Author: Brian

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Top Nine of 2009

Curious as to which Idaho Ad Agencies posts were the most popular last year? Well, I was.  So below you’ll find the top posts of 2009, based on traffic to individual posts.

  1. Your Thoughts: The Idaho Lottery
  2. Rockies – The Winners: Public Relations
  3. Changes at Drake Cooper
  4. Idaho Lottery Awards Marketing Services Contract to DaviesMoore
  5. The New Boise Agency Suspense is Over
  6. Hey Boise: Portland’s Talking Smack
  7. Rockies – The Winners: Public Service
  8. Spotlight on Creative: To Hell With Prep
  9. Ignite Boise 02

A couple of disclaimers: The site was moved over to it’s current location in April of last year, so numbers from the first few months could be a bit off.  Also, since you can read individual posts on the home page without clicking through, that (most likely) has impacted the numbers as well.

But there you have it.  And off we roll into 2010.

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Predictions and Trends

Its that time of year again.

The time when everyone and their dog, cat and goldfish makes their predictions about what the biggest trends will be in the coming year.  And, like every year, its a shot in the dark.  Sometimes those predictions are right, sometimes they’re horribly wrong.

That being said, this year I say we crowdsource the whole prediction thing.  I’d like to know what you, dear readers, think will be the big trends in 2010, and any predictions you’d like to make.

Comment away.

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There’s a New Year Coming, But its Going to Take Work

2009 is almost done crumbling to the ground, and that shiny new toy that is 2010 still looks good in the display case.  But before you go thinking that things are going to turn on a dime, take a few minutes to read the latest piece from Bart Cleveland on the Ad Age Small Agency Diary.  In it, he offers some good advice on How to Roll Strong Into 2010, such as:

Communicate. Not much good to talk about? You’re not looking hard enough. Even if it is how great everyone is being in the face of hardship, talk about it in your staff meetings, e-mails, etc.

Walk and talk. The economy can’t kill what makes your agency a great place to work; only you can. It has no effect on your imagination or your will to succeed; only you do. It can’t keep you from smiling, or patting someone on the back. Move around your office and talk to everyone at least once a day.

Take a few minutes and give it a read. You’ll be glad you did.

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New Hire at Stoltz Marketing Group

Mike Gibson has joined Stoltz Marketing Group as Director of Client Services.  Prior to this role, he was a Senior Account Manager with Wirestone, and also held positions with MicronPC and Qwest.

Congratulations Mike.

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New Hire at DaviesMoore

JJ O’Dell has joined DaviesMoore as a Media Buyer.  Prior to joining DaviesMoore, he was the marketing coordinator for the state’s largest auto auction.

JJ is a graduate of the University of Idaho.

Congratulations JJ.