Create A Memory at Color Me Mine It always fascinates me to meet the people who own a Montrose business and find out their story, namely how and why they do what they do. It’s always a discovery and I hope by sharing it in this column that you are inspired to check out a […]
How to Deliver Value to your Customers “The aim of marketing is to know and understand the customer so well the product or service fits him and sells itself.” ~ Peter Drucker As I discussed last week, one of the most important parts of marketing is “delivering value,” which includes the ability to pinpoint the […]
3rd Annual Montrose Film Festival This Weekend The Montrose Shopping Park is the place to be this Friday and Saturday night. The 3rd Annual Montrose Film Festival, created by Steve Pierce and Tony Smith and brought to you by the merchants of the Montrose Shopping Park, is back and better than ever. As Steve says, […]
Montrose is Turning 100! Do You Have Old Pictures You Want To Share? Save the date! Glendale’s Historic Old Town is turning 100. Plan to join us Feb. 22 when we will have a special centennial ceremony in conjunction with the City of Glendale when we can all gather together to take a look back […]
“Advertising is the ability to sense, interpret … to put the very heart throbs of a business into type, paper and ink.” Leo Burnett Advertising, marketing, publicity, promoting, publicizing, social media, networking … Do you need it? Where do you start? The American Marketing Association (AMA) defines marketing as “an organizational function and a set […]
Hot Times at La Crescenta Library And don’t forget Bingo on Friday. On a hot August Saturday, the La Crescenta Library held its annual chili contest. Okay, they had the air conditioning on. Great chili was prepared and served to the public, at no charge I must add. CV Chamber of Commerce director Rick Liss […]
I always look forward to the Montrose Film Festival. Why? Because it takes place near the end of summer, it’s outdoors, usually on a perfect starry summer night, and it’s a family event that makes me feel safe. Plus I get to see lots of friends. Depending on the weather we might even need to […]
Join Me on a Las Vegas Gift Show Adventure! Most of my life I have been paid to shop. I started in my early 20s as a department store buyer, taking the train from Baltimore to New York to meet with the heads of companies like Hanes, Danskin and Izod. I will never forget that […]
Success on the Course Congratulations to all our early morning golfers that joined us at the scholarship golf tournament on Saturday. All participants are winners, but some actually had a little more luck. Coming in first place with the lowest score for men was Jason Padula, trailed by Mike Padula. Third place was won by […]
Back to School Shopping in Montrose School is starting early this year for the Glendale Unified School District, which means for those who have kids going back to school the rush is on to get everything you need for your kids. Do not forget to Shop Local! When I walk around the shops in Montrose, […]