What the Velocity of Money Means for Your Town — and Why Marketing Is the Pump

The velocity of money — how fast a dollar circulates within your community — is the difference between a town that thrives and a town that stagnates. Every local business that's invisible online is a leak in the local economy, sending customer spending to Amazon, national chains, and better-marketed competitors. Marketing is the pump that keeps money moving locally: it makes businesses findable, drives customers in, and creates the growth that generates jobs, spending, and tax revenue. Here's what that means for your town.