Recently we had the opportunity to work with a brother and sister team that are taking the local business world by storm. Rosa and Mario Piccione already run successful businesses in the west Michigan community, however they realized a niche was not being filled in East Grand Rapids. Through their travels they noticed the growing […]
Some day, I will actually post this the day Your Biz, Your Town airs on WGVU, 88.5 FM. Until then, you will just have to enjoy my late posts that still contain great information on some amazing non-profit orgs in our very own community. I am always blown away by the work being done by […]
For most of my nonprofit career, I’ve been involved in volunteer management, most recently as Manager of Volunteer Services for a small nonprofit with a super robust volunteer-driven operation in the Greater Grand Rapids. I also serve as a programming officer for a professional organization that seeks to support volunteer managers in west Michigan. Recently […]
Okay, so perhaps one of my longer blog titles…but admit it, pretty catchy. I don’t know how to even begin relating or explaining to all of you, how thankful 834 is to have a friend in Shelley Irwin and to be able to chat with her once a month on all things nonprofit, small business […]
This afternoon, I will be presenting to the Grand Rapids Opportunities for Women organization on Marketing on a Shoestring Budget. This is one of my favorite topics to chat about, mostly because I truly believe it takes more time and energy than it does money to launch and maintain a successful marketing program. Marketing is […]
By: Danielle Josephine DeWitt, guest contributor When you were young and learning your first words, more than likely there were a few key phrases your parents taught you early on. “Hello.” “Goodbye.” “I Love You.” “Please.” And my personal favorite, “Thank You.” Two words. So important. Funny how we often forget that last one. In […]
This phrase drew me back to the social media webinar I had, until that moment, drifted away from – repulsed by the presenter’s cutesy font choice for her slides. I had mistakenly thought I was too smart, too cool, too advanced to gain anything from the presentation. You see, I live, eat, breathe, dream even […]
Grand Rapids, Mich., April 26, 2012 — Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge’s marketing department and 834 Design & Marketing have been honored with the 2012 “Gold PRoof Award” in the category of reputation and brand management for their work on the Flat Iron Building public relations campaign. The campaign brought awareness to the firm during […]
PR is so important to the success of any campaign, and should be weaved into all aspects of a company’s marketing. We are incredibly lucky to have such amazing media outlets, such as Rapid Growth Media in Grand Rapids. They cover innovation & job, development and non-profit news. Just today they covered the upcoming Dining […]
We love events and we love them even more when they are for amazing organizations like the Grand Rapids Red Project. We had the privilege of planning the first ever, Dining Out For Life sponsor and restaurant kick-off party. It was important for the organization to recognize the amazing sponsors and participating restaurants that are […]
