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GreenMark is certified A+ by the Better Business Bureau and is a member of AmericanHort, Publicity Club of Chicago, Chicago Headline Club and Society of Professional Journalists. Sue Markgraf, company founder and president, is a veteran of the media and sustainable industries, and is award-winning reporter, editor and media relations professional with life-long interest in gardening, nature and th
How were your holidays? For me, this was a good - and welcome/much needed - holiday surprise. I enjoy writing for this magazine and its exceptionally kind editors. Which reminds me: I have a deadline next week.
I've spent the last two weeks distracting myself from less than happy holidays by writing like a fiend and doing all kinds of it, working with two novel-writing coaches and loving every minute. From journalism and script-writing to industry trade and historical fiction and children's chapter books, and from social media🤪to blogs and newsletters, my writing muscles are getting an intense workout and that feels great for this journalist. First drafts of the books will be done this year.
(Thank you again, Kelli Bobbitt Rodda and Matt McClellan, Nursery Management magazine)
Year in review: Sue Markgraf, 'Marketing Confidential' columnist Her column, 'Marketing Confidential' informs our readers how to market their products successfully in the horticulture industry.
May 2024 bring you new growth & abundant prosperity.
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We're proud of our clients at Bertog Landscape Co. They've provided the lush poinsettias on the WGN News set all season.
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Marketing isn't selling! So why are you using it that way? Check out the December issue of Greenhouse Management magazine for tips from our own Sue Markgraf on how you can turn your business practices around - and really make a difference in your green brand.
https://www.greenhousemag.com/article/marketing-isnt-selling/
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Attention Plant Nursery Owners/Growers:
For a magazine article, I am looking to interview sources at U.S. plant nurseries who are using AI technologies in their operations and marketing. If this is you, please PM me.
Our own Markgraf writes this quarterly column as a freelancer for Management magazine. Thank you to its editors - Matt McClellan and Kelli Bobbitt Rodda for continuing "Marketing Confidential" in 2024. If you work in marketing - no matter the industry - this content is relevant for you. Read it online at https://www.nurserymag.com/article/marketing-isnt-selling/.
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Marketing isn’t selling 10 questions to ask when developing your nursery’s marketing strategy.
Bob Bertog, Bertog Landscape Co., says there's still time to core aerate your lawn. Take a listen, during a recent broadcast on "The John Williams Show," WGN Radio.
https://wgnradio.com/john-williams/landscape-expert-bob-bertog-theres-still-time-to-aerate-your-lawn/
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Landscape expert Bob Bertog: There’s still time to aerate your lawn Bob Bertog, president of Bertog Landscape Co. in Wheeling and a certified landscape professional with the National Association of Landscape Professionals, joins John Williams to answer all of …
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If there's one thing we know for certain - nobody ever receives an award alone. Our clients are committed to doing great work based on their company values, which supports their brands while lifting their communities and the industry overall. Congratulations to our clients at Loma Vista Nursery and at Bertog Landscape Co. for prestigious, award-winning work on "Leadership Playbook" and "The Gardener's Toolbox," respectively. We are jazzed to watch you make your green mark every single day. We are enormously proud of you and we are honored to be a member of your professional families. - Publicity Club of Chicago 65th Annual Golden Trumpet Awards
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Will it be Gold? Will it be Silver? We'll find out tonight at the 65th Annual Golden Trumpet Awards presented by the Publicity Club of Chicago! Our work is nominated for Landscape Co.'s "The Gardener's Toolbox" segment airing monthly on the Midday WGN-TV News and also for Loma Vista Nursery's "Leadership Playbook" columns, published quarterly in Management magazine. Stay tuned!
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One of the best aspects of our green career is helping educate our clients and the public about plants and how to care for them. Bertog Landscape Co.'s "Gardener's Toolbox" segment on the WGN-TV Midday News is for that purpose. In this segment, Bertog's Sue Ryba offers great ideas for fall containers.
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The Gardener’s Toolbox: Fall Container Planting with Bertog Sue Ryba, Horticulturist, Bertog Landscape Co. Bertog Landscape Co. Containers by Bertog Bringing Visions to Life www.bertoglandscape.com Facebook & Instagram – @…
Not at all a bad way to start out Green Career Week! We're celebrating ours in green marketing and communications during Seed Your Future's weeklong celebration of green careers in horticulture and agriculture. Interested in going in this direction? Private message us and we'll be glad to answer any questions you may have.
