DO YOU SHOP IN MANNING?
Take the Marketing Survey to help local Businesses better serve you!
Main Street Manning (MSM) is conducting a business and marketing
survey project. This project will help provide information related to how consumers shop and interact with our local businesses. This information will be used to provide assistance to local businesses in a number of areas to include: advertising/marketing strategies, product offerings, business expansion, etc. In addition, this survey project is the first step in MSM's quest for a grant for additional marketing research worth thousands of dollars. Thank you for your participation!

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Manning_Consumer_Online

MSM is actively planning its first annual social/fundraising event - Main Event Family Feud. The event will feature 4 teams of 4 people competing against each other in a tournament format for a chance to win $75, $125 or both prizes totaling $200! The $150 entry fee includes four admission tickets/meals. Team members do not have to be family – they can be friends, neighbors, fellow workers, etc. All questions are Manning oriented! The event will also feature a live auction featuring local unique items such as a Texas BBQ and refreshments for four at Ron Reischl's house. The evening includes transportation to and from Manning. Ticket sales for the Saturday Nov 16th event will go on sale to the general public Saturday night, Oct 12th at the Hausbarn Oktoberfest event. Prior to that, tickets will be sold to MSM investors the week of October 7th thru the 11th. MSM investors (anyone making a 2013 donation to MSM) will get exclusive access to two tickets that week and will get priority seating at the event. The MSM team appreciates its investors and the local business community. In thanks to both, no solicitations will be made for Family Feud event contributions or sponsorships! Do you want priority seats and tickets? There is still time to become an MSM investor! Drop off your donation at the MSM office!

Main Street Manning (MSM) has signed an agreement with Iowa State University. Twenty-two ISU senior class graphic design students will travel to Manning on Thursday, Oct 3rd. They will meet with local business owners to develop a corporate identify (logo) and storefront signage for up to 22 Manning business owners. The students will interview the business owner and take pictures of the business. They will produce a proposal for each business. The proposal will include identity design, sign design and façade redevelopment suggestions (for those businesses that are part of the downtown revitalization project). We will travel to Ames in early November for a presentation by the students. This is an exciting project and illustrates the type of value-add MSM provides to the Manning business community!