In the Media

Books featuring or mentioning Becky McCray

• If You Could Live Anywhere: The Surprising Importance of Place in a Work-from-Anywhere World, by Melody Warnick, 2022, published by Sourcebooks, Inc.
• Small Cities Thinking Big: Revitalization Lessons from Augusta, Maine, by Michael G. Hall, 2021, published by McFarland
• Public Policy in Contentious Times by Peter K. Kresl, 2021, published by Edward Elgar Publishing
• Attention! The Power of Simple Decisions in a Distracted World by Rob Hatch, 2020, published by Practical Inspiration Publishing. UK
• The Entrepreneur’s Playbook by Ted Liebowitz, 2015
• Navigating Social Media: A Field Guide by Scott Meyer, 2013
• The Impact Equation by Chris Brogan and Julien Smith, 2012, published by Penguin Group
• Social Media Commerce for Dummies by Marsha Collier, 2012, published by John Wiley & Sons
• Small Business Management in the 21st Century, by David T. Cadden Ph.D. and Sandra L. Lueder Ph.D., 2012, published by Flat World Knowledge
• Blogging All-in-one for Dummies, by Susan Gunelius, 2012 published by John Wiley & Sons
• The Ultimate Online Customer Service Guide: How to Connect with your Customers to Sell More! by Marsha Collier, 2011, published by John Wiley & Sons
• Twitter for Dummies by Laura J. Fitton, 2010, published by John Wiley & Sons
• Tweet This! Twitter for Business by Jessica Miller-Merrell, 2010
• Overcoming Inventoritis: The Silent Killer of Innovation by Peter Paul Roosen and Tatsuya Nakagawa, 2008
• What No One Ever Tells You About Blogging and Podcasting: Real-Life Advice from 101 People Who Successfully Leverage the Power of the Blogosphere by Ted Demopolous, 2006, published by Kaplan Business

Academic research citing Becky as a source

• A Cleave within the Piney Woods: Nacogdoches, Stephen F. Austin State University and How Racial Integration Divided the Town and Gown, Stephen F. Austin State University, Texas, thesis by Caitlin R. Hornback, 2022
• Little Big Planning: A Millennial Planner’s Take on Small Town & Rural America, College of Architecture and Environmental Design, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, undergraduate thesis by Jeffrey Setterlund, 2019
• Clicks and Mortar: The Modernization of Boutique Retail to aid Rural Revitalization in Mississippi, Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College, University of Mississippi, undergraduate thesis by Mary Linley Albert, 2019
• Small projects as one of the axes of the development of small settlements, Journal of Urban Research, July 2018, by Gihan Hassan Sayed and Hisham Mahmoud Hafez, Faculty of Urban & Regional Planning, Cairo University, Egypt
• City of Belpre Economic Development Strategic Plan, Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs, Ohio University, 2017
• Rural Town Development: A Case Study of Gort, County Galway, National University of Ireland, Galway, School of Geography and Archaeology, dissertation by Christopher Fahey, 2016
• Main Street Revitalization Effort for the Village of Union, Nebraska, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, report by Taylor A. Cox, 2013
• Social Media & The Entrepreneur, Indiana University – Bloomington, research and report by Dominique Black, Matthew Cheng, and John Sibo, 2012
• Applying a Metacognitive Model of Strategic Learning for Listening Comprehension, by Means of Online-Based Activities, in a College Course, Department of Foreign Languages and Cultures, Universidad de La Sabana, Columbia, 2012, thesis by Sandra Patricia Barbosa Hernández
• Sustainability of Youth Enterprises, International Perspectives in Youth Entrepreneurship Training, Online Sessions, Commonwealth Youth Programme Africa Centre, International Labour Organization, 2012

Television appearances

• Small town greatness, AARP Live, RFD-TV
• Becky McCray – Rural Revitalization, OklahomaHorizonTV
• Rural Sourcing with Becky McCray, OklahomaHorizonTV
• Becky McCray – Social Networking, OklahomaHorizonTV
• 140 Character Tweets on Twitter, OklahomaHorizonTV
• In studio interview: 140 Characters Conference Small Town, KAKE-TV, Wichita, Kansas
• In studio interview: 140 Characters Conference Small Town, KSCW-TV, Wichita, Kansas
• Rural Main Street On Its Way Up – CNBC Small Business Around the Web
• Top 5 Twitter Feeds, MSNBC Your Business
• Small Biz Trending, MSNBC Your Business

Radio appearances

• Midwest Farm Report, “Save Your Small Town,” Wisconsin
• In The Moment, “Saving Small Town South Dakota,” South Dakota Public Radio
• All Sides with Ann Fisher, “Changing landscape of rural America and small towns”, Ohio Public Radio
• Today’s Interview: Becky McCray, of Save Your Town on leadership in flood stricken eastern Kentucky, with Tom Martin, WEKU
• Main Street, Prairie Public Radio, North Dakota
• Morning Show, CFAR radio, Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada
• Colorado Matters, Colorado Public Radio
• Dakota Midday, South Dakota Public Radio
• Insight on Business the News Hour, KRNT radio Des Moines, with Michael Libbie
• Jiggy Jaguar Radio, (syndicated), with James Lowe
• Cody Talks Live Radio KSKU radio Kansas, with Cody Heitschmidt
• Morning show, Illinois WLPO radio, with John Spencer
• The Small Business Radio Show, WCPT radio Chicago, with Barry Moltz

