A big thanks to WQAD-TV reporter, John David, for doing such a great job of covering The 3/50 Project story in Muscatine, Iowa, and to Kerry Keller and the Downtown Action Alliance for hosting the Merchants Breakfast (which, by the way was yummmmmmy).
Muscatine was a tripple header when it came to media coverage for the Project. The night before, WHBF-TV (CBS) covered my appearance at the Greater Muscatine Chamber of Commerce and Industry dinner; KWQC-TV (NBC) also attended the breakfast, and stayed through the entire thing. I’ll post those videos as they become available.
Next stop on the speaking tour about The 3/50 Project? Muscatine, Iowa, here we come…..!
Tuesday, April 6
Chamber of Commerce and Industry Annual Meeting Hosted by: Greater Muscatine Chamber of Commerce Time: 6:00 p.m. Location: Holiday Inn (Highways 61 and 38) Tickets: Prices vary, based on membership level Is it too late? Contact the Chamber office, 563.263.8895
Wednesday, April 7
Muscatine DAA Merchants Breakfast Hosted by: Downtown Action Alliance of Muscatine Time: 7:30-9:30 a.m. Location: Plamor Lanes Banquet Room Tickets: $15 Open to the public—not just business owners! Is it too late? Contact Kerry Keller, 563.263.3084
Is it possible? Has it really been a year since The 3/50 Project officially launched?
Yup. One year ago today. It began with a blog post written out of frustration with Oprah. Next came a flier. Then, after a boatload of emails from complete strangers asking “What else have you got?,”a website.
At 2:00 p.m. on Monday, March 30, the site launched.
It’s official—I’m coming to northern California to speak about The 3/50 Project! The tour will hit the following four cities in the first ten days of June, thanks to the generosity and dedication of our sponsors:
Redding North central California
Sponsored by: The Greater Redding Chamber of Commerce
Fort Bragg Mendocino Coast
Sponsored by: The West Company, the City of Fort Bragg, and the Mendocino Coast Economic Outlook Conference Committee
Martinez North San Francisco Bay area
Sponsored by: Main Street Martinez and the City of Benicia
Woodland West of Sacramento
Sponsored by: The City of Woodland, the Woodland Chamber of Commerce
Specific dates and times to be announced…stay tuned!
Are you an organization interested in bringing me to your area? I’m currently planning a tour through the northeast in August, plus a possible southern Cal tour by the end of the year. For info, click here.
Next stop on The 3/50 Project events calendar? Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, where we’ll be celebrating the first anniversary of this terrific, grassroots movement supporting locally owned, independent businesses!
The Economic Development Summit Hosted by:
Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce Date: March 30, 2010 Time: 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 noon Location: Minnesota State College (900 Highway 34)
Cost (includes full morning of presentations):
$20 for Chamber members
$25 for non-members
Heads up to those of you in the greater Detroit area wanting to learn more about The 3/50 Project: Today, you have not one, but two shots at it:
This morning:
The 3/50 Project in Oxford, MI
Location: Oxford Public Libraray
Address: 530 Pontiac Road
7:30-8:00 Breakfast
8:00-9:30 Presentation, followed by Q&A
Open to area business owners
Tickets: $35 per person, includes breakfast
Host: Oxford Downtown Development Authority
To purchase: Contact the Oxford DDA (248.770.8587)
This evening:
The 3/50 Project in Jackson, MI (West of Ann Arbor)
Location: The Michigan Theater (124 N. Mechanic St.)
Time: 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Ticket price: FREE!
Open to area business owners
Reservations not required
Host: Jackson Downtown Development Authority
For more info, contact: DDA Events
517-768-6410 -or- jtucker@cityofjackson.org
Remember the blog post I whipped off nearly a year ago? You know the one…pick three, spend $50, ”Let’s call it The 3/50 Project.” Well, that little ditty has exploded into one heck of a huge international movement, complete with a full blown website, massive traffic, massive popularity…and a massive web hosting bill.
You know that $9.95/month hosting package you have that covers all the bases, and then some? Yeah, well, we’re way, way, waaaaaaay past that. [click here to continue…]
This has to be the single best lead-in to a newspaper story ever written:
Chris Dilla figures somebody must like the posters she puts up in the bathrooms of her Bocktown Beer and Grill restaurant in Robinson, because a few have disappeared.
Rock star images? Andy Warhol prints? No. Just marketing materials from The 3/50 Project, a low-key effort to get consumers to think about where they’re spending their money.
I haven’t stopped giggling with glee since first reading it. The thing gets better every time.
To read the complete article (front page of the Business section in Sunday’s Pittsburgh Post-Gazette), click here.
Is it possible? Has it really been a year since The 3/50 Project officially launched?
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This has to be the single best lead-in to a newspaper story ever written:
