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Acquisitions up North

Proof that not everything that happens in the marketing and advertising world in Idaho takes place in and around the Treasure Valley:

Advantage Advertising in Lewiston acquired Digital Barn Productions last month, according to the Lewiston Tribune.

The two firms have moved into a 1,600 square foot space in the Means Building in Lewiston, which has been “customized to include a video production studio with two editing suites, audio recording booth, conference and break rooms, lobby and offices for all of the current staff as well as room for several new hires.”

Dallas and Bobri Roberts, who founded what eventually became Digital Barn Productions in 1993, and Christopher Billow, a web and production manager, have joined Advantage’s current staff of six in the new space.

The full press release from both Advantage and Digital Barn is available here.

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Red Sky is on the growth path again, it would seem

Red Sky Public Relations in Boise continues to add new faces to their staff. Their most recent additions include:

Christina Lenkowski, who “joins Red Sky as an account executive specializing in event planning, sponsorship procurement and strategic integrated communication. Prior to joining the agency, Lenkowski was account director at Hadley Media where she focused on partnership and event marketing for Cirque du Soleil’s traveling Big Top shows in the U.S.”

Doug Self also “joins Red Sky as an account executive with a strong background in technology and experience spanning media relations, marketing strategy and event planning. Prior to joining the agency, Self was Product Marketing Manager for Synology America Corp., where he oversaw marketing and public relations for its North America operations.”

Additionally, Justin Nyquist “joins Red Sky as an account coordinator. Prior to joining the agency, Justin was an Arabic Cryptologic Linguist in the United States Marine Corps where he was responsible for written and verbal translation from Arabic to English and English to Arabic.”

Finally, Amber Broeckel joined Red Sky “as an intern for the summer. Broeckel will support multiple clients throughout her role, leveraging her marketing, communication, social media and event management background. Broeckel graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Marketing from Boise State University last month.”

The full announcement about these new additions to their staff, as well as more background information on each, is available on Red Sky’s website.

Congratulations to all.

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New Hires at Rizen Creative

Okay, so it’s been a while since we’ve done a ‘new hires’ post, but that’s not to say that things are stagnant everywhere. Case in point…

At Rizen Creative, they’ve added a couple of new faces to their staff.

Tyler Reitz has joined the agency in April as Account & Traffic Coordinator. Tyler was previously Creative Projects Manager at FusionSet, and also worked on the client service side at Donahoe Pace & Partners.

Rizen’s most recent addition to their staff is Jeremy James, whose first day was today, or so says the latest picture (as of this writing) on their Facebook Page. Prior to joining Rizen — as an Art Director we assume — Jeremy spent the past seven or so years in a similar role at Donahoe Pace.

Congratulations to both.

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A New Creative Director with a Familiar Face at Drake Cooper

Drake Cooper in Boise announced recently that Jennie Myers has accepted the role of Creative Director.

Jennie has been with the agency for six years, and has led creative efforts for clients such as The Idaho Travel Council, CBH Homes, 44 North Vodka, Bodybuilding.com, Microsoft Office, Simplot, and The Idaho Department of Labor, among others. She also recently completed the Executive MBA program at Boise State University, serves as a board member of both the Boise Advertising Federation and AIGA Idaho, and is an adjunct professor at BSU.

You can read more about the news (and see some of the work that Jennie has played a part in) on the Drake Cooper website.

While belated, congratulations to Jennie are still in order.

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New Hire at CLM

CLM in Boise added to their staff recently. Brian Evancic joined the shop as their newest Art Director.

From the news on CLM’s website:

After growing up on the east coast, Brian Evancic relocated to the Treasure Valley and began experiencing the finer things in life (e.g. camping, hiking, grilling, fly fishing, etc.) After a short stint of employment at a nuclear power plant, Brian began honing his design, photography, and filmmaking skills. Before landing at CLM, Brian picked up a BFA from Boise State and worked for seven years in the design, marketing, and advertising industries.

Congratulations Brian.