Monthly Archives: November 2008

Headline Roundup for November 26th

Epsilon: Marketing Execs Aren’t Sold on Social Nets – via Adweek
Radio’s Revenue Falls Even as Audience Grows – via New York Times
Riding Obama’s Coattails, Making a Buck Along the Way – via New York Times
Paper or pixels? Craigslist founder Craig Newmark shares with Times editors his view of journalism’s future in the digital age – [...]

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REMINDER: Rockies Redesign Contest Entries

Just a quick reminder that submissions for the Boise Advertising Federation’s Rockies Redesign are due by Monday December 1st at 5:00 pm.
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Upcoming BAF/AIGA Event – Three Ounces + Ice: An Evening with Patrick Coyne

The Boise Advertising Federation and AIGA Idaho are co-sponsoring an event featuring Patrick Coyne, Owner and Editor of Communication Arts.
Among the topics on the schedule, Patrick will discuss the history and philosophy of the magazine, and how CA’s annual competitions in Interactive, Illustration, Photography, Graphic Design and Advertising are chosen.
Details for the event are as [...]

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Headline Roundup

Here’s a few of yesterday’s headlines:
Direct Marketing to Comprise 53% of ’09 Ad Spend – via MarketingVOX
ConAgra’s Parkay Tub Is Talking Again – via MediaPost
Making The Case For Brand Building Through Hyper-Targeting – commentary via MediaPost
Local Ads: Falling Revs, Media Peril – via MediaPost
BBDO Refills with Starbucks – via Brandweek
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The 6 and the 9 shall remain apart

Okay, it’s a bad joke and a horribly inappropriate title, but then again, when have I been known to be politically correct…
A couple of weeks ago, Don broke the news on Idaho Radio News that KNIN will not become a part of Journal Broadcast Group:
The Federal Communications Commission turned down Banks Broadcasting’s request to declare [...]

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New Hire at Scott Peyron

Scott Peyron & Associates has added Deanna Ward to their staff as Practice Group Leader.
Deanna was previously with Hewlett Packard, serving most recently as Northwest Public Affairs Manager. She has also worked for the likes of Maxtor Corporation and Blackburn Design / Bell Sports.
Congratulations Deanna.
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Job Opening – Public Relations

Recently found on the Boise Craigslist:
Junior public relations position. Drive, energy and commitment to succeed more important than direct PR experience. Will train. College degree, writing skills required.

Full details about the position can be found here.
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No Coffee Morning This Month

Alas, the month of November will come and go without a Coffee Morning (well, at least not one that has been scheduled through here).
Given the schedule of the past few months, this month’s Coffee Morning would have fallen either this Friday or next Friday. And since there isn’t anything scheduled for this week, and next [...]

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New Hire at Noot Group

Noot Group in Boise has a new Creative Director.
Ray Fesenmaier has joined the agency as Vice President/Creative Director. He comes to the shop from the Minneapolis area, and has previously worked with agencies such as Carmichael Lynch, Martin Williams and Campbell Mithun. Fesenmaier’s experience includes work for brands such as Harley-Davidson, Target, Sears Optical, Polaris [...]

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The Giving Season Begins

Yesterday, Joanne Taylor of Drake Cooper posted this message as a challenge on Twitter:
challenging you guys to help round up 40 turkeys! Bring a frozen turkey to Drake Cooper this Friday am and we will take them to the foodbank
Helping out the Idaho Food Bank is a worthwhile cause, so I’ll bite. If you’d like [...]

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