Brian | Idaho Ad Agencies

Yes, there will be a Coffee Morning this month. It’s going to be on Friday, December 19th – same Bat-time, same Bat-channel. Or, in English:

Location: Java – 6th & Idaho, Boise, ID
Date: Friday, December 19th
Time: 7:30(ish) AM – 9:30(ish) AM

As usual, anyone and everyone is welcome. Topics of discussion vary from month to month, but there never seems to be a shortage.

Oh, and if you’d like to RSVP for it, you can do so here.

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December 11, 2008

Headline Roundup for December 11th

Interpublic Chief Paints Media As A ‘Commodity,’ Says ‘The Big Idea’ Will Save Madison Avenue – via MediaPost

What the Search Engines Have Found Out About All of Us – via New York Times

Baby Boomers: A Force to Reckon With – via Adweek

Toyota Scion Invites High School Marketing Ideas – via MediaPost
(included is Idaho Falls in the initial list of schools)

Radio Dissonance: More Listeners, Less Revenue – via MediaPost

Report: CMOs Cut Ad Spend, Print Remains Top Medium – via MediaPost

Technorati tags: interpublic group, mediapost, new york times, adweek, toyota, scion, idaho falls, radio, print

December 10, 2008

The Balancing Act that is Running an Agency

The Ad Age Small Agency Diary should be required reading for anyone in the agency world here in Idaho. Because let’s face it – every agency in the state is a small agency. No sense in mincing words there.

A recent piece from Phil Johnson on running an agency helps illustrate why:

A strange truth about the agency business is that it’s very difficult to define productivity. An hour on Twitter may lead to a breakthrough idea. Half a day storyboarding a concept may yield nothing useful. These contradictions have led me to conclude that creative agencies operate in two parallel universes. One universe is made up of billable hours and completion of tasks mapped out on a schedule. The other universe looks more like a chaotic playground where people’s actions don’t seem to add up to anything productive. I’ve concluded that the art of running an agency is learning how to inhabit both worlds at the same time.

Take the time to read the entire piece: Running an Agency Means Living in Parallel Universes

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