2024–25 · City-wide
Fund Instagram influencer promotion of local businesses
Resident asks for city funds to pay for promotion on their own Instagram account of local businesses, especially POC and women-owned ones, and free events.
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The resident's idea, as submitted
The idea
Use funds for influencer marketing on my Instagram channel @MakeBostonHome, with an audience of 137k+ Bostonians, to promote businesses and initiatives in the city. This initiative would be a community resource to our city.
Who it helps and why
Yes, I would like the focus of the promotions to be on POC and women owned businesses, as well as promotion of FREE events in the city.
Details
- Cycle
- 2024–25
- Submitted
- July 5, 2024
- Neighborhood
- City-wide
- Portal category
- Community
- How it was submitted
- Individual submission
- Submission language
- English
- Themes
- Other or unclear
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