According to a recent Instagram post, Kris Bloom is the newest member of Rizen Creative’s team.
In memoriam: Ken Stoltz
Ken Stoltz passed away on Wednesday, June 13th, following a two-year battle with brain cancer.
Born in 1951 in Pasadena, California, Ken was the second of seven children. He spent his childhood in California, and later found his way to Flagstaff, Arizona, where he graduated from Northern Arizona University with a Bachelor’s degree in English Literature.
In 1978, Ken and his wife Terry moved to Pocatello, Idaho. There, he and Jim Steele founded Steele, Stoltz & Associates. Over the years that agency grew, a Boise office was opened, and by the 1990s it had become the largest in the state.
In 1997, Ken launched his own agency, Stoltz Marketing Group, and for more than 20 years grew that business, developing a large roster of clients in a diverse range of industries.
He is survived by his wife Terry, his children Brian, Jaime, and Ashley, their respective spouses, and five grandchildren.
Milestones
A handful of shops have celebrated notable milestones recently, including…
10 Years
Red Sky and SOVRN both marked 10 years in business earlier this year.
Red Sky chronicled their past decade in this infographic.
https://twitter.com/RedSkyStory/status/979847148547186688
While SOVRN celebrated their anniversary with a block party that included a $10K giveaway.
20 Years
DaviesMoore recently crossed the 20 year mark, and chronicled the journey here – 20 Years on the AgenSea, and with this video.
40 Years
Not to be left out, Drake Cooper — the elder statesman of the group — celebrated their 40th anniversary with an event at Cinder Wines.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bi628Npg0Di/
40 years will go by in a flash if you surround yourself with good people, good clients and have fun.
Thank you to everyone who helped us celebrate last night! #makingitgreatsince78 pic.twitter.com/2Ky9Cmeyeg
— Drake Cooper (@DrakeCooper) May 18, 2018
Congratulations to all on the milestones.
People on the move
Some recent moves and new hires of late:
Christina Hirsch recently joined DaviesMoore as an Account Executive.
Duft Watterson added Lindsey Lankford as an Account Coordinator, Jamie Donley as an Account Manager, and Alex Rhodes as an Art Director.
Over at Foerstel Design, Katy Kithcart and Greg Montemurro have joined the team as Junior Art Director and Art Director, respectively.
Elsewhere, Drake Cooper looks to be once again flirting with the 50-employee mark, based on a quick count of DC’ers on their site.
Musical chairs
We got word recently of a couple moves affecting shops in the Boise area:
In February, Jason Sievers moved from DaviesMoore — where he most recently served as Creative Director — to One Stone, where he’s Creative Director for Two Birds, the student-led creative studio. The move also reunites Sievers with Michael Reagan, who spent 17 years with DaviesMoore prior to joining One Stone.
Dan Stone also recently moved from Oliver Russell — where he was Senior Copywriter — to Duft Watterson, in the same capacity. It also reunites Stone with a few of his former Stoltz Marketing Group colleagues, including Ward Duft, Jill Watterson, and Tony Hart.