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Pipp wrote:
I think everybody without a current affiliation/favouriteshould hold off for a few days until we do/complete some research, and pick one we can all (or he majority) can concentrate on.

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Great idea for those who don't. :)
 
I just read that Stray Rescue of St. Louis was on April 22nd. As soon as Midwest's date is confirmed, someone should post a thank you in user "topcat" 's journal like a number of other shelters are doing. Topcat = Richard Thompson.
 
Jill posted a thank you to TOPCAT a couple of days ago, in fact I think it was Tuesday, because at the board meeting she was talking about it.

Maybe they haven't confirmed the date yet, but I know she already did the thank you note to him on the journal.

Laura
 
Ladies,

I need help with something else that I've been asked to do. My PR lady wants to know as much as she can about Richard Thompson and his history. I did some internet searching today, but couldn't come up with anything but the recent articles in some newspapers and then some stuff from the Ellen show.

Can anyone spend a little time and see if they can come up with some personal information on this guy? I'm usually pretty good with the internet, but I got nothing today. Kinda weird!

Thanks,
Laura


 
I did some searching and couldn't come up with anything on Thompson except for the zootoo stuff.

More ideas for the site visit:

1) In your presentation, point out the marketing opportunities for Zootoo. Make a list of all of the manufacturers (Oxbow, American Pet Diner, even (shudders) Kaytee and Vitakraft) that market their products to rabbits and other small pets. Also, the online stores (Busy Bunny, Bunny Bytes, etc.) that specialize in rabbits products.

2) Make signs for supporters to carry that say "Welcome Zootoo", "Go Midwest", etc.
 
Look further onRichard ThompsonHe was theCEO of Meow Mix and really created someinnovative campaignsand boosted the company profits really high.

Here's one good article from Forbes.

http://www.forbes.com/columnists/2006/06/13/unsolicited-advice-advertising-cx_meb_0614meowmix.html



It's kind of funny because 'topcat' reviewed a few products on Zootoo including Meow Mix.

I would say don't be afraid to have some fun with this.

http://www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/TV/05/21/offbeat.meow.tv/index.html

http://promomagazine.com/news/marketing_meow_mixs_catty/

The article above is short but I love it.

from Best Friends http://network.bestfriends.org/newjersey/news/4016.html



http://www.all-creatures.org/aip/nl-20040924-meow.html

This article is really good and has some ideas you may be able to use.I like #1 'Make A Splash'.
http://chiefmarketer.com/presence/promotion/Meow_Mix_Cafe_10112005/



Check out meowmix.com for some of his ideas like the Meow Mix House and the Academy.

Just google richard thompsom meow mix that whole phrase for lots more articles



***** Just my own 2 cents worth - Many of us have cats and rabbits living together. We've had cats and rabbits as companions for 20 years. It might be a good ide to throw in a sentence or 2 in your presentation that the 2 species can and do co-exist peacefully in the same household with the proper introductions. I did notice Topcat has 2 cats of his own.




 
Bobbi and the Strays was at 21 at the end of the contest, and they are at 20 now. I wonder who got bumped out, and where the extra points came from or what points were removed.
 
osprey wrote:
Bobbi and the Strays was at 21 at the end of the contest, and they are at 20 now. I wonder who got bumped out, and where the extra points came from or what points were removed.
I was wondering the same thing myself. Unfortunately, I left my printout at the office and won't be able to check it against the final standings until Monday. I be willing to bet that the change in the standings are due to lost points during the final audit.
 
osprey wrote:
Bobbi and the Strays was at 21 at the end of the contest, and they are at 20 now. I wonder who got bumped out, and where the extra points came from or what points were removed.
I really hoped Bobbi and the Strays and the Cat Welfare Association would make it, and they bothgot in. :woohoo



Looks like it was sixth place Humane Society of Harrisburg Area - East Shore was deleted from the top 20. Theywere ahead of us with 801,234 points compared to our Midwest 757,363. They must of been disqualified like Ellensburg. So everyone got bumped up and Bobbi and the Strays squeaked in.
 
lilbitsmom wrote:
Ladies,

I need help with something else that I've been asked to do. My PR lady wants to know as much as she can about Richard Thompson and his history. I did some internet searching today, but couldn't come up with anything but the recent articles in some newspapers and then some stuff from the Ellen show.

Can anyone spend a little time and see if they can come up with some personal information on this guy? I'm usually pretty good with the internet, but I got nothing today. Kinda weird!

Thanks,
Laura


Some more articles to go with those I posted above.

Here's a few more articles

http://www.nj.com/secaucusjournal/index.ssf?/base/news-1/1205388652200130.xml&coll=3

http://www.hudsonreporter.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=1291&dept_id=523587&newsid=19232386&PAG=461&rfi=9

http://www.prettyboring.com/?q=taxonomy/term/4403

http://www.trendwatching.com/about/inmedia/articles/popup_retail/cats_allowed_but_no_dogs.html



It would be fun to give the visitora their honorary rabbit ears to wear. Another idea - put together a booklet on house rabbit care using the Library here at RO and some of the House Rabbit Society articles. Present each of the visiors with the rabbit care booklet. It could be very useful esp. for the shelter planners if they ubnderstand the needs of rabbits.



