BATTLE OF THE BANDS

DATE:
Wednesday June 17, 2009

TIME:
6:00 pm

PLACE:
Someday Lounge
224 NW 5th Avenue
Portland, OR

COST:
$300 per band

Register your Band!
Contact Mike Terry at mterry@magnetoworks.com

Yes, it’s time once again for the infamous PAF Battle of the Bands. And if you haven’t guessed, the theme this year is the 90′s.

Ahhh, remember Jon Bon Jovi, Dee Lite, Madonna, Nirvana and the most wonderful of all, M.C. Hammer?

So put on your pantaloons or your plaid shirt (or both) and sign up your band for a chance at glory.

Sign-up Deadline is May 30th

Do you know your membership status? Join the dynamic men and women of Portland’s Creative Services
Contact the PAF office, 503.224.2623, or jamie@portlandadfed.com.

PLEASE WRITE A HAIKU COMMENT ON YOUR LOVE OF 90′S ROCK BANDS, RAP, POP MUSIC, ANY OF IT. CONTINUE THE INSPIRATION!

]]> http://eroidays.com/2009/05/07/will-eroi-take-paf-battle-of-the-bands-for-3rd-straight-year/feed/ 3 http://eroidays.com/2009/04/30/good-news-from-emarketer-world-is-going-digital/ http://eroidays.com/2009/04/30/good-news-from-emarketer-world-is-going-digital/#comments Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:58:35 +0000 Ryan Buchanan http://eroidays.com/?p=1466 This morning’s article on eMarketer, “Marketers Moving to Digital Media” had some really encouraging and powerful data in it. For all of us in the interactive agency and email marketing industry, this is great news that validates our gut instinct that we’ve been seeing anecdotally. The article begins:

“Looking for an upside. In the wake of the global economic downturn, marketers worldwide are shifting more of their budgets into cheaper, more-measurable categories. In most cases, that means online.

Although the name of the organization might imply a slight bias, in a survey by the Society of Digital Agencies (SoDA), 81% of respondents said they plan to invest at least as much in digital marketing in 2009 as in the previous year.

More than 77% of traditional advertising agencies are increasing the amount of digital in their budgets by 1% to 29%. And over 10% are upping online budgets by 30% or more.

I almost forgot — this blog will transition over the next month or so to having everyone subscribe to eroidays.com, no longer emaildays.com (same content, just a more accurate name):

Ever since we moved into the Technology & Arts Building on 505 NW Couch Street, we’ve loved it – it’s in the heart of Oldtown / Chinatown and 1 block from downtown. It has the coolest, hipest retail (Compound), favorite indie coffee place in town (Backspace), best Steak & Cheese sandwiches (Ford’s Cafe), killer drinks and ambience (Someday Lounge), and coming soon – the first and only upscale business lunch spot in the entire neighborhood (Davis Street Tavern).

However, this blog post isn’t about all the killer stuff currently in our building. It’s about the development happening across the street in the full city block parking lot that’s about to become the hotspot in town for upscale grocery shopping (Japanese + Chinese), retail, farmer’s market, and all kinds of other goodness. Check out this recent Portland Tribune article talking all about it!

It’s not totally a done deal, but it’s looking good. Ain’t life grand.

The new eROI party video – check it out to see if you are in the video:

Full disclosure, eROI did the design for this CBSSports.com Fantasy Football and Fantasy Baseball newsletter signup email. One pleasant surprise is how well this email performed both before its launch in eye-tracking testing and in the number of newsletter signups it drove in the actual campaign.

What are your thougths on the above email design? Please comment.

Internet Strategy Forum Summit 2008
July 17-18, Governor Hotel, Portland

Internet Strategy Forum Summit attendees will gain actionable insight into smart enterprise Internet strategy as they engage with each other and with the VP and C-level keynote presenters from leading global companies such as eMarketer, Forrester Research, Disney, Nike, Intel, IBM, WebTrends and Fandango, who will share their experience and ideas on how to best leverage the Internet and integrate it into your overall business strategy.

There will be 8 keynote-style presentations, a vendor panel, a lunch, a reception and other networking opportunities, all for registration fees starting at less than $249. Friends of eROI can receive a 15% discount on the registration fee by using Discount Code “REACHROI” at registration time.

Presenters and Topics include:

* Daniel Stickel, new CEO, WebTrends (formerly with Google)

* Geoffrey Ramsey, Co-founder & CEO, eMarketer
TOPIC: Mapping the Digital Landscape: A Strategic Guide

* Charlene Li, VP & Principal Analyst, Forrester Research
TOPIC: Creating A Social Strategy That Will Work

* Chris Shimojima, VP, Global Digital Commerce, Nike
TOPIC: Social Commerce: Innovate How We Connect

* David Placier, VP, Consumer Insights, Disney Online
TOPIC: The evolution of CRM: Enhancing Web Site Experiences

* Nancy Bhagat, VP of Sales and Marketing Group, Intel
TOPIC: End to End Marketing Online: A Fundamental Shift

* Mike Moran, Distinguished Engineer, IBM, author of Search Engine Marketing, Inc.
TOPIC: Internet Marketing by the Numbers

* Shane O’Neill, Chief Technology Officer, Fandango
TOPIC: Email Marketing: Beyond Newsletters and Confirmation

Internet Strategy Forum Summit
Thursday, July 17, 2008
8:00am – 5:00pm
Optional Internet strategist career path symposium Friday, July 18, 2008 Governor Hotel, Portland, Oregon http://www.internetstrategyforum.org/summit

Here are a few other people’s slideshows:
eROI Flickr pics: http://www.flickr.com/groups/753070@N25/pool/show/

Scott Kveton Flickr pics: http://flickr.com/photos/kveton/sets/72157605740710205/show/