Magazine articles that mention Becky McCray

• Entrepreneur Magazine – How Twitter is Revolutionizing Business
• Entrepreneur Magazine – Time-Management Tips from Serial Entrepreneurs
• Inc.com – New Report: 2022 Is Set to Be a Banner Year for America’s Small Towns (and Their Small Businesses)
• Inc.com – Scaling Fast? How to Keep Your Company’s Core Values
• Inc.com – Business Tips from Small-Town USA
• BusinessWeek – Shop Local: Authenticity as a Key Holiday Promotion
• US News – Entrepreneurs in a Twitter About Social Networking Sites
• CityVision – Try, Try Again; Q&A with Becky McCray
• High Plains Journal – Speaker shares tips on tackling rural housing challenges: Save Your Town co-founder taps into seven years of surveys with small communities
• High Plains Journal – ‘Idea friendly method’ useful in neighborhoods
• High Plains Journal – Conference shares small-town ideas in 10 minutes and 140 characters or less
• High Plains Journal – Small town economies should be ‘idea friendly’
• High Plains Journal – Free community vitality resource offered by K-State Research and Extension
• The Fence Post (nationwide agricultural newspaper) – Rangeviews: Website aims at helping small business with features, tips
• Alberta Farmer Express (Canada) – Do it right and your small town could be ‘cool’
• FarmWorld – Net neutrality debate reaches into countryside business, too
• AgWeek – A new way of doing business
• Kansas Ag Connection – First Friday Speaker Shares Tips on Rural Housing Challenges
• Kansas Ag Connection – Monthly Educational Webinars Available to Businesses
• FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) Alliance International – Hidden Gems in Rural America: Finding Opportunity in Unknown Places (PDF)
• The Week – What rural businesses are doing to survive — and thrive
• Retail Minded Magazine – Small Town Retailer? Keeping customers local and satisfied
• Invision Magazine – Population Smallsville
• Downtown Idea Exchange – Downtown organizations can help merchants remain competitive (PDF)
• Rural Telecom Magazine – Small but Strong: Strategies for Business Success in Rural America
• Trust News – Washington Trust for Historic Preservation – Keynote speaker: Becky McCray (PDF)
• Niche Magazine – Web Watch (PNG)
• The Municipality magazine – Inspiration can be found on the web (PDF)
• Cooperative Living magazine – New Ways to Boost Rural Areas
• North Dakota Living magazine – Something to Talk About
• Dakotafire magazine – Rural change-makers connect at first RuralX
• Dakotafire magazine – Collaborative marketing creates local holiday shopping destinations

