Chamber Luncheon MC

Steve Wilson, Max Rose, and Curtis Jensen

http://voddov.com/video/view/Chamber-of-Commerce-Meeting-2012-10-03

For the past 3 years I have been a member of the Board of Directors for the St. George Area Chamber of Commerce. This past Wednesday was my last official duty to MC the weekly luncheon. Our guest speaker was Max Rose, Superintendent of the Washington County School District. The WCSD Foundation is doing a Haunted House to help raise money so some of the WCSD Foundation board members came in costumes.  I snapped a photo of Curtis Jensen and Steve Wilson with Max Rose.

http://business.stgeorgechamber.com/events/details/a-taste-of-dixie-1638

This weekend is the biggest fund raiser for the Chamber with Taste of Dixie. I was the Chairman for organizing this event this year. I am looking forward to great things and big successes.  We initiated a Local Bites portion for the event which has 6 local chefs preparing a special dish and up to 300 patrons can come by and sample the goods.

http://business.stgeorgechamber.com/events/details/local-bites-2219

BYU Management Luncheon with Lynn Blake, PhD

The St. George Area Chapter of The BYU Management Society invites you to join us for our chapter lunch this Friday featuring Lynn Holt Blake, PhD, Retired Vice President of Research at the Sorenson Companies, Former NASA Apollo Employee, and Former Mission & Temple President.  Thursday, October 25, 2012 at the Dixie College Gardner Center in St. George , UT at Noon.

Cost is $15. Please RSVP as soon as possible to:  Nate McNamee at  nate@twmadvisor.com or
call Nate at (435) 669-9400 or at www.byusg.com under the Calendar tab.
 
Lynn Holt Blake is a retired Vice President of Research at the Sorenson Companies. Dr. Blake was born in Ogden, Utah. He received his PhD in Engineering from the University of Michigan. Dr. Blake worked on the Apollo Program for NASA. He also worked at the National Institute of Health on Biomedical problems, and was the VP of Research at the Medical University of South Carolina. He later served as the Associate Director of Economic Development for the State of Utah under Gov. Bangerter. Brother Blake has served as the Halifax Nova Scotia Temple President from 2007 to 2010. Dr. Blake has served as the president of the Canada Halifax Mission, stake president's counselor, bishop and senior couple missionary in the Europe Central Area Office. Dr. Blake is the father of 7 children and 33 grand children.

Retina Specialist Rachael S. Jacoby, MD, joins Richens Eye Center

St. George, UT, October 19, 2012 – Dr. Sharon Richens, director of the Richens Eye Center in St. George, announced recently that Rachael S. Jacoby, MD, a retina specialist, has joined Richens Eye Center, where she will provide treatment for retina and vitreous diseases, including retinal detachment, macular degeneration, and diabetic retinopathy.

Dr. Jacoby received her bachelors degree in Molecular and Cell Biology from the University of Arizona in 1999 and earned her MD from Creighton University Medical School in Omaha, Nebraska.  She completed an internship and residency in ophthalmology at the Moran Eye Center University of Utah School of Medicine.  She then completed a retina fellowship in 2009 at the Moran Eye Center.


Dr. Jacoby’s experience, prior to joining the Richens Eye Center, includes working as a member of the clinical faculty at the VA Medical Center in Salt Lake City and serving as Clinical Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wisconsin.  She is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, American Society of Retina Specialists, and the Wisconsin Ophthalmology Society. Presently, she is an associate professor at the University of Utah School of Medicine Moran Eye Center.

Commenting on Dr. Jacoby’s appointment, Dr. Sharon Richens, director of the Richens Eye Center, stated, “Dr. Jacoby’s expertise in medical and surgical care of the retina has been a wonderful addition to the practice. We feel very fortunate to have her skills readily available to patients in southern Utah. Her scholastic record, research experience, and outreach efforts as a volunteer and mentor convinced us that she would be an outstanding addition to our staff and an active member of our community.  We offer her an enthusiastic welcome to our staff.”

Richens Eye Center, located at 161 W 200 N, Suite 200, is a comprehensive ophthalmologic practice offering services ranging from routine eye examinations to specialized surgery.  Its staff physicians are highly trained in subspecialties, including corneal diseases and treatments, glaucoma, pediatric eye care as well as age-related problems such as cataracts and macular degeneration. Richens Eye Center is committed to preserving and restoring sight by providing the most comprehensive and highest quality eye care for the people of southern Utah.

To schedule an appointment with Dr. Jacoby or any of the dedicated practitioners at Richens Eye Center, call the Center at 435-986-2020.

Phone Directories

I have come to the conclusion that phone directory companies all think they are the best form of advertising.  Some are even coming up with figures to dispute internet searches as a passing fancy and to not be taken seriously.  I believe in an integrated marketing plan that includes enough of each media to reach the clients target market. However, some industries need more of one media over another.  New technology has changed the landscape for many marketers, and when used properly will help increase brand awareness, as well as increase sales. There are so many variables to marketing though.  Price, product, promotion, and distribution all play an important part in the success of your marketing mix. So if you want me to become endeared to your marketing media industry, don't come into my office and slam the other guys. I know better.  Just give me your stats and I'll assess them and assign a portion of our marketing budget relative to the success of what you bring to the table and how it helps promote my clients products and services.  Reach, frequency, and ROI versus cost.

Dixie's Got Talent

 It is time once again for Dixie's Got Talent - the fundraiser for needs based scholarships to Dixie State College.  This year we are adding a few twists such as a Battle of the Bands, promoted by Canyon Media where local bands can upload a 2 minute music video of their band to the DGT facebook page and then have friends and others vote for their favorite band.

Bands may upload their video, but must be registered and paid their $10 entry fee by Nov 10th in order to be entered or their votes will be null and void. They will upload their 2 minute video to: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Dixies-Got-Talent/220759184653053?ref=ts&fref=ts

Go to http://dixiesgottalent.blogspot.com/ to download an application, fill it out, then take it with their entry fee to The Village Bank located at 294 East Tabernacle. The website will have all the instructions for entry and the process.

The top 5 bands with the most Facebook likes will be invited to the "call back auditions" with judges on November 17th. The judges will decide if they will go on to the finals on January 24th.