Business Journal - November 2015 by Bozeman Daily Chronicle

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Commercial airliners taxi to the main terminal building at Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport in Belgrade on Jan. 7.

TOURISM GROWING TO RECORD LEVELS IN MONTANA BY LEW IS K E NDA LL

ON A COLD, RAINY DAY in October, a husband and wife descend from the viewing platform above the Yellowstone River Canyon inside Yellowstone National Park. “I hope the rain stops soon. We’ve been here three days and we haven’t been able to see anything,” the man says. “But at least there are no people.” In fact, the couple were two of

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Between August of last year and August 31, 2015, more than 500,000 passengers took a flight from Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport. It was the first time that any Montana airport had surpassed half a million boardings in a 12-month span. more than 250,000 people to enter the park in October, bringing the year’s total number of recreational visits to a record-breaking 4 million. The previous mark

was 3.6 million, set in 2010. The throngs of people flocking to the park appear to be part of a larger trend of increased tourism in the area.

Between August of last year and August 31, 2015, more than 500,000 passengers took a flight from Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport. It was the first time that any Montana airport had surpassed half a million boardings in a 12-month span. On the year, statewide boarding numbers are up almost 2 percent. TOURISM CONTINUED ON PAGE 3

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More than 250,000 visitors entered Yellowstone National Park last month. More than 250,000 people, and I was one of them. Well, three of them if you include my mom and dad. My parents were in town visiting for the week and we spent several nights in the park, driving the long, winding roads, exploring, hiking through the chilly rain in search of elusive petrified trees. They laughed when bison came within touching distance of our car and gasped when a grizzly lumbered down to a stream to muzzle through a rotting carcass. We stayed in cabins by the river, bought groceries from the store in Gardiner and went out to eat several nights. In Bozeman, my parents stayed in a hotel and investigated local shops, buying hiking poles and books. By my estimation, we went out for ice cream six of the seven nights that they were here. Indeed, my parents’ economic

impact in ice cream alone was substantial. All this is to say that with the multitude of numbers I have cited in this month’s feature about tourism, it’s easy to lose sight of the human perspective. We should not forget that these people who arrive in the state in droves and pour their hard-earned dollars into our cities and towns are not just a tally for our economic benefit. Yes, tourism powers Montana’s economy and is important to keeping many people here in jobs. But let’s separate ourselves from our inner economist for a moment and analyze this less as a cost-benefit issue and more a human one. Visitors are often our parents, friends or loved ones, and while it’s easy to see them as outsiders, we should remember that we were all outsiders once. Kendall can be reached at lkendall@ dailychronicle.com. Kendall is on Twitter at @ lewdak.

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TOURISM COV E R S T OR Y CON T. “In a region that is very dependent on air service, this is something our community can be proud of,” said Bozeman airport Director Brian Sprenger. Though it’s hard to identify a single catalyst for the growth, strategic marketing campaigns, a long, warm summer season and an increase in foreign tourists have all been factors. In 2014, nearly 11 million people visited the state of Montana, spending $3.9 billion. While the overall number of visitors was down, the spending increased by more than 7 percent, a tradeoff that many in the industry feel is a win-win. “We consider that a success. If we can get fewer people to spend more money here, all the better to minimize the impact of tourism,” said

ward to communities like Big Sky, where Kitty Clemens, executive director of the Big Sky Chamber of Commerce, said she has seen a marked increase in warm weather activity. “When I got here in 2012 our summer for most people was mostly an afterthought. I — having come from a summer season destination — was really surprised that the hotels were not all jazzed about Memorial Day. But this year they had business on the books from mid-May,” she said. Visitation at the Big Sky and Greater Yellowstone Welcome Center in Big Sky went from over 8,000 people last year to more than 14,000 in 2015, and Clemens attributes some of this increase to the rapidly expanding Asian tourist market.

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Self-defense school moves Brigitte Tuller recently moved Three Rivers Defense, her personal safety and self-defense school, to a new training facility at 612 West Griffin Drive, adjacent to Outa Ware in Bozeman. Her courses address violence dynamics, risk awareness, reduction and avoidance, justified use of force and other topics.

Livingston medical center opens Last month, Livingston HealthCare moved into its new state-ofthe-art facility, which brought all of its services together under one roof as a comprehensive medical center. The 125,000-square-foot medical center is located at 320 Alpenglow Lane in Livingston. It was unveiled to the public at an open house on Oct. 10.

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Snowcoach driver Duke Tam, center, gives visitors a description of the features seen at the Fountain Paint Pot hot spring in Yellowstone National Park on Dec. 22, 2014. Snowcoaches provide tours for visitors of Yellowstone National Park.

Sports stores open new locations Universal Athletic, the Bozeman-based sports store, opened its new location on North Seventh Avenue, while Play it Again Sports and Fitness, the new and used sports shop, opened its new location on North 15th Avenue.

In 2013, China revised its rules for residents attempting to attain visas for entry into the U.S. A year later, the two countries announced a joint program that would make the process even easier for both sets of residents, sparking a massive tourist influx. From 2007 to 2014, the number of Chinese visitors to the U.S. grew from less than 400,000 to over 2 million, with their spending increasing from

Documentary operation opens in Bozeman Daniel Glick, co-founder and creative director of Kings Road Media, has opened up an office in Bozeman. Kings Road Media specializes in producing high-quality documentary films that help businesses and organizations spread their messages.

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May

July

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June August

80,000 70,000 60,000 50,000 Missoula

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U.S. 2 Feed Barley U.S. 1 Dark Northern Spring Wheat 14% U.S. 1 Hard Red Winter Wheat 12%

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approximately $4 billion to $21 billion. “The Chinese market is really big,” said Clemens, adding that international tourists account for around 20 percent of her visitors. Following the growth, the director had her website translated into Mandarin. Several signs and billboards in and around Yellowstone have also started advertising with Chinese characters.

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All these visitors act as an economic shot in the arm for the state. Tourism in Montana — through direct and indirect effects on incomes, employment and taxes — accounts for more than $5 billion of economic impact, according to the Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research at the University of Montana. In addition, the sector supports more than 50,000 jobs in the state, almost 10 percent of the total workforce. “It’s hard to break it down, but it’s one of Montana’s largest industries,” said Iverson, whose organization spends more than $10 million a year on marketing for the state. On the national level, Montana ranks low (41st) in total tourism dollars, but when controlled for population it jumps to sixth in per capita receipts. “You look at the 10 million (visitors), which is ten times our population, and who leave well-spent dollars here and drive our economy, it’s critical,” said Daryl Schliem, president of the Bozeman Area Chamber of Commerce. “If you remove the tourism element from here I don’t know what you’d have happen to our economy. You’d see a lot of boarded up businesses.” Schliem cited the 2013 government shutdown, which slowed tourism in the Yellowstone Region considerably, as a prime example of visitors’ importance to the area. Despite the impressive numbers, the Gallatin Valley has several areas in which it can improve, according to those in the industry, including augmenting its taxi service, adding more direct and connecting flights and, perhaps most importantly, improving the living conditions for those who work in the sector. “We need to provide a livable community and ame-

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Tourists take in the eruption of the Old Faithful Geyser in Yellowstone National Park on June 12, 2014.

nities so that we can attract the best and the brightest and they want to stay here. If it’s too much of a struggle to stay here, even if they love it, they’ll find a different place to live,” said Clemens. “The cost of housing and the lack of access to housing that’s acceptable to talented, creative people, that’s one of our biggest struggles right now.” TOURISM CONTINUED ON PAGE 6

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK VISITS

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE

October ....... 332,191 September...799,866

August..... 1,013,720

July ....... 1,115,468

June ......... 910,483 May ........ 469,802 SOURCE: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

Nov. Dec. Jan

Feb March April May June July Aug. Sept. 2015

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Passengers check-in for their flights at Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport on Jan. 7.

For the most part, local residents, whether involved or not, appreciate the positive effects of the industry. In a survey taken by the ITRR, 84 percent of respondents agreed that the overall benefits of the tourism sector outweighed the potential negatives. Additionally, 68 percent disagreed that the state was becoming overcrowded because of tourists. “Overall, people seem to have a relatively good attitude toward tourism,” said Kara Grau, assistant director of economic analysis for the ITRR. “Over the years they’ve understood that tourism is a benefit to the state. It’s not just people coming and taking over your space and not leaving anything good behind, it’s having an impact in our economy in a positive way and allowing Montanans to stay here and have jobs” “The majority of sentiment is that residents welcome the visitors and see tourism being right up there with agriculture as the number one sector,” added Schliem. “You still have those that don’t feel that way, who want people to get out, but you’ll have those in every place. In general the sentiment is positive.”

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Visitors take in the Wall Pool in the Biscuit Basin in Yellowstone National Park on Dec. 22, 2014.

