
Because of my unusual focus on rural business, you’ll find my contributions and mentions of me in more than a dozen books, as well as countless blogs, magazines, podcasts and university publications.
It’s not just the US; mentions come from Romania, Denmark, the Netherlands, Ireland, Belgium, Spain, the Dominican Republic, the UK, Canada and Australia.
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