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Congrats to CSCA Creative Best Winners

December 4, 2008

Congratulations to all of the 2008 winners in the CSCA Creative Best competition. We were very excited to see a few of our associates among the winners.

Alan McClelland, designer/photographer/illustrator on two pieces that won Packaging awards. Check out more work at eye.lyft

Jason Spinks, designer on a Cleveland Clinic invitation winning a Print award. Lovely piece!

Jason Sweazy, designer winning a Student and Judge’s Choice award for his senior thesis project (this guy is good, someone needs to hire

Thinking Differently

December 3, 2008

Seth Godin is one of my favorite authors, bloggers and overall genius thinkers. He recently posted information about a program he is setting up, essentially a six-month educational opportunity with him. As valuable as a MBA (he says), and he might be right. At first it sounds crazy…six months unpaid, you have to be in New York, pay your own expenses…who would do it?

But then I started thinking about the whole concept, and it’s brilliant. At minimum it’s a one-of-a-kind opportunity to do something entirely

Career Search Killers Teleconference (now online)

December 3, 2008

Recently Sharon Delay of Permanent Ink put on a teleconference focused on the Top 10 Career Search Killers. Explore each killer, and discuss what you can do to move your career forward. The teleconference was recorded and is now available online. It’s about 35 minutes, and an easy listen.

Communication Arts Interactive Competition–deadline 12/15/08

December 2, 2008

Still on a high from CSCA Creative Best? Liked the taste of success, but now you’re hooked and need more?

CA is accepting entries for 15th annual Communication Arts Interactive Design Competition. Any interactive project created for digital distribution on the World Wide Web, CD-ROM, interactive kiosk or handheld device is eligible. Winning entries will be published in the 2009 Interactive Annual of Communication Arts and on the CA web site.

Online Job Shopping

December 1, 2008

You survived Black Friday, now it’s Cyber Monday so our attention turns to online shopping (for a job of course). As the ceremonial kick-off of the online holiday shopping season, the fact that Cyber Monday is even a common term shows how integral the internet is to our lives.

The internet is a great tool for shopping for stuff and a job, but also has the same negatives for both.

• There is way too much information. Search for a term and generally there are thousands of results, you

Holiday Shopping (for a job)

November 28, 2008

It’s Black Friday, traditionally the beginning of the Christmas shopping season in the U.S. While you’re making that list, scouring stores and online for the best deals, and recovering from your overload of turkey…don’t forget about your job search.

Are you thinking that no one hires during the holiday so you might as well forget it and enjoy yourself until the New Year? Think again. Companies don’t stop working during the holidays, and neither should you. It could even be to your advantage–if most

HRACO Silent Auction–December 9th

November 26, 2008

As new HRACO members, Portfolio is excited to be a part of their annual holiday silent auction. Human Resource Association of Central Ohio will be holding a Silent Auction at their December 9th luncheon. The event will feature Dr. Kevin Elko, a nationally renowned Performance Consultant, Motivational Speaker and Author. An ‘art-themed’ basket from Portfolio will be one of the many great items up for bid in the silent auction. Contact Becky Miller at support@hraco.com for more information.

The You Show

November 26, 2008

The You Show. Really, I can’t say it any better than Seth Godin did in this post…an interview is a show that’s all about you. Are you planning and putting on a show, or waiting for the audience to direct you? The risk is being so over-planned that you can’t answer questions or react to your audience. But if you go in with a general idea of what you’ll say and do, it can make the process less stressful and more enjoyable. Yes, enjoyable.

American Marketing Association Events

November 24, 2008

The Columbus Chapter of the American Marketing Association has two upcoming luncheons with hot topics.

At the December 9th meeting, come learn how the Ohio Department of Travel and Tourism markets the entire state of Ohio as a tourist destination. Amir Eylon, State Tourism Director along with Ron Foth Advertising will present their new creative campaign and discuss the state’s unique marketing mix that has Ohio competing on a regional level for tourism dollars.

The January luncheon will feature Mr. Mark Galuska of the

Creative Best Rocked!

November 21, 2008

Last nights CSCA’s Creative Best was awesome! Co-Presidents Deron Husak & Michael Lai kicked off the show by inviting audience members to actually turn ON their cell phones. Texting was encouraged as a live running stream of comments ran along side the list of well-deserved award winners. Chair of Membership, Ray LaVoie, did a fantastic job of moderating and keeping the crowd engaged. ‘Best of Show’ was awarded to Naissance for their Print submission, Alinea. Congratulations to all the winners, Portfolio looks forward to supporting Creative Best again

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