Like it or love it, reality TV means business. And, it can be good for small business; check out this article from USA Today, Reality TV’s new stars: Small businesses. The St. Louis shot Oprah Network series Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s, which features a popular St. Louis eatery and its founding family, is referenced. Also in the article, Jai Manselle, founder of Manselle Media, a brand development and PR company with clients in the entertainment industry, says, “The shows are essentially a free weekly national commercial for a small business.”
For more on items like these and production news from around the state, check out the Missouri Film News for May 2013.
As the newsletter also notes, make certain you can be found by getting listed in the Missouri Film Office Production Guide. It’s free…