Newspaper mentions

• Don Dorrigo and Guy Fawkes Advocate, (Dorrigo, New South Wales, Australia) – Why Local Businesses Matter – front page (JPG) (Last newspaper in Australia set with lead type!)
• The New York Times –  Marketing Small Businesses with Twitter
• La Información (Spain) – Los ‘millennials’ urbanitas gentrifican el mundo rural de Estados Unidos
• Salina (Kansas) Post – Speaker encourages small town economies to be ‘idea friendly’
• LaJunta (Colorado) Tribune-Democrat – SaveYour.Town Survey of Rural Challenges pinpoints small town needs
• The Daily News (Washington/Oregon) – Downtown expert sees potential in Cowlitz County
• The Daily News (Washington/Oregon) – Downtown expert to visit Cowlitz County this week
• The Reflector (Woodland, Washington) – ‘Small steps’ could build Woodland’s identity, Rural business consultant pays city a visit, sees opportunity in residents’ passion
• Moscow-Pullman Daily News (Idaho/Washington) – Getting creative with vacant buildings, town lots – PDF version
• The Lewiston Tribune (Idaho) – Pullman leaders look to boost city’s footprint – PDF version
• Herald and News (Klamath Falls, Oregon) – Small Town Advantages
• LNP (Lancaster, Pennsylvania) – Lancaster County collectives give more small businesses a chance to shine
• Citizen Voice and Times (Estill County, Kentucky) – #EstillRising: Taking it to the Streets – print version JPG
• Simcoe Reformer (Ontario, Canada) – Rural areas have a future: expert
• Whitman County Gazette (Washington) – Small Business Survival: Colfax Downtown Association lands grant (PDF)
• Whitman County Gazette (Washington) – McCray opens ideas for small town growth (PDF)
• Moody County Enterprise (South Dakota) – Buying Local – Why Where We Spend Our Time and Money Matters – PDF version
• Midland Daily News (Michigan) – Building Main Street, Not Wall Street: Retail challenges bring opportunity
• Elliot Lake Standard (Ontario, Canada)- Small towns have a future, says symposium’s keynote speaker
• Richmond Observer (North Carolina) – NC Rural Center will convene leaders from across the state for 2022 Rural Summit, forward-focused on resiliency
• Capital Journal (South Dakota) – Virtual conferences allow more participation from rural communities
• Minot Daily News (North Dakota) – Small town story: Tourism Session Shows How to Market Without Much Money
• Miles City Star (Montana) – Community members invited to participate in Reimagining Rural program
• Glendive Ranger-Review (Montana) – Reimagining Rural will encourage idea friendly approach
• The Glasgow Courier (Montana) – “Idea Friendly” Attitude Topic for Second Reimagining Rural Session
• Daily Freeman-Journal (Webster City, Iowa) – National speaker to lead discussion in Webster City – print version JPG
• Daily Freeman-Journal (Webster City, Iowa) – Brainstorming session: Author, blogger McCray visits with area business and industry leaders
• The Redfield Press (South Dakota) – International speaker on rural and small-town business, Becky McCray, to speak in Redfield and Frankfort
• The Redfield Press (South Dakota) – Testing new ideas: McCray brings fresh insight to Redfield
• The Cleveland American (Oklahoma) – Chamber Hosting Small Town Biz Seminar
• The Morning Sun (Kansas) – County Extension offices look to combine for survival
• The Neepawa Banner (Manitoba, Canada) – My perspective – Changing tides
• Cut Bank Pioneer Press (Montana) – Reimagining Rural virtual series set for Sept. 15 and Sept. 29
• Cut Bank Pioneer Press , The Shelby Promoter (Montana) – Second Reimagining Rural session slated for Sept. 29 in Shelby
• Cut Bank Pioneer Press, The Valierian (Montana) – Pondera County: Get ready to battle the local “Brain Drain” thinking
• Clark Fork Valley Press (Montana) – Reimagining Rural events set for Thompson Falls
• Idaho Business Review – National rural challenges survey on par with Idaho’s
• The Mexia News (Texas) – Webinar offers new ideas to implement changes – PDF version
• The Goldendale Sentinel (Washington) – Webinar proposes strategies for rural retail
• Grand Forks Herald (North Dakota) – Community Connect Forum set for Saturday in Cavalier
• The Austin American-Statesman – SXSW Panel: What We Can Learn from Small Town Entrepreneurs
• Huron Daily Tribune (Michigan) – Newby: Retail challenges bring local opportunity
• Huron Plainsman (South Dakota) – Midstates economic development conference set
• News Tribune (Illinois) – Economic development summit at Hall
• News Tribune (Illinois) – ‘You have everything you need’ – 5 takeaways from the economic development summit in Ladd
• Bureau County Republican (Illinois) – Summit hosting expert on small towns, rural trends
• bcrnews (Illinois) – Small-town development guru visits Ladd
• The Daily Oklahoman – Oklahoma’s rural entrepreneurs learn best way to survive
• The Daily Oklahoman –  Confluence conference returns to Oklahoma City for digital creativity professionals
• The Daily Oklahoman – Seek global success with ‘Small Town Rules’ JPG
• The Norman Transcript (Oklahoma) – Oklahoma lives large at SXSW
• Central Valley Business Times (Illinois) – How companies can remain prosperous and find talent in rural areas
• Keene Sentinal (New Hampshire) – Adapting to COVID-19 crisis, Radically Rural goes remote
• Wichita Business Journal (Kansas)- Twitter Tips from a Small Business Social Media Guru
• Wichita Business Journal (Kansas)- Big-City Twitter Event Coming To Small-Town Kansas
• Tulsa World (Oklahoma) – State’s small business conference finds large audience
• Tulsa World (Oklahoma) – South by Southwest will feature first ever official Oklahoma showcase in Film, Music and Interactive
• Tulsa World (Oklahoma) – Off to Austin
• Washington Post – Your Talent on a Card
• Bismarck Tribune (North Dakota) – Free webinar open to small town business owners
• Lexington Herald (Kentucky) – Public Relations: Experts write, suggest insightful reads
• The Clay Center Dispatch (Kansas) – Speaker encourages small town economies to be ‘idea friendly’
• Tahlequah Daily Press (Oklahoma) – Retail challenges bring new opportunities to downtown
• Cape Cod Times – Lessons in customer service
• Middletown Transcript (Delaware) – Shop local: Consider Main Street when buying holiday presents
• Seeley Swan Pathfinder (Montana) – Reimagining Rural reframes small town misconceptions
• Concrete Herald (Washington) – Small-town specialist to present Aug. 30
• The News-Times (Danbury, Connecticut) – Opinion: Farmers’ markets are essential in time of pandemic, or anytime
• The Business Journal of Greater Keene, Brattleboro & Peterborough (New Hampshire) – Radically Rural: A Closer Look
• The Keene Sentinal Source (New Hampshire) – Deb Brown Wants You to Save Your Town — Starting Now
• Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan (South Dakota) – Midstates Econ. Conference Set For Huron
• Sault Star (Ontario, Canada) – Teeming with Treasures
• West Central Tribune (Minnesota) – Letter: Support your local businesses this season
• The Ponca City News (Oklahoma) – Free Small Business Annual Summit Set at Pioneer Tech
• The Ponca City News (Oklahoma) – Rare Opportunity at Small Business Program
• The Ponca City News (Oklahoma) – Pitch-Off Plan Designed To Help Small Business Seeking Diversity
• Fallon County Times (Montana) – Get ready to battle the local “Brain Drain” thinking
• Fallon County Times (Montana) – Virtual meeting stresses starting with small steps can revolutionize future for rural communities
• Fallon County Times (Montana) – Final Rural Initiative virtual session set for Oct. 13
• el informante rd (Dominican Republic) – Por qué el desorden impide ser más productivo y cómo solucionarlo
• The Jamestown Sun (North Dakota) – Webinar on rural marketing set for Jan. 12
• The Orange County Register (California) – Do ‘buy local’ campaigns work?
• The Willoughby News-Herald (Ohio) –  Fairport Harbor pushes to fill vacant storefronts
• McClusky Gazette (North Dakota) – Survey of Rural Challenges 2017 (guest article)
• Peninsula Daily News (Oregon) – Rural prosperity conference set Nov. 15
• Mendota Reporter (Illinois) – Economic development summit to focus on small towns
• The Hoptown Chronicle (Kentucky) – Survey of Rural Challenges, open through July 30, lets people in small towns share ideas
• Alva Review-Courier (Oklahoma) – (My hometown paper!) – What do rural people say are their biggest challenges? – guest article
• Alva Review-Courier (Oklahoma) – Local author joins worldwide book collaboration – PDF
• Alva Review-Courier (Oklahoma) – Alva author’s book wins 2013 Small Business Book Award – JPG 

