Minneapolis

Good morning Carrotmob Minneapolis!

Bidding to be the winning hardware store is now closed here in Minneapolis.  Monday, October 5th at 3:00pm marked the deadline for local hardware stores to submit a bid to win our business on Saturday, October 24th.

We’ve had multiple bids.  This week we will be selecting and announcing the winning business!

Eric Jensen has been leading the Business Interaction work, including personal visits to local hardware stores to invite them to participate in the bidding process, Operation Carrotwave – sidewalk chalking and a scavenger hunt for environmentally-friendly items, and additional follow-up with the store by phone and in-person.  It’s been a great experience getting to know the business owners and Eric has done a tremendous job at keeping the team focused and paying attention to detail.  Nice work Eric!

Please stay tuned to our blog for more information about the Carrotmob Minneapolis group, people who are contributing to the success of this project, and our shopping extravaganza to take place on Saturday, October 24th!

Natalie

Hello Mobbers!

Get prepared, this Saturday, Sep. 26, Operation Carrotwave will unleash carrots on Minneapolis! We will be rockin’ some guerrilla marketing and using sidewalk chalk to put the message where you walk. We will also be visiting all of our hardware stores with a scavenger hunt to find out more about the products they are carrying.

You can be as hardcore as you want, we just want you there! Got mad chalking skills and want to throw down around the lakes and sidewalks of MPLS? Or get more involved in our hardware stores? Join us at one, or as many as you want. Be prepared to rock the verbal messages as we want to tell everyone we encounter about what we’re doing.

Our schedule will go from 10 am – 1 pm, and then again from 4pm – 6pm. Here’s our schedule, you can meet up whenever you want!

10am Bayers DO It Best Hardware in Linden Hills and chalking up the Lakes
11am Guse Hardware in S. Mpls
12am Bryant Hardware, near Uptown
1am Nicollet Ace Hardware in S. Mpls
4pm Ace Hardware Frattallone’s, near Downtown
5pm Welna Ace Hardware in Phillips neighborhood

Please visit our google map to see where we’ll be.

Let us know if you’ll be representing!

The Carrotmob MPLS Team
cmobmpls@gmail.com