Our new location is in Blue Ash Ohio. We moved our marketing agency from Cincinnati's Over the Rhine in December of 2019. If you would like to arrange a meeting, please call us at (513) 463-3429. In order to keep our employees healthy and safe, walk-ins are not currently welcome.
CINCINNATI, JULY 10, 2019 – Scott Hasson rejoins Lohre & Associates as vice president of sales and marketing July 1, 2019. Hasson brings his experiences from Corbus, LLC (Dayton) where he performed contract work with Procter & Gamble’s global digital advertising for the past six years from their Cincinnati headquarters. Hasson managed search, social, and programmatic advertising campaigns for the Personal Health Care (PHC) category brands that include: Vicks, Pepto-Bismol, PrilosecOTC, Metamucil, Align and Stressballs vitamin supplement. Immediately prior, Hasson was part of P&G’s global digital operations team managing campaign governance, oversight, analysis and reporting across all of P&G’s global brands.
Construction equipment marketing literature has evolved from patent drawings to amazing 3D animations. Here we will focus on the static limitations of photography, illustration and descriptive text. For inspiration you can stop by your favorite auto dealership on the way home, the big three’s sales literature will always be a great guide to technical communication. Cars are just as complicated as construction and processing equipment and they have to be sold to a general public. Just like the technical literature you design.
Every good piece of literature starts with the expert sales representative; they know what images to show and what benefits and features to address. For the best short summary of industrial marketing techniques, download Business Marketing Association Director Rick Kean’s presentation,“Marketing Skills Assessment,” delivered to the 2005 AdVenture Electrical Industry Marketing Conference. Learn more on our Marketing Handbook intro page.
Residential Green Building / Green Living Member Circle, OTR Condo, Green Home Tour
November 1 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
OTR Condo
November 1, 2015, 1 pm till 3 pm, Over-The-Rhine Condo transformed into LEED Platinum. Meet Architect Martha Schickel Dorff and resident Chuck Lohre who did the LEED renovations and documentation. Features include a renewable energy pellet stove, 91% Energy Star plug loads, 31% water savings and 100% sustainable sites credits. Contact Chuck Lohre to register [email protected], 513-260-9025. Learn more.
There is another USGBC tiny space tour on November 14 in Covington:
Tiny Home
November 14, 2015, 10 am till Noon, Center for Great Neighborhoods’ Shotgun Row, Covington, KY. Bradley Cooper’s Tiny Home Project “Start Small” in OTR ( Learn more. ) will not be ready for a tour in November so we are going to tour the best example of existing of tiny homes in Greater Cincinnati. It is the Covington, KY Center for Great Neighborhoods’ Shotgun Row restoration of five vacant and rundown shotgun houses. Here are some articles on the project, provided by the Center for Great Neighborhood, Program Director Community Development, Rachel Hastings: “First phase of $600K artist homes project unveiled,” Cincinnati Business Courier, Jan 23, 2014 (photos above from article) “Westside’s Redevelopment Continues with More Projects by Center for Great Neighborhoods,” River City News, Sep 3, 2014 “Covington Project Wins State Preservation Award,” River City News, May 22, 2015
For 2015 the Southwest Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council, Green Living Member Circle is producing nine Green Home Tours. Contact Chair Chuck Lohre to join, receive newsletter or register for any of the tours, [email protected], 513-260-9025. Chapter members get preference for the tours and can bring a friend. Attendance is limited to 20, the address will be provided after you register. There is no charge for the tours just your help in promoting them is asked. Learn more.
The 2015 tours are sponsored by The Sustainable Partnership of Cincinnati, a group of businesses offering sustainable products and services to create sustainable homes and offices. Learn more.
We’re promoting sustainable home tours and events in the hope that a community of passionate individuals will come together to help each other create green homes in the Tri-State and support the local Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council. Sincerely, Chuck Lohre
Start Small Matters – Tiny Homes For Sale These gems will be located at 144 & 142 Peete St. Both will be energy efficient and high-quality. One home is open to anyone, the other is income restricted. Through successful tiny home development, project lead, Brad Cooper, hopes to provide an example of urban housing that creates more accessible home-ownership opportunities. Learn more.
