New Hires at Red Sky Public Relations

Red Sky Public Relations continues to grow. Most recently, they’ve added two new faces to their staff:

Anna Gamel, Assistant Account Executive:
Anna is a graduate of the University of Idaho, who was most recently with a privately-funded startup company in Portland, Oregon. There she coordinated large-scale public relations, branding and marketing strategies in order to launch the company’s stealth-mode ideas into a global market.

At the University of Idaho Anna received a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and a minor in Outdoor Recreation Leadership. At Red Sky she’ll be working with the agency’s regional and national consumer, retail and technology clients.

Ben Rosenthal, Account Coordinator:
Ben is Red Sky’s newest addition, joining the firm in September, 2010. He is a graduate of Boise State University, with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration. Most recently, Ben worked as a remote broadcast technician and traffic assistant at Journal Broadcast Group, where he was part of a team responsible for executing advertising events for a wide variety of local businesses.

At Red Sky, Ben will provide tactical support to a broad range of Idaho clients, primarily focused on public involvement/education, economic development, real estate and cause marketing.

Congratulations to both.

CCC Event: Has social media changed the media pitch? Tips and tricks to get your story told.

For their September event, Capital City Communicators is presenting: Has social media changed the media pitch? Tips and tricks to get your story told.

The following panelists are scheduled as part of the event:

The event will be held in the Boiler Room at Bardenay in downtown Boise from 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.  Cost is $18 for members and $23 for non-members.

RSVPs and questions about the event should be directed to Michelle Hicks.

BAF Legends of Advertising Golf Tournament

Now with pricing and registration information:

The tournament is scheduled to start at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, September 24th

Cost is $125 per person, $425 per foursome or $550 for a foursome + hole sponsorship.

Deadline for registration is Thursday, September 16th.

Click the image above to register online, or click here: BAF Golf Tournament Registration

Job Opening: Graphic Designer

An unidentified local ad agency has an opening for a Graphic Designer.  From their job listing on Craiglist:

Looking for Experienced Graphic Designer for local ad agency.

Requirements:
Experience in Graphic design and its application to printing is a plus and the ability to receive and manipulate files electronically.
Full knowledge of all Adobe platforms, Illustrator, Photoshop, Indesign, ect.
Ability to manage several projects at one time in an urgent environment
Proven communication skills as direct client contact is sometimes required
Excellent organization, time management skills and attention to detail a must

More information about the position and how to apply can be found in the original post.

Positive News on the Media Front

Two separate articles in the past week have both pointed to some positive news from the media side of this business:

Radio Revenues Rebound in 2Q, Auto Ads Up – via MediaPost

TV ad sales looking solid for second half – via The Hollywood Reporter

Give the articles a read and decide for yourself.  Are they right? Wrong? Are you seeing things out there these days that support these theories?