Thanks for phoning the radio station in droves this week when Heart of Gisborne launched a new retail promotion called “Gisopoly”. Gisopoly is designed to bump up the bucks in our local retailers’ tills during the drab winter month of August. It was developed in response to feedback from our previous Shop & Win promotions. [...]
….from Heart of Gisborne city manager, Kathy McVey The week ahead: A pinch and a punch for the first of the month… August certainly started with a thick frost this morning! The only benefit of a morning like that is the magical sunny day we seem to receive afterwards. Ken and I are pulling together [...]
- first published in the Gisborne Herald – Saturday, July 23, 2011 • by Kathy McVey Heart of Gisborne had ‘‘server issues’’ last week. That catch-phrase seems to cover a myriad of technical challenges in today’s business arena, but for me the most obvious was with our email. I received no incoming mail for almost [...]
from Heart of Gisborne city manager, Kathy McVey The week ahead: Last night’s weather forecast on TV3 said we could expect “relentless hail” so I am VERY grateful for the heat pump in Heart of Gisborne’s office today! I know not all of you enjoy such luxury in your shops, workshops and offices so I hope you [...]
The Rugby World Cup, and all the shenanigans associated with an international event of this size, brings with it the chance to reverse the flagging fortunes of Gisborne’s retail sector. I don’t think Gisborne people have yet realized the enormity of Rugby World Cup 2011. It is the fourth biggest event in the sporting world. [...]
…from Heart of Gisborne city manager, Kathy McVey The week ahead: It’s school holidays – are you ready?? Life carries on in our office on Childers Road in spite of the fact we can expect the city to be a bit busier Heart of Gisborne’s executive board meets this evening at 5.30pm in the Library [...]
Heart of Gisborne has a Facebook page. But to tell you the truth I’m struggling to work out how best to utilise it to engage either the businesses in our central city or those who come here to shop. At the recent Towns and Cities of New Zealand conference, brand strategist Alex Lovell, of OPD [...]
…from Heart of Gisborne city manager, Kathy McVey The week ahead: Looks like the wind has dropped, which is a relief. This week sees me working on the Shopping & Dining Guide which will again be published by the Gisborne Herald. I’m also working with the Radio Network on an exciting new retail promotion called [...]
(first published in The Gisborne Herald 2 July 2011) I was honoured to speak at the annual Towns & Cities of New Zealand conference in Wellington this week. And gratified that what I said was well received by the 40-plus town centre managers, council representatives and board members who attended. (My topic? ‘The [...]
…from Heart of Gisborne city manager, Kathy McVey The week ahead: Wow it’s July already! And it’s Maori Language Week too… The 2011 theme for this national promotion is “manaakitanga”. The idea behind it – caring – is an important one in terms of our role as hosts of those who visit Gisborne’s city [...]
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