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Communication Arts Coverage for Local Work

Oliver Russell’s work on the Hitchcock Building in downtown Boise is currently featured on the Communication Arts website.

The building, home of The Record Exchange, the Neurolux and The Edge, previously had a mural of assorted Alfred Hitchcock movies through the years, but now features a design based entirely on The Birds.

The mural was designed by Toby Robin, with direction from Russ Stoddard, and Fred Choate painting the mural on the building itself.

And of course there’s the obligatory promotional item that comes along with this sort of news: Customers who visit The Record Exchange today (November 14th) and mention that they saw the building mural on the Communication Arts website will receive 20% off their purchase.

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The Final Results: Think Pink’s Concert for the Cure

For those of you who may have missed it, Think Pink’s Concert for the Cure was this past Saturday. By all accounts, the concert was well attended, and a great time was had by all.

When it was all said and done, through ticket sales, sales of their signature Save the Boobs t-shirts and raffles of donated prizes, the event raised $4,000, which will be given to the Susan G. Komen foundation.

One touching moment during the concert that was passed along: “Pat Crozier and Nick Mcdowell from local band Smooth Old Fashioned High played a dedication song, Somewhere Over the Rainbow, that showcased the tribute wall which was a rotating slideshow of people who have battled all types of cancer.”

Credit goes to the founders of Think Pink Inc, as well as the Boise Advertising Federation, for promoting this concert as their public service project for the year.

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Upcoming PRSA Event – Protecting Your Organization and Reputation Through the Truth

Now that’s a mouthful of a title, no doubt.

Apologies for the late notice on this one, but I imagine most who would be going to this event have already heard about it. Regardless, I’d be remiss if I didn’t at least mention it here.

The PRSA Idaho Chapter’s next event. titled Protecting Your Organization and Reputation Through the Truth is scheduled for Monday, November 17th. The event will feature Jeff Julian, APR, Chair and CEO, PRSA National Chapter. From a recent email notice:

Please join PRSA National Chapter President Jeff Julian as he guides us through a discussion about some very real and sensitive challenges related to getting to and then telling the truth.
During this session we will explore:

The pitfalls of becoming a blind spokesperson (someone who simply delivers information)
How to discover the truth
Go to more than one source
Ask the right questions
How to get others to the truth
Clients and management
How to protect the truth
Recovery from relaying false information as a result of being wrongly informed
What to do when important information has been omitted
How to find common ground between PR and legal depts. through negotiation

Details about the event are as follows:
Date: Monday, November 17th
Time: 11:45am – 1:15pm
Location: Owyhee Plaza Hotel, 1109 Main St, Boise

RSVP by November 12th to Robbie Johnson via email or by telephone at 208-387-6228.

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UPDATE – The Broken Barker Benefit

I just got word from the Wirestone folks that the Broken Barker Benefit has been postponed, and will not be happening this Friday, as originally planned. It seems that there was a setback in his recovery, so they’ve decided to push it back.

At this point, I know that a decision will be made later this week, and as soon as I have more, you’ll know as well.

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Job Opening: Web Developer/Designer

Craigslist in Eastern Idaho has an anonymous post from a Video & Graphics House for a Graphic Designer / Web Developer in Idaho Falls.

The qualified candidate should have “extensive knowledge and experience with Adobe Creative Suite workflow, XHTML, CSS, and PHP with MySQL support are required. Proven experience in Actionscript, Javascript, J2EE, RoR and AJAX are a definite plus. Motion Graphics and Print experience would not be frowned upon.“

Full details about this position can be found here.

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