Farm Credit has published an RFQ for a project to help it celebrate its 100th anniversary. The deadline to respond is June 6.
Category: RFP
Goodwill Industries Issues RFP
Goodwill Industries of Colorado Springs has issued an RFP for branding/public relations/marketing services.
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo Issues RFP
It leans heavily toward advertising, but includes a branding component. Responses are due Friday, Oct. 1.
UCD School of Medicine: Don’t Bother Responding to Our RFP
You would probably think there are dozens of public relations firms in Denver capable of “building external and internal awareness of the [University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine’s] Palliative Care Program and undertaking a successful fundraising campaign to raise philanthropic contributions for its educational and research program.” But not everyone sees it that way, and that has PRSA Colorado President Gina Seamans seeing red.
In a post today on JohnstonWells’ blog, Seamans takes the UCD School of Medicine to task for trying to sneak through a sham RFP Notice of Proposed Sole Source (NPSS) when the school has already decided to give the business to the only firm they think it qualified to handle the assignment. And while Seamans is too polite to name that firm, I’m not. It’s Davis Branding & Marketing.
Fogo de Chao Seeks Denver PR Agency
Brazilian steakhouse Fogo de Chão will open a Denver location at 15th & Wynkoop this summer, and the restaurant is looking for a Denver PR agency with recent upscale dining experience to handle press kits, media relations, event planning, VIP outreach and more. Anyone interested should send a media kit with relevant client experience to fdekker@fogodechao.com (They request no phone calls).
Denver-based Atkins Looks Outside the State for PR
Denver-based Atkins Nutritionals selected Minnesota-based Kohnstamm PR as its new public relations AOR following a three-round selection process.
Michelin Responds
In the spirit of equal time, Michelin’s director of Public Relations for North America has responded to our post on the company’s RFP:
“I know the RFP process can be long and involved. However, we at Michelin believe it is very important to be thorough. We seek long-term partnerships, not short-term programs. Finding the best fit — from a corportate culture, ability, creativity, mindset, etc. etc. perspective — takes time. We very much appreciate each agency who participated and we are confident that this thorough process has brought the best result. And, perhaps if RFPs are to be “hated” the best solution is to make sure that they don’t have to be repeated anytime soon. Taking the time to make the right choice for a long-term partner, as Michelin has done, is for us the best option.”
— Lynn Mann
Director of Public Relations, North America
Michelin
We Were Cut After Presenting “Our Tires Are 20% Rounder”
The economy must be hurting the big agencies, because 15 of them agreed to participate in an RFP for tire manufacturer Michelin’s consumer division that has now gone through four rounds and still is not completed. This seems like a good opportunity to link to The Agency’s Blog’s 10 Reasons Why I Hate RFPs.
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