Uniquely Montrose – Montrose Bowl Walking through the doors of Montrose Bowl is truly like stepping back in time. Montrose Bowl, which opened up back in 1936, has been a family owned and operated business for the past 25 years. The 1950s-style, eight-lane bowling alley is one of the smallest alleys in all of Los […]
Tips on Getting the Word Out About Your Business “Many a small thing has been made large by the right kind of advertising.” Mark Twain Deciding on the right kind of advertising is sometimes very confusing. Sometimes small businesses confuse advertising with marketing, which are two very different things. Advertising is only one way to […]
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 […]