However, high visitor numbers in Yellowstone have resulted in negative feedback from some, particularly during the crowded summer months, and park officials have said that they need to find the balance between visitor experience and resource protection. This balance is something that applies to all communities, said Robin Hoover, executive director for Yellowstone Country Montana, the nonprofit marketing firm that oversees the Yellowstone Region. “We recognize the need to protect our assets and share or impart the message to our visitors to tread lightly,” she said. “When you have a huge increase you’re going to have a hard time managing that.” “Quality of life is just a given when we make decisions here,”

added Schliem. “We’re not going to damage our streams and mountain views that drive the people coming here. There has to be a compromise there.” With visitor numbers expected to increase with next year’s national park centennial celebration, the discussion about tourism growth becomes even more important, said Hoover. “We have a responsibility to recognize where does it cross a line from being good for business to being harmful? That is something we talk about throughout our communities,” she said. “It is very tourism-oriented in this region of the state, and it does behoove all of us to figure out how to best manage it.” Kendall can be reached at lkendall@dailychronicle.com. Kendall is on Twitter at @lewdak.

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BOZEMAN AREA BUSINESS CALENDAR BOZEMAN 11/16 Bozeman Daily Chronicle B2B Networking Luncheon, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Hilton Garden Inn. Tickets are $35 until 9/14 and $40 after that. Visit http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/ business/events/b2b-luncheons/ for more information and to register. 11/17 Tax Increment Fund Board Meeting, 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., at the Downtown Bozeman Partnership office. 11/18 Business Improvement District Board Meeting, 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., at the Downtown Bozeman Partnership office. 11/18 Bozeman SCORE Workshop “Cause Related Marketing: Legal Issues for Non-profits & Businesses”, 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m., at the Bozeman Public Library Large Community Room. Free for all. Call (406) 586-5421 or email scorebozeman@ gmail.com for more information. 11/18 Bozeman Business and Professional Women Networking Social, 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., at Plonk, 29 E. Main St. Free for members and nonmembers. More information and register at www. bozemanbpw.org. 11/19 Bozeman Area Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours, 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., at Stockman Bank, 1815 S. 19th Ave. Free for members, $25 for non-members. Register at www.bozemanchamber.com. 11/20 Cat/Griz Downtown MSU Pep Rally, 5:30 p.m., in downtown Bozeman. 11/21 Holiday Bazaar, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Emerson Cultural Center. More information at www. downtownbozeman.org. 11/28 Small Business Saturday. 12/1 Downtown Bozeman Association Board Meeting, 8:15 a.m. to 9:45 a.m., Downtown Bozeman Partnership Office, 222 E. Main St. Suite 302. All are welcome. Visit www.downtownbozeman.org for more information. 12/3 Bozeman Area Chamber of Commerce Business Before Hours, 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m., at Academy Mortgage Corporation, 1910 N. 22nd Ste. 1. $5 for members, $25 for non-members. Register at www.bozemanchamber.com. 12/5 Holiday Market Jubilee, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Gallatin County Fairgrounds. Visit www.holidaymarketjubilee.com for more information. 12/5 Bozeman Christmas Stroll, 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., downtown Bozeman. Visit www.downtownbozeman.org for more information. 12/9 Bozeman Business and Professional Women Luncheon, 12 p.m. to 1 p.m., at Holiday Inn, 5 E. Baxter. $9 for members, $12 for nonmembers. More information and register at www. bozemanbpw.org. 12/10 2nd Annual Holiday Bazaar, 2:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., Anderson School. 8

12/11 Winter Art Walk, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Downtown Bozeman. Visit www.downtownbozeman.org for more information. 12/14 Bozeman Daily Chronicle B2B Networking Luncheon, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Hilton Garden Inn. Tickets are $35 until 12/7 and $40 after that. Visit http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/ business/events/b2b-luncheons/ for more information and to register. 12/15 Tax Increment Fund Board Meeting, 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., at the Downtown Bozeman Partnership office. 12/16 Bozeman Area Chamber of Commerce Full Board Meeting, 7 a.m. to 8 a.m., at the Bozeman Chamber, 2000 Commerce Way. More information at www.bozemanchamber.com. 12/16 Business Improvement District Board Meeting, 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., at the Downtown Bozeman Partnership office. 12/17 Bozeman Area Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours, 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., at the Holiday Inn Bozeman, 5 Baxter Ln. Free for members, $25 for non-members. Register at www. bozemanchamber.com. 12/19 Winter Farmer’s Market, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., at the Emerson Cultural Center. More information at www.bozemanwintermarket.com.

