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Online advertising does not work?? Oh no kidding by Jann Scott
Jul 15th
First of all it costs too much money according to Trada ceo. Then SM kid Gabe Lee spread an article around face book saying Banner ads are a loser. Now these are two people who are speaking out of school in the ad world??
yep, But we agree with them.
HERE’S THE RUB: We’ve in in the advertising business at the local level for 30 years so we know what get results for advertisers. We have to or we would not be in business. Advertisers want results. They want to see income levels go up as a result of buying advertising.
You’ll notice Banner ads on the right side here. Do they work?? Yep. Why. Because we treat our advertisers as kings and queens. We don’t treat them as marks the way most online companies do. LIKE FACEBOOK, TWITTER and most of the Boulder online ad houses. What do I mean by that.??
We give our advertisers a full service compliment, track every hit, and we provide them with everything from video to pr. We don’t just sell them. We make it happen for them. We work their business for them. Ask them. They love us. If you are local and you want inexpensive old school results in a world of new technology call me Jann Scott 303 447 8531
Food Trucks Rule : by Rob Smoke
Apr 27th
Food Trucks Rule
Not being completely informed on the topic, I googled “food trucks” and also “food truck rules and regulations” —
TONS of interesting material
Why in the world does Boulder want to effectively prohibit or discourage new food truck businesses?
It can’t be that the local restaurant industry objects, because if they are objecting, they are merely being stupidly reflexive.
The diversity of food choices that food trucks provide make them potential attractions to a neighborhood or event —
thus, even though they might compete with brick and mortar restaurants, they are still desirable neighbors,
particularly if we are talking about trucks bearing some culinary distinction.
In some places, the trucks are only disallowed via objection by a neighboring restaurant, thus it seems
illogical to demand that trucks simply not be located near one.
In some locales food trucks have ridiculous regulations, but in other places those rules are being revamped and redesigned to
encourage this type of business. Food trucks can make unique offerings — cuisine not otherwise found in the city —
if the rules and regulations are such to discourage anyone who might take a shot, you’d think the city would take a closer look at
what rules are actually necessary regarding health and safety issues, and then go a little easier on the broader parameters that
make it either possible or impossible to do business —
if you have a blanket rule against trucks being located near a brick and mortar establishment, you’re making up a rule
that other cities with successful food truck businesses don’t have —
and for what exactly?
I’m trying to comprehend, but alas…
my comments go either unread or unheeded…with no response from anyone except for one person on council who says they disagree —
yikes!!!
Boulder East, Community Cycles Partner to Provide Pool/Bike Program
Apr 4th
Boulder East’s PoolBike program provides Boulder companies with PoolBikes and setting up and managing these bikes available to employees. Employees of 21 local companies including Whole Foods, Roche Colorado, Fresh Produce, Foothills Community Hospital and many more, can go online and reserve a bike at their convenience. The online bike manager also calculates how many miles a person has ridden, gas saved, calories burned and carbon dioxide emission saved.
“Our PoolBikes provide employees who did not drive to work with an easy and convenient means of transportation during the day to run errands and go to meetings,” said Boulder East Marketing Manager Tracy Foster. “It also encourages individuals who drove to work to leave their cars parked during the day and instead bicycle to meetings, stores, and restaurants.” The PoolBike program is one of Boulder East’s most popular programs with 21 different companies and 36 bikes.
A likely partner, Community Cycles (CC) is a non-profit organization of bicycle enthusiasts whose mission is to educate and advocate for the safe use of bicycles as an affordable, viable and sustainable means of transportation and personal enjoyment within our community. Community Cycles provides re-cycled bikes and a welcoming space to learn about bicycle repair, maintenance and operation through outreach and advocacy activities.
For more information or to join the PoolBike program, visit www.bouldereast.org. For more information on Community Cycles, contact www.communitycycles.org/
Boulder East is a non-profit organization created to promote transit, carpooling, biking, vanpooling, telecommuting and other transportation options in an effort to cut back on single-occupant vehicles on the road. For more information contact Tracy Foster at (303) 319-3069 or email tracy.foster@bouldereast.org
Contact: Bob Whitson (303) 819-6838