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Name that mascot!

GREENVILLE, S.C. – Greenville’s latest innovative company, Locally Epic, recently added a new team member to help spread the word of great deals around town.

The company’s  newest addition is big, blue and in the shape of a phone! Locally Epic’s new mascot will be helping Greenville locals and tourists all over the community. His main goals are getting the public involved with shopping local and benefiting homegrown businesses while helping people save money.

Although Locally Epic’s mascot is ready to venture into the community and help people save big, he still lacks a name. Any suggestions on what the big, blue phone’s name should be can be submitted Locally Epic’s Facebook (www.facebook.com/LocallyEpic)or Instagram pages (instagram.com/locallyepicgvl). The contest will run through Friday, June 15 at noon.

“Going out into the community with our new mascot will really help put our name out there even more,” said Chase Michaels, CEO and founder of Locally Epic. “Seeing a big, blue phone walking downtown will hopefully spark people’s interests.”

The app, which can be downloaded here or found on iTunes or GooglePlay has over 45 total categories. Out of the total businesses involved, 30 of them are restaurants and stores, while others include job offers, non-profits, schools and more. More than 100 local businesses have signed on to promote their products and services on the Locally Epic platform.

About Locally Epic:

Locally Epic is the next generation of real-time location-based marketing technology for businesses and consumers. Locally Epic leverages time, space and message deployment with real-time aspects of engagement, implementation, customer loyalty and consumer acquisition metrics. Learn more at www.locallyepic.com.

 

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Busy weekend ahead

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We are getting ready for Shop Local Saturday this weekend. What is Shop Local Saturday? This is Locally Epic’s way to help promote and grow local business by encouraging people to shop and purchase things at locally owned stores.  There are several ways we do this. This blog is just one of them.

Why is this important?

It’s simple. Buying local means money stays local and goes back into our community. We are not asking you to buy more. Just buy what you normally buy at a locally-owned business. Instead of getting sunglasses at the big-box, go to the local corner store. Instead of getting mulch and dirt at the megamart, buy it at the local nursery. Instead of eating at the chain restaurant, put those dollars into the local mom-and pop restaurant.

You won’t think you are doing a lot to change the face of Greenville, but you really are. You are keeping business local. And that is Locally Epic.

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Chase on TedX

A while  back we shared a lot about our CEO Chase Michaels being a speaker at TedX Greenville. Well, today, we get to share the video of Chase speaking at the event.

You can click on it here.

We are like totally biased and stuff, but we think Chase hit out of the park when it comes to explaining why it is so important to buy local. And that is what Locally Epic is all about.

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Locally Epic bands with Stories of the Upstate for “Hop-In Unplugged”

GREENVILLE, S.C. – Locally Epic and Stories of The Upstate Podcast  have banded together to announce a new type of ride experience starting Thursday, May 17 called, “Hop-In Unplugged.”

Locals and visitors of Greenville will get to enjoy live music this summer while riding downtown in the “Hop-In” electric vehicle cars. The new addition to the ride service will feature different local musicians riding along playing music from 4:30 p.m. until 5 p.m. every Thursday before Downtown Alive.

“Greenville has such an up-and-coming music scene and we are excited to work with a lot of local artists on our podcast,” said Loyd Ford, host of Stories of The Upstate. “Not only does this give local musicians a chance to get their name out, but provides a great opportunity for Locally Epic and Stories of The Upstate Podcast as well.”

The line-up of artists that will be along for the ride include Jeff Holland, Alex Hunnicutt, Rush Morgan, Jeremy Brewer, Adam Carter, Charles Hedge Path, Tyler J Pearson, Brooks Dixon and Morgan Riley through July 12. Other artists participating in “Hop-In Unplugged” will continue to be announced throughout the summer months.

“I think this new addition of live entertainment is a great way to enhance the “Hop-In” experience,” said Chase Michaels, founder of Locally Epic. “It gives people a chance to see that Greenville is becoming more of a music town with a lot of great artists on the rise.”

The Hop-In service is powered by Locally Epic, using vehicles built by Star EV, which is located in Greenville County, and sells vehicles throughout the United States and internationally. Rogers EV, a division of Rogers Stereo, recently joined Star EV as the Authorized Dealer of golf carts, commercial vehicles, Personal Transportation Vehicles (PTVs) and Street Legal Vehicles (LSVs).

The “Hop-In” service began its six-month running season on May 10, a perfect coordination with the late spring and early summer events that draw people to enjoy downtown Greenville. The service will run daily from 11 a.m. to dusk. The tip only service is on a first come, first served basis.  For businesses and individuals looking to support the service, sponsorship details can be found online at www.hopingreenville.com.

About Locally Epic:
Locally Epic is the next generation of real-time location-based marketing technology for businesses and consumers. Locally Epic leverages time, space and message deployment with real-time aspects of engagement, implementation, customer loyalty and consumer acquisition metrics. Learn more at www.locallyepic.com.

About Stories of The Upstate

Stories of The Upstate (iTunes, Stitcher app) is a podcast show featuring new interview episodes with local personalities every Monday and Thursday. The show, hosted by Loyd Ford, spotlights the people, passion and wisdom of Upstate South Carolina and features a free “Downtown Jam™ free concert on the second Wednesday of each month.  All shows are free on-demand and available in your app store.  From entrepreneurs to local musicians, the focus is on telling the story of the most interesting people of the Upstate. Learn more at www.upstateisgreat.com.

 

 

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Ready to Hop In

GREENVILLE, S.C. –  Getting around the picturesque downtown Greenville is about to get easier.

Locally Epic is partnering with Rogers EV and Star EV to use an electric LSV vehicle that will pick up passengers along the Main Street area wiith room to hold up to five passengers.

“Transportation is a hot topic in our community right now,” explained Dave Ropes, Locally Epic’s chief marketing officer.  “Locally Epic is providing the perfect answer to streamlining pedestrian traffic and elevating local advertising opportunities.”

The “Hop-In” service will begin their six-month running season on May 10, a perfect coordination with the late spring and early summer events that draw people to enjoy downtown Greenville. The service will run daily from 11 a.m. to dusk. The tip only service is on a first come, first served basis.  For businesses and individuals looking to support the service, sponsorship details can be found online at www.hopingreenville.com.

“Hop-In rides are unique and easy to use,” said Chase Michaels, Locally Epic founder and CEO. “We want to support the community with a relaxing, fun and memorable travel experience from place to place. These vehicles will fit that description perfectly.”

“Anything that enhances the visit to the person coming to Greenville we support,” said Michele Minor, CIO at Locally Epic. “Whether it’s being able to easily get from one end of the town to the other, I think is an asset.”

The Hop-In services is powered by Locally Epic, using vehicles built by Star EV, which is located in Greenville County, and sells vehicles throughout the United States and internationally. Rogers EV, a division of Rogers Stereo, recently joined Star EV as the Authorized Dealer of golf carts, commercial vehicles, Personal Transportation Vehicles (PTVs) and Street Legal Vehicles (LSVs)

“We are excited to be part of this project to help create transportation solutions in Greenville,” said Michael Alexander, Senior Vice President at Star EV.

About Locally Epic:

Locally Epic is the next generation of real-time location-based marketing technology for businesses and consumers. Locally Epic leverages time, space and message deployment with real-time aspects of engagement, implementation, customer loyalty and consumer acquisition metrics. Learn more at www.locallyepic.com.

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Greenville is so epic and we love it

One of Locally Epic’s goals, actually our biggest  goal, is to highlight the amazing epic the Greenville community. The next two weeks underscore everything that we are all about. Here is what we have going one.

April 27: We are heading to Charleston for Dig South.

April 28: Shop Local Saturday. This is our push to get people to push their buying toward more local purchases.  We do this every fourth Saturday of the month. It just so happens that this Saturday also falls on Independent Book Store Day.  Check out our app for more.

May 5: We are sponsoring the Duck Derby Hat contest as part of the annual Reedy River Duck Derby in downtown Greenville. Learn more here.

We have some other things going on as well. Stay tuned.

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A beautiful day to shop local

Waking up is not easy for most people on the weekday. Thankfully, there is GVLToday, which makes the waking up process a little more easy. This five-day-a-week email blast has information to help you get through the day.

Of course, they gave us a nice shout out this morning, which helped put a spring in our step.

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Upstate Business Journal article on Shop Local Saturday

Locally Epic is launching the Upstate Shop Local Saturday campaign to support locally owned and operated businesses and grow Greenville’s economy every fourth Saturday of the month. The Shop Local Saturday for this month will be March 24.

Offering location-based marketing technology for businesses and consumers, the Locally Epic app connects people with promotions and offers throughout the week to ensure they find the best deals on Shop Local Saturday each month.

“We want people to just go and buy local,” said Chase Michaels, the CEO and founder of Locally Epic. “The impact on our local economy can be huge if people do this.”

Out of every dollar spent locally in the Upstate, 75 cents stay here to build Greenville’s economy. This growth occurs at a much slower rate when buying online or at a big-box store.

Keep reading more here.

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GSA Biz checks in with us about our new digs at Endeavour

Always fun to see a media story on the weekend. Check out this piece on our HQ in downtown Greenville (where we can walk to so many Locally Epic establishments)

From the story:

“Being a part of Endeavor has definitely helped us up our game and has given us access to great business minds right down the hall,” said Michaels. “The entire Endeavor team has been such an asset to Locally Epic. Once you experience the level of service they deliver, there is no doubt you will want to call Endeavor home for your company.”