by Craig Rentmeester | Sep 10, 2007 | Events, Marketing & PR, Miscellaneous
Wednesday is the first trade show that I am putting together. As such, I’ll need supplies, signs, literature and information. To deal with the ever-changing circumstances that off-site events present, I made a checklist that I think will be useful for my...
by Craig Rentmeester | Sep 9, 2007 | Advertising, Marketing & PR, Miscellaneous
In May, I wrote about the new Guthrie Theater’s advertising in downtown Minneapolis. After actually going to the Guthrie on two occasions recently, I thought I follow up post would be valuable. The past two weekends I went to the Guthrie Theater to have drinks;...
by Craig Rentmeester | Sep 7, 2007 | Business, Marketing & PR, Miscellaneous
Yesterday, I had a plumber come to my house to unclog a drain. My landlord explicitly said that he’d like it to cost under $100, and if was going to cost more to call him. Understandable. When the plumber came, it took him less than thirty minutes to determine...
by Craig Rentmeester | Sep 6, 2007 | Business, Marketing & PR
Businesses make mistakes. Whether it is a cable installer not showing up for their appointment or a construction company that doesn’t meet the deadline they promised, it’s not how a company arrives at a problem that determines their brand, it’s how the organization...
by Craig Rentmeester | Aug 30, 2007 | Marketing & PR
If only we were on the cover of _____________ (<—- Insert Popular Publication Name — The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, etc. ). Many people, both high and low in organizations, will say if only we could do something, then most of our problems...