BELGRADE 11/17 Belgrade Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors Meeting, 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. Visit www. belgradechamber.org. 11/19 Belgrade Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours, 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., at State Farm Insurance. Visit www.belgradechamber.org for more information. 11/24 Belgrade Chamber of Commerce Rise and Share, 8 a.m. to 9 a.m., at the Belgrade Chamber of Commerce. Visit www.belgradechamber.org for more information. 11/26 Belgrade Chamber of Commerce Membership Luncheon, 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. Visit www. belgradechamber.org for more information. 12/1 Belgrade Chamber of Commerce President’s Circle, 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Meeting open to past presidents and past board of directors of the Belgrade Chamber of Commerce. 12/4 Belgrade Chamber of Commerce Business Before Hours, 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m., at Sweet Cream. Visit www.belgradechamber.org for more information. 12/4 Belgrade Chamber of Commerce 2015 Festival of Lights Arts and Crafts Show, 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. $25 Booth Fee. Visit www.belgradechamber.org for more information. 12/8 Belgrade Chamber of Commerce Rise and Share, 8 a.m. to 9 a.m., at the Belgrade Cham-

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ber of Commerce. Visit www.belgradechamber.org for more information. 12/10 Belgrade Chamber of Commerce Building Belgrade, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Belgrade Chamber of Commerce. Visit www.belgradechamber.org for more information. 12/15 Belgrade Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors Meeting, 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. Visit www. belgradechamber.org. 12/22 Belgrade Chamber of Commerce Rise and Share, 8 a.m. to 9 a.m., at the Belgrade Chamber of Commerce. Visit www.belgradechamber.org for more information.

MADISON COUNTY 11/19 Visit Big Sky Board Meeting, 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m., at the Big Sky Chamber, 55 Lone Mountain Trail. Visit www.visitbigskymt.com for more information. 11/19 Big Sky Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., at the Medical Clinic of Big Sky. Free for members. Visit www. bigskychamber.com for more information. 11/28 Madison Valley Women’s Club Holiday Bazaar, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., in the Ennis Elementary

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School Gym. Contact Lynn Foreman at (406) 6825680 or (406) 599-3120. 12/3 Ennis Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., at Fan Mountain Inn, Ennis. Visit www.ennischamber.com for more information. 12/4 Spirit of Christmas Stroll 2015, 3 p.m. to 8 p.m., in Ennis. Visit www.ennischamber.com for more information. 12/8 Big Sky Chamber of Commerce Board Meeting, 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., at the Big Sky Chamber, 55 Lone Mountain Trail. Visit www.bigskychamber.com for more information. 12/9 Ennis Chamber of Commerce Board Meeting, 8 a.m., at First Madison Valley Bank, Ennis. Visit www.ennischamber.com for more information.

PARK COUNTY 11/19 Network Live! Livingston Business After Hours American Bank In-door Golf Open, 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., American Bank. Visit www. livingston-chamber.com or call (406) 222-0850 for more information. 12/4 Holiday Stroll, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., in downtown Livingston. Visit www.livingston-chamber.com for more information.

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Five things you can do to freshen up your brand BY DOUG WEBER

ALRIGHT, YOU’VE NEGLECTED YOUR brand long enough. Your website hasn’t been updated in five years and your logo has been gathering dust for longer than that. It’s probably time for a complete overhaul, but you just don’t have the time, money or bandwidth to go through a complete rebranding like you probably should. What can you do to breathe a little oxygen into the dying embers of your brand? Refresh your look You don’t have to do a complete logo overhaul to get your brand on the right track. Take what you have and make it better. Modernize it and bring it into the 21st century. A design and marketing firm worth its salt (like Mammoth) should be able to take what you currently have and develop elements that can be used for important outlets like Facebook (cover photo and profile picture), business cards, website, print ads and any other executions that your business might need. You should get horizontal and vertical logo versions that can be used for the next five to ten years and will breath life into a brand on life support. Take a look at brands like Coke and Pepsi to see how logos can evolve over time to remain strong and relevant. Amp up your social media efforts If your business isn’t currently on social media, you probably should be. Whether it is Facebook, Instagram, Twitter or even industry specific channels like Houzz, there is a channel that you should be using to connect with current and potential clients. If you are already using social media, make sure you are using it to provide relevant and unique content that supports your brand’s core and positioning. You can build up your

keting and advertising campaign. Work with an agency or marketing specialist to develop a campaign that gets your brand or business out of a rut and helps strengthen your brand through a strategic and creative approach. Implement the campaign through the appropriate channels and you should see results. Get involved As a business owner and citizen of our community, I would argue that it is your responsibility to become involved in the community. Whether that is through the Chamber

of Commerce, the Downtown Business Association, Rotary or any one of the local nonprofits in our community, you and your business should be giving back. There are so many nonprofits all with different focuses and there is one that aligns with your business’s values. Get involved. You and your employees will feel good about your efforts and your brand will feel the effects of good karma. Doug Weber is the owner of Mammoth Marketing in Bozeman, contact him at doug@ mammothmontana.com.

