Author: Brian

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Foerstel’s Christmas Wish

As seen recently on Foerstel’s Facebook Page:

Foerstel******PLEASE READ***** To all of our Foerstel Friends and to our peers in the design and marketing world. We are very happy in our new office in the Linen District area and enjoy being in the heart of our community. However, because of our location, we see “everyday” how the homeless in our community move in-between shelters and sometimes just don’t have the capacity to make it to some of those shelters. Whatever the situation, we look out, see, and know that these people are trying to survive, especially in this unbearably cold weather!

****HERE IS OUR CHRISTMAS WISH*******Please look in your home…we are sure that you have to have 1 or 2 used blankets that you no longer need, are ready to throw out or donate. We ask that you please bring them to our office at 249 S. 16th St. between now and Friday, Dec. 18th. We want to just hand them out to these people, so they have a blanket to call their own and help shield somewhat from the cold.

We’re not asking you to go buy new blankets, just bring in your own well loved blankets that are no longer needed. … See More

Please respond here with questions or call Laura at 371.2704

Thank you in advance! We want to make a difference in our little community

If you can help, please do.

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Job Opening: Rich Media Developer

Zeta Interactive in Boise has an opening for a Rich Media Developer.  This person “will have advanced Flash skills to turn our designs into enterprise-scale websites for our stable Fortune 1000 customers including Time Inc, Sony, Mattel, US Airways, Sotheby’s, Century 21 — just to name a few.”

A few requirements for the job:

  • 4 year degree – preferably in Computer Science or Design
  • Proven experience in ActionScript 3.0 and Flash on PC or Mac
  • Proven experience with reverse engineering complex applications and data driven flash development
  • Experience with integrating metrics tracking components into applications
  • And much much more…

Full details about the position can be found here.

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Why I Don’t Write About Layoffs Anymore

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.

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MVAF Event: Marketing Workshop

The Magic Valley Advertising Federation is hosting a marketing workshop on Thursday, January 14th.  The event will run from 2:30pm – 4:30pm, at the Shilo Inn in Twin Falls.

Tickets are $35 for members, $50 for non-members.

Tickets are available at the Twin Falls Chamber of Commerce, by email at mvadfed@gmail.com, or by telephone at 208-736-0823.

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New Names…

…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.