TONAWANDA, NY (June 17) – Momentum Public Affairs president and founder Craig Turner today announced a new spin-off company: Momentum – The Business Growth Agency. The Momentum Agency’s focus is on strengthening companies’ growth opportunities through engagement with chambers of commerce, business associations and not-for-profits.
Secrets of Sponsorship Sales

I’m guessing you’re hit with sponsorship requests all the time. There are many, many causes, business groups, events, walk-a-thons, etc. that all have their hand out to you. We know that, in your heart, you’d like to help everyone. But you face some realities: (1) There isn’t an infinite amount…
Who’s Responsible for Your Sponsorship ROI?

Whose responsibility is it that you get return-on-investment on the sponsorship dollars that you spend? We would argue that these are the entities responsible, in order of importance: (1) You When making sponsorship decisions, you need to have a strategy. For every dollar that you spend, you should have a…
Momentum President Craig Turner on LCTV “Focus on Niagara”
Representing the Buffalo Niagara International Trade Gateway Organization (ITGO), Momentum President Craig Turner recently appeared as a guest on LCTV’s “Focus on Niagara” to discuss the growth of the logistics industry in Western New York.
Another Voice: Thruway signs should present the New Buffalo
In 1996, the City of Buffalo won the prestigious All-America City Award presented through the National Civic Foundation.
Village to heighten retail focus
by Emily Faracca, Amherst Bee Link to Story The Village of Williamsville Board has taken some steps to fill retail gaps as officials look to round out the accessibility of the area. At Monday’s meeting, Mayor Brian Kulpa gave a brief update about construction on Spring Street, which resumed March…
Weakened Canadian Dollar Creates Opportunities for Some Businesses Along Border
by Katie Gibas, YNN Link to Story BUFFALO, N.Y. — Despite traffic from Canada to the U.S. being down because of a weak Canadian dollar, tourism is still at a record high, but what does a devalued Canadian currency mean for businesses who ship and manufacture between borders? Western New…
Fewer Visitors From Canada as Loonie Lags Behind, But Overall Tourism Strong
by Katie Gibas, YNN Link to Story NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. — With the Canadian dollar the weakest it has been in more than a decade, there are fewer Canadians stepping up to exchange their loonies into dollars. Earlier this year, the currency started to lose value. In September, the loonie…
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