1. Log on to www.clevelandplus.com to learn about all the great things taking place in the region...then share them with friends and family.

2. Sign up for our monthly e-newsletter, Pass the Plus, which features positive news, events and information about the region. Encourage your friends, family and colleagues to sign up too!

3. Visit the "Insider Tips" section on www.positivelycleveland.com and share your favorite places to go and things to do with visitors to the region.

4. Tweet and post Facebook updates about upcoming activities and attractions in your area. Post photos and comments from events you have recently attended.

5. Encourage college-bound friends or family members to consider one of the region’s institutions of higher education. Direct them to http://www.pluscollege.com to learn about places to go and things to do outside the classroom.

6. Using Twitter? Follow @clevelandplus, @TeamNEO and @PositivelyCleve so you always know the latest tourism, economic development and regional efforts taking place in Northeast Ohio. Then, retweet so your followers know too!

7. Think of friends and family who run businesses or want to start one and encourage them to consider Northeast Ohio. Have them contact Team NEO at 1-888-NEO-1411.

8. If you know somebody considering a move to the Cleveland Plus region, send them to www.clevelandplusliving.com, where they can find information on living, working, learning and playing in Northeast Ohio.

9. Become a tourist for a weekend. Stay in a local hotel or in an interesting rural area. Try a locally owned restaurant. Visit one of the local, regional or state parks you haven’t seen before. Share photos and stories with friends.

10. Request CLE+ bumper stickers for your vehicle. Give Cleveland Plus polos, golf balls or one of the other branded merchandise items as gifts to out-of-town clients, customers or guests.

11. Check out www.clevelandplus.com/gcma_media.asp to read all the positive things the national media is saying about region. Then, show your pride by telling others!

12. Talk to the conference and event planners at your national business or professional association and recommend holding its annual conference in Northeast Ohio. Planners can learn more at www.clevelandmeetings.com