following and do a lot of vibrant and cost-effective promotion through social media. Content marketing Content marketing is a marketing approach focused on creating and distributing valuable, relevant and consistent content to attract and retain your target customers. Content marketing can be simple things like “about us” videos that let your target market know about who is behind the brand and why you do what you do. Profile and review new products you have on your shelves. Frame the content and make sure it is localized and relevant to your target market. If you are a local boutique ski maker, develop a simple video review discussing your latest ski model. If you are a local builder, do a blog post discussing the unique challenges and factors that should be considered when building in a cold weather climate like Bozeman. Content marketing can be distributed and shared through many different channels including your website, blog and social media. Companies like Red Bull and Patagonia have successfully built their businesses around content marketing. Launch a campaign Your brand can be freshened by surrounding it with a creative and strong mar-

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Preparing your home for winter BY ROBYN ERLENBUSH

AN ALWAYS APPROPRIATE TOPIC for this time of year is to give readers a gentle nudge to complete some projects around that house that will increase comfort and ideally decrease long term costs. The earlier you start on your annual checklist the better, but it’s never too late. Here are some of the top tips to be winter ready. Your furnace being in optimal working condition is most certainly the key to a cozy winter. It is recommended to have it serviced on an annual basis, and the filters should be changed every three months. It’s always a good idea to schedule your service work earlier in the season so that it is ready to go when the first cold snap hits “unexpectedly.” Investigating to see if you need additional insulation, especially in the attic space but crawlspace or outer walls as well, is a simple process. Though it does cost a bit up front to add layers, the longterm savings add up. Uninsulated pipes can cause extreme damage. Indoor pipes that run through attics, crawl spaces or exterior walls can potentially burst in freezing temperatures. The use of foam sleeves, insulation or heat tape can ward off frozen pipes and unwanted surprises. Additionally, outside of the home, drain your hoses, store them for the winter and turn off the water supply to outdoor faucets. The well-being of heating ducts is important so that the heat you are paying for is actually enjoyed. Ducts need to be checked regularly for leakage. The U.S. Department of Energy states that the energy efficiency of a HVAC system can improve by almost 20 percent simply

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by sealing up and insulating ducts throughout the house. They should also be vacuumed on occasion to clean out debris that settles in them. A trip to the hardware store to purchase caulk and weather stripping can be very productive. A bit of caulk comes in handy especially around window frames, doorframes and outlets. Weather stripping can be added around areas that still need to stay movable, such as doors and windows. Keeping these air leaks at bay will pay off on your monthly utility bill. At the same time that we “fall back” with our time, remember that the simple step of reversing the direction of any ceiling fans in your home will push that coveted warm air back in to your living space. The blades will need to turn clockwise this time of year. Storm doors and windows are key in reducing the amount of cold air sneaking into your home. If cost prohibitive, other

options include clear plastic or even bubble wrap to add another effective and fairly inexpensive layer of protection to seal leaks. The addition of motion censored outdoor lighting for our dark mornings and evenings is another idea to both increase safety by having lighted walkways and reduce costs from needing to leave lights on for an indefinite amount of time. For those who enjoy the extra warmth provided by a fireplace or wood stove, restocking the woodpile with seasoned firewood should be on your to-do list. Hiring a chimney sweep on a regular basis, depending on the amount of personal use, is also important to keep the fires burning safely and efficiently. Cleaning out gutters after the leaves have stopped falling will ideally keep the water flowing in the proper direction when melting snow occurs. However, it is important to take it one step further to ensure the mois-

ture really stays away from your home and no water damage occurs by checking for leaks in the gutters, using extensions at the end of the drain pipes and checking that a negative grade exists all around the foundation of the house. Hiring an arborist to take a deeper look around your property to identify potential problems with existing trees can help prevent major issues that may occur after heavy winter storms. There are countless other ideas, both big and small, to make certain that your home is winter ready and that your monthly utility bills don’t get out of control. Time spent productively at the beginning of the season will help you rest assured that you can enjoy the annual winter wonderland. Robyn Erlenbush is a downtown business owner and the broker and owner of ERA Landmark Real Estate, NAI Landmark Commercial and Intermountain Property Management. Contact her at robyn@ eralandmark.com.

