Dennis Rock has done many things and had many achievements in business. He worked for Canada’s largest advertising agency, MacLaren’s. He ran his own studio for many years with enviable clients such as Coca Cola and General Motors and then concentrated more on the marketing side of business to help us here at REM for the past 20 years.
Dennis has been in the advertising and marketing business for more than 50 years. He could probably tell you first hand of some experiences like that depicted in the television series Mad Men. He can even tell you about the trials of working on the advertising side of Trudeau’s political campaign – Pierre’s, not Justin’s.
Dennis has never made a secret of his dreams to see the world. To that end he has achieved a good deal already, visiting Europe, the U.K., the Far East and even Antarctica. That may only be a small portion of what he is planning. To do more travelling, Dennis must first retire to find the time. And that is just what he has done.
We are going to miss him a great deal here at REM. The help he gave us all, the profound advice and the wise counsel he gave to everyone at REM will never be forgotten. The relationships that Dennis established with the who’s who of Canada’s real estate industry is a staggering list of people who became friends. Each person within Dennis’ circle of friends was more than a client; they were fellow souls in the real estate community. It’s interesting to note that many of them are retiring as well. It would not be surprising if some even travel with Dennis.
We wish Dennis well in his retirement and wherever the road may take him in the years ahead.
Heino Molls has been the Publisher of REM, Real Estate Magazine (formerly Real Estate Marketing), since 1989. Previous to REM, he worked as an executive at the Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB), and at the Toronto Star. Contact Heino by email or call 416-425-3504 x2.
