WILMINGTON, NC – Nearly one week after rolling out a stimulus package designed to reenergize businesses industry-wide, Bon’s Eye Marketing shed light on the next phase of the effort. The first chapter of the plan– revealed Monday Feb. 16. – focused solely on promotional strategies unique to retailers and restaurants.

Today, Bon’s Eye staff highlighted the next industry to take the stimulus spotlight. Read more…

WILMINGTON, NC – In a move to quell the pain of a down economy, a North Carolina marketing firm announced plans today for a massive stimulus package. The effort focuses on businesses that want more consumers, face a shrinking customer base, and continue to spend money on ineffective PR efforts.

The firm, Bon’s Eye Marketing, revealed the news following more than three weeks of strategy tweaking. The final version of the package comes in the form of several consumer-generation campaigns, each designed to serve specific industries.

These include: Retail and restaurant; medical; banking; pharmaceutical and others. Bon’s Eye, which seemingly ripped a page from the congressional playbook, looks next week to disclose more details about the stimulus package’s individual sections. Read more…

La Gemma, located at 2323 S. 17th St. near New Hanover Regional Medical Center, is a fantastic bakery that opened just before Christmas. Owner and chef Roberta Campani was born and raised in Tuscany, Italy. She imports most of the ingredients from Italy. We can’t say enough about this place! If you want some amazing pastries, cakes or Italian bread, stop by La Gemma. Ciao!

Can you guess where Bud visited on Monday? Since this is the first installment of “Where in Wilmington is Bud the Bonsai,” I’ll offer a hint. If you read my updates on Twitter or Facebook, I recently mentioned this business. Check back soon for the correct answer.