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by Saint Mary's University of Minnesota

April 9, 2026

In the News Mainpage Marketing UG School of Business and Technology

Assistant professor Miranda Greenwold and students Vivian Stolz and Lars Bergo spoke with Winona Post about Saint Mary’s new student-led marketing agency, Red Feather Marketing. The program started with eight students last fall who worked in pairs with local businesses or nonprofit clients to help them create and implement a marketing strategy. The program allows students to gain real world-experience by applying what they have learned in the classroom in a professional setting.

From the story:

“Each team had a strategic consultant serving as a main point of contact with the client and helping develop strategies to market the business and a creative consultant bringing that vision to life by making items to market the business, Greenwold said.

Read more via Winona Post.