{"id":12541,"date":"2020-09-20T18:21:15","date_gmt":"2020-09-20T22:21:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/?p=12541"},"modified":"2021-02-20T12:36:44","modified_gmt":"2021-02-20T17:36:44","slug":"needham-100-day-challenge-support-local-businesses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/2020\/09\/needham-100-day-challenge-support-local-businesses\/","title":{"rendered":"Needham 100 Day Challenge &#8211; support local businesses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Needham 100 Day Challenge campaign, a new marketing initiative designed to support and promote the town\u2019s businesses and restaurants during the final 100 days in 2020, kicked off on September 15th. The campaign is a collaboration between the Newton-Needham Regional Chamber\u2019s Needham Business Alliance committee, the Town, local businesses, civic leaders and community members. It was developed pro-bono by Traktek Partners, a Needham-based digital marketing agency.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Needham100DayChallenge.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Needham100DayChallenge-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-12542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Needham100DayChallenge-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Needham100DayChallenge-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Needham100DayChallenge-270x270.jpg 270w, https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Needham100DayChallenge-230x230.jpg 230w, https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Needham100DayChallenge-45x45.jpg 45w, https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Needham100DayChallenge.jpg 432w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>The campaign emphasizes that shopping and dining locally aren\u2019t just important for our local economy but they\u2019re safe and enjoyable experiences as well.<\/p>\n<p>Why 100 days? It&#8217;s about 100 days until the end of 2020, and as Newton-Needham Chamber President Greg Reibman put it, &#8220;<b>Restaurants and retailers are entering a critical 100-day period that will determine who survives the worst economy since the Great Depression and who doesn\u2019t<\/b>\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Join this campaign to support the dozens of small businesses throughout Needham.  By supporting them, you&#8217;re also supporting a more sustainable local community and &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/living-green-in-needham-2\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Living Green<\/a>&#8221; in Needham.  When you shop and dine locally, spread the word on your favorite social media using the <b>#Needham100Challenge<\/b> hashtag.  If you&#8217;re active on Facebook, join the <a href=\"https:\/\/Facebook.com\/groups\/needham100daychallenge\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Needham100daychallenge Facebook group<\/a>.  Be on the lookout for social media posts, street pole banners, signage, local news coverage, promotions, prizes and a traveling mural. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Needham 100 Day Challenge campaign, a new marketing initiative designed to support and promote the town\u2019s businesses and restaurants during the final 100 days in 2020, kicked off on September 15th. 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