Notes from Russia BY STEVE HAMPLE

WHY DID I GO TO RUSSIA? The answer is very simple: It’s an important country and I’d never been there. Did I go with a tour group? No. Was it a cold, bleak experience? No, the people were warmhearted, the sense of history was overwhelming and I gained a better view of the world, which is why I went. As September arrived I began to think that a beach in the South might have been a more comfortable choice than a place more northern than Juneau, Alaska. After a refreshing 22 hours in planes and airports, I arrived in St. Petersburg and gained the experience of filing a lost baggage claim in Russian. However, the official information desk near the exit efficiently booked a taxi ride to my hotel with a receipt showing in English the license plate and description of the car that would arrive within five minutes of me walking through the exit door. It was there in four minutes and only cost the fixed rate of $15 for a 20-minute ride to my small hotel in the center of the old part of the city. My room had a modern hot shower and bath, the hotel’s small café had cold beer and I soon collapsed into a great bed in a spotless room. The hotel had only two floors of rooms up a stairway from the café, but the staff all spoke English (one with a New Jersey accent acquired as an exchange student). The morning coffee was hot, the evening beer was cold and food in between was great. My lost luggage arrived a day later, after I’d shopped for a few clothes in a large department store, which was better than any I can recall in the U.S. It had a five-story open interior with crisscrossing escalators, glass elevator cages and over 100 high-end shops. Fortunately for me, the Russian ruble lost about half its value over the last year so in American dollars prices were reasonable. In the morning I joined other members of a Friendship Force International exchange team for three days touring cathedrals, museums and formal gardens, plus

the political center of Russia, it is near the western end of a vast country almost twice the size of the U.S. and with roughly half as many people. The population of Moscow is about 12 million people, but an estimated additional four million commute into the city every workday. Trains and highways are packed. Crowds and concrete prevail. Hence, many Russians escape the city whenever possible to go to their “dacha,” or second home, which is often a modest cabin on only a small plot of ground, but where one can grow apple trees, berries, vegetables and flowers. In one dacha a dozen of us crowded around a table for a traditional dinner with our Russian family hosts. Another highlight of the trip was

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FINANCIAL TIPS touring the Russian Mission Control Center and the nearby cosmonaut and astronaut training center for the International Space Station. Every person I met in Russia was friendly to me. Communism as an economic system seems to have ended years ago. Russians who I met work much like we do. Our languages and alphabets are different, but as people we have more similarities than differences. Every year I try to visit a country that I’ve not yet seen, thereby gaining a broader perspective of the world. Visiting Russia required preparation, but I’m very glad I went. Stephen R. Hample, CFP, a retired partner of Hample & Peck, owns a trust and banking corporation and is a registered representative of KMS Financial Services, Inc. Contact him at steve.hample@kmsfinancial.com

palaces filled with art and goldplated ornaments. Peter the Great established a great city. After four days in St. Petersburg, we took a comfortable high-speed train to Moscow to start the actual weeklong exchange program. “There is no cow in Moscow. The city is Moskva.” How we English speakers altered the name is probably a question for Chrysti the Wordsmith. Our hosts graciously let us pronounce words as best we could as we tried reading Russian signs in the Cyrillic alphabet. Moscow is famous for its Kremlin (meaning fort or fortress), which consists of a thousand-yearold walled area above the confluence of two rivers. It was attacked and rebuilt many times in the last thousand years and now contains several government buildings and cathedrals. Although Moscow is

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Clocking in with John and Sabine Morgan BY LEWIS KENDALL BUSINESS JOURNAL EDITOR

Sitting around the table in their office on Professional Drive in Bozeman, John and Sabine Morgan tell stories about the power of therapeutic massage. John, a former oil and gas contractor from Ohio, told of his experience working with a 50-yearold man with a degenerative brain disease who had difficulty speaking. The man’s wife and young daughter would attend John’s massage sessions, and the girl was often frustrated about her inability to connect with her father. “She didn’t know what to do,” John said. “So I invited her to come over and sit with me. I was just working on his hands and told her to take a hold of his hands. I asked her, ‘Can you feel the warmth of the skin? Can you feel the bones under the tissue?’ She said ‘Yeah,’ and I said ‘There’s your dad.’ Through touch they were able to reconnect.” The story is just one example of how the husband and wife duo have used massage to assist people with chronic or debilitating illness. After working with Rocky Mountain Hospice in Bozeman for several years, both John and Sabine were recently certified to perform Sensitive Touch massage — a form of palliative care therapy. “This is something we’ve discovered we’re very passionate about. For myself, this is the realm where I feel I do my best work,” Sabine said. “And the people are so real. There’s a quality within that space where time slows down a little bit; things are a bit more sacred. There’s something very special that happens in that connection.” Sabine, who is originally from Illinois, met John at the Massage Training Institute Montana in Kalispell in 2004. The two moved to 12

