Sometimes the blog updates get bumped for “real work,” and over the last few months it happened a lot. Here’s a gallery of stuff we never got around to posting. Fast-forward to 2010!
Way back in September, Rhonda Pelka took over the controls at the front desk. If you haven't met her yet, this is what she looks like.
More stuff after the jump.
Not long ago, nobody had ever heard of Bud Select 55, the super-low-calorie beer from Anheuser-Busch. Because Peoria was chosen as a test market, the local distributor came to us for some ideas about how to make a splash with the new beer. We got to work and came up with a few creative concepts and a whole barrel-full of fun tactics to get the word out.
Long story short, due to a variety of circumstances the distributor didn’t use any of these ideas. Nevertheless, we had so much fun making them we thought we’d share them on our blog. These videos were each just one small part of much larger proposed campaigns, but they’ll give you a taste of what we were thinking. Tell us which is your favorite in the comments.
Lots more video after the jump…
When the November birthday/anniversary cake arrived, these people showed up and said they were celebrating something. So we took a picture.
They are (l to r):
Wendy Wheatley, November birthday and six years with Simantel
Patty Moye, four years with Simantel
Tim Leesman, November birthday
Chris Moehn, 22 years with Simantel (!)
Caryn Hinkson, November birthday and one year with Simantel
Andrew Tuma, two years with Simantel
Seconds after this photo was taken, this small group of people dispersed.
The Simantel Blood Drive took place last week and raised (gathered? harvested?) a very respectable 16 pints of Simantel blood for the Red Cross. And while most of us walked away from the BloodMobile unscathed, intern Tracy Blasiak – an enthusiastic first-time donor – was scathed slightly. But don’t worry, she’s fine. So is Account Manager Carol Molinari, who is pictured alongside Tracy in the “After” photo.
Tracy...before
Tracy (resting) and Carol...after
Last month’s appetizer contest was a success, if you were Sheri Kelley. Or if you were one of us who didn’t enter the contest but still got to eat a bunch of free appetizers.
Our staff documentarian was on the scene:
Recipe after the jump… Read more…
Last Friday we reluctantly said goodbye to our longtime friend, Deanna Hood, the smiling face of Simantel’s front desk. She’s moving with her family to Tennessee, where she will be learning to appreciate things like sour mash whiskey and volunteering to fight at the Alamo.
Good luck Deanna. Keep your feet on the ground but never stop reaching for the stars.
Deanna smiles as Barry tries to seem nonchalant about wanting cake.
From Minonk to Minier, Mackinaw to Maquon – everybody in the greater Peoria region is caught up in this crazy new dance craze. It’s called the Misty and it goes like this…