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Our industry clients at Loma Vista Nursery are thinking spring! Consider the following favorites for seasonal waves of color, they say in this recent blog.
https://lomavistanursery.com/waves-of-color/
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Waves of Color - Loma Vista Nursery There is still plenty of time to put new plants in the ground and help roots become established before soil freeze sets in. Whether your retail customers are planting now or you are planning varieties to add to landscape designs in the spring, consider the following favorites for seasonal waves of c...
Behind the scenes recently on "The John Williams Show" at WGN Radio, with Bob Bertog, our client at Bertog Landscape Co.
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Wahoo! Our work has been nominated for multiple awards by the Publicity Club of Chicago. We'll have more to say about that after the 65th Annual Golden Trumpet Awards in just a few short weeks!
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Not sure what to do with your lawn given dry spells, rainy spells, hot then chilly? Bob Bertog, Bertog Landscape Co. gave tips and advice to callers during a recent WGN Radio segment on "The John Williams Show."
https://wgnradio.com/john-williams/landscape-expert-bob-bertog-keep-watering-those-lawns/
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Landscape expert Bob Bertog: Keep watering those lawns Bob Bertog, president of Bertog Landscape Co. in Wheeling and a certified landscape professional with the National Association of Landscape Professionals, joins John Williams to answer all of …
Friday Snapshot: Weekend Vibes
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Did you know? A banana plant is really a gigantic herb. It grows from a rhizome and is distantly related to ginger. Instead of having a woody stem like a tree, its leaves wrap tightly together to make what looks like a trunk. It takes about a year to 18 months after planting to produce fruit. Then, its upper part dies and the plant's roots produce another sprout. Bertog Landscape Co. planted this beautiful specimen in a container on the WGN TV patio. Since its a tropical plant and will not overwinter outdoors in the Chicago area, it will be removed from the container as cooler weather arrives and grown indoors until next spring.
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Shadow dancing in the GreenMark Demonstration Garden!
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We love it when our clients are featured in magazines, like Reflections Water Gardens in last month's issue of Business Traveler_USA. We love even more that this business traveler let THEM know she read about us while sitting in the airport. To ready Troy McMullen's article about natural swimming pools visit the magazine online at https://businesstravelerusa.com/ and turn to page 41 of the flipbook.
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Got a lawn full of weeds? Better listen to Bob. - Bertog Landscape Co. on WGN Radio.
https://wgnradio.com/john-williams/landscape-expert-bob-bertog-when-is-the-best-time-to-spray-for-weeds/
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Landscape expert Bob Bertog: when is the best time to spray for weeds? Bob Bertog, president of Bertog Landscape Co. in Wheeling and a certified landscape professional with the National Association of Landscape Professionals, joins John Williams to answer all of …
Happy Grandparent's Day! Here's a fun blog from our clients at Loma Vista Nursery.
https://lomavistanursery.com/toying-with-plants/
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Toying With Plants - Loma Vista Nursery With Grandparents’ Day coming up on Sunday, Sept. 10 we’re taking a look at ideal plants for children’s gardens. Whether an urban park or a suburban back yard, children’s gardens encourage a love of plants, play and learning. Here are a few of our favorites to consider when designing profess...
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GreenMark Media - specializing in earned media and integrated communications services exclusive to the sustainable industry - is certified by the Better Business Bureau and is a member of the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce, Garden Writers Association, National Association of Business Women, Publicity Club of Chicago and Society of Professional Journalists.
Sue Markgraf, the firm’s founder and president, is a veteran of the media and sustainable industries, and is award-winning reporter, editor and media relations professional with life-long dedication to sustainability, nature, agriculture, horticulture and the environment. She is a past president of the Publicity Club of Chicago (www.publicity.org), the nation's largest independent public relations member organization, and has been recognized by the Chicago Tribune as a "remarkable woman" (www.chicagotribune.com/features/tribu/ct-tribu-remarkable-markgraf-20120217,0,7396516.story) and the Daily Herald (http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20131209/business/712099979/).
GreenMark Public Relations, Inc., founded in 2006, is the parent company of GreenMark Media™ and GreenMark Foundation™.
For more information, please visit our website at www.greenmarkpr.com. Contact us by sending an email directly to [email protected].
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