Idaho Ad Agencies

Or their website, at least. On occasion, I’ve been known to stop by various agency websites, look around, and see what’s been happening. Recently, I took a look at Marketing Media Group.

Among the notable items, beyond the redesigned website itself:

Edward Moore bought out the other MMG partners, and is now the sole owner of the agency.

Michelle Travis, long time Account Executive, has left the shop and is now working outside of the agency world.

They’ve added several new faces in various roles.

Take some time to look around their site, and in particular the shop talk section. And to the folks over at MMG, well done.

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Back in December I made note of a job opening with the Brick Group. At that time, there wasn’t much information available, apart from what the job opening listed.

Well, it looks like that is slowly changing.

They’ve got a website now, and although there’s not much more than some basic contact information right now, its a step in the right direction.

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Included in this week’s Idaho Business Review are stories featuring conversations with es/drake, Closed Loop Marketing and Blueline. The individual articles are here and here.

Also, the print edition contains a list of the top ad agencies, by employee size I believe, for the Treasure Valley (I think). Just got a quick glance at the print version this morning, so I don’t have all of the details.

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I read an article a few months ago about the trouble that local businesses, specifically those of a technical nature, were having in finding qualified employees. While it should come as no surprise to anyone, it does beg the question that can be asked of the agency business here in Idaho — can more be done to attract and retain well-qualified candidates to local agencies?

I’ve seen a number of job openings running repeatedly as of late, which suggests that either the employer is not finding the qualified person, or that the qualified person is not interested in looking for a new job. Add to it the fact that agencies from outside the area have been known to recruit in the area (agency job openings in Portland on the Boise Craigslist are common), and the problem only gets worse.

So, the question remains — can more be done to attract and retain well-qualified candidates?

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