Exterior rendering of Rocks & Acid wine shop & tasting bar, coming to 712 Market Street in Chapel Hill, designed by pod architecture + design. Counter service via a large window by the patio (pictured here) will lend a casual, informal air to the new-concept shop.
Rocks & Acid, a new retail wine shop and tasting room coming this year to Chapel Hill’s Southern Village neighborhood, is one of “The 14 Most Anticipated Restaurants Across the Carolinas for 2022,” according to Eater Carolinas digital magazine.
While the name doesn’t say it, food will play a key role in owner Paula de Pano’s desire to have her customers relax and linger at Rocks & Acid. To that end, pod architecture + design included a large pass-through window at the shop’s exterior patio in their design. A “curated selection of artisan cheeses, charcuterie, conservas, caviar and cakes” will be available at the window and interior wine bar, according to JNK Public Relations.
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CLICK HERE for more information on pod a+d‘s design for Rocks & Acid.
Based in Chapel Hill, Real Estate Experts is an independent, full-service residential real estate and property management company that has been serving the Triangle and surrounding areas for over 20 years. Bakst has hired the boutique PR agency to increase her agency’s visibility and to support her marketing plans.
“Early in her career, Jodi Bakst knew that marketing is arguably the most important aspect of her business, which contributed to her incredible success. She’s an expert at real estate marketing,” said Kim Weiss, owner and operator of Blueplate PR. “But sometimes public relations is more effective because it confirms a real estate agent’s expertise and credibility. It establishes trust – a value that attracts clients and media attention.”
To that end, Weiss said she’s working with Bakst to expose the “emotional side of Real Estate Experts by celebrating the fascinating people behind the brand and by sharing those happy human moments that real estate transactions so often elicit.”
sometimes public relations is more effective because it confirms…expertise and credibility. It establishes trust…”
Blueplate PR will also be involved in a unique residential community Bakst is planning, from website content development through promotional campaigns. The goal, Weiss said, will be maximum exposure to potential investors, property owners and in the media.
“I’m working with architects and builders on my new project,” Bakst said. “They told me, hands down, ‘Kim Weiss is the best in the business. You have to hire her.’ So that’s what I did. And not only am I working with Kim on my upcoming project; I was so excited about her that I asked for her help with promoting Real Estate Experts as well.”
Jodi Bakst co-owns the Property Management Group within Real Estate Experts with Realtor® Bill Matthes. For more information on all aspects of Real Estate Experts, visit realestateexperts.net.
For more information on Blueplate PR, visit blueplatepr.org.
Owned and operated by award-winning journalist and former magazine editor Kim Weiss, Blueplate PR is a boutique public relations agency located in downtown Raleigh, NC. The agency specializes in full-service PR campaigns for architects and other businesses and organizations within and related to the building industry. For more information, visit blueplatepr.org and/or email Kim Weiss: blueplatepr@gmail.com.
About Real Estate Experts:
Real Estate Experts is a residential real estate and property management company. We have been serving the local market for over 20 years, going above and beyond to provide exceptional service to our clients. Not only are we experts in our market, the real estate transaction, negotiation, and marketing, we are out-of-the-box thinkers. With our clients in mind, we listen and we deliver the results they want. For more information, visit realestateexperts.net, call 919-928-9131 or email Jodi@realestateexperts.net.
Kaiser Associates Realtors, South Florida’s only real estate brokerage specializing exclusively in modern homes, has selected Blueplate PR in Raleigh, NC, as its public relations agency, citing owner Kim Weiss’s extensive knowledge of architecture – especially modern architecture – as a key factor.
Tobias Kaiser, owner/broker, Kaiser Associates Realtors
“Our clients have a refined, special taste in homes, and our buyers are located all over the Americas,” said Tobias Kaiser, founder/owner, and a licensed broker. “Being trained in, and having worked in, public communication, I know print advertising won’t reach them. Looking for someone to help us grow our business and who understands modern architecture, Kim is just uniquely qualified.”
A native of Germany, Kaiser and his wife, Lisa, live in Boca Raton. They also maintain a home outside Munich and another in Raleigh where they met Weiss.
“When I launched Blueplate PR in 2004, after nearly 20 years as a journalist covering architecture and historic preservation, I promised myself that I would only accept clients whose work fueled my passions,” she said. “When I’m excited about a client’s work, good things happen. Well, I’m very excited about the work that Tobias and his team do at Kaiser Associates. They don’t just move real estate. They’re actually ‘match-makers’ who help very special homes find very special homeowners and renters who truly love and appreciate the houses’ architectural integrity. I’m thrilled that they’re letting me be a part of all that love!”
Throughout South-East Florida, Tobias Kaiser has documented over 4700 modernist homes and evaluated and brokered many of them, including:
For the latter, Kaiser found the lot and the architect and served as the owner’s representative throughout construction, which took three years to complete.
