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Kochan & Company Checks In at Hotel Blackhawk

By admin • Sep 2nd, 2010 • Category: Experts in Fun, Kochan in the News

Kochan & Company Marketing Communications has been named as the agency of record for Hotel Blackhawk in Davenport, Iowa. The Blackhawk Hotel, originally built in 1915 during the Quad Cities’ economic boom period, is currently undergoing a multi-million dollar renovation by Restoration Saint Louis. Set to open in December, the Hotel Blackhawk will include 20 apartments, [...]



Bob Kochan Wins Clayton Studio Contest

By admin • Aug 17th, 2010 • Category: Experts in Fun, Kochan in the News, Sidebar

Bob Kochan has another award to add to the agency’s long list of creative honors. Clayton Studio’s announced that Bob is the winner of it’s “Best Commercial Never Made” Contest. Bob’s submission is titled “Preparation H” and according to the Clayton Studio’s announcement, “…[it] had our judges rolling in the aisles.” Besides the accolades and [...]



Reach Your Customers Directly Without Direct Mail Costs

By admin • Aug 10th, 2010 • Category: Casino Marketing, Consumer Insight

How much does your casino’s monthly coupon mailers cost each month to produce? What about the expense of those small-run postcards that target a specific player tier, or tout a special one-day promotion? Remember your answer when you discount the importance of collecting email addresses and mobile numbers; mining that particular [...]



Bob Kochan on AMA Marketing Roundtable

By admin • Mar 30th, 2010 • Category: Advertising Articles, Kochan in the News

Kochan & Company President Bob Kochan will participate in tomorrow’s AMA Marketing Roundtable to discuss “In what ways is the client/ agency relationship changing/ evolving?” In this special edition of the St. Louis chapter’s Marketing Roundtable, Bob will be on a panel with other executives from St. Louis’ top ad agencies, PR and web development [...]



Kochan & Company Work on Media Halls of Fame’s New Website

By admin • Mar 23rd, 2010 • Category: Kochan in the News

Kochan & Company Art Director Kevin Steen’s logo work for each media hall of fame will be featured on the new website for the St. Louis Media Halls of Fame. Mike Anderson posted an announcement about the new site this morning on the STLMedia.net website. Click here for the link and to see Kevin’s work: http://stlmediastuff.blogspot.com/2010/03/new-website-is-coming.html
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Consort Homes’ New “ECO” Campaign

By admin • Mar 4th, 2010 • Category: Advertising Articles

As the largest green-certified builder in the St. Louis area, Consort Homes asked Kochan & Company to develop a campaign that focused on their “Live Green” positioning, while also featuring their new, up-front pricing program. The Kochan & Company team put our years of homebuilding marketing experience to work for Consort as we tackled their [...]



St. Louis Business Journal - Super Bowl Ad Review

By admin • Feb 9th, 2010 • Category: Advertising Articles, Consumer Insight, Kochan in the News

Bob Kochan, President of Kochan & Company, was one of several St. Louis advertising and marketing executives to offer opinions for a St. Louis Business Journal article on this year’s Super Bowl ads. Bob had this to say about top ranked Mars’ Snickers ad featuring Betty White and Abe Vigoda playing in a touch football game:
“It had [...]



Bob Kochan in KSHE’s Book

By admin • Feb 5th, 2010 • Category: Kochan in the News, Sidebar

Bob Kochan has worn many hats in his career: agency president, director of marketing and entertainment, public relations manager, magician, and now St. Louis rock n’ roll icon. Well, icon may be a bit strong, but one of Bob’s contributions to St. Louis rock history is now documented in the book, “In Concert: KSHE and [...]



Raging Rivers WaterPark Wins Tourism Award

By admin • Jan 28th, 2010 • Category: Kochan in the News, Sidebar

Congratulations to Kochan & Company client Raging Rivers WaterPark for winning the River Bend Growth Association’s Spirit of Tourism Award. The award was announced at the RBGA’s annual dinner and recognizes Raging River’s impact on the growth in the River Bend area. Raging Rivers WaterPark is also celebrating its 20th season this year, with opening [...]