 
I am most likely going to register The Rabbit Haven for the rescue contest, if anyone is looking for someone to support in the rescue contest.
 
slavetoabunny wrote:
osprey wrote:
Bobbi and the Strays was at 21 at the end of the contest, and they are at 20 now. I wonder who got bumped out, and where the extra points came from or what points were removed.
I was wondering the same thing myself. Unfortunately, I left my printout at the office and won't be able to check it against the final standings until Monday. I be willing to bet that the change in the standings are due to lost points during the final audit.
HUMANE SOCIETY OF HARRISBURG EAST SHORE was #6 and they are the group that got booted out altogether!
 
Pet_Bunny wrote:
osprey wrote:
Bobbi and the Strays was at 21 at the end of the contest, and they are at 20 now. I wonder who got bumped out, and where the extra points came from or what points were removed.
I really hoped Bobbi and the Strays and the Cat Welfare Association would make it, and they bothgot in. :woohoo



Looks like it was sixth place Humane Society of Harrisburg Area - East Shore was deleted from the top 20. Theywere ahead of us with 801,234 points compared to our Midwest 757,363. They must of been disqualified like Ellensburg. So everyone got bumped up and Bobbi and the Strays squeaked in.


There has been some kind of shake up, because not only did Harrisburg East Shore get booted out totally, but other shelters have been rearranged in status. This is crazy!!!

 
seniorcats wrote:
***** Just my own 2 cents worth - Many of us have cats and rabbits living together. We've had cats and rabbits as companions for 20 years. It might be a good ide to throw in a sentence or 2 in your presentation that the 2 species can and do co-exist peacefully in the same household with the proper introductions. I did notice Topcat has 2 cats of his own.

Seniorcats,

I totally agree with you. I have two cats and our bunnies, cats and dogs all coexist very happily. There is a cute video you should check out of one of my cats and one of my foster bunnies. It is so adorable it will bring a tear to your eye.

Go to www.petfinder.com and search for rabbits, male, zipcode 48170. The bunny's name is Othello. He has a video attached to his profile. Check it out. It is the sweetest thing ever!!!!!

Enjoy!

Laura
 
seniorcats wrote:
http://www.petfinder.com/petnote/displaypet.cgi?petid=10187880

OMG! That video is just precious.It looks like they are totally bonded.

The honest truth of that video is that my cat is an absolute lover!!! He loves all the bunnies, but not all of them will sit still so he can groom them.:D When we saw him doing that with Othello we about died. He was putting his paw on his back to hold him in place or show him how much he liked him. :) I'm not sure which one it was, but it sure was cute!

Othello was a foster bunny and we had another black girl bunny at our home who had just lost her mate. These two black bunnies were so lonely (we could tell Othello was because he let the cat groom him) that we decided to introduce them to each other and see how they reacted.

It was instant love!!! The female - Minx, began grooming Othello right away and he started acting really funny around Minx. Jumping really high and doing lots of binkys right in front of her. We laughed because you could tell that he was trying to impress her.

Long story short, they fell in love and moved back to the shelter. My hubby is creating a bunny room for me in the basement and as soon as it is done, I'm going back to the shelter to scoop up Othello and Minx.

That's my story and I'm sticking to it! :)

Have a great Sunday!! I'm off to the shelter to feed and then I've got a board meeting and I run the open house on Sunday so it's going to be a long, busy BUNNY day!!!

Laura
 
osprey wrote:
I am most likely going to register The Rabbit Haven for the rescue contest, if anyone is looking for someone to support in the rescue contest.

Could someone explain to me how the new contest is different from the last one? If this one is for rescues, what was the last one for?

I'd love to find another rabbit-centric organization that we could all support again. I think the last contest proved there is strength in numbers.
 
Hope wrote:
osprey wrote:
I am most likely going to register The Rabbit Haven for the rescue contest, if anyone is looking for someone to support in the rescue contest.

Could someone explain to me how the new contest is different from the last one? If this one is for rescues, what was the last one for?

I'd love to find another rabbit-centric organization that we could all support again. I think the last contest proved there is strength in numbers.
From what I understand, the new contest is for non-brick and mortar rescues. i.e., ones that operate strictly through a foster system. They must be tax-exempt to qualify.
 
slavetoabunny wrote:
Hope wrote:
osprey wrote:
I am most likely going to register The Rabbit Haven for the rescue contest, if anyone is looking for someone to support in the rescue contest.

Could someone explain to me how the new contest is different from the last one? If this one is for rescues, what was the last one for?

I'd love to find another rabbit-centric organization that we could all support again. I think the last contest proved there is strength in numbers.
From what I understand, the new contest is for non-brick and mortar rescues. i.e., ones that operate strictly through a foster system. They must be tax-exempt to qualify.
What she said.





 

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