Among the homes Kaiser currently represents exclusively or in cooperation with colleagues is an exemplary mid-century modern beach house designed by renowned American architect Paul Rudolph. That house and all of Kaiser’s listings can be viewed at www.modernsouthflorida.com/modern-homes-for-sale.
For more information on Kaiser Associates Realtors, visit www.kaiserassoc.com.
Through its experienced real estate agents, Kaiser Associates offers clients expertise, knowledge, and experience in four core specialties: (1) brokering, preserving, and promoting modern homes in South Florida, from mid-century to new construction; (2) owner representation and consulting for modernist ground-up construction, rehabs and renovations; (3) a full range of residential services including buying, selling, and renting; and (4) buyer representation for Net-leased/NNN investment properties in Florida and throughout the U.S.
Blueplate PR, a boutique public relations agency in Raleigh, announces three new clients in the architecture and residential development industries: Tonic Design, a multi-award-winning architecture firm in Raleigh; pod architecture + design, an award-winning firm that relocated from Los Angeles to Carrboro; and Modus NC Investments, the design and development group behind “The Saint,” the luxury brownstone-style townhomes currently under construction on St. Mary’s Street in Raleigh.
“It’s very gratifying to have these exciting businesses place their faith in Blueplate PR and our ability to achieve the results they expect from public relations,” said founder and owner Kim Weiss. “
Tonic Design is actually a returning client. Through Blueplate PR’s previous media strategy, principals Katherine Hogan, AIA, and Vincent Petrarca were named “Rising Stars” by Residential Architect magazine in 2013 and their projects have been featured in a host of national publications. Hogan also received a 2014 Women in Business Award from Triangle Business Journal (TBJ) in the “Future Star” category.
pod architecture + design is owned by partners Doug Piersen, AIA, and environmental/experiential graphics designer Youn Choi. Licensed in five states, pod a+d completed nationally and internationally acclaimed projects in the Los Angeles area and beyond before relocating the hybrid architectural firm first to Durham then, more recently, to Carrboro. Based on the recommendation of another architect, Piersen contacted Blueplate PR to help his firm establish a stronger presence in the Triangle region.
Modus NC Investments is a Canadian-based real estate development group that includes architect Souheil Al-Awar. Al-Awar designed The Saint’s 17 modern, four-story townhomes going up on St. Mary’s Street between West Jones and West Lane streets with sizes ranging from 2700 to 4400 square feet. Modus NC Investments insists The Saint will “redefine luxury living” in Raleigh. Blueplate PR is charged with increasing the project’s visibility and differentiating it from other residential developments in the city.
Thunderfoot Press, a small publishing house in Orange County, NC, has commissioned Blueplate PR of Raleigh to market and promote its premiere title, Midland Club, a new murder mystery by Mark Spano with particular social relevance.
“November 8, 2016, marked the beginning of a surge in hate crimes in this country, including crimes directed at our LGBT citizens,” said Blueplate PR owner Kim Weiss. “The first time I read Midland Club, which is set in 1958, the relevance jumped off the page at me.
“Fear of that heinous type of crime informs how the book’s main character, Rich St. Pierre, responds to the death of a friend – a gay black man. Everyone in the mid-western city believes it was suicide. Rich knows better. I’m deeply honored to work with Thunderfoot Press to promote this gripping and relevant page-turner, which will remind readers of the best in noir filmmaking.”
Blueplate PR is a boutique public relations firm Weiss founded 2004. Since then she has promoted a variety of book genres, including business, fiction, humor, young adult fantasy, and supernatural. An award-winning journalist and former magazine editor, Weiss also ghostwrote and edited The Bridge Builders, a memoir of master landscape architect Richard C. Bell’s life and work. For more information, visit www.blueplatepr.net.
Thunderfoot Press has published five works of fiction and a memoir by author and filmmaker Mark Spano.
Advance/review copies in paperback and digital editions are available by contacting Kim Weiss by phone (919.819.0064) or email: blueplatepr@gmail.com. The book is available for purchase in paperback and Kindle editions on Amazon.
Blueplate PR, a boutique public relations agency in downtown Raleigh,is launching a new PR package today for architects who have big PR goals (exposure), big PR dreams (lots of exposure), and not-so-big 2017 PR budgets.
What’s included in the “PR On A Platter” package?
Professional press releases, written by a former newspaper and magazine editor, on all the news your firm generates (new projects, completed projects, awards, new hires, etc., etc. You’ll be surprised by how much news you generate!).
Manual press release distribution to relevant media sources. (The media hate “e-blasts.” This is not that.)
