Recent Articles from Gene Rebeck

What Does “GdB” Stand For?

Advertising agency GdB releases new ad campaign.

August 2010

Fallon Diaspora

The Fallon Diaspora

In the past half-decade, former Fallon creatives and executives have founded Minneapolis-based marketing businesses that, directly and indirectly, have perpetuated the Fallon legend.

July 2010

Miles to Megawatts

June 2010

A More Sociable Social Media

A More Sociable Social Media

Online tools help small businesses use social media more effectively.

April 2010

What's Cool About Target Field

Target Field's new, cool features.

March 2010

SMBLive CEO Alex Hawkinson came back to his home state for family reasons—and now has some business reasons to stay.

Found in the Clouds

SMBLive creates click-to-call and text messaging social hubs that make it easier for customers to get in touch.

March 2010

Ryan Petz is one of Fulton Beer’s league of “ordinary” gentlemen bringing out new craft brews locally.

Good Beer, for the People

The founders of Fulton Beer are old friends hoping to turn their homebrewing hobby into a business.

February 2010

B2B Goes Web-Centric

B2B Goes Web-Centric

More and more B2Bs are using their sites not as static presences but as active players in the selling process.

December 2009

Mike Walsh, the former Delta Dental of Minnesota CEO grew its DeCare Dental unit into a $1 billion firm with 4 million dental customers nationally.

Nothing But the Teeth

How DeCare Dental, a Minnesota-based nationwide dental-benefits management firm, became Michael Walsh’s crowning achievement.

September 2009

Capsule Names Herman Miller's New Chair

The Setu: the emphasis is one the first syllable—"Set-too."

August 2009

Duluth, Rochester Also Want Fast Trains

Duluth, Rochester Also Want Fast Trains

Rochester and Duluth don't want to be left off new train lines that are headed for the Twin Cities.

July 2009

General Mills' Peter Erickson and Heidi Emmanuel drive product innovations including new Fiber One-branded foods.

General Mills Introduces More New Products Faster

General Mills projected that it would introduce 300 new products in fiscal 2009. How is it using existing brands like Progresso, Betty Crocker, and Cheerios to innovate?

June 2009

Paul Mettessich of Wilder Research

Where Are We Going?

Twin Cities Compass is designed to measure the trend of the entire metropolitan area.

February 2009

Robert Switz

Back From the Edge—and Closer to It

Telecom company ADC survived the tech bubble because CEO Robert Switz saw the future—and adapted to it.

December 2008

Alan Arthur

From Housing to Home

The struggling economy means big business for Minneapolis-based nonprofit Aeon.

November 2008

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