McBride Woodbridge Marketing Blog

Linked In Test Begins

Amelia Woodbridge — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 13:48:21 +0000

So I finally caved and set up a Linked In Profile as a test to see how much this social networking tool will really do for my business. Will it drive some leads? Will it bring me customers? I’ll let you know how it goes. Check out my profile page.

Pitching a blog today? Make sure you’re ready.

Amelia Woodbridge — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:58:35 +0000

Came across a great blog today - The Bad Pitch Blog. And for anyone just entering the blog realm, some good advice on the site here with regard to pitching blogs.

Want your own radio show? Get one!

Amelia Woodbridge — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 04:00:17 +0000

Came across BlogTalkRadio.com today, which I hadn’t ever heard about before. Social radio?

Yep, social radio. According to the site, they are the leading social radio network. There are thousands of talk shows available on the site in all kinds of categories and topics. The concept combines social networking with Internet radio. It’s web-based and allows you to host a live Internet radio show and take callers from the phone. The shows are also made available as a podcast via RSS and iTunes, and audiences can listen online or on an mp3 device. One of the best features is the reminder for a show, which will notify you before the show airs. All it takes is a computer connected to the Internet and a phone. So you and your show are up and running immediately, and at no cost. Pretty amazing!

FPRA Funk’tion Fun for All!

Amelia Woodbridge — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 02:44:36 +0000

Our new state President Lanette Hart (second from right) is joined by Madge and Marge (can you guess which ones they are???) and other 70’s friends.

Amelia with Treasure Coast Chapter President Adrienne Moore (center right) and other FPRA members at the party.

Some attendees stopped by the pet rock table to make their 2008 version of the 70’s classic.

Visit the FPRA Blog to see more photos and learn all about this year’s conference!

Rapidograph, wax coater, and Presto type…oh my!!!

Amelia Woodbridge — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:14:29 +0000

Occasionally it happens that us old ad people use an old term (like the other day I caught myself asking a media rep about a double truck) or we make a joke that includes a a product from our youth (remember Bestine? Formaline Graphic arts tape? rubber cement pick ups?) or when the power went out like it did here on Monday we joked about working on “marker comps” to keep things moving. Well anyone who relates to any of that will enjoy the Museum of Forgotton Art Supplies by Lou Brooks at a site called Drawger. Visit around the site too, its has some nice art collections.

Oh, and if you happen to have been born after say 1980, the machine above is a stat machine.

Happy 4th of July!

Amelia Woodbridge — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:43:18 +0000

Artist Dave Cole created this piece of flag art in 2005 using 18,000 plastic toy soldiers.

This flag is made up of 1,250 images portraying the events of 9/11. (Artist unknown).

This Experimental mosaic portrait of Senator Barack Obama by Charis Tsevis is made out of American State flags.

Chip Eickmann Joins McBride Woodbridge Marketing

Amelia Woodbridge — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:31:36 +0000

Today Chip Eickmann joined our group as the Vice President of Business Development. Based on his photo, I’d say he fits right in, don’t you think?

Prior to joining us, Chip was with the SCB Media Group. He brings extensive experience in all areas of marketing, including almost twenty-two years with the Walt Disney Company. Besides heading up the agency’s new business effort, he will also head up media and be part of our account service team.

Chip currently serves on the Space Coast Office of Tourism Marketing Committee. He has been active with the Melbourne/Palm Bay Area Chamber of Commerce as well as formerly serving on the Board for the Space Coast Chapter of the American Advertising Federation and on the Brevard Cultural Alliance Marketing Committee.

Custom domain naming approved

Amelia Woodbridge — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:56:41 +0000

TechNewsWorld reported Friday that ICANN has approved new Internet address policies. Reporter Renay San Miguel wrote in his article that ICANN will give anyone willing to pay for it the rights to a branded domain. No more limitations to .com or .net - now brand giants willing to pay a hefty sum can get themselves a custom domain - maybe we’ll see a .apple or a .nike. ICANN also voted for the first time to allow non-Roman characters in web addresses, which allows Chinese companies to register suffixes with mandarin script for example.

Read the entire TechNewsWorld article

Probably the most read billboard in town

Amelia Woodbridge — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:16:05 +0000

Found this picture on a site called Chicken Crap and I think it pretty much says it all.

Ever make a word cloud?

Amelia Woodbridge — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 02:46:06 +0000

I came across Wordle today - and I couldn’t resist trying it out. Wordle is a fun application for generating “word clouds” from the text that you type in. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text. You can tweak your clouds with different fonts, layouts, and color schemes. There’s even a gallery of other people’s work - and some are rather nice! Most people seem to use text that creates a theme or the words relate to each other in some way, which is what I ended up doing. Here’s a few that I created. It was fun…try it out!