Category: General

  I can’t tell you how many clients have told me that what differentiates them from their competitors is the quality of their people, their processes and their technologies. So it would follow that one of their most important functions would be employee communications, especially to ensure that their people are representing the brand as […]

Waking up at the crack of dawn after Thanksgiving to save on a new flatscreen has become almost as much a holiday tradition as a plateful of turkey and mashed potatoes. And this past Black Friday was one of the most aggressive in marketing history. Stores even began opening their doors on “Black Eve,” meaning […]

Throughout my 25 years of work in the ad agency business, I’ve developed a strong network of fellow marketing professionals at other agencies and on the corporate-side. I’ve also come to realize that client-side marketing professionals don’t seem to have as strong of networks. Here on the agency-side, we seem to keep in touch with […]

Recently I was at the Ad Club Creative Symposium, the creative gathering for St. Louis advertising agencies. And my favorite presentation was the speaking duet, John January and Tug McTighe, who discussed the parallels of a little known Sci-fi series, Star Wars, and modern copywriting. Surprisingly, the 2 universes are more corollary than I ever imagined. […]

Heartland Bank, a client of St. Louis Public Relations Agency Geile/Leon Marketing Communications, decided they wanted to do a little more than just contribute to the annual United Way Campaign on an individual basis. So they decided that this year, each department would create an auction basket with donated items from clients, customers and themselves. Each […]

There is nothing like being on the other side of an interview to make you think about what you do for a living. As Vice President of Geile/Leon Marketing Communications, a St. Louis public relations agency, I train people how to do effective interviews. But when it is personal, I wonder what to say and how it […]

The Hiltons of Branson, which comprise the Branson Convention Center, Hilton Branson Convention Center Hotel and nearby Hilton Promenade at Branson Landing Hotel, are the proud recipients of the first-ever “Blue Energy Award,” given by Hilton Hotels. The Hiltons of Branson are a client of Geile/Leon Public Relations, a St. Louis Public Relations agency. The […]

This week is the 8th Annual Advertising Week in New York City, the world’s premier annual gathering of marketing and communication gurus and thought-leaders. This year’s conference is making the news, despite the crappy economy and economic outlook. On day one, there was a panel discussion that shed a very positive light on our industry […]

  On October 13, 2011, the St. Louis Ad Club is putting on the 1st annual Creative  Symposium… Creative Symposi-what? The Creative Symposium is an in-depth professional development opportunity for those involved in all aspects of marketing communication, especially the creative types. This event will feature presenters from the industry’s top-flight agencies—discussing topics from both […]

The Branson Convention Center, a client of Geile/Leon Marketing Communications, one of St. Louis’ Best Public Relations Firms, is featured prominently in the latest issue of Meetings Mid-America. Geile/Leon PR worked with the editors to have Branson Convention Center executives included as experts in the story about the growing trend of Family-Friendly Meeting Destinations. The article points out […]