Hand-picked submissions to appropriate online journals, e-zines, and blogs to raise your Internet presence immediately (very important since potential clients and media sources “Google” information today).
Professional pitches to traditional media: newspapers, magazines, television and radio. (The number is limited.)
An experienced and committed PR professional who actually knows your industry and delivers results.
Why is this a great deal for you? Well, if you want all of that exposure for you and your work, “PR On A Platter” will save you endless hours of…
…Chasing the right reporters who cover your industry and may be interested in your news. …Waiting for return calls from deadline-driven journalists who don’t even know you’ve left many, many, many messages. …Staring at the screen of your smartphone for weeks, waiting for reporters to get back to you. …Wondering why your competitors keep getting “ink” and tons of new leads from the same journalists and reporters you’ve been trying to attract.
Since 2004, Blueplate PR’s message has been simple:
“Get a lot for a little.” With our “PR On A Platter” package, we continue to deliver on this promise.
So… what’s it going to cost? Very little, actually.
For a flat-fee of $700 per month (with a recurring commitment of six months or more), you’ll enjoy our “no billable hours, no surprises” promise and achieve the PR results you want from a professional public relations expert with a track record of securing tons of media attention for her clients.
So – ready to Order Up? Call Kim Weisstoday at 919.819.0064,
or email her: blueplatpr@gmail.com.
*NOTE:This offer expires January 31, 2017, is available only for new clients and requires at least a 6-month commitment, payable on the first of each month.
Boutique public relations agency to direct PR campaign for one of
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Raleigh’s most sought-after design-build firms.
The Raleigh Architecture Company (RACo), one of the most sought-after design-build firms in the Triangle, has selected Blueplate PR, a boutique public relations agency, as its public relations agency of record.
Blueplate PR owner Kim Weiss will work with RACo owners Robby Johnston, AIA, and Craig Kerins, AIA, to increase awareness of the up-and-coming design-build firm on local, state, and national levels; to enhance the firm’s public image; and to build its brand through media relations, Internet presence, social media engagement, and community outreach.
“Robby and Craig are incredibly talented young architects,” said Weiss. “They consistently produce innovative, environmentally responsible, Modern designs rendered in craftsman-quality construction for clients who have nothing but praise for the process,” said Weiss. “Their stories, their work, and their exemplary client services deserve to be shared with the public and the profession. I’m honored and excited to work with Robby, Craig and their entire team at The Raleigh Architecture Company.”
Located in downtown Raleigh, Blueplate PR is the only public relations firm in the Southeast that specializes in architecture and architecture-related businesses, organizations, and non-profits. For more information, visit www.blueplatepr.net.
The Raleigh Architecture Company is also located in downtown Raleigh, in the Warehouse District, at 502 South West Street. For more information, visit www.raleigh-architecture.com.
About The Raleigh Architecture Company
The Raleigh Architecture Company is an award-winning design-build firm specializing in Modern sustainable architecture, and craftsman-quality construction. As licensed architects and general contractors, we consider designing and building to be one integrated process. This streamlined approach empowers us to meet our clients’ economic expectations and to seamlessly execute high quality details, both small and large. Our office and shop are located under one roof in downtown Raleigh’s Warehouse District at 502 S. West Street. For more information visit www.raleigh-architecture.com, call 919.831.2995, or email: info@raleigh-architecture.com.
Residential Architect magazine is one of the best professional journals covering architecture today. It its November-December 2011 edition, editor Claire Conroy hit the proverbial nail squarely on the head in an editorial that applies not just to architects, but to all professions, businesses, and non-profits: It is no longer enough to “hang your shingle” and take out a Yellow Page ad. Without good, consistent marketing and/or public relations efforts, you will drown in the sea of competition. She begins by addressing the reasons behind the magazine’s choices for its first ever “RA 50: a short list of architects we love.” What she says after that applies to anyone who wants to rise to the top of his or her field and stay there. — Kim Weiss, Blueplate PR
publish or perish
…find your own way to let the world know how great you are.
By: S. Claire Conroy
Welcome to our first-ever ra50—the short list of architects whose work we admire. We know and
Claire Conroy, editor, Residential Architect
appreciate a great number of other residential architects, but this collection comprises the ones whose names keep rising to the top—of our design awards programs, of our case studies waiting for a place in the magazine, and of our roster of cover profile subjects.
There are some practitioners here who’ve come to our attention through sheer talent and dedication alone—well, maybe just one: Glenn Murcutt. The rest have combined undeniable talent with hard work, and, yes, self-promotion. That self-promotion may only take the form of entering—and winning—design competitions, but that effort wins our attention.
Good marketing is an imperative these days. Architects can no longer get by with just a listing in the Yellow Pages, as one well-known practitioner once told me he did. Come to think of it, his practice has largely evaporated. Read more…
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