Residential Green Building Member Circle Meeting Oct 28, 5:30 – 7 pm Mecklenburg Gardens 302 E University Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45219. Goals: Advocate to other jurisdictions to provide incentives for green buildings similar to City of Cincinnati’s tax incentive. Involve green home experts in forming a shared vision for the future. Learn more.
USGBC Tiny Home Tour “Shotgun Row,” Covington, KY. Nov 14, 10 am till Noon, The best example of existing tiny homes in Greater Cincinnati. Covington, Kentucky’s Center for Great Neighborhoods’ Shotgun Row restoration of five vacant and rundown shotgun houses. Contact Chuck Lohre [email protected], 513-260-9025. Learn more.
Ohio’s Energy Future Is Now, Nov 18, 7:30 am – 4 pm
Movie & Discussion, Tangeman University Center MainStreet Cinema, University of Cincinnati Continuing Education: 1.0 hours AIA, GBCI, ASLA, and LFA Biophilic Design is a documentary film that explores an innovative way of designing the places where we live, work, and learn. Learn more.
For immediate release – Cincinnati MLS adds Green Building Tools Cincinnati, OH —
September, 2015 – The Multiple Listing Service (MLS) of Greater Cincinnati recently rolled out a set of enhanced features aimed at helping homeowners increase the value of their home through investments in energy efficiency and other green features. Related to a national Greening the MLS effort, homeowners and their real estate agents are now able incorporate a number of new energy features into the MLS systems via an innovative Energy Efficient/Green Features form. With this form, a homeowner can identify a comprehensive set of energy saving enhancements, including specific building rating information such as LEED, Home Energy Score, HERS rating, and ENERGY STAR. The form is then uploaded into the MLS system and searchable by realtors to share with prospective buyers.
A collaborative effort of organizations that include the U.S. Green Building Council’s Cincinnati Chapter, the Greater Cincinnati Energy Alliance, Green Umbrella, and Efficiency First Cincinnati, have been working with the Cincinnati MLS over the past two years to build a community dialogue around the value of energy efficient homes in the Cincinnati market. Studies from across the country have revealed that homes with energy efficiency or other green features not only save money, but have a higher average value, in some cases nearly 10% more that their non‐energy efficient counterparts.
To test its assumptions and explore options to grow the industry, the coalition convened a series of stakeholder discussions that included a diverse array of local real estate agents, appraisers, home builders, planning officials, and mortgage bankers. The purpose of this dialogue was to discuss the opportunities and challenges associated with increasing transparency of green and energy efficient homes. Out of these conversations a consensus began to emerge around the value of green homes and the group developed a series of recommendations to the Cincinnati MLS to help incorporate more green building information into the local database.
Why Add Green Features? Home energy costs typically exceed the costs of both insurance and property taxes, yet there is no easy way to report on and compare the energy use of homes. Home sellers experience similar frustrations. Those homeowners that have made investments in home energy improvements (such as insulation, high‐efficiency heating and cooling, and other energy saving measures), are often unable to recoup their investments due to the inability to effectively communicate these benefits. Incorporating this information into the MLS system is thus crucial in creating value.
Gaining Value with Green Studies conducted in markets throughout the country have shown that homes with green features have increased value, transact more quickly, and experience lower rates of foreclosure, compared to similar homes without these features. A 2012 study conducted by a pair of UCLA economists found that green labeled homes were selling for a 9% premium compared to non‐labeled homes. A 2013 study from the University of North Carolina Center for Community Capital and the Institute for Market Transformation found a 32% lower risk of default for energy‐efficient homes.
Contact: Jeremy Faust, Business Development Director Greater Cincinnati Energy Alliance 513.621.4232 x131 | [email protected]
OR Paul Yankie, LEED AP Homes, REALTOR®, GREEN CFO / Quality Assurance Designee Green Building Consulting 1401 Main St. Cincinnati, OH 45202 513.304.4120 – Cell 513.381.1470 – Office [email protected]
With careful consideration, thoughtful planning, and the right hacks, Pay Per Click (PPC) advertising can be a helpful resource investment alongside other marketing campaigns. Thanks to Marcel Pirlich for his PPC email this morning as inspiration.
Five core aspects of PPC:
1) Define your goals.