Bozeman a year later and worked as massage contractors for a while before starting their own practice, John and Sabine Bodywork and Therapeutic Massage, in 2006. “I was looking for a new direction. I liked what massage did for me and I thought that I would give it a try,” John said. “The more I learned about the body, the less I realized I knew. It’s been a quest for continuing education ever since.” That quest has led the couple to seminars and classes across the Northwest and accreditations that range from Myofascial Release Technique to prenatal massage. But it wasn’t until working with Rocky Mountain Hospice that the two really dove into the world of massage as a form of palliative care. Therapeutic massage, as opposed to the traditional relaxation variety, aims for “physical change in the tissue and the well-being,” John said.

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The husband and wife — who say they are the only licensed Sensitive Touch therapists in the state — have worked with dozens of clients with issues ranging from cancer to dementia at nearly all the end-of-life care facilities in the area. Though their services are not covered by Medicare or Medicaid, such facilities are generally supportive of John and Sabine’s work. Their website is littered with testimonials from hospice nurses who attest to the effectiveness of the pair’s techniques. “Their unique skill set of being able to provide caring touch to people in the final stage of life has been inspiring to witness and a great blessing to our hospice patients,” wrote one. While it might not be mainstream, massage can sometimes be a costeffective alternative to medication, John said. “The bill for hospice to supply (a client) with pain medication was

costing her more than what it cost me to go. So if I was $60 a week, the pain medication was $100 a week. It’s cheaper to send me than to get them another prescription,” he said. And as Sabine tells it, the therapy has positive effects that extend beyond the physical benefit to their clients. “My dad passed away and he was on hospice,” Sabine said. “You realize how much stress there is in the family and how much room there is for additional support. (Therapeutic massage) is not just good for the patient, but it also has a benefit for the family and the caretakers, so it has kind of a ripple effect. You can see that the calming for (patients) is calming others in the room.” On a personal note, both John, 61, and Sabine, 49, said that working with the dying has given them a new perspective on life.

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My Two Cents By Ris Higgins I’m going to forgo responding to a question this month. Instead, I’ll offer my two cents about the season that is soon to be upon us: Thanksgiving and the holidays. For me, Thanksgiving is the door opener to the season of connecting — with our families, our employees and clients, and, if we’re lucky, with ourselves. That last part is the tricky one, connecting with ourselves. A number of my clients and friends look upon this season with downright fear; there’s so much to do and so little time. Who has time to connect with themselves? This is not a column today about time management, but about being present and clear on our intention in the moment, noticing everything that’s happening. Right now. Instead of letting go, consider author Peter Senge’s view of “letting come.” I believe underneath all our Thanksgiving “busyness” is a desire to connect with people — to thank them, to let them know we are grateful for them or to remind them how important they are to us. That is our intention. When we lose sight of that in the rush, it’s like shooting Novocaine into our heart, numbing us to what really matters and infusing our irritation and resentment into the very moments we are creating. The solution? Find ways to feed our souls, to connect with ourselves. When we do, contentment and joy begin to emerge. It’s a question of how to enjoy ourselves while still doing what needs to be done. One of the most nourishing ways I have found to feed my soul is to create personal rituals, as they connect me with others and

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myself in heartfelt ways. When I was writing this, I asked my 28-year-old son, Brandon, to remind me of some of our own family rituals and he came up with five examples within five minutes. That alone gave my mother’s heart a shot of joy and delight, because with each memory of a ritual my intention had been to connect with him and I did. Doing that fed my soul. With rituals, what we give, we get. Consider the ideas below to get you started. FOOD RITUALS n Appreciations at dinner. As we eat dinner, each person at our dinner table tells every other person at least one thing they appreciated about them that day. Each contribution always brings a smile of connection. n What I’m grateful for. Again at dinner, sometimes we forgo appreciations and each person talks about one thing they are grateful for that day. I notice the busyness slows down. n Etiquette dinner. During the holidays, my husband and I used to take our two sons out to dinner at a fancy restaurant to teach them what to do with three forks or three spoons, or how to check out the first taste of a bottle of wine. At first, we thought they would think this was cheesy, but to our surprise and delight they both have told us they looked forward to this annual event. It’s about that “letting come” happen.

