I met a client of mine last week at a local restaurant, Milo's City Cafe on SE Broadway in Portland, OR. About about halfway through our breakfast Bruce jumped up and said "I have to show you something. He bolted up from the table and ran out to his car. I thought, "This should be pretty good if he had enough energy to show me something". He ran back in and threw down a very nice (oversized) brochure called "The Where to Eat Guide". Bruce said, I have been going through this guide and going to their recommended restaurants. This is great, it gives you pricing, local, reviews and a portion of their menu." TheEatGuide.com

I was really impressed with everything about it. When I got back to the office I went to their website and requested a copy of the guide and asked if I could give them a write-up in my blog.

Then next day I got an email from the owner, John H. and said that he would be in town the following week and would like to meet. Now, I was really impressed that John would take the time to meet with me because of my interest in his publication.

I asked him how I would recognize him and John said, "You will recognize me because of my brand".  Again, it peaked my marketing curiosity.

I walked into Milo's and saw John because of his logo embroidered on his shirt and coat (very tastefully done). I wished I would have had my camera to take his photo. John is very personable and has alot of energy. From a business perspective he has worked the process all the way through from print, marketing, sales, distribution and web. He is currently in Oregon, California, Idaho and Hawaii. He is looking to expand in other cities and markets. Super nice guy. I want him on my MasterMind group! I probably talked his head off with all my questions. . .we were at the restaurant for 1-1/2 hours.

They have a Facebook page. There you can leave comments or recommendations about local restaurants that they have in their guidebook. Plus contests and give-aways.

Great guy, I would have no problem recommending him or his guide. He even gave me a $20 gift certificate (great marketing promotional product of a bill-like certificate) from the downtown restaurant, BluePlate Lunch Counter and Soda Fountain.