Ask yourself:
• What do we offer? What makes us special? Where do we offer our product? • Who is our target audience? Where are our potential customers? What do we want our prospects to do? • What is our budget? How much do we want to spend monthly on PPC? How much do we want to pay for one new customer, sign-up, etc.? The more specifically you can answer these questions, the more effective your PPC advertising will be.
2) Develop a comprehensive keyword list.
When it comes to keyword selection for startups, long-tail terms are great ones to go after. They’re highly targeted and may be more cost-efficient than more competitive terms.
The best way to do this is to understand the questions about your business and audience. Once you know broad terms related to your business, do some research to figure out some of the popular long-tail searches related to those terms. The chart illustrates different types of keywords for the different buying cycle stage: top of the funnel (research), middle of the funnel (specifications) and bottom of the funnel (buying).
3) Know your competitors like your best friend.
After identifying your goals and a solid keyword list, complete a competitive analysis — not so you can obsess over them, but so you can identify opportunities.
Do other company’s offer a strong differentiation? Are they bidding on keywords you’ve missed? How are their ads and landing pages different from yours? Asking yourself these questions can provide clarity regarding who else is in your market and what their acquisition tactics are.
4) Track your conversions right from the start.
If you can’t attribute actual leads and customers to your PPC activities, you can’t make intelligent decisions about where to cut spend (or increase it).
Cincinnati native Myke Amend recently joined Lohre & Associates, the Over-the-Rhine-based marketing communications agency, fulltime as Web Design & Internet Development creative officer. Amend has worked with Lohre for the past 10 years as a web designer and web developer on a freelance basis from Grand Rapids, Mich.
Amend, who returns to Cincinnati for the new position, brings two decades experience as a graphic designer, web designer, programmer, and Internet developer, working on a variety of business-to-business and consumer accounts. Additionally, Amend is an illustrator, engraver and painter, whose work has been commissioned by other artists in film, music and literature.
“We’re very excited to have Myke working with us,” says Chuck Lohre, president, “He brings the creativity and skills of a fine artist, with his vast digital expertise. It’s a perfect combination for our agency, which is known for creative solutions to the wide variety of branding, strategy and digital implementation projects we handle for our clients.”
Adds Amend, “It’s gratifying to know Chuck and his team of designers, writers, strategists and brand experts welcome the years of experience I bring from fine arts with the in-demand digital know-how. I’m excited to develop ways we can continue to solve challenges for the companies who have looked to Lohre for ways to set them apart from their competitors.”
Amend’s illustrations have been featured in “Weird Tales” magazine, “Beneath Ceaseless Skies,” “Gatehouse Gazette,” “Kilter” magazine, “Gothic Beauty” magazine, the art collection “Gothic Art Now,” the art collection “Vampire Art Now,” the “Airship Pirates RPG” and many more print publications as well as popular online resources such as “IO9,” “Elfwood,” “Dark Roasted Blend,” “Fantasy Art” magazine, “Lines and Colors,” “Brass Goggles,” “Gawker, “BoingBoing.” His work has also been featured on the sites of literary creatives including Warren Ellis, Thomas Ligotti, Neil Gaiman and Clive Barker.
Additionally Dexter Palmer, Cherie Priest, The Pickled Brothers Sideshow, Vernian Process, Veronique Chevalier, the Borgia Popes, Automaton, Abney Park and others have commissioned Amend for works. He is often a special guest of art, horror and steampunk conventions. He also works in sculpture and kinetic art, most notably having created a 4000-lb. solar and wind-powered rotating mural and 3D work called “the Infernal Device,” which was displayed at the Gerald R. Ford Museum for ArtPrize 2011.
In between Myke has filled his time working on ModelARestorers.org, as sole designer, webmaster, and server admin of a site serving 180 chapters Worldwide, creating advertising art for Disney Fine Art Gallery, and of course working for Lohre and Associates, for whom he now works full time.
USGBC Southwest Ohio Chapter Summer Social! July 7, 5:30 pm Join us at McMurphy's Pub 2910 Wasson Rd. Cincinnati, OH 45209 for a summer social with green advocates from all over the region. Networking and cash bar with a brief meeting…
Jaws dropped around the modern kitchen in the two-story home in Mount Airy.
