PORTFOLIO CREATIVE BLOG

CSCA Speaker, Armin Vit–New Location!

Renowned graphic designer, Armin Vit, will be the guest speaker at the January 15th CSCA meeting. To learn more about Armin, check out this interesting in-depth interview.

Mingle with the best creatives in the region, and learn from the best creatives in the world. It happens at every CSCA Meeting. Sip some wine, trade some business cards, learn something new. And feel more connected to your profession.

Please note the new location for this meeting:

January event will be held at Knowlton Hall, 275

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Tune Up for the New Year

Excellent article from Oprah magazine, by financial guru Suze Orman, all about getting focused and getting your next position no matter where you’re coming from.

Key Points:

Tune up your skills (through your current employer or on your own)

Tune into old networks (you know waaay more people than you probably realize!)

Tune out the negativity (enough said)

Here’s to a great 2009!

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Are You Making Yourself Crazy?

Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. (Albert Einstein)

This is one of my favorite quotes because it is so simple yet so true. Easier to say than do, but try to stop occasionally and ask yourself if you’re making this mistake…in your job search, at your current position, in your relationship, with your kids, whatever is most relevant to your life. Recognizing that you’re doing it is definitely the hardest part, once you’ve taken notice you can consciously make an effort to

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Big Benefits Launch

January 1st 2009 we’re launching a comprehensive benefits package for full-time and part-time associates currently working on projects with Portfolio, including health, dental and vision care, 401K, holiday pay, PTO time and more. There were a lot more details and decisions involved than I ever could have imagined, but everyone at Portfolio is incredibly proud of what we were able to put together with the help of some very talented outside professionals.

A big deal? In this economy? Yeah, we think so too. We’re committed to providing our associates

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CSCA January Speaker – Armin Vit

Renowned graphic designer, Armin Vit, will be the guest speaker at the January 15th CSCA meeting. To learn more about Armin, check out this interesting in-depth interview.

Mingle with the best creatives in the region, and learn from the best creatives in the world. It happens at every CSCA Meeting. Sip some wine, trade some business cards, learn something new. And feel more connected to your profession.

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Be the Next Great Fashion Photographer!

Hearst Magazines is looking for “the next Star Photographer”, through the Hearst 8×10 Photography Biennial competition. They are searching for a fresh eye and dynamic work, and will reward eight new photographers with a catalogue and collective show at Hearst Tower, New York City. Application deadline is January 1, 2009; winners will be announced March 1, 2009.
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We’re proud to support The ADDYS!

Portfolio is once again delighted to help sponsor the Columbus ADDY Awards, the advertising industry’s largest and most representative competition to recognize and reward creative excellence in the art
of advertising. This year’s event will be held on February 26th, 2009 at the Columbus Renaissance Hotel. Tickets go on sale in January at adfedcolumbus.org. Come out and join us!

The Advertising Federation of Columbus was chartered in 1953 and is a local affiliate of the American Advertising Federation. AdFed Columbus works to enhance the professional

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Ad Women

If you’re like me, you’re hooked on AMC’s Mad Men (how long until season 3?). A new book, Ad Women: How They Impact What We Need, Want and Buy by Juliann Sivulka, tells the story of the real Peggy Olson’s of the advertising world. This review points out that the earlier years get more attention and are more interesting as far as the book’s coverage, and it fizzles out around the 70s. Perhaps because women in the industry were not
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