Benchmark News
2010 Saskatchewan and Manitoba Media Directories Feature New, More Comprehensive Listings
The
2010
Saskatchewan Media Directory and the 2010 Manitoba Media
Directory are now available in hard copy or PDF CD-Rom format. With over
200 listings - including 40 new publications listed in the Saskatchewan
directory - they are the
most comprehensive directories ever compiled of print, radio, television and
specialty media in each province. In addition to up-to-date contact information,
the guides includes deadline information, suggestions on how media outlets
prefer to receive news, and advertising information. The 2010 Media
Directories also contain information on Aboriginal media, which will
help your business to target campaigns to these important audiences. Find
out more about our Media Guides.
View a Sample Page (PDF)
Order the 2010 Saskatchewan Media Directory
Order the 2010 Manitoba Media Directory
Benchmark Proud Sponsor of Rural History and Cultural Association
Benchmark Public Relations is pleased to support the Rural History and Cultural Association of Saskatchewan (RHCA).
"Benchmark commends the Rural History and Cultural Association for its endeavours to preserve the heritage of our province," says Pat Rediger, Managing Partner of Benchmark. "Through its activities, Saskatchewan's historic moments and heroic individuals are being recognized and celebrated."
For more information about RHCA and its upcoming festivals, visit www.rhcask.ca.
Benchmark Provides Media Support to Hecla Oasis Resort
The Manitoba office of Benchmark Public Relations was pleased to be contracted by the Paletta Group to provide media relations support for its announcement of a new partnership agreement between its Hecla Oasis Resort and the Peguis First Nation.
The Paletta Group has been in the hospitality industry for 30 years. It owns and operates the Clarion Hotel and Urban Oasis Mineral Spa on Portage Ave., the Days Inn on McPhillips, and the Radisson Hecla Oasis Resort on Hecla Island. The group is also involved in a partnership with Tribal Councils Investment Group for the Radisson Hotel Winnipeg Downtown.
Benchmark Organized Provincial Trails Symposium
Benchmark
Public Relations was retained by the Saskatchewan Trails Association to
organize the first-ever Provincial Trails Symposium on September 19 and 20,
2008
at the Regina Inn. The event featured a number of presentations ranging from
marketing your trails to a trail building workshop. A draft strategic plan
was also discussed during the symposium.
Benchmark acts as the contract administrator for the Saskatchewan Trails Association, maintaining its website, newsletter and member database, organizing meetings, and much more. For further information, visit www.sasktrails.ca.
Going Global Events Organized Across Saskatchewan
Trade
Team Saskatchewan, a federal/provincial organization involved with export
development and trade investment, has contracted Benchmark Public Relations
to organize a series of Going Global seminars.
These seminars, hosted by Wayne Robinson of the Estey Centre, will discuss the opportunities and challenges to make your business an exporter. The three-hour session will discuss such topics as risk management; international trade preparation, steps, and strategies; international marketing, finance, logistics, and distribution; and the legal aspects of international trade.
In 2008-09, Going Global sessions were held in Saskatoon, Prince Albert and Regina. The latest Going Global was held in Weyburn on November 18, 2009.
For more information, visit www.tradeteam.sk.ca.
Benchmark Press Releases New Books
Benchmark Press is proud to
announce the release of three new books. Sally Crooks’ new non-fiction book, About Jim and
Me – a love story is a touching autobiography of Crooks’ love
affair with her husband. Jacqueline Moore's The Saskatchewan Secret: Folk
Healers, Diviners, and Mystics of the Prairies reveals the rich culture
and traditions of our province's folk healers. M. C. Conacher's second novel
The Crocodile Connection is an entertaining account of a Canadian
experience in Africa.
We also recently published Prairie Pearl 6: The Reunion, WONK by Cathy Sali, Claybank Brick Plant National Historic Site: An Era Frozen in History and An Adoption Alphabet. Benchmark Press will also be responsible for marketing and distributing Surviving and Succeeding in the Ivory Tower: A Woman's Guide to Negotiating Graduate Studies in Saskatchewan. For more information, check out the latest news from Benchmark Press.
2009 Saskatchewan Roughrider Calendar
Benchmark Public Relations is once again pleased to be the project manager for a new Saskatchewan Roughriders calendar with the proceeds benefiting KidSport™ Saskatchewan.
Besides action photos of past and present Rider greats, the calendar also contains historical trivia about the Riders. Information on KidSport™ and SaskEnergy, the founding sponsors of the calendar, is also provided.
If you want to know more about this calendar, or make bulk purchases for corporate clients, please contact Benchmark Public Relations.
