Front Office

PAF Event TONIGHT! David Altschul, Brand Character Extraordinaire
The California Raisins, Punchy the Hawaiian Punch guy and Juan Valdez have in common? They are all the brainchildren of David Altschul. Meet David. The Man. The cartoon character genius.
Tonight, March 22
6 pm
Kell's Irish Pub
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Bailey/Franklin Makes a Splash with Local Spa.
Longtime Portland ad agency Bailey/Franklin has completed a series of projects for Emerge Medical Spas. Their services include a marketing strategy to enhance the customer experience, website design and programming, advertising print collateral for marketing and events,and other campaign elements.

Sockeye Creative Rebrands the All-Grown-Up MacTarnahan's Brewing
Those microbreweries grow up so fast these days. Now that it is legally allowed to drink itself, 21-year-old MacTarnahan's Amber Ale sports a redesigned label and new packaging designed by Portland's Sockeye Creative, the agency of record for MacTarnahan's Brewing.

Gilchrist & Associates Launches Event Company
Portland marketing communications firm Gilchrist & Associates has launched a new venture: Bonnie Gilchrist Events. The new firm's clients include Portland Female Executives, Entrepreneurs Foundation of the Northwest and Chockstone. Gilchrist & Associates Marketing Communications continues to serve its clients with an array of marketing services.

Grady Britton Among Top Places to Work, Wins National Award
Grady Britton has been named one of the "100 Best Companies to Work for in Oregon" by Oregon Business magazine. In an industry awash with awards, some are perceived as having more value than others. Agency President and CEO Frank Grady feels that Oregon Business award "one of the most meaningful awards Grady Britton has ever received." The agency ranked eighth on the Top 50 Small Companies list. Former employees were unavailable for comment…. Grady Britton also received recognition in this year's Service Industry Advertising Awards. They agency received a Gold Award in the "Total Advertising Campaign" category for its rebranding of Vancouver-based First Independent Bank.

AMA MAX Awards Honor Pop Art
Pop Art celebrated being a finalist at the AMA MAX Awards for their work designing 24 web sites in 30 weeks for Freightliner Market Development Corporation's SelecTrucks Center Sites project. This event, held Feb 22 at the Portland Art Museum, honored the best and most innovative marketing campaigns in Portland.

Leopold Ketel Creates New Branding Campaign for OPB; Scores at AMA MAX Awards
Leopold Ketel & Partners has created a major branding campaign for client Oregon Public Broadcasting. The campaign, which launched throughout Oregon and Southwest Washington in mid-February, included a new logo, brand book, membership guide, publicity, OPB television promo spots, OPB online, outdoor advertising, and a distinctive sound "mark." Further, the agency's North America publicity campaign to introduce the BIC Yakka Kayak won the top public relations award at the AMA MAX awards. LKP was also a finalist in the integrated campaign division for its work on the Oregon Coast Aquarium's "CLAWS!" campaign.

Anvil Pulls Hat Trick
With a primary focus on servicing new and current clients, Anvil made room for three new clients this month, including social media art community Art Face Off, the Convention & Visitors Association of Lane County Oregon and consumer electronics portal Retrevo.