Mississippi Business Journal » advertising http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:02:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 C Spire signs contract extension with NBA’s Grizzlies http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/06/14/c-spire-signs-contract-exptension-with-nbas-grizzlies/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=c-spire-signs-contract-exptension-with-nbas-grizzlies http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/06/14/c-spire-signs-contract-exptension-with-nbas-grizzlies/#comments Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:04:35 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=76639 RIDGELAND — The Memphis Grizzlies and C Spire Wireless have entered into a multi-year extension of an agreement involving the NBA Western Conference team and FedExForum. Terms were not disclosed. As part of the agreement, the Memphis Grizzlies will continue its relationship with C Spire Wireless as the official wireless partner of the professional basketball [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/06/14/c-spire-signs-contract-exptension-with-nbas-grizzlies/feed/ 0 WILLOUGHBY: Neel grows Neel-Schaffer Inc. into one of largest engineering firms in the U.S. http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/10/willoughby-neel-grows-neel-schaffer-inc-into-one-of-largest-engineering-firms-in-the-u-s/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=willoughby-neel-grows-neel-schaffer-inc-into-one-of-largest-engineering-firms-in-the-u-s http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/10/willoughby-neel-grows-neel-schaffer-inc-into-one-of-largest-engineering-firms-in-the-u-s/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 19:15:58 +0000 Ross Reily http://msbusiness.com/?p=74592 The dictionary defines a wake as “A track, course, or condition left behind something that has passed.” Like a boat on the water, our lives leave a wake, as well. The question is whether we are intentional about the ripple effect of our lives. I enjoy studying the lives of leaders who have not just [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/10/willoughby-neel-grows-neel-schaffer-inc-into-one-of-largest-engineering-firms-in-the-u-s/feed/ 0 New education trend? District marketing schools http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/07/new-education-trend-district-marketing-schools/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-education-trend-district-marketing-schools http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/07/new-education-trend-district-marketing-schools/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 11:26:37 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=74369 TUPELO — Noting the competition that exists when parents choose where to send their children to school, first-year Tupelo superintendent Gearl Loden has begun a campaign to aggressively market the school district. From billboards to newspaper advertisements to a student-produced program that airs on WTVA-TV in Tupelo, the district has actively tried to share its [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/07/new-education-trend-district-marketing-schools/feed/ 1 State ad agencies tackle changing marketplace with innovative strategies http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/26/state-ad-agencies-tackle-changing-marketplace-with-innovative-strategies/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=state-ad-agencies-tackle-changing-marketplace-with-innovative-strategies http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/26/state-ad-agencies-tackle-changing-marketplace-with-innovative-strategies/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 22:02:43 +0000 Becky Gillette http://msbusiness.com/?p=73942 Recently when Viking Range Corp. was bought by a much larger company, Middleby Corp., marketing campaigns that had been handled by the Ramey Agency were suspended. That type of merger of a Mississippi-based company with a larger company based in another state is a long-established trend that can lead to loss of work for advertising [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/26/state-ad-agencies-tackle-changing-marketplace-with-innovative-strategies/feed/ 0 Bailey joins agency http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/19/bailey-joins-agency/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bailey-joins-agency http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/19/bailey-joins-agency/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 22:53:32 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=73639 Roberts Creative, a multimedia ad agency located in downtown Laurel, welcomes Skye Bailey as a designer/developer to its creative team. She will assist in building campaigns to establish strong brand awareness for businesses and organizations. Bailey is from Hattiesburg and a graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi, where she earned her bachelor of fine [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/19/bailey-joins-agency/feed/ 0 Grace named director http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/29/grace-named-director/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=grace-named-director http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/29/grace-named-director/#comments Fri, 29 Mar 2013 18:03:39 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=72588 The advertising and creative production firm Mad Genius recently welcomed Pshone Grace as its new media director. Grace brings 15 years of experience in media planning, buying and advertising.

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/29/grace-named-director/feed/ 0 Poultry company new title sponsor of PGA tournament http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/12/poultry-company-new-title-sponsor-of-pga-tournament/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=poultry-company-new-title-sponsor-of-pga-tournament http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/12/poultry-company-new-title-sponsor-of-pga-tournament/#comments Tue, 12 Mar 2013 12:08:39 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=71122 LAUREL and MADISON — Sanderson Farms Inc. is the new title sponsor of the PGA tournament held annually at Annandale Golf Club in Madison. Mississippi’s only PGA event will now be known as the Sanderson Farms Championship. The Laurel-based poultry company is holding a news conference today at 10 a.m. at the Blair E. Batson [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/12/poultry-company-new-title-sponsor-of-pga-tournament/feed/ 0 Mad Genius wins ‘Best of Show Overall’ at 2013 ADDY Awards http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/15/mad-genius-wins-best-of-show-overall-at-2013-addy-awards/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mad-genius-wins-best-of-show-overall-at-2013-addy-awards http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/15/mad-genius-wins-best-of-show-overall-at-2013-addy-awards/#comments Fri, 15 Feb 2013 14:52:40 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=69812 JACKSON — The American Advertising Federation of Jackson (AAF Jackson) presented its 2013 ADDY Awards for advertising creative excellence Friday night at The South. This annual awards presentation was attended by more than 110 individuals from local advertising, marketing, graphic design and media businesses. Of the 202 entries received by AAF Jackson, 21 Gold ADDY [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/15/mad-genius-wins-best-of-show-overall-at-2013-addy-awards/feed/ 0 Delta State reintroduces toughest vegetable in higher education http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/01/delta-state-reintroduces-toughest-vegetable-in-higher-education/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=delta-state-reintroduces-toughest-vegetable-in-higher-education http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/01/delta-state-reintroduces-toughest-vegetable-in-higher-education/#comments Fri, 01 Feb 2013 13:11:15 +0000 Stephen McDill http://msbusiness.com/?p=68993 The biologists may call it “abelmoschus esculentus” but down here in the South its better known as okra. A native of West Africa that is cousin to cotton and popularly served up fried or in Creole gumbo, okra is now getting talked up by ESPN and David Letterman thanks to a Bolivar County university and [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/01/delta-state-reintroduces-toughest-vegetable-in-higher-education/feed/ 2 Tim Mask tries to stop the ‘brain drain’ http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/01/24/tim-mask-tries-to-stop-the-brain-drain/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tim-mask-tries-to-stop-the-brain-drain http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/01/24/tim-mask-tries-to-stop-the-brain-drain/#comments Thu, 24 Jan 2013 23:53:06 +0000 Clay Chandler http://msbusiness.com/?p=68639 Tim Mask is vice president of brand planning and development with Maris, West & Baker advertising. He is the founder of the Mississippi Brain Drain Commission, which is devoted to keeping Mississippi’s homegrown intellectual capital in Mississippi. Q — What is the mission of the Mississippi Brain Drain Commission? A — The direct mission of [...]

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