Jeffrey L. Cohen to Speak at BlogWorld & New Media Expo
Our social media marketing manager, Jeffrey L. Cohen, will speak at BlogWorld & New Media Expo in Las Vegas, Oct.16, 2010. The three-day, industry-wide event brings together social media strategists and experts to share knowledge of new technology and industry trends.
Cohen will moderate a panel entitled “Effective B2B Social Media Strategies,” held Saturday, Oct. 16, at 3:30p.m., as part of the Social Media Business Summit track.
Read the full announcement here.
Howard, Merrell & Partners Celebrates 65th Anniversary
This year Howard, Merrell & Partners, one of the South’s oldest advertising agency, celebrates its 65th anniversary. Founded in June 1945 by Jack Howard under the name of JT Howard Advertising Agency, the agency’s leaders played an integral role in the region’s changing business landscape and made an impact on marketing and advertising as we know it today.
Read the full announcement here.
Check out Stephanie’s recent post with some photos from the earlier days!
HM&P Art Buyer also Makes Art
If you’ve never eaten at Sunflowers Café on West Peace Street in Raleigh, September would be a good time to visit. Our own Ann Neely will have show of her latest ‘Plein Air’ watercolors on display at Sunflowers through September.
All of these works are of Raleigh or North Carolina historic neighborhoods, painted ‘en plein air’ (outdoors).
- ‘500 Blount’ was juried into the Raleigh City Museum’s ‘Historic Landmarks of Raleigh’ show which ran through the summer
- ‘Devereux Street’ took first place at the 2010 Raleigh ‘Paint-Out’
All the work has museum quality framing, and is ready to display in your home. Ann will be there on First Friday and would love to see you there!
Harper Joins Media Assets Department
HM&P welcomes Christina Harper as the newest addition to its Media Assets team. In her role as planner and buyer for all digital media, Harper will primarily service the Georgia-Pacific Professional, BASF Plant Science, LLC and INVISTA CORDURA® brand accounts.
Read the announcement here.
Craig Schreiber Joins Account Management Department
Craig Schreiber joins the team as an Account Supervisor with the account services team. He is mainly responsible for Georgia-Pacific Professional direct response efforts and overseeing communications specific to Georgia-Pacific Professional’s market segments.
Welcome, Craig!
View the announcement here.
National Humanities Center Names HM&P Public Relations Agency of Record
Howard, Merrell & Partners will provide public relations support to increase visibility and build awareness for National Humanities Center, a national non-profit organization. As an institute for advanced study dedicated to the humanities, the National Humanities Center provides fellowship support for scholars, training and resources for high school teachers, and public outreach programs that address a wide range of topics.
The PR team is excited to work the Center – read the full announcement here.
Financial Services Department Welcomes New Member to Team
Esther Wallace joins the team in the financial services department. Wallace is a financial services assistant, and in this role helps manage the daily accounting responsibilities as well as assisting in month end billing and reporting.
Welcome to HM&P!
Read the full announcement.
Josh Feuerhelm Joins HM&P as Junior Copywriter
Howard, Merrell & Partners announces the newest addition to the Creative Department — Junior Copywriter Josh Feuerhelm. In this role, Feuerhelm will work alongside the agency’s other creative minds to develop ideas for television, radio, print, interactive and ambient media.
Read the full announcement here.
Welcome to the team, Josh!
Howard, Merrell & Partners Continues to Grow Online Communications Expertise
Howard, Merrell & Partners continues to expand its expertise in interactive and social media marketing with the addition of two online communications professionals. Tara Maxwell joins the team as interactive producer and Karlie Justus as an associate account executive in social media marketing.
Read the announcement here.
Welcome Tara and Karlie!
Krispy Kreme Success: 6 Doughnuts
This past weekend was the Krispy Kreme Challenge, which I mentioned a few weeks back when I registered. The challenge is to run 2 miles, eat a dozen doughnuts, run 2 miles – all in under an hour. I did not sign up as a “challenger” but instead as a “casual” runner, with a goal of 5 doughnuts and no reversals.
Things got crazy – I ate 6. There were a few close calls, but no reversals. Right as my friends were telling me they thought I was going to lose it, the guy behind me did exactly that. He lost all of his doughnuts, inches from where we were standing. At that point, everyone who was trying to eat one more immediately stopped and we began the trek back.
There’s more strategy than you think in doughnut eating. I simply eat one a time, as quickly as possible. One friend smushes them together in what we call a “doughnut sandwich” – he is convinced it’s easier to eat this way. I also saw someone dipping them in water, which is just gross.
Who’s with me next year? Goal…maybe 7? Until then, no doughnuts for me.
