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“I have been working with Golden Shovel Agency to build an economic development portal for Great River Energy and our 28 member co-ops. The economic development-focused tools and software as part of our website solution will not only help Great River Energy promote our economic development online, but will also provide focused websites for our co-ops to promote their economic development efforts for rural Minnesota. The team at Golden Shovel Agency customizes their solution to meet the individual needs of their clients. The professionalism, attention to detail, and customer service that GSA provides is outstanding. I recommend working with GSA to all my co-ops as well as any economic development-focused organization.”
     ~Tom Lambrecht, Great River Energy

“A website can make or break a communities economic development program.  When you are choosing the firm to create your website, do so very carefully.  We have been pleased with the work that Golden Shovel has done for their clients.  They will help you succeed in the online world.”

     ~Clark Smith, Smart Solutions Group, LocationOne Information System

“I have had the pleasure of working with several of the Golden Shovel Agency's team members. I have been truly impressed by their professionalism and knowledge of economic development, specifically, tackling issues in marketing communities and regions in today's rapidly changing and competitive world marketplace. Golden Shovel's social media and marketing strategies are difference makers that if you are not using, you are losing out.”

     ~Dave Simonsen, Wyoming Business Council

“We began working with Golden Shovel Agency on July 1, 2011, in order to enhance our social media efforts. While we had been dabbling in the advertising world through Facebook, LinkedIn and Google, Golden Shovel quickly moved us to Twitter and HootSuite, something we were not familiar with, but which has become a great tool for us to manage and control our social media. With our customer content manager, we set up a list of keywords to use to find online content relevant to our region, whether it is a company that is expanding or an event taking place. She then pushes that content out through our Facebook and Twitter pages. Golden Shovel also pushes out the press releases we write on their blog, as well as through other press release outlets online. Most recently, Golden Shovel set up a blog for us, and we went through the training to learn how to use it. While it’s still very new to us, we are excited to be entering the blogging world, thanks to Golden Shovel’s continual support.  The additional resource and expertise Golden Shovel Agency provides has been a tremendous help in completing the loop and extending the reach of our online marketing and advertising efforts.”
     ~Kathy J. Evert, CEcD, Iowa Lakes Corridor Development Corp.

“Having our social media Kick-off meeting was exciting!  Julie provided a timeline that helps me see the big picture and stay on schedule.  She laid out the steps and provided a detailed work plan on what to expect in the coming weeks and months.  Julie put me at ease with her gentle demeanor and made sure I did not get overwhelmed with too much new information.  I especially appreciated Julie’s reminders that we are in this process together and she’s only a phone call away. I really love having an ‘expert partner’ accompanying me throughout this entire project.”

     ~ Barb Pierce, Greater Fremont Development Council

“We were surprised by the quick success of our social media efforts!  Within a day or two of establishing our Facebook page, we had over 100 friends.  Only weeks later, we are approaching 600, which represents over 20% of the entire community population.  Our friends at Golden Shovel have patiently trained us, prodded us along, and have helped us create a most effective tool for communicating with our residents.  We’ve never had an effective means of rapidly disseminating time-sensitive information.  I believe our social media strategy is dramatically improving our ability to best serve our residents. “
     ~ Chris Anderson, Central City, Nebraska

“We’ve really appreciated Golden Shovel’s ability and willingness to customize a social media campaign to meet our specific needs.  It’s a daunting task for an organization to add yet another communication channel, especially one that is so new and constantly evolving, but the Golden Shovel staff has made it easy through their creativity in developing the program and their responsive customer service.”

     ~Steve Howe, Vermillion Area Chamber and Development Co.

“Golden Shovel Agency is more than just a website company; they created important new economic development tools for us to fundamentally improve the way we do economic development online. We would recommend them to any region looking to digitally reinvent itself.”
     ~Janyce Fadden, Rockford Area Economic Development Council

“A website can make or break a communities economic development program.  When you are choosing the firm to create your website, do so very carefully.  We have been pleased with the work that Golden Shovel has done for their clients.  They will help you succeed in the online world.”
     ~Clark Smith, Smart Solutions Group, LocationOne Information System

“We retained Aaron Brossoit and his team to redesign our website, give it a fresh look, utilize new technology and enhance or sites and buildings database. We are very pleased with the results!”

     ~Henry Fischer, St. Cloud Area Partnership

“Golden Shovel’s creative approach to websites is what sets them apart. If you are a community development group that does not want a templated solution, check out Golden Shovel Agency.”

     ~Nancy Norr, Minnesota Power