Online interviews and mentions

• American Express Open Forum – 7 “Small Town” Rules for Doing Business on a Human Scale by Matthew E. May
• American Express Open Forum – Local Rules: How to Boost Holiday Sales By Barry Moltz
• NFIB – How to Determine Product Markup
• NFIB – How to Build Advertising Budgets in Rural Communities
• Daily Yonder – ‘Speak up, rural America,’ say small-town business consultants
• Daily Yonder – Speak Your Piece: Title II and You by Edyael Casaperalta
• Daily Yonder – ‘Radically Rural’ Summit Moves Online for 2020
• Daily Yonder – Small Rural Businesses Fight for Bailout Aid
• Hunker – 9 Things to Consider Before You Move to a Small Town
• Forbes – Black Friday Is Not Just For Big Box Stores – Check Out Little Boxes In Portland by T.J. McCue
• Forbes – State Of Now In Small Towns #140 Twitter Conference by T.J. McCue
• Forbes – Research and Insights on Why Millennials and Gen Z Will Drive Small Town Entrepreneurship by Bernhard Schroeder
• Ragan.com – 10 Social Media Lessons in Being Human By Heidi Cohen
• Portfolio.com – Small Businesses Push into Big World
• Beyond the Rows – What Can Farmers & Small Towns Gain Through Social Media? By Janice Person
• Farm Bureau‘s Rural Community Building – Top 9 Rural Small Business Trends for 2012 By Sabrina Matteson
• Points of Light Institute – How do Rural and Urban Communities Affect Volunteer Trends?
• Planetizen – Brainstorm: What Are the Creative Uses of a Roofless Building?
• Stateline, Pew Charitable Trusts – Small Rural Businesses Fight for Bailout Aid
• Dakota Resources – It doesn’t have to be a million-dollar moon shot
• U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Free Enterprise – Don’t Stop Believing in Your Small Business Values
• Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc. – Can Rural Companies Compete for Talent?
• InformationWeek – 10+ Twitter Users Every SMB Should Follow
• InformationWeek Sociative Influencer SMB, 2012
• Bank of I.D.E.A.S. by Peter Kenyon (Australia) – Community and Economic Development Matters Newsletter – Boost Your Maker Economy with a ‘Made In’ Day
• Bank of I.D.E.A.S. – We’re far less likely to fail than we think,
• Bank of I.D.E.A.S. – Small Town Coffee Shop Ideas
• Bank of I.D.E.A.S. – Community happens when people talk to each other
• Bank of I.D.E.A.S. (older mentions dating back to 2011) – Six Big Ideas for Small Towns, Bringing Your Town Forward, Nothing But Dirt and Sunshine, What to Do with Roofless Buildings, Building a Better Main Street, Small Biz Survival, A Dozen Ideas for a Small Vacant Building, A Positive View of Rural: Is it time to ban “shop local”?, Bank It – a habit of helping
• Go Solo – Shape a Brighter Future for Your Community – SaveYour.Town
• Kansas Ag Connection – Speaker Encourages Small-Town Economies to be ‘Idea Friendly’
• Missouri Ag Connection – ‘Idea Friendly Method’ Topic of Neighboring 101 Session
• Missouri Ag Connection – ‘Having Nothing, Possessing Everything’ Dec. 16 Neighboring 101 Session
• Missouri Ag Connection – Challenge Logs 5,579 Acts of Neighboring in Missouri; Greene County Wins
• Kansas Farmer – How to fix the rural housing crunch
• Kansas Farmer – Would you live here?
• Business Insider – Small Town Rules for Big Success in Business
• Robert K. Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership – Small Towns, Big Impact: A conversation with liquor store operator, rancher and blogger Becky McCray
• Rural LISC (Local Initiatives Support Corporation) newsletter – February 2022, Small Town Trends
• Rural LISC (Local Initiatives Support Corporation) newsletter – February 2020, Survey of Rural Challenges
• Chartered Management Institute (UK) – 5 Young Bloggers Who Love Business
• Archinect – The Rise of the Rural Millennial
• Small Biz Daily – Small is Beautiful: Review of Small Town Rules
• InStoreMag – Business Tips from Small-town, USA
• The Street – 3 Things You Should Know About Small Business
• Greater Oklahoma City Partnership – OKC’s Entrepreneurial Community to Host a Special Event at Oklahoma’s Buffalo Lounge at South by Southwest Festival
• NewsOK – Oklahoma entrepreneur’s book offers tips for global success with ‘Small Town Rules’
• NewsOK – Oklahoma music, film communities to be represented this week at Austin’s South by Southwest Festival
• NewsOK – Online innovation going strong in state
• Small Biz Technology – Five Business Technology Books to Help Your Small Business Grow
• Small Biz Technology – Book Review: Small Town Rules. Practical Lessons for Small Businesses To Do Big Things
• Atchison County (Missouri) Development Corporation newsletter, June 2021 sent via Atchison County Mail newspaper saturation issue to all county residents
• This is Where You Belong, author Melody Warnick, email newsletter, Issue 41, June 2021
• Cooperative.com – NRECA’s In-Person Regional Meetings for Co-op Leaders Return Next Week
• Small Business Trends – NFIB Hosts Live Chat To Help Small Businesses Take Advantage Of The Holiday Season
• Small Business Trends – Small Town Rules for Big Success in Business
• Small Business Trends – What to Do If Your Business Is Suddenly in a Bad Neighborhood
• Small Business Trends – How to Create Fiercely Loyal Customers Close to You
• Small Business Trends – 46 Small Business Facebook Pages to Follow
• SMB Trend Wire – Podcast Review: SmallBizSurvival
• Small Nation, Friday Small Talk with Jason Duff, email newsletter, January 28, 2022
• Canada Tourism Information Network – Edition 11 – CEDEC.ca: English version, version française. RDEE.ca: version française
• Dorchester (Nebraska) Times – Can Small Towns Be Cool?
• Business2Community – What Can You Learn From a Small Town?
• Business2Community – 7 Enterprise Brand Lessons from Small Business Entrepreneurs
• Lt. Governor Pinnell’s Oklahoma – How do you attract remote workers to your town?
• YubaNet.com (California) – Small Rural Businesses Fight for Bailout Aid
• My Mother Lode – Rural Jobs Creation Strategies Webinar
• Accounting.com – Small Business Entrepreneur Support
• Tourism Currents – Small town tourism challenges? Survey says…
• Tourism Currents – Heritage and culture tourism – social media post ideas
• Tourism Currents – Is it time to launch an online store?
• Travel Market Report – Lessons in Creativity, Resourcefulness, from Small Town U.S.A.
• Travel Market Report – For Online Success, Connect with Clients One on One
• Midwest Meetings – How to Meet the Needs of Your Rural Attendees
• The Chamber Courier (Canton Illinois Area Chamber of Commerce) – What Kind of Town Are We? (PDF)
• The Dor blog – Behind the counter: Becky McCray, rural retail business owner and educator
• Gifts & Decorative Accessories – Can Sharing Space Save Your Town?
• Dex Media – This Week’s Trending Marketing Insights and Tips
• Community Development Society – Vanguard, January 2012 issue
• ABCDE (Asset Based Community Driven Efforts) Learning Sites – What’s in it for us as a community? (PDF)
• ChrisD.ca (Canada) – Changing Tides of the Small Town Retail Landscape
• Neighborhood Life – A Neighborhood Improvements Journal – Promoting Buy-Local – Part I
• Workplace Sonora – Rural Jobs Creation Strategies
• Permaculture Women, Medium.com – Send a Care Bear Stare: Progressives & Permaculture in the Rural Heartland by Kenda Lorax
• SmallBusiness.com – This Report Claims Rural Entrepreneurs Have Retreated (And Why It’s Wrong)
• ThomasNet.com Industry Market Trends – Small Business Time Management Tips
• Forbes – 25 Most Influential Women Tweeting About Entrepreneurship
• AllVoices – Some rural entrepreneurs find it hard to harvest business funding
• Small Business Labs – Top Rural and Small Town Trends for 2022
• Small Business Labs – 2017 Rural and Small Town Trends (and Webinar)
• Lifehacker – Start your small business
• TechCrunch – Guy Kawasaki’s Alltop Launches Frienderati: The Top Friends From FriendFeed

