Every once in a while I get a serious case of writer’s block when it comes to this site. Happens every year and a half or so. And I’m waist-deep into a good bout of it right now, to the point that I even had to bow out of submitting a guest article (not something I wanted to do or am proud of, mind you).
So, I’m stepping away from it all for a few days.
Look for new news and updates to resume next week.
So you’ve got all of your materials in for the 2010 Rockie Awards, right? Right? Well, if not, stop what you’re doing right now and go get it all together. You’re running out of time.
Now, for everyone else, here are the judges for this year’s show (after the jump): read more »
For the past several months, you may have noticed that news of layoffs has been absent from the Idaho Ad Agencies blog. And it’s not an accident.
Several months ago, I made a conscious decision to stop writing about “layoffs, downsizing, staff reductions” or whatever other name you want to call it. Why? A few different reasons.
There’s enough layoff news going around already. For the past year (and more), news of layoffs has been everywhere. Name the medium, name the industry — it was there. And that sort of news gets old. Quick.
It puts a spotlight on those who have been affected, whether they’re ready for it or not.
And, quite frankly, it’s draining. In many cases, these are friends and colleagues, and it’s hard not to let it get to you.
So there you have it. If you’re looking for the latest layoff news, I’m afraid to say this isn’t the place you’re going to find it.
…have been added to the Available Talent page. If you’re able to put these talented folks to work or take advantage of their skills, please do so.
Just a quick note — there’s some fine-tuning going on around the Jobs section of the site, and the types of back-fill job listings that are included.
Hopefully this will help to get rid of some of the irrelevant jobs that end up in the list.
Stay tuned.
For those playing along at home, Silicon Florist has an update on the hub-bub surrounding the design contest for PortlandOnline.
Rick has already explained it much better than I can, so I’ll let him take it from here.
Apologies in advance for what I’m sure will be infrequent updates over the next couple of weeks. My attention will be focused elsewhere, and the Idaho Ad Agencies blog may see a lull in activity as a result.
We’ll return to our regularly scheduled programming before too long.
It would seem that there is nothing going on these days, but certainly that can’t be the case can it?
Do you have an upcoming event that readers of the Idaho Ad Agencies blog should be aware of?
Let us know, and if it’s a good fit we’ll get your event on the calendar.
Well, how did you do?
Did you treat anyone differently, or were you treated any differently last week? If so, did it have any effect on you?
Feel free to comment away.
As you may remember, earlier this year Drake Cooper and North by Northwest were casting a family from the Pacific Northwest for Adventures in Living — an online reality series to be developed for the Idaho Travel Council.
As it turns out, they found their family, and are just past halfway through the vacation/filming.
Among the areas that they’ve either visited or are scheduled to visit: Boise, Banks, the greater Island Park area, Sun Valley, Ketchum, Stanley, McCall, Hells Canyon, Lewiston, Coeur d’Alene, Wallace and Athol (Silverwood).
The full campaign is scheduled to launch in Spring 2010, complete with “Dedicated campaign website, complete with downloadable webisodes, podcasts, online maps and itineraries, e-coupons from statewide participants and communities and more.” They’ve had some good press of the production, including coverage by the Associated Press, NPR, Idaho Mountain Express, Idaho Business Review and more.
If you’d like to follow along with the rest of the trip, take a look at the Adventures in Living updates on Twitter.
It’ll be interesting to keep an eye on the rest of this as it unfolds, and the full campaign kicks off next spring.
