NR Market Watch

Oakland’s Old Town Gardens Marketplace
opens THIS Saturday,  May 1
134 SE First St.,  Oakland.
Market hours are from 9AM to 2 PM
Limited vendor space available!
Call Loni @ 541-580-6731
or stop by Old Town Gardens for information!

The open air market will be
EVERY SATURDAY
through October 30.  Come and join the fun!

Oakland Events for the month of May:

May 8 7th Annual Car Show and Shine!
10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Registration begins at 8 a.m.

May 15 Oakland’s 19th Annual City-wide Yard Sale
8 a.m. Sharp!
“Shop ’til You Drop”

Maybe these are the greatest speeches, maybe not. But this collection of great speeches, which includes links to YouTube presentations is more than worthy of your time. They changed our world in great and small ways. Thanks to Online Universities for the idea and the execution.

By 2017 Generation Y will have more spending power than Baby Boomers, according to The National Retail Federation’s Really Big Blog. Technology and personalized products right now are what they want. Sound like your kind of retailing?

Some people are so good with names. Our editor, Vick Menard, can remember names from people she met one time, 25 years ago. I am not similarly blessed. Here are ten simple steps to remember names, from Forbes – a name I remember.

Amazon built its business on books and then music, but its sales platform, market position, positive customer experiences and buyer’s ratings have allowed them to successfully transition into a major seller of goods. This Chart of the Day item illustrates how books and other media sales are now less than half of Amazon’s revenue stream.

Your house, mortgage, political leanings, social attitudes, web interests, date of birth, income, education, hobbies and more are easily learned, as Michael Bush discovered in this interesting Advertising Age article found. He asked a database marketing company to research him and the results should give you a fresh perspective on the privacy vs marketing concerns. He concludes people are happy to give up privacy if it makes their life easier.

Salem, Oregon – April 21, 2010 – John Wallace has been named chief executive officer of the Oregon Association of REALTORS®, one of Oregon’s largest trade associations. Wallace and his family currently live in Keenly, North Carolina where he was a community high school business teacher and an Adjunct Professor at North Carolina Wesleyan College.

John’s northwest connection goes back to the 1980s when he graduated from Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) in Tacoma. He went on to serve as the Government Affairs Director and CEO for the Tacoma-Pierce County Association of REALTORS® in Washington State.  Before relocating to the east coast, John served as the Executive Vice President of the Washington Association of REALTORS® from 1997-2000.

Wallace holds Masters Degrees in Human Resource Management and Organizational Leadership.  In 2006 he completed his Ph.D. studies in Organizational Leadership with a concentration in business.  John and his wife Nancy have three children, two daughters and a son.  The family plans to relocate to the Salem area as their children complete middle school and high school.

Wallace is charged with overseeing the daily operations of a 14-person staff that serves nearly 15,000 members statewide.

Business After Hours

Roseburg Area Chamber of Commerce

• Amedisys, 2510 NW Edenbower, Ste. 200, Roseburg
• Tuesday, May 11 from 5 to 7 p.m.
• selection of tasty snacks, prepared by the staff
• Henry Estate wines
• Door prizes will be awarded to lucky attendees

May 20  Roseburg Area Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Breakfast

• Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians
• Michael Rondeau, Tribal Administrator
• Will provide an explanation of the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians designation as a sovereign Tribe.
• Explanation of the Cow Creek Tribe’s primary economic development engine. Under its auspices the Tribe operates several businesses for the benefit of tribal members, local residents and the surrounding community.
• Sponsored by Dole, Coalwell, Clark, Mountainspring & Mornarich, PC
• 7:45 to 9 a.m. at Douglas County Fairgrounds

• The cost of the program is $15 for members, a corporate table (8) for $110 and $20 for non-members.

• Reservations are required and a buffet breakfast is included. Reserve online at www.roseburgareachamber.org/chamber/events.php
• Reservations must be received by end of day May 17

Membership Meeting May 10

• The Evolving World of Social Media

• John Hope-Johnstone has over 30 years experience in marketing
• Sponsored by Umpqua Community College
• Douglas County Fairgrounds beginning at 11:30 a.m., May 10

• The cost of the program is $15 for members, $20 for non-members and a buffet lunch is included
• Register online at www.roseburgareachamber.org/chamber/events.php
• Reservations must be received by end of day May 6