Online video guest appearances

• Backpack Show with Chris Brogan and Kerry O’Shea Gorgone
• #SMTULSA Conference Interview with @BeckyMcCray
• Co-Creation in a Small Town, Small Town, Big Talk with Rebecca Undem
• What I Learned at RuralX, Small Town, Big Talk with Rebecca Undem
• RuralX17 Recap, Dakota Resources
• What does the community need to keep the small business open, Becky McCray on Rural Route show with Trent Loos
• Surprising Gift of Doubt Launch Days, with Marc Pitman
• NeoMarketing Podcast with Kyle Golding
• How Small Town Retailers Can Use the Best Tricks of Major Stores to Win in eCommerce, Commerce Journey with Brian Krogsgard
• Shop Local Buy Local Campaigns And More, Chamber Focus show with Frank J. Kenny
• The Watch.tv Spotlight Interview: Small Business Entrepreneur Becky McCray, with C.C. Chapman
• Preparation Work, The Pulse on Marketing
• You Reap After You Sow, The Pulse on Marketing
• GeekBeat TV: Blogworld 2012 – Book: Small Town Rules, with Cali Lewis, John P and Barry Moltz
• Why Social Media is LIKE a Small Town, M3Media for SMTulsa
• Small Town Rules – A Different Approach To Business, The Pulse on Business with Joe Sorge
• Becky McCray on Rural Entrepreneurship and attracting clients with Erno Hannink, The Netherlands
• Lessons From The World Of Becky McCray, The Pulse on Business with Chris Brogan and Joe Sorge
• Interview with Keith Burtis
• Becky McCray on SmallBizCool! with Jill Foster
• Book Review Small Town Rules by Raul Colón, Puerto Rico
• Dream State University Interview with Becky McCray by Scott Townsend
• Small Town Rules – IntrepidTV with Todd Schnick
• Futurescape: Becky McCray of SmallBizSurvival.com interview with Community Futures Yellowhead East, Canada
• Detroit Unspun Interview
• Customer Service is All You Got! interview with Barry Moltz
• 5 Entrepreneurs Sharing Their Stories, EZVID

