Non Profits Need Effective Websites. It’s almost unheard of now days to run into a company or organization that doesn’t have a website of any sorts. Usually a company will have a crude, late 1990s website or one they cobbled together on a free website platform. Or they have one that the boss’s nephew’s son created, but has since joined the Peace Corps. We were made aware of the fact that a local non-profit didn’t… Read more »
Marketing Demystification for SD Marketers
The marketing world is so full of buzzwords and industry-speak. So I wanted to dispel much of the complication. On May 18, I traveled to Watertown by invitation of their Chamber of Commerce. I was invited to speak to their young professional group about marketing and advertising. More specifically about how to allocate advertising dollars and social media advertising opportunities. About 35 people attended the luncheon held at The Drake. My talk was rather informal… Read more »
Wonderful Restoration Project
Our friends over at Ciavarella Design Architects just finished a dynamite historic restoration project. They managed the removal and restoration of the massive stained glass windows at Aberdeen, SD’s historic Central High School building. These windows had been covered up for years on the inside probably for heating purposes. As a student, I never saw the sunshine through them. Aberdeen Parks and Recreation now use the building and surround complex for a variety of cultural… Read more »
Wessington Springs Student Wins Competition
We were pleased to award Michelle Scwiedop of Wessington Springs High School with a check for $500 for her winning entry in the 2010 Big Idea Business competition. Each year the Small Business Development Center hosts this competition open to Northeast South Dakota high school students. The objective is to get kids thinking about how to go about fostering an idea into a business strategy. They don’t actually pursue the business as part of the… Read more »