Street level views of marketing & advertising in Idaho
SOVRN Creative has added a new face to their staff in Alex Oyler, who joined SOVRN this past summer.
Alex has a background in motion graphics, animation, music composition, sound design, and traditional graphic design. Most recently he was with Wirestone in Boise, and has also worked at MMA Advertising in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Alex has a degree in marketing from Boise State University, and has also studied at the Art Institute of Seattle.
Congratulations Alex.
Red Sky Public Relations continues to grow. Most recently, they’ve added two new faces to their staff:
Anna Gamel, Assistant Account Executive:
Anna is a graduate of the University of Idaho, who was most recently with a privately-funded startup company in Portland, Oregon. There she coordinated large-scale public relations, branding and marketing strategies in order to launch the company’s stealth-mode ideas into a global market.
At the University of Idaho Anna received a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and a minor in Outdoor Recreation Leadership. At Red Sky she’ll be working with the agency’s regional and national consumer, retail and technology clients.
Ben Rosenthal, Account Coordinator:
Ben is Red Sky’s newest addition, joining the firm in September, 2010. He is a graduate of Boise State University, with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration. Most recently, Ben worked as a remote broadcast technician and traffic assistant at Journal Broadcast Group, where he was part of a team responsible for executing advertising events for a wide variety of local businesses.
At Red Sky, Ben will provide tactical support to a broad range of Idaho clients, primarily focused on public involvement/education, economic development, real estate and cause marketing.
Congratulations to both.
Pete Wilson DesignWorks has added Ruth Fritz to their staff, as senior designer.
Ruth was most recently with Wells Fargo, focused on regional marketing for Idaho and as an independent designer through Fritz Creative Services. She is a graduate of Oregon State University, with a bachelor of fine arts.
Congratulations Ruth.
The 2010 Idaho Advertising Federation Summer Conference is taking place this weekend in Sun Valley, in conjunction with the Idaho State Broadcasters Association Annual Conference.
From the organizers:
The Idaho Advertising Federation Summer Conference will once again be held this year in Sun Valley in conjunction with the Idaho State Broadcasters Association Annual Conference. The conference kicks off this evening at 5PM and runs through Saturday night.
Highlighted Speakers:
Marshall Simmonds, Chief Search Strategist New York Times Company/About.com
Presentation—Internet Search StrategiesBob Taber, Senior VP Account Planning, GyroHSR, Denver
Presentation—Strategic Sizzle: Using Creative Strategy to Win New Business
Mike Kerby, President of c308 Marketing, is attending the conference, and has graciously agreed to provide occasional update here during the event. Many thanks to Mike, and we look forward to reading reading about it over the next few days.
Although the work was judged back in April and the winners have long-since been notified, I finally had a chance to find the full list of winners from the 2010 Northwest ADDY Awards. Here is some of the recognition that Idaho entrants received:
Katie Shamberg:
If there are any others that I’ve missed, please let me know and I’ll be sure to recognize them as well.