Global Podcast interviews

• Orton Family Foundation, Heart & Soul Talks: Big Ideas for Small Town Business Success
• Creating idea-friendly communities on the Co-operatives First podcast with Heather Hallgrimson, British Columbia, Canada
• Learn How to Save Your Town! on Farming the Countryside with Andrew McCrea
• BIGG Success podcast with Georgre Krueger and Mary-Lynn Foster, with Deb Brown on the Survey of Rural Challenges 2019
• Small Towns Present Big Opportunities for Marketers: Rural-Business Expert Becky McCray on Marketing Smarts [Podcast], Marketing Profs hosted by Kerry O’Shea Gorgone
• Rusty Water Towers podcast: There Was No Fried Okra in the Box with Jonathan LeMaster-Smith
• Marketing Profs‘ Marketing Smarts with Matthew T. Grant
• Build Your Business Radio with Barbara Weltman
• Escape from Cubicle Nation with Pam Slim
• The Human Business Way with Chris Brogan
• The Small Business Radio Show #572 with Barry Moltz
• Building Strong Cafes, Restaurants & Bars in Small Towns on Profitable Hospitality with Ken Burgin, Australia
• What does the community need to keep the small business open, Becky McCray on Rural Route with Trent Loos
• Save Your Town with Deb Brown and Becky McCray, Small Town Big Talk with Rebecca Undem
• Changing the Arc of a Small Town with 9 Clouds Digital Homesteading with Scott Meyer
• Becky McCray on the success of small business in small towns on Community, Jobs, and Progress Podcast with Brad Tabke
• Quit With the Shop Local Buy Local Campaigns with Frank J. Kenny, Chamber Pros
• Shop Local is Dead. Long Live Shop Local. Swansen Report with Paul Swansen
• New Community Leadership for Small Towns: Becky McCray, Let’s Talk Leadership with Des Walsh, 2016, Australia
• Small Town Rules: An interview with Becky McCray with Phil Gerbyshak
• What Marketers Can Learn from Rural Businesses on Agents of Change with Rich Brooks
• Insights on eCommerce, Rural Businesses and Omni-Local with Becky McCray by BobDunn, WP eCommerce Show
• “Women, Wealth and Wow” with Becky McCray interviewed by Donna Maria, Indie Business Network
• Interview: Small Town Rules on Fierce Loyalty with Sarah Robinson
• Small Town Rules Can Mean Success with Becky McCray with TBW
• Small Town Rules Prosper in Connected Economy on Breakthrough Business with Michele Price
• Tourism Currents | Becky McCray on Women in Business Radio with Michele Price
• Say It with Style with Nichole Bazemore and Sheila Scarborough
• Vaspers the Grate Presents with Steven Streight
• Push My Follow with Annie Boccio from 2008
• Biz Chicks Radio with Bonnie and Jill
• Bella Buzz Podcast with Desiree Scales and Joe Magennis
• This Week in Ag with John Blue and Nate Taylor
• Business Insanity Radio, Show 99 with Barry Moltz
• Business Insanity Radio, Show 97 with Barry Moltz
• The Bigg Success Show with George Krueger and Mary-Lynn Foster
• Becky McCray, Small Town Biz Survival Expert, 2010, Des Walsh and Friends with Des Walsh, Australia
• User Friendly Thinking with Paul Cheney and John Munsell
• Entrepreneur People. Real Stories with Sherry Borzo, DSM Buzz
• The State of Small Business Marketing with Jay Ehret
• SOBCon 09 profile with Michelle Vandepas
• E-ret@iler with Tom Shay
• Becky McCray – Small Towns Rule! on Lounging with LannaLee
• Small Town Rules Can Mean Success with Becky McCray on Texas Business Woman

