Media, Marketing
Mountain Dew Ad Disrespectful to Lincoln
Here in Springfield, Illinois, we take our most beloved native son Abraham Lincoln very seriously. For that reason, I was not pleased to see the Mountain Dew Commercial last night portraying Abraham Lincoln as a wrestler. Anybody seen this? Anybody else think it’s in poor taste? Now I’ve said it, Mountain [...]
Sting Sets Marketing Example for New Year
I am a huge Sting fan (anyone who knows me knows that), and I am also a marketing professional. Therefore I think it’s necessary to pass along an interesting article I recently came across that combines both these personal and professional elements of my life. [...]
Bizarre Burger King Commercials
Has anybody seen the bizarre new Burger King Mushroom & Swiss TV commercials? They are supposed to be a parody of Simon & Garfunkel, but I always think of Sting when I see these jokers with their LUTES! Makes me laugh every time. Here they are for [...]
Take Your Turntable For A Spin, Vinyl Records Are Back!
I know that vinyl records are making a comeback, but it hit home recently when my husband pulled out the old turntable and took it in to the repair shop. He’d just been to the record store and came home excited that he saw a full section of VINYL [...]
Springfield Men Of Genius
Don’t you just love those Bud Light “Real Men of Genius” commercials? I love them because they always make me laugh, so here’s my poor attempt at a parody of that famous Bud Light ad campaign called “Springfield Men Of Genius”, starting with Mr. Cow Chip Thrower. I [...]
Omni Goes To National Addy Awards Competition
My company, Omni Communications Group, has just found out that we are advancing to the national Addys competition in May 2008 in Washington D.C. after recently winning a Gold Addy Award at the district level of the Addy Awards Competition. We won for our Star De Azlan promotional brochure, produced for client Curb Records. [...]
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I’m just figuring technorati.com out, but really like the blog tools I’m finding there!
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Laura Riker Omni Communications Group Personalities Paint
Laura Riker with Omni Communications Group is participating in “Personalities Paint to Profit the Arts”, the annual event sponsored by the Springfield Art Association. This fundraiser for the arts includes a live auction to sell the paintings of 24 local Springfield, Illinois personalities. Each personality is asked to paint a favorite Springfield person, [...]
Omni Communications Group Growth and Promotion
My employer, central Illinois advertising agency Omni Communications Group, continues to grow by adding a new staff member and promoting a current employee. Things are going great at Omni based on new business development, excellent marketing projects and the continued success of Omni’s long-term clients.
Susan Ruehling has just joined Omni Communications Group today as [...]
Omni Communications Group Wins Addy Awards 2008
The advertising agency I work for recently won six Addy Awards through the Peoria Ad Club competition, and we’re all pretty excited and proud about it! The awards were for work created and produced in 2007 for agency clients. Here is the official announcement of our achievement:
Omni Communications Group, Inc. in Springfield, Illinois [...]