Using his experience in the Journal's entertainment section as a springboard, Marcus began working as a marketing manager for local movie theaters, suggesting promotions, writing ads, and helping with film selection. While attending high school Marcus operated a paper route for the Minneapolis Journal-which he built into the city's largest-then moved on to the paper's circulation, advertising, and entertainment staffs.Īmong Marcus's first experiences of American culture was the motion picture, for which he immediately developed a lifelong love. With his onboard earnings, Marcus traveled cross-country to join his father in his cattle brokering business near the stockyards of St.
To his surprise, each tipped him liberally for his generosity, instilling in Marcus the knowledge that pleasing people can provide more than just spiritual rewards. While making the transatlantic voyage to reunite with his father in Minnesota, Marcus had delivered milk, water, and oranges to fellow passengers confined to their cabins with seasickness. The son of a Polish immigrant, Ben Marcus (changed from Machtey by Ellis Island officials) arrived in the United States in 1925 with a newly acquired lesson in capitalism. Through persistence, an eye for winning business opportunities, and an ambitious desire for expansion, by 1996 Marcus built his corporation into one of the largest motel chains in the United States, the nineteenth largest theater circuit, and the largest Kentucky Fried Chicken franchiser in the midwest. A diversified, Wisconsin-based hotelier, movie theater chain, and franchised food service operator, The Marcus Corporation was founded in the 1930s by a newly transplanted Polish immigrant whose love for American westerns led him to build a movie house in Ripon, Wisconsin. We will continue to successfully meet all challenges through planning, balanced diversification, and orderly growth.Īs American business success stories go, The Marcus Corporation's is a classic. We pledge to remain alert to economic changes which affect our business, and to respond to ever-changing consumer demands. We will support the values of the communities we are privileged to serve by honoring their traditions and preserving their environment. We will continue our personal and corporate involvement in activities benefitting the community, state, and nation. We will remain a quality-minded corporation, dedicated to upholding our corporate slogan, "People Pleasing People." We will maintain our position of leadership in the hospitality and entertainment industries through our commitment to quality, service, and value. We believe in rewarding outstanding performance, and in promoting from within to develop a climate of high expectation and achievement, as well as a solid base of highly qualified associates.
We take great pride in our dedicated management teams and associates and will continue to develop their potential and skills at all levels within our organization.
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