Global Blog Interviews and Mentions

• The Rural Blog, Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues Survey of Rural Challenges, open through July 30, helps widely scattered rural communities share ideas
• The Rural Blog, Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues Radically Rural goes online this year; Sept. 24 program will include sessions on community journalism, other topics
• The Rural Blog, Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues Writer offers tips to ensure that rural attendees are properly regarded at statewide conferences
• The Rural Blog, Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues Journalist doing podcasts with people who share positive views of rural America; seeks guests
• The Rural Blog, Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues Census, health reform, ‘shop local’ campaigns top 2010 rural small business trends to watch
• What’s the Difference Between Building a Community and Building an Audience? by Matthew Grant, on Marketing Profs Daily Fix
• Small Town Entrepreneurship Grows, by Dr. Jeff Cornwall
• Changing Rural Landscapes, Village Missions, Canada
• Becky McCray, Stereotype Smasher of the Wild West, Klamath County Chamber of Commerce blog, by Chrystal Vaughan
• Taking the “Me” Out of Social Media by Scott Monty
• SBS 2011 Essentials: What it Means to Partners – Dell Technologies Blog
• How to Create Content For Every Stage of the Buyer’s Journey by Mack Collier
• The Small Town Rules! Becky McCray talks to Searching Finance by Ashwin Rattan, UK
• Sugar Hits, Raffles, Pricing Tricks, Lanterns, Feedback, Recycling, Dads & Raisin Toast, Hospo (hospitality) Reset by Ken Burgin, Australia
• Why Wall Rocks Series – #3 Wall is Idea Friendly, Wall Economic Development
• Should you host a live or pre-recorded webinar? by Rachel Burns, Podia
• 5 Inspirational Quotes from Marketing Experts by Amy Neely on the ReachLocal blog
• Small Town Opportunities by Eric Davison, Cornfield Confidential
• Travel is Still Fatal to Narrow-Mindedness by Sheila Scarborough, Perceptive Travel
• 20 Small Business Ideas for Small Towns by Dane Carlson
• Tiny but Mighty: Becky McCray Talks About the Power of Small Business by Pamela Wilson, Big Brand System
• Can Small Towns Be Cool? at Dorchester Times, Nebraska
• 5 Secrets from a Profitable Start-Up business Quickbooks Online blog by Gretchin Harding, Intuit
• Do Startups Have to Start in Big Cities? by Thursday Bram
• End of Year Letter from the Wheeler Center at Montana Associated Technology Roundtables
• Learn How to Build Your Community at Go Local, Grow Local Conference by Jeff Milchen, Stihl USA Blog
• Localist Resources: Books and Articles – Theory, Practice, and Philosophy at Radical Localism: The Localism Resource
• Survey of Rural Challenges 2020/21 at Building Possibility by Deb Brown
• 100 Small Business Audio Podcasts at Small Business Trends Radio
• How to Meet the Needs of Your Rural Attendees at empowerMINT blog by DMAI – Destination Marketing Association International
• Re-working Work for Virtual Teams by WorkingPoint Blog
• 7 Enterprise Brand Lessons from Small Business Entrepreneurs Kuno Creative
• Turn Free Advice Into Clients by Thursday Bram at FreelanceSwitch
• 7 Influential and Inspiring Women Bloggers to Follow if You Run a Small Business, FastUpFront Small Business Blog
• On Thriving in a Small Town with Becky McCray by Kendra Kennison
• Outbound Marketing Tips to (re)Brand Your Company by Navin Israni, EngageBay blog
• Charging ahead: NZIRE is on the move – and so is rural entrepreneurship, New Zealand Institute for Rural Entrepreneurship
• Top 25 Boss Women to Follow Online, by Melinda Emerson, Succeed As Your Own Boss blog
• Small Town Rules, by Raul Colón, Puerto Rico
• Becky McCray – On Small Business Survival, by Marco Terry
• Expert Advice for Getting Things Done, A Lean Journey by Tim McMahon
• 50 Must-Read IT Blogs 2012, by Ricky Ribeiro, BizTech Magazine
• How One NYC Restaurant Succeeds Using Small Town Rules by Keri Jaehnig
• Small Town Rules: How big brands and small businesses can prosper in a connected economy by Ben Smith, Social IRL
• Book Review: Small Town Rules by James Dalman
• 30 Brilliant Bloggers Talk About Landing Pages by Allison Boyer, BlogWorld
• 12 Fascinating Women Discussing Rural+Urban, by Urban Escapee
• Small town rules, by Ian Chadwick, Scipturient, Canada
• Small Town Business Survival Tips Offers Great Business Suggestions by Melissa Gasnick-Cloeter
• 7 Enterprise Brand Lessons from Small Business Entrepreneurs by Carole Mahoney, Kuno Creative
• Des blogs sur l’entrepreneuriat d’ici et d’ailleurs by C-Marketing, Belgium
• Inns, Two great ideas to get your locals on board with your advertising plus a bonus by Heather Turner, Chef Forfeng’s weblog
• 21 Social Media Tips for Nonprofits from Top Experts by Marc A. Pitman, The Fundraising Coach
• Small Town Rules by Reiva Lesonsky, Small Biz Daily
• Online Marketing: What Should Small Business Owners Focus on in 2012? by Doug Stewart, Power to Fight the Big Boys
• Rural geeks, you are not alone. Here is your tribe…. by Sheila Scarborough, Sheila’s Guide to the Good Stuff
• Small Town Rules – Dennis Deery
• What can you learn from a small town? by Drew McLellan: Drew’s Marketing Minute
• Niche Marketing Strategy Must Haves by Heidi Cohen
• When you have to eat what you kill, you learn extremely fast by Edward Wedler, Creative Rural, Canada
• Top Woman Entrepreneurs to Follow on Twitter by Allison Canty, Grasshopper Blog
• What keeps Becky McCray coming back to #SOBCon? by Phil Gerbyshack
• Small Business #4 by Deanne Fitzpatrick, HookingRugs
• Top 100 Influencers in Social Media by Bonnie, Social Technology Review
• Scenes from the Geekfest at SXSW Interactive, by L.A. Lorek, Daily Finance, AOL.com
• Social Media Case Studies by Des Walsh, Australia
• A Real Entrepreneur with Deb Brown
• Strong Female Entreprenerus to Follow on Twitter, Women 2.0
• Business networking advice by Josh Hinds
• Turn Free Advice Into Clients by Thursday Bram at Free Spirit Media
• Top 7 Small Business Trends in 2012 for Frugal Entrepreneurs, by Adam Gottlieb, Frugal Entrepreneur
• Entrepreneurship Interviews with Cristian Dorobantescu, Romania
• Challenges for Rural Retail by Erik Pages, EntreWorks Consulting
• Making buy local work by Terrific Trading Retail Insights, Australia
• Top 100 Small Business Blogs & Websites To Follow in 2019, Feedspot
• Top 100 Small Business Blogs on the Planet – ranked in the top 10
• Top 25 Blogs For Small Business Owners in 2014, Best Small Business Blogs of 2015, 2016
•  The Best Local Marketing Blogs to Read in 2013 – Bplans
• Top Daily Must-Reads for Every Small Business Owner – NFIB
• Small Business Blogs We Love – PR Newswire
• 50 Small Business Blogs to Watch – Infusionsoft
• 24 Must-Read Blogs for Entrepreneurs – Business Insider
• Top 25 Upcoming Small Business Blogs to follow for 2012
• 20 Blogs Every Entrepreneur Should Read 2011 – Business Insider
• 20 Blogs Every Entrepreneur Should Read 2010 – Business Insider

