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May 2009, Vol. 2, Edition 5
Executive Director

OK, we've talked about (or at least I have) dealing with the recession; keeping current clients happy and building a new client target list.  This month we'll talk about what you do with that list.  Here's what I suggest...

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Gary Burandt

Dear ICOM Team,

If you have not already done so, the last half of your 2009 member dues needs to be paid by 15, June 2009. If you have any questions concerning your payment status, contact me so we can bring your account current.

The member agencies listed below have unpaid invoices that are over 90 days past due:

Asia/Pacific

            Triton

Europe:

Rapport
Switch
Wondercom           

North America:

Arteaga
Moller
Square One

Alice Lemoine
ICOM Manager of Finance
alice@icomagencies.com
         

The Trendwatching.com newsletter allows marketers to track the latest trends around the world. We’ll bring you this link as the information is updated.

By now, virtually everyone has chimed in on how innovation is our only hope. So instead of even more theory, here are 50+ new ventures and products, ready for you to copy... er... draw inspiration from. Recession be damned!

More on INNOVATION JUBILATION in the latest edition of our monthly Trend Briefing

The Future Isn't What It Used to Be

Preparing a forward looking business plan for an advertising agency used to be easy. But not any more. Changing consumer behaviors has made the past a poor predictor of the future.

Here are some thoughts on ways to address this issue.   

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Periodically ICOM will be bringing you a series of Agency Pitch Mistakes from Robb High's New Business Boot Camp 3.0

Agency Pitch Mistake #13 - showing too much “stuff.”

Adformatix - Manila, Philippines
From Talent to Client - Read more...
Creative Inhouse - Bangkok, Thailand
Promenada: Euro-chic shines through the gloom - Read more...
United Advertising - Taipei, Taiwan
Laohu Yatzu aerobic sports drinks - Read more...
Golley Slater - London, UK
‘A Frightening Statistic’ - Golley Slater and The British Army - Read more...
move communications - Munich, Germany
Design another body - Read more...
Opinion Leader - Milan, Italy
Opinion Leader finds a way to face crisis - Read more...
Primus Advertising - Accra, Ghana
Primus wraps up April - Read more...
Veinte Segundos - Madrid, Spain
First ads for new client Primera Opticos - Read more...
Agency News - North America
BKV - Overland Park, Kansas
BKV adds several new clients to it's client roster - Read more...
Colle+McVoy - Minneapolis, Minnesota
Colle+McVoy produces “Larry and Friends" video for Novartis Animal Health - Read more...
Cramer-Krasselt - Chicago, Illinois
New PR win for Sobiesky Vodka, first work for Johnsonville Sausage launched, Porsche, Churchill Downs - Read more...
Diccicco Battista Communications - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Diccicco Battista Communications’ Integrated Program Helps Consumers Sleep Better - Read more...
Loomis-ISC - Honolulu, Hawai'i
Mayors Serenade Pilots at Mokulele Airlines’ Launch of new Destination - Read more...
The Morrison Agency - Atlanta, Georgia
Bob Morrison wins the 2009 Atlanta Ad Club – Silver Medal Award - Read more...
Northlich - Cincinnati, Ohio
Ohio Lottery Commission Names Northlich Lead Advertising Agency - Read more...
Quarry Integrated Communications - Toronto, Canada
Quarry's Builder System - Read more...
2009 ICOM Regional Meetings

North/Latin America Regional Meeting
June 2-5
Chicago, Illinois
DEADLINE TO REGISTER - May 15, 2009
Register

EMEA Regional Meeting
24-26 September
Malta

Asia/Pacific Regional Meeting
27-29 October
Jakarta