The Excellent Business.
We go out to Raleigh businesses, see what they're doing, and tell the real story — interviewing the owner, experiencing the product, and creating content around it.
Nominate a BusinessHow It Works
One visit. Four steps. A story worth telling.
01
We Come to You
We visit your business in person — the real space, the real energy, the real you.
02
We Interview the Owner
The story behind what you built — why you started, what you care about, what makes it yours.
03
We Experience It
We try your product or service firsthand and capture the genuine reaction.
04
We Create the Content
On-location video and photos — produced, edited, and ready to share.
What You Get
Real content. Yours to keep. Built to be shared.
There's no cost to be featured. We're building a show about Raleigh businesses worth knowing — and you get the content to prove it.
- A professionally produced feature video
- A short-form cut for social (Reels, Shorts, TikTok)
- Photography from the shoot, yours to keep
- Published across COL Marketing's channels
- Raw footage available on request
Who We're Looking For
Raleigh businesses doing something genuinely well.
Any category — retail, food, trades, services, makers. What matters is that you care about the craft, not just the sale. If you've built something you're proud of, we want to tell that story.
Nominate a Business
Tell us about your business.
We review every nomination and reach out to the businesses we think fit the show.