Monthly Forum 2008
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Thursday 31 Jul 2008
City Wide Retail Enhancement Strategy Forum
Panel - Guest Speakers
* Conley Consulting Group
* Aliza Gallo, Business Development Service Manager (CEDA)
* Keira Williams, Retail Specialist (CEDA)
Grand-Lakeshore District Survey
Guest speaker: Ken Katz
Mr. Katz will talk about the community’s rational and expectations of the survey.
Tuesday 08 Jul 2008
OMLF Forum June 25, 2008
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Tuesday 08 Jul 2008
April 2008 Forum - Greening Your Business
Click here to listen to the audio of the April 2008 OMLF Forum on “Ways to Green Your Business”
Guest speakers:
1. Public Works Department.
Peter Slote - Recycling Department
Ferial Mosley - Green Business Certification.
Wanda Redic - Point person for the City’s BYOB Campaign (Bring Your Own Bag), will speak about the plastic bag ban.
2. Erin Kilmer Neel, Director of Oakland Unwrapped! will speak about the “B Corporation.” They look at a businesses social and environmental performance.
3. Susan Sasaki - Green Business Certification Consultant
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Monday 31 Mar 2008
Tips for Marketing Your Business For Free On-Line
Listen to our forum from Wednesday, March 26, 2008. Click here to listen
Guest speakers included:
Taylor Preston, professional online marketing consultant and Oakland business owner,talking about the many free ways to promote your business online including Google Local Business Center, Yahoo, and more.
Tina Ramos, owner of La Borinquena Restaurant, will speak about her successes with Yelp, and discuss a few of the other local ad methods she has used for her business.
Erin Kilmer Neel, Director of Oakland Unwrapped! will speak about 1)selling online via Unwrapped! and 2)the current opportunity for businesses to advertise for free in the Pro Arts East Bay Directory of the Arts. (Deadline to particpate is March 31).
City of Oakland Marketing resources - discussed the City’s several marketing programs and resources available to merchants, and introduce upcoming marketing workshops the city is developing.
Retail Recruitment
Discussion of a New Tool on the OMLF website for Districts to Market their Retail Vacancies.
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Monday 17 Mar 2008
Forum Recording: Crime and Safety in Commercial Districts
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Thursday 13 Mar 2008
NBC11 News Interview on Crime in Commercial Districts of Oakland
Stu Sweetow on NBC11 TV
As a board member of the Oakland Merchants Leadership Forum, Stu was interviewed at their recent meeting. The topic is crime in Oakland’s shopping districts and Stu shared the news story with Oakland’s Chief of Police Wayne Tucker.Stu Sweetow on NBC11 TV
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Monday 28 Jan 2008
Listen to the OMLF January 08 Forum on Parking
The January 2008 OMLF forum topic was on parking in the business districts. We had a great turnout and conversation. A warm thanks to all who participated, including city staff and merchant leaders. Missed the discussion? You can listen to our recording of it:
- Listen to a recording of the discussion online (1 hr 17 min), or right click the link to save the file and listen later (8MB).
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