The month so far...

At the beginning of the month, I set a goal to have 3 events outside of our normal weekend routines. We have not reached that goal quite yet but I am not giving up hope. Here is a bit of a summary of our month so far. August 2nd: The Bite of Bozeman --> Cafe Evoke *coffee* Catering participated in the city wide Bite of Bozeman. People from all over the area flood the streets of downtown Bozeman for a night of great food, drink, and fun. There were many vendors there and we had a chance to get our name out in front of over 2,000 people. We have not booked any events from the evening yet but we feel good about how it went. August 11th: Downtown Bozeman Gallery Walk --> Last Friday, we were again at the Grey Fox Gallery for the Gallery Walk. This event goes on once a month during the summer in Bozeman. There is one more left and we have had a great time working with Grey Fox this summer at this event. The next and final walk of the summer is on September 8th so if you have not had a chance to come see all the art in your local galleries, this night will provide you with a great chance. Many galleries serve wine and of course you can some see us for a free latte, mocha or your favorite drink. We had a great night -- again -- and think that we will be able to turn some leads into booked parties from this night. We thought we had one more event booked -- the downtown Bozeman car show -- but that ended up falling through. This is part of doing business however. That means that we have one more event to book before the month is out. I have been doing my best to make calls and send emails and letters to different groups and businesses in hopes to catch them at the perfect time -- while they are planning an event. I still feel that once we get a few events under our belt, we will find that more will begin to come. My main goal for the rest of the month is to get our ad designed for Montana Bride which is to be printed in November (I talk more about this here, here, and here). This will be our first print ad so I want to make sure it is the best it can possibly be. The other thing I really want to get going is the 2006 Parade of Homes campaign. We want to align ourselves with the top builders in the city. This gives us a chance to support art in other ways than just with the gallery walk. It lets us serve our art in a location that was created by the artists that designed the spot. We are trying to get involved in ways that support our values for Cafe Evoke (both the coffee house and the catering company). Art, community, and relationship are all part of that. This month is a time to get a plan together and begin really pushing to get events that fill those areas. ...be bold Tagged: Cafe Evoke, coffee catering, bozeman, montana, coffee, espresso, tea, art, parade of homes, gallery walk, grey fox gallery, montana bride