Sara Kerr

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Lover of Snow, Winter Vacations, Good Beer & Great Music, Minnesota Weather, French Wine & Sidewalks. Yogi for life.

Category: Minneapolis / St. Paul Marketing

Marketing activities in the Saintly City (aka St. Paul) and its big sister, Minneapolis.

  • Unami Yumminess

    Unami Yumminess

    Thankfully the only wars raging in Minnesota include Japanese beetles vs. everyone’s garden and who serves the best Juicy Lucy. I suppose I could name a few other feuds (best twin city, best new food at the fair, best food on the Green Line, etc.), but I’m here to talk about the best cheeseburger in…

  • Cribbage and Craft Soda

    Cribbage and Craft Soda

    As a teenager I lived on Diet Coke. I’d wake up at 5:00 a.m. and drive to swim practice with a can in my hand. I gave up that habit a long time ago, but every so often I’ll buy one on a hot summer’s day, drink two sips, shake my head in wonder and…

  • Outlasting

    Outlasting

    Twenty Years. That’s a long time–not as long as my parents (55 years) or my in-laws (52 years), but impressive, I think, when 50% of marriages end for a reason besides old age. With multiple kids playing multiple sports, I understand how this anniversary can slip by, under-celebrated. I looked for bargain airfares. Sailboats, beaches,…

  • My New Job: Director of Content and Communications at the Minnesota Children’s Museum

    From teaching graduate school to promoting play — They have a lot in common.

  • Let’s Visit the Gallery: Art and Marketing Students

    Travel = Museums When I was 16 I wanted to see the Mona Lisa, in person. Travel means art museums. At home, like many people, I forget what’s in my backyard. Thankfully the Minneapolis Institute of Arts just send me a few emails reminding me of their new exhibit, Italian Style:  Fashion Since 1945. Fantastic…

  • Studying Consumer Behavior Makes Content Marketing Customer Centric

    2.2 million blogs devoted to raising backyard chickens No one read My City Chickens. I have to admit, my goal in writing that blog was simply to document the process. I wasn’t expecting readers. However, I discovered that photographing chickens amused my friends and a few thousand other people in the Year of the Daily Chicken Photo. Now…

  • 10 Best Replacements Related Tweets (and a few more)

    And two more I just found with insert-your-favorite-adjective photos: Tommy & Paul – Midway Stadium pic.twitter.com/fugsmZYWOF — Darin K (@Darin_K_) September 14, 2014 This. pic.twitter.com/zCG0uj1mSC — Martin Devaney (@martin_devaney) September 14, 2014   Dear everyone I’ve ever known. See you tonight at the Replacements! — Steve Nelson (@stevenelsonmn) September 13, 2014   A Westerberg @StPaulSaints…

  • Who has the best legs at the Irish Fair of Minnesota?

    A very popular contest at the Irish Fair of Minnesota is the Best Legs in a Kilt contest. Learn more (and enter if you qualify) about this fun event in this student blog excerpt. Who has the best legs at the Irish Fair of Minnesota? The Irish Fair of Minnesota offers so many fun activities and…

  • Discover the Irish Fair of Minnesota! – A College Student’s Perspective

    Why do you go to the Irish Fair of Minnesota? I’m sure it’s for very different reasons than you do. Read on to hear a St. Catherine University student’s perspective. Discover the Irish Fair of Minnesota! POSTED ON JULY 9, 2014  Irish or no, you’ll have fun if you go! There’s something for everyone at the Irish Fair of…

  • Fearsome Critters? No It’s Sister Tree Music Performing at the Irish Fair of Minnesota

    The Irish Fair of Minnesota offers an amazing lineup of Irish and Celtic music. See the full music schedule here.  Below is a blog post about the musical duo,  Sister Tree, from one of my St. Catherine University students. Music with a Celtic and Irish Feel Looking for music with a Celtic and Irish feel? Sister Tree is…