Date: August 29, 2005

To: RCPL Board of Trustees

From: Greta Chapman

Re: Public awareness consultants update

A letter was sent to local firms to determine their interest in working on the library’s public awareness project. Letters were sent on August 19 to approximately 24 firms, identified through the yellow pages for either “marketing consultants” or “advertising agencies”.

Eight firms had expressed an interest in the project by the deadline for response; of those, six followed up with an interest or proposal letter:

• Linn Productions – letter of interest
• The Marketing Store – letter of interest
• Bernard Marketing – letter of interest
• Robert Sharp & Associates – letter of interest
• Seize the Day Marketing Group – proposal
• Hot Pink, Inc. – letter of interest
• Access Marketing
• Factor 360

We expect to review information from these firms and schedule interviews sometime during the month of September.