Fourth quarter is off and running

On Sunday, October 10^th my wife and I celebrated our 12^th wedding anniversary. A few weeks ago I reported that it would be our 11^th anniversary. I can tell you my error was not well-received. Fortunately, we’ve had so much going on between birthdays and anniversaries, and family visiting from out of town, that my mistake was overshadowed by bigger emotions.

For the last three weeks we enjoyed the company of Dana’s twin sister, Linda, and her (now 9-week-old) son, Jack. I’m pretty sure the kid grew about three inches before our eyes. It’s truly been a pleasure having a newborn around again.

On the Milestone front, the fourth quarter is off and running with no signs of slowing down (unless you pay attention to economic forecasts). We’re knee-deep into next year’s business plan; anticipating sales growth, extending our marketing reach, and fine-tuning our business processes.

Last week I helped produce an Ad Fed event – our Fall TV Preview. Thanks again to Alex Stafford, Ad Fed events chair, for pulling this together and a special shout out to Violeta Huesman for hosting our event in the Keiser University Auditorium.

Of course the big event coming up on Friday of this week is the LWRBA Car BQ out at the Polo Club followed by the big 15-year party for Lakewood Ranch. For more information about either event, please go to www.lwrba.org. Looking forward to it!

Also on Friday is the Sarasota Chamber’s 90^th anniversary luncheon at the Ritz. I’m looking forward to showcasing the three 30-second commercials that we’ve been working on over the last few weeks with the Amendment 4 task force.

And coming up next week on Tuesday, October 19^th is a very special STF Techbyte Luncheon. City of Sarasota CIO, Chance Craig, will present his report entitled The Sarasota Broadband Question. Sign up at www.suncoasttechnologyforum.com.

Until next week,

Matthew Anderson, President
Milestone Marketing Associates, Inc.