STANANDLOU MARKETING/ADVERTISING

With a host of new web design and programming jobs in the shop, the STANANDLOU web team leaps into action and starts planning the first of many innovative features to their next site. Pictured are: Jason Gerbovaz, Marya Gerbovaz, Scott Brinkmeyer, Jason McElweenie, Kate Wiggins, Michelle LeBlanc, with Lou manning the camera. PHOTOS

What a great day! Just got off the phone with Brandy Beverly who has accepted our offer to join the STANANDLOU and 504 family! We are extremely fortunate and thrilled to have someone of Brandy’s experience, talent and professionalism join our team as Account Director.

I personally look forward to working with and learning from Brandy as we take STANANDLOU to the next level of our journey. Brandy will officially start on July 15 but we hope to get her in for a couple days before for client introductions and stuff!

Welcome aboard, Brandy!

June 12th Sarah Sides and I headed over to the new McCormick & Schmick’s in City Centre for their grand opening event. What a soiree. Patrick Henry Creative Promotions organized the event and invited us to check out the swanky new location.

The event was fabulous — fantastic atmosphere, great entertainment on the patio, generous amounts of M&S’s signature menu items and specialty mixed drinks. The food was delicious and the cocktails unique. Some of the specially mixed drinks for the event and now happy hours were a black raspberry Grey Goose Martini, Patron Margaritas, and wine spritzers — my favorite was with a Cabernet and St. Germain…fantastically creative and oh-so yummy.

The set-up invited guests to visit every corner of the new location – entertainment on the patio, wine and cheese in the back dining or meeting room, sushi bar near the open main bar area, seafood table with a fantastic ice sculpture leading you back towards the back dining room where the comfort food was served buffet style.

Hats off to PHCP for a well done event, highlighting all of what McCormick & Schmick’s has to offer in their new location.

STANANDLOU client Stewart L. Skloss, founder of Pura Vida Tequila Company, hosted a Pura Vida Tequila Tasting Party at Mo’s Steakhouse, in Houston, TX, last night! We sampled three different Pura Vida Tequilas, Silver, Gold and Anejo, and I gotta tell you, they were excellent!

After sampling the tequilas pure (sipping shots) we then sampled 10 incredible mixed drinks using Pura Vida Tequila. Good? No, GREAT!!!

I cannot wait till the next tasting. In the meantime, I’m going to be real nice to Stewart in hopes I might be able to coerce out of a "pre-launch" bottle of Anejo before the distributors hog them all!!!

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A producer from a U.K. production company, Darlow Smithson, came to town today to begin shooting a documentary about neurofibromatosis. They will be taping Reggie for the next seven days in Houston and Salk Lake City, Utah, along with a fellow NF’er, Maurice. Today, they shot Reggie at home getting ready for his trip to Utah, i.e., ironing, packing, talking about the trip with his mother, Dorothy, and basically documenting a day in the life of Reggie, a guy with NF. PHOTOS

Account Director

STANANDLOU marketing // advertising is seeking candidates for an account director position. We are looking for dynamic, smart, savvy, detail-oriented, conscientious people who want to provide excellent client service and marketing and advertising counsel.

To be successful in this position, you must:
• have more than 7 years experience in an advertising agency in an account executive, account director, or account supervisor role
• communicate clearly in writing and verbally
• be proactive in your thinking and willing to offer solutions with clients and peers
• be able to manage complicated spreadsheets for budget management, ROI tracking and project tracking
• smile under all sorts of daily pressure and absurdities

In exchange, we will provide a fun and fast-paced work environment where you will be challenged daily with new opportunities.

To apply for this position, e-mail your resume and cover letter to Lou@stanandlou.com. NO CALLS PLEASE.

The Detailed Job Description
Our account directors work closely with their clients throughout campaigns, managing administrative, strategic implementation and daily organizational work, and ensuring that this is completed on time and on budget. Typical work activities:
• discussing the products, services and advertising requirements of each particular client;
• setting up meetings with clients and other agency staff;
• delegating work to other members of the agency team;
• working with the account manager to brief media, creative and research staff, and assist with the formulation of marketing strategies;
• liaising with, and acting as the link between, the client and advertising agency by maintaining regular contact with both, ensuring that communication flows effectively;
• negotiating with clients and agency staff about the details of campaigns;
• presenting creative work to clients for approval or modification;
• meeting deadlines and prioritizing tasks;
• handling budgets and managing campaign costs;
• writing reports, keeping records and financial details;
• undertaking administrative tasks;
• monitoring the profitability of accounts;
• becoming familiar with the nature of clients’ products, business culture and competition and understanding the possibility of changes to these;
• monitoring the effectiveness of campaigns;
• arranging and attending meetings and reporting on key decisions.