eBooks, reports and papers that mention or cite Becky McCray

• 50 Ways to Save Your Town, by Debra Brown, 2023
• Strategic Management Planning Program and Five-Year Financial Management Plan, Survey of Rural Challenges, Greene County, Pennsylvania, 2022
• Comprehensive Land Use Plan Update, Survey of Rural Challenges, Jones County Iowa, 2022
• North Central Kansas Pandemic Recovery and Resiliency Plan, North Central Regional Planning Commission, 2021
• What Kind of Place is Ord: Rural, Urban, Periurban? e2: Entrepreneurial Ecosystems, 2021
• Progressive Downtowns through Retail Revitalization, EDCO Bright Ideas Competition, Economic Developers Council of Ontario, Canada, 2020
• Comprehensive Plan, Turtle Lake, North Dakota, 2020
• Small and Rural Community Marketing Program: Experience Community, 2020
• Communication Skills for Business Professionals 2nd Edition, enhanced eBook, 2019, published by Cambridge University Press, UK
• The Church on the Wild Rivers Coast: A Research and Survey Project, 2017, Collaborative Development International
• Their Needs and Thoughts: Results of the Fifth Biennial Small Business Needs Assessment, Center for Rural Affairs’ Rural Enterprise Assistance Project, by Dena R. Beck, 2016
• Renewed Interest: A Fresh Look at the Rural Church, 2017, Collaborative Development International
• Bringing Back Main Street: A Guide to Downtown Revitalization for Local Governments, 2015, published by Houston-Galveston Area Council
• The Entrepreneur’s Playbook, Fourth Edition, 2015, by Ted Liebowitz
• Bruce County Business Attraction Strategy: Focus on Kincardine and Wiarton, 2014, executive summary and action plan by Tenzing
• Bartlesville, Oklahoma, Strategic Plan Update, 2013, AngelouEconomics

University publications that mention or cite Becky McCray

• “Idea Friendly Method” Useful in Neighborhoods, Helps Overcome 80/20 Rule, University of Missouri Extension, 2022
• Co-working space: the next frontier, Michigan State University Extension, by Mark Thomas
• Using the “Idea Friendly Method” Topic of Neighboring 101 Session Jan. 20; Other Speakers Scheduled Too, University of Missouri Extension
• Is pop-up business retail here to stay? Michigan State University Extension, by Andy Northrop
• Free community vitality resource offered by K-State Research and Extension, Kansas State University
• Neighboring 101 Sessions Open for Registration, Free, and Attracting Nationally Known Speakers, University of Missouri Extension
• Speaker encourages small town economies to be ‘idea friendly’: Co-founder of Save Your Town speaks to Kansas business owners, K-State Research and Extension News, Kansas State University
• Becky McCray Opens 2015 Forum (PDF),  Conversations for Communities, University of North Dakota Center for Community Engagement, Spring 2015, Issue 11
• Using the Idea Friendly Method Topic of Neighboring 101 Session Jan. 20, University of Missouri Extension
• Community members invited to participate in Reimagining Rural program, Montana State University Extension
• Next UND University-Community Forum To Be April 25 In Cavalier, N.D., Area Voices, University of North Dakota
• ‘Having Nothing, Possessing Everything’ topic of Dec. 16 Neighboring 101 session, University of Missouri Extension
• Register for the April 25 University-Community Forum in Cavalier, University Letter, University of North Dakota
• Resources for Creativity & Innovation in Education, Northwestern Oklahoma State University, Northwestern Creativity Project, Compiled by Rodney C. Murrow, Ph.D., and Shawn Holliday, Ph.D.
• Multiple articles at Oklahoma Extension Development Resources, Oklahoma State University Extension, by Dave Shideler, Ph.D.
• Successes: 2013, Washington State University Extension, Rural Pathways to Prosperity Conference, hybrid online and local event in 2013!
• Regional Recruitment: Strategies to Attract and Retain Newcomers, The EDA Center at University of Minnesota, Crookston, by Ben Winchester, Research Fellow