Monthly Archives: November 2008

Upcoming Idaho Press Club Event – Hacks and Flacks in Transition

The Idaho Press Club has a new event on the calendar: Hacks and Flacks in Transition
From the IPC website:
As newsrooms are shrinking, journalists are busier than ever. And as mainstream media migrates online, a reporter’s day-to-day work is transformed. Gain insight from our news experts on how to work with the media and pitch stories [...]

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Leave Your Mark on the Rockies

Well, not the mountains. The awards.
The Boise Advertising Federation is looking to redesign the Rockie Awards, and they’ve opened up the design competition to anyone who’s willing to take a swing at it.
There are a few guidelines:

Both Gold and Silver Rockies must be designed. On average, the BAF gives out 15 Golds and 115 Silvers [...]

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Communication Arts Coverage for Local Work

Oliver Russell’s work on the Hitchcock Building in downtown Boise is currently featured on the Communication Arts website.

The building, home of The Record Exchange, the Neurolux and The Edge, previously had a mural of assorted Alfred Hitchcock movies through the years, but now features a design based entirely on The Birds.
The mural was designed by [...]

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The Final Results: Think Pink’s Concert for the Cure

For those of you who may have missed it, Think Pink’s Concert for the Cure was this past Saturday. By all accounts, the concert was well attended, and a great time was had by all.
When it was all said and done, through ticket sales, sales of their signature Save the Boobs t-shirts and raffles of [...]

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Upcoming PRSA Event – Protecting Your Organization and Reputation Through the Truth

Now that’s a mouthful of a title, no doubt.
Apologies for the late notice on this one, but I imagine most who would be going to this event have already heard about it. Regardless, I’d be remiss if I didn’t at least mention it here.
The PRSA Idaho Chapter’s next event. titled Protecting Your Organization and Reputation [...]

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UPDATE – The Broken Barker Benefit

I just got word from the Wirestone folks that the Broken Barker Benefit has been postponed, and will not be happening this Friday, as originally planned. It seems that there was a setback in his recovery, so they’ve decided to push it back.
At this point, I know that a decision will be made later this [...]

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Job Opening: Web Developer/Designer

Craigslist in Eastern Idaho has an anonymous post from a Video & Graphics House for a Graphic Designer / Web Developer in Idaho Falls.
The qualified candidate should have “extensive knowledge and experience with Adobe Creative Suite workflow, XHTML, CSS, and PHP with MySQL support are required. Proven experience in Actionscript, Javascript, J2EE, RoR and AJAX [...]

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New Hire at Drake Cooper

That seems to be a familiar headline on the Idaho Ad Agencies blog, but once again, Drake Cooper in Boise is growing.
Their most recent addition is Mona Teffeteller as a Brand Manager. She will work primary with the United Dairymen of Idaho account, and has previous experience in consumer food and beverage brand management.
Congratulations Mona.
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Upcoming Event – The Broken Barker Benefit

Well, I’m horribly late to the game with this one, but still…
As some of you may know, Jeff Barker, a designer at Wirestone in Boise, was critically injured in a motorcycle accident caused by a suspected drunk driver trying to evade police. While the news media reported the injuries as non life-threatening, they were serious [...]

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Vote

Today’s the day.
Regardless of which candidates you support, or what your opinion is on any number of ballot measures, today is the day when all of the talk, promises and rhetoric fades away, and you get to take action.
However you choose to do so, and whichever candidates you choose to do it for:
Vote.

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