Fwd: tenfour is closing

Probably not news to anyone by now, but just for completion's sake:

http://www.wweek.com/portland/blog-29704-prominent_portland_agency_tenfour_shuttering_on_february_1.html

Murmurs about Ant Hill Marketing Shutting Doors

I've been hearing murmurs in the marketing community that Ant Hill Marketing has recently shut doors.
There is nothing posted about it on the company website or blog http://www.anthillmarketing.com/
Agency principal Kim Brater --  @KimBrater on Twitter -- has not posted anything about it on her twitter stream.
Although she has been strangely quiet since May 3rd from a typically prolific tweeter...
From an agency selling its primary strength as "brand strategy" I'd expect a more proactive approach to getting in front of this rumor.
Like addressing it on the blog and SoMe channels. If anybody has any dirt on the Ant Hill, dump it here!

JDK Portland welcomes Jessica Vollendorf, Jason Resch, Cathey Flickinger

JDK Portland welcomes Jessica Vollendorf, Jason Resch, Cathey Flickinger

PORTLAND, Ore.—30 March 2012—Jager Di Paola Kemp Design (JDK) is pleased to announce and welcome Jessica Vollendorf, Design Director; Jason Resch, Senior Account Manager; and Cathey Flickinger, Production Designer to its Portland office.

 

Prior to joining JDK, Vollendorf spent eight years as a senior communications designer and art director at Ziba Design in Portland where she worked with clients such as Reebok, Patagonia, Nike and Coca-Cola.

 

Resch most recently worked as a project manager at Wieden+Kennedy in Portland where he lead projects for clients such as Target and Nike.

 

Most recently, Flickinger worked at Yakima for nearly four years in graphics and merchandising design. Prior to that, she was a packaging graphic designer at Xerox and a graphic designer at Nautilus.  

 

Jager Di Paola Kemp Design (JDK) provides integrated brand and product design services in action sports, consumer electronics, apparel and footwear, media and entertainment, and consumer packaged goods. Current clients include Burton and Forum Snowboards; Nike; LucasArts; Madison Square Garden; Microsoft's Interactive Entertainment Business; PepsiCo beverage brands; Skis Rossignol; Wolverine World Wide for the Merrell, Chaco, and Patagonia brands; Woolrich; and Virgin Mobile. JDK has offices in New York City; Portland, Ore.; and Burlington, Vt. For more information, visit www.jdk.com.

 

Jdk posting

Would you be willing to remove the post below? Hurtful, outdated and simply not true.

http://intelagents.blogspot.com/2010/08/rumor-has-it-jdk-portland-staff-count.html

Summit Projects

Here's a gem for you (please keep my name / email off the release)

Today, after the remaining employees of Summit Projects spent the past 6 months planning a buyout / takeover plan for the owner, Craig Sabina, their plan was rejected and more than half of the remaining 13 people walked off the job. The remaining others all plan on leaving as soon as new employment can be secured. Among those who quit today, CFO, Account Services Director, Project Management Director, and Technology Director.

Summit was at 42 people early 2011.

insider info

I have something juicy for your Feb 2012 post.

Local PDX agency Steelhead Advertising www.spawnordie.com cuts over 3/4 of it's staff and closes it's Ashland, ORE office after cutting long-term ties with LG Electronics and loosing a retainer w/ Panasonic. Other client RIM (Blackberry) puts 99% of 2012 projects on hold too. Steelhead exec's choose to keep pushing forward with building-out a new uber plush Pearl Dist. office instead of keeping long-standing employees on the payroll. Looking the part is better then Being the part I guess. I was one of 10+ that got cut. While a few others have now left willingly.

Please leave my info out of things though... obviously.

- Anonymous 

CMD

is up for sale as canadian acquisition firm onex looks to cash in on their building on 16th and Thurman in downtown. 

Summit Projects Terminates Key Employees

Just this week, as a result of having lost Nike Golf and associated projects.  Blue Collar Interactive emerges out of Hood River, scooping up serveral of Summit's throwbacks. 

Arve Overland returns to the United States to take control of Freebird Digital

News released in the Portland Business Journal last Wednesday.  Arve was reached but had "no comment" on his decision to return. 

Euro RSCG Edge General Manager Resigns

Liquid Agency

Recently laid off 5 creatives in Portland, and 4 more in their San Jose Office. 

HMH acquires Citrus Agency

Rumor has it the deal was orchestrated under a 5-year earn out model of acquisition. 

Overland Agency

Is closing and Arve Overland is leaving the country.

Euro RSCG Edge

Loses their CFO and recently appointed Director of Delivery.  Portland office closing? 

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Summit Projects Loses Nike

Opus Creative?

Euro RSCG Edge ECD Calls It Quits

http://www.mediabistro.com/agencyspy/euro-rscg-ecd-calls-it-quits_b16576#dsq-form-area

eROI exodus of over 30+ staff

the word on the street is dozens of staff have submitted notices following the move of a key senior staff member over the holidays.

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