FAMILY RITUALS n Lipstick kiss. When I left for trips, I used to kiss the top of my younger son’s hand and leave my lips’ mark on him so he would know I was thinking about him that day and

remember how much I loved him. As a mom working outside the home, it fed my soul and his. n Hidden cards. When either my husband or I leave for a business trip, we hide a loving card in the suitcase so whoever is leaving doesn’t see it until they unpack in the hotel that evening. As business partners, it’s a way of connecting besides debriefing our business issues that night. n The Wednesday Pen. When our oldest son was 13, his grandfather, my Dad, wrote him a one-page letter about life every Wednesday, each year until he turned 18. It turned out to be a weekly connection that was priceless for his grandson. Rituals like these open our hearts, reconnecting us to ourselves. We don’t have to invest lots of time, just clarity on our intention and being present. Feeding our soul is like feeding our body. Sometimes there are feasts, when we can savor the moments, and sometimes life is calling for fast food, when we are short on time but long for nourishment. Here’s what I mean: The main course that feeds our souls is the power of pause. Pause to notice how you’re feeling, or even if you are feeling. Then shift. It actually makes all this possible. Author Anne Morrow Lindbergh captures this beautifully in saying; “We need solitude in order to find again the true essence of ourselves. The problem is not entirely in finding the room of one’s own, the time alone, difficult and necessary as this is. The problem is more how to still the soul in the midst of its activities. In fact, the problem is how to feed the soul.” May you all be nourished this Thanksgiving. Ris Higgins is a leadership coach, change agent and innovative thought-leader at Leadership Outfitters. Contact her at 406-586-5504 or ris@leadership-outfitters.com.

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Machine learning and digital advertising BY SEAN GOLLIHER

MACHINE LEARNING AND ARTIFICIAL intelligence (AI) are transforming the digital advertising space and the increase in news coverage has everyone talking about it. Machine learning is useful in digital advertising for processing large amounts of data to help advertisers make more informed decisions and can help predict future events or classify large sets of data into categories. This benefits the advertiser through lower costs, better targeting and more leads or sales. Google recently announced the use of AI in their new algorithm entitled “RankBrain,” which helps predict what a user search query on Google might mean if the search engine hasn’t seen the query before. Google reports that 15 percent of all searches on their search engine have never been seen before. The amount of data being processed, just for new search queries, is very large and returning useful results in real-time is not practical unless automated by machines. Machine learning is also being used to help purchase advertising inventory on search engines, social networks and publisher websites. Similar to the high frequency trading algorithms used on the stock market for buying and selling stocks, many companies are using algorithms to adjust bids for digital ad buys. Pay-per-click (PPC) ads on Google are a real-time auction system. When a user types a search phrase into Google, the advertisers appear on the search engine results page. If the user clicks the ad, the advertiser pays Google for the click. The position of the ad and price of the click are both determined by the advertiser’s bid on the search terms they want to target.

Determining what to bid for a particular search term is challenging — especially when targeting thousands of terms. Machine learning algorithms “learn” from analytics data and then adjust keyword bids based on patterns they discover. Patterns can be based on seasonal trends, current events, competition or trends a human would never notice. Most large web companies are using some form of machine learning or AI to help them learn, and then take action from the data. Advertisers need to be aware of the increasingly complex ad buys available to them and how advertising platforms determine relevancy and targeting. Digital advertising is still in its infancy and the opportunities for businesses to efficiently get in front of their customers will continue to grow and improve thanks to the science behind machine learning and AI. Sean Golliher is the president of metric ppc, a pay-per-click only agency focusing on lead generation located in Bozeman.

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to work M- F. 8:00 – 5:00 If you are detail oriented, highly organized, can communicate effectively, and thrive in a fun and fastpaced environment this may be a good fit for you. This position works hand in hand with sales representatives, graphic designers, and advertising clients to produce and deliver effective advertising campaigns, both in print and online. Computer skills are extremely important and a basic understanding of the Adobe Creative Suite are preferred but not required. This is a full time position with a great benefit package that includes medical, dental, vision, a company matching 401K program and paid vacation time. If you are interested in this position, please send a cover letter and resume to: Cindy Sease Advertising Director Bozeman Daily Chronicle 2820 W. College Bozeman, MT 59718 -orVia e-mail to Equal Opportunity Employer

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