossom by recruiting new businesses, working more closely with its partners to be a part of a total package both visually and Southernpecan_coffee_tunica literally, and seeing the customers flock to enjoy this true Mayberry in the Mississippi Delta.

Photos: (top) Trisha, Bill Cantor with the Tunica Convention and Visitor's Bureau, and Marianna enjoy the music and fried dill pickles at the Hollywood Cafe in Tunica. (middle) View of Tunica's Main Street. (bottom) Team HALO voted 1251 Place's Southern Pecan coffee the very best around. Be sure to stop in for a sip and take home some for yourself. We found this delightful interiors and gift market to be top notch.

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  • July 11-12, 2008
    Marianna and Andy will present three sessions at America's Mart University, a retail university provided to attendees of America's Mart's Gift & Interiors Market in Atlanta, Georgia.
  • April 17, 2008
    Marianna and Andy will present business seminars in two New Hampshire locations as part of the Downtown Institute series. Sponsored by the Downtown Resource Center, a program of the Community Development Finance Authority.
  • April 1, 2008
    Marianna will present "The Look that Sells" at the National Main Street Conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This event is sponsored by the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the National Main Street Center.
  • February 13, 2008
    Marianna & Andy will present "Find Your Niche in the Gen Y Market" in Rochester, Michigan. This event is sponsored by the National Main Street Center.

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    Marianna Hayes leads Team HALO as small business marketing and management coach and consultant. From a homebase of Clinton, Miss., this president of HALO Business Advisors, travels across the United States helping small businesses and communities achieve their business goals and dreams.

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