


“We always like to accentuate the visual when we can, and when your logo includes mouse ears and a tail, you have a little more leeway than most. “My hope with this contest is that there will be a buzz among Tucson-area students of all ages and Wildcat fans,” said Senner. the University of Southern California Trojans. Students who enter the contest can submit up to 10 separate blimp names, and the winner will receive a prize pack and two tickets to the Saturday, March 6 home game vs. “The university wanted to do something with us for a long time, and we finally came up with a way to forge a creative partnership.” “Anyone who knows me knows how passionate I am about our hometown team and my alma mater,” said Senner. Michelle Senner, director of Marketing and Advertising for Truly Nolen and one of the Wildcats’ biggest fans and ardent supporters, has enjoyed seeing the blimp, which includes large versions of Truly Nolen’s trademark ears, wheels and tail, fly high during halftime of basketball games during the 2009-2010 season. Now through March 1, the company is inviting Tucson-area students (Kindergarten through University level) to enter Truly Nolen’s “Name the Truly Blimp” contest by submitting their suggested names at.
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Since debuting this past December at McKale Center, the in-game 11-foot-long remote controlled blimp from Truly Nolen Pest Control has created some excitement distributing free tickets to future Arizona Wildcats games, the Fiesta Bowl BCS game and coupons from high in the rafters. “The annual conference is critical to strategic planning and direction, and to get franchisees focused and confident about our future.” “We had eighteen industry vendors in attendance,” noted Critter Control VP of Operations, Sean Carruth. There was even a fishing tournament down in the Florida Keys on Valentine’s weekend, where 16 anglers caught over 100 fish on four charter boats. The annual convention consisted of a one day optional meeting where franchisees choose what topics or specialties they wanted to focus on, a board meeting, a franchise advisory council meeting, a vendor reception, then two days of annual meetings and an awards banquet in the Great Hall of Records at the IGFA. Clark credits the company’s ability to be recession proof to constantly adding new products and services that are good fits within their mantra of ‘Protecting People, Property and Wildlife.’ Local franchisees Joe Felegi (Fort Lauderdale) and Chuck Thomas (Miami) celebrated 20 year anniversaries with the company, and Felegi was presented with the Franchise-of-the-Year Award.Ĭritter Control founder and CEO Kevin Clark gave a State-of-the-Franchise presentation and noted that Critter Control franchisees matched their record year of 2008 in 2009, again generating over $43 million in total system sales. Corporate Citizenship Awards went to Doug Hartman in Birmingham, AL Tom Brungardt of Kansas City, KS and Tim Wilkes in Indianapolis, IN. Chris Christensen in Lexington, KY Richard Swinney in Albuquerque, NM Van Normand in Gulf Coast, AL and Gene Jezek in St. This groupd captured the derby with a nice rack of mackerel and a release of a 200-plus pound bull shark. Pictured (from left to right): Joe Loma (Minneapolis), Gene Jezek (Critter Control, St Louis), Carlita and Billy Turk (TAP Insulation). Part of the meeting included the 12th annual Critter Control Firhsing Derby. Critter Control CEO Kevin Clark (left) presents International Game Fish Association (IGFA) President Rob Kramer with a $10,000 check for youth outreach and education programs. Today, Critter Control is the nation’s leading wildlife control firm, with 132 franchises in 38 states and Canada. 10-12.įounded in 1982, Critter Control began franchising in 1987 and added an average of one new office per month over the next decade. More than 150 franchisees, managers and vendors attended the annual Critter Control conference at the International Game Fish Association (IGFA) Hall of Fame and Museum Feb.
