Comments on: A questionable partnership between the City of Northfield and a Rochester, NY firm to produce Northfield community videos, sponsored by local businesses http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/4311/ The people, issues, and events of Northfield, MN Thu, 24 May 2012 12:38:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: kiffi summa http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/4311/comment-page-1/#comment-68732 kiffi summa Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:47:48 +0000 http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/archives/4311/#comment-68732 This is an example of yet one more bizarre happening in the business/community/ gov't life of NF... Questions: How did the "city" get involved in this deal? Just Mr. Roder's convening with the Mayor's convention group? What, if any, was the involvement of the EDA? I seem to remember other parallel avenues being explored? maybe not ... Who, or what businesses, bought into the "advertising" support of the project? Did the Chamber or the CVB put any money into this? What is the city's support role? Dollars? "completely free to the city"? a whole company of philanthropists? Who vetted the script and accompanying footage for the accuracy of the way NF wants to see itself portrayed? Given the great footage local video professionals have collected over the years ... and there IS some great footage ... what would be the possible advantage, motivation, outcome for either the city or CGI? IF the city receives this at no cost, and local businesses did not "buy" advertising,where does CGI make their money ? Since when does the "city", over the signature of the former administrator, solicit advertising support from its businesses to promo the "city"? And why has this been active, ongoing, moving forward, with no questions asked or answered ... when there was such negative reaction from those who received the letter, or were called? Random House definition of "bizarre": markedly unusual, strange , odd. This is an example of yet one more bizarre happening in the business/community/ gov’t life of NF…
Questions:
How did the “city” get involved in this deal? Just Mr. Roder’s convening with the Mayor’s convention group?
What, if any, was the involvement of the EDA? I seem to remember other parallel avenues being explored? maybe not …
Who, or what businesses, bought into the “advertising” support of the project?
Did the Chamber or the CVB put any money into this?
What is the city’s support role? Dollars? “completely free to the city”? a whole company of philanthropists?
Who vetted the script and accompanying footage for the accuracy of the way NF wants to see itself portrayed?
Given the great footage local video professionals have collected over the years … and there IS some great footage … what would be the possible advantage, motivation, outcome for either the city or CGI?
IF the city receives this at no cost, and local businesses did not “buy” advertising,where does CGI make their money ?
Since when does the “city”, over the signature of the former administrator, solicit advertising support from its businesses to promo the “city”?

And why has this been active, ongoing, moving forward, with no questions asked or answered … when there was such negative reaction from those who received the letter, or were called?

Random House definition of “bizarre”: markedly unusual, strange , odd.

]]> By: Griff Wigley http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/4311/comment-page-1/#comment-68685 Griff Wigley Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:52:18 +0000 http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/archives/4311/#comment-68685 Melissa Reeder has an update on these promo videos in <a href="http://www.ci.northfield.mn.us/assets/0/092608.pdf" rel="nofollow">last week's Friday Memo</a>: <blockquote>The CGI script has been completed. The small video clips about Northfield are now in editing mode at CGI. The videos are three minutes and include information about Northfield’s education, quality of life, real estate, relocation, colleges, business and industry. When complete, the six small clips will be linked to our web site. This service is completely free to the city. CGI operates with support from local advertising; however there is no obligation for local businesses to purchase advertising. Either way, the city will get the video clips for promotion.</blockquote> Melissa Reeder has an update on these promo videos in last week’s Friday Memo:

The CGI script has been completed. The small video clips about Northfield are now in editing mode at CGI. The videos are three minutes and include information about Northfield’s education, quality of life, real estate, relocation, colleges, business and industry. When complete, the six small clips will be linked to our web site. This service is completely free to the city. CGI operates with support from local advertising; however there is no obligation for local businesses to purchase advertising. Either way, the city will get the video clips for promotion.

]]> By: Charlene Coulombe- Fiore http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/4311/comment-page-1/#comment-63200 Charlene Coulombe- Fiore Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:22:34 +0000 http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/archives/4311/#comment-63200 You may want to talk to Victor about this, to see if he has heard anything. As part of our marketing efforts and the marketing team, (Victor and I ) were looking at a few options including a possible video and even a TV show offerred to highlight Northfield in a positive way. Victor and i were working on determining if we want or need a video... dvd, who is the best firm to do this, and what is the cost. This was just one thought, as we were trying to address our marketing budget and improve the public relations in Northfield. Victor and I provided the entire EDA with numerous options and samples, and Victor wrote a great list of thoughts, ideas and slogans. but it was still in the discussion and exploratory phase when i was leaving. No one from the EDA or City ever mentioned the clips/letter you have posted here or truth be told, even mentioned a comment to the work Victor did on this. As to the last comment on the Chamber... Kathy as Chamber Director and CVB was involved and willing to participate, or take it to the boards, once we finished doing some of the legwork. She was more than willing to work with us and partner. Just as an FYI. You may want to talk to Victor about this, to see if he has heard anything.
As part of our marketing efforts and the marketing team, (Victor and I ) were looking at a few options including a possible video and even a TV show offerred to highlight Northfield in a positive way. Victor and i were working on determining if we want or need a video… dvd, who is the best firm to do this, and what is the cost. This was just one thought, as we were trying to address our marketing budget and improve the public relations in Northfield.

Victor and I provided the entire EDA with numerous options and samples, and Victor wrote a great list of thoughts, ideas and slogans. but it was still in the discussion and exploratory phase when i was leaving.

No one from the EDA or City ever mentioned the clips/letter you have posted here or truth be told, even mentioned a comment to the work Victor did on this.

As to the last comment on the Chamber… Kathy as Chamber Director and CVB was involved and willing to participate, or take it to the boards, once we finished doing some of the legwork. She was more than willing to work with us and partner. Just as an FYI.

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