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Google bait

March 18th, 2010

In an effort to convince Google to use our town as a test city for its super-high-speed internet infrastructure, the city of Peoria put out a call to all citizens for web videos that express our interest in the project and Peoria’s suitability as a test locale. Simantel’s answer comes from the mind of our Sr. Digital Strategist and interactive renaissance man, Andrew Tuma, whose entire life is, apparently, spent in quiet frustration. Give him a hug next time you see him…

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These were not selected…

November 30th, 2009

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…

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A favor

October 2nd, 2009

Here is an inside look into a day in the life of Dan Davis.

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Cheeseball is the winner

September 25th, 2009

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:

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It’s sweeping the tri-county region!

August 25th, 2009

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…

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To catch a thief

August 18th, 2009

This probably wouldn’t hold up in court, but it is alarming nonetheless…

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We bloggin’

July 10th, 2009

To announce our arrival in the blogosphere, Jake and Josh dropped a large quantity of fresh rhymes. If you didn’t get to see this the first time around, enjoy! If you did, here’s your chance to fall in love all over again.

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Beard-Off, part 3

June 2nd, 2009

The dramatic final installment of the Simantel Beard Trilogy.

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Beard-Off, part 2

February 18th, 2009

Between Clean Shaven and Fully Bearded, there’s a vast expanse of time known as The Awkward Stage.

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Susie and the News

February 3rd, 2009

Click this link out to the WEEK site and you will see Simantel principal Susie Ketterer giving her assessment of the Mayor’s State of the City speech. Watch closely toward the end. Her name and our company name are there, but they flash by like lightning!

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