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Help Bring ART & COPY to Boise
By now you’ve likely heard about the film ART & COPY. But just in case you haven’t, here’s the official synopsis:
ART & COPY is a powerful new film about advertising and inspiration. Directed by Doug Pray (SURFWISE, SCRATCH, HYPE!), it reveals the work and wisdom of some of the most influential advertising creatives of our [...]
Posted in film, worth mentioning
Tagged art & copy, art & copy screening, baf, boise advertising federation, dan wieden, doug pray, george lois, hal riney, idaho falls advertising federation, lee clow, lewis-clark valley advertising federation, magic valley advertising federation, mary wells, pocatello advertising federation, twitter, youtube
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George Parker Does Not Hate Everything
Believe it or not, it’s true — there’s proof!
Kidding aside, during an appearance on Episode 63 of The BeanCast, George Parker had a few complimentary words for the work that Drake Cooper has done over the years for the Idaho Lottery.
The brief comment came in the context of a discussion that he and the other [...]
Posted in observations, podcast, recognition, worth mentioning
Tagged drake cooper, george parker, idaho lottery, plaid, plaidnation, the beancast
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What Would You Do With $7 Million
Well, for our friends over at Balihoo, that answer is to “expand sales and marketing efforts as it continues to build its impressive roster of national clients.”
Or translated:
Balihoo raised $7 Million in new funding recently to “help national brands market themselves at the local level.” It was covered elsewhere last week, but it was worth [...]
Lemonade
So, you’ve been laid off fairly recently? You’re not alone, and you’re getting your own movie: Lemonade
Erik Proulx, former Senior Copywriter at Arnold Boston and driving force behind Please Feed the Animals went in search of laid-off agency folks to see how they’ve made a living, a life, and found happiness outside of the advertising world.
Hat tip [...]
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Tagged adpulp, agencyspy, denver egotist, erik proulx, lemonade movie, please feed the animals, psfk
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Okay, Now It’s My Turn
My turn for what? I’m sure that’s the first thing that came to mind after reading that headline…
As many of you know, Idaho Ad Agencies has been around since early 2006 (hard to believe it’s been that long). And while it’s become the de-facto hub for everything marketing, advertising, and communications-industry related, the fact remains that [...]
Going Quiet
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.
Quick Hits
Ignite Boise is today, and today is Ignite Boise Day.
Oliver Russell recently launched their redesigned website.
The Boise Centre on the Grove has a new identity as Boise Centre, courtesy of Rizen Creative.
George Parker is still gleefully ranting away on Adscam. (Personal aside, his latest book, The Ubiquitous Persuaders, in next in line on my reading [...]
The Slippery Slope of Spec Work
It seems the City of Portland is experiencing the spec-creative backlash as we speak.
Yesterday, the news got out that the City of Portland has proposed a design contest to redesign PortlandOnline.
From Silicon Florist:
Now, you can try as hard as you might, but few things can be as insulting to people as telling them their work [...]
Anniversary: SOVRN Creative
Congratulations to SOVRN Creative, who celebrated their first anniversary earlier this week. If the past year is any indication, there is going to be a lot more great work coming out of the agency for the foreseeable future.
A Note to the Available Talent
To those of you who are listed in the Available Talent section of the Idaho Ad Agencies site, please be sure to keep us updated from time to time as to whether or not you are still available.
And, if you’re not on the list, drop us a line so we can add you to the [...]