Visitors were there for a tour of the energy-efficient three-bedroom, three-bath home – equipped with an office, woodshop and garage. They’d just learned that heating and cooling the house cost only $300-$400a year.
“You want to go see it?” owner Edward Wright asked, referring to the geothermal system in the basement which pulls heat from down in the ground in the winter and circulates cooler temps up from below in the summer.
Heads vigorously nodded. And Wright led the group into the basement to see how green energy works on a small-scale.
There are no gas lines running to the airtight home, architect Wright continued to explain, everything runs on electric. Much of the cost will be made up in energy savings and tax abatement, he said.
The Wrights were the latest homeowners to open their doors to a tour started at the end of last year by Chuck Lohre, a marketing professional and Clifton resident with apassion for green living.
Lohre is a volunteer and former board member of the local chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council, an organization on a mission to “transform the way buildings and communities are designed, built and operated, enabling an environmentally and socially responsible, healthy and prosperous environment that improves the quality of life,” according to its website.
These tours show the public what is possible, Lohre said, and they help individuals understand what sort of tax breaks are available when going the green route.
Brad Cooper’s tiny home – a winner of a $100,000 grant from People’s Liberty – is on the tour in November and a farmhouse in Verona, Kentucky, where a woman is growing edamame will be featured in September.
On the first tour, visitors saw the Kinsman home in Northside. LEED Silver certified, it was built with a tight form and heated with solar hot water panels on the roof, Lohre said, which send warmth into the floor on the first and second stories of the house. There is no furnace.
“I’m trying to start a movement for the general public to learn that there are better ways to live – and your home and community should be a central part of it,” Lohre said. “I have gotten to know just about all of the architects, engineers and developers in the region but the public still wasn’t learning about these better ways to plan, build and live.”
Spots are still available for the free tours coming up this year. To register, email [email protected], or call, 513-260-9025.
The tours include:
The Nutter residence in Mount Carmel, March 21 is fully booked.
Imago for the Earth Conscious Community in Price Hill, April 25, 9-11 a.m.
The Fritz residence at Sun Sugar Farms in Verona, Kentucky, Sept. 12, 10 a.m. to noon
The Fischer residence in Milford, Oct. 3, 10 a.m. to noon
Wright Residence – Free, Green Home Tour Feb 21 10 am till Noon
This Mt. Airy / Northside home has achieved the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold Certification
They should save about $40,000 over the additional five year period of the tax savings, easily paying for the approximate $20,000 in better materials, systems and fees.
This home is designed so the owners can age-in-place, accessibility and adaptability are planned into the project. Zero-step entry, Doors are wider, wider hallways and bathrooms.
Thanks to Owner/Architect Edward Wright of Wright Design for inviting us into his home. Attendees receive a great swag bag including info about the local U.S. Green Building Council’s Green Living Member Circle, edible Ohio Valley Magazine, Park+Vine, Cincinnati Metro, Building Value and a gift basket raffle chance with items from Method Home, edible Ohio Valley Magazine Subscription, Cresbi Crate and more.
Please join us at the Wright Residence Feb 21, 2015 from 10 till Noon – There’s no charge for the tour, max of 20 people, registration required, email [email protected] or call 513-260-9025 to register. Address will be provided after you register.
Other tours for 2015: • Mar 21, 10 till Noon – Nutter Residence, Mt. Carmel, OH • Apr 25, 9 till 11 am – Imago for the Earth Conscious Community, Price Hill, Cincinnati, OH • May 16, 10 till Noon – Boulter Residence, Frank Lloyd Wright Architect, Clifton, Cin., OH • Sep 12, 10 till Noon – Fritz Residence, Sun Sugar Farms, Verona, KY • Oct 3, 10 till Noon – Fischer Residence, Milford, OH • Nov 14, 10 till Noon – Brad Cooper Tiny Home, Cincinnati, OH
Sincerely, Chuck Lohre, Chair Green Living Member Circle U.S. Green Building Council Cincinnati Regional Chapter
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Cincinnati native Myke Amend recently joined Lohre & Associates, the Over-the-Rhine-based marketing communications agency, fulltime as Web Design & Internet Development creative officer. Amend has worked with Lohre for the past 10 years as a web designer and web developer on a freelance basis from Grand Rapids, Mich.
