VP of Mobile, Mike Yonker, was recently interviewed at Ad:Tech NY about why brands need to have a mobile strategy. 

We're really excited to be nominated as a finalist for iMedia's Agency of the Year. In order for us to seal the deal, we're going to need your help. Voting is really easy, so take a break from tweeting, pinging, texting, or whatever else you're doing and follow these steps to have your favorite agency in town (us!) win the big prize. Our very good friends and neighbors at Empower MediaMarketing are up for best agency out-of-home and best agency for integrated media, so show them some Midwest agency support too. 

1) Click this link to view all the nominees: http://www.imediaconnection.com/awards/agency2011/

2) Sign into your iMedia account or sign up if haven't already

3) Vote Rockfish for Agency of the Year

4) Fill in the remaining categories 

5) High-five!

 *Photo credit: http://www.ihighfive.com/

By Dave Knox, CMO  

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cell: 513.658.0868

This week I am taking part in a fun experiment with a new startup called Roundtable. Roundtable describes itself in the following way:

At Roundtable we’re all about empowering meaningful conversations – between thought leaders, between friends, and between curated communities of strangers.

It is a really neat concept and one I became interested in after reading a Roundtable on Startup Funding that was hosted a few weeks ago.  I decided to jump at the chance to have Rockfish host a Roundtable on the Future of Digital Marketing.  After all, we call ourselves a “Digital Innovation Partner” so it is a topic that is at the heart of what we do.  

My goal was to bring together Marketers, Venture Capitalists and Startups to discuss and debate on where Digital Marketing will go in the next few years.  We were able to pull together a really world-class group of digital thought leaders including:

• Chris Erb, VP of Brand Marketing for EA SPORTS
• Chris Fralic, Managing Partner at First Round Capital
• Jason Falls, author of “No Bullshit Social Media”
• Jon Steinberg, President of BuzzFeed
• Pete Blackshaw, Global Head of Digital and Social Marketing for Nestle

What is really neat about Roundtable is that anyone can join in the commentary with this great group of all-stars. So please take the time to head over to our Roundtable this week and share your thoughts on the Future of Digital Marketing.

This post originally appeared on Dave's blog - Hard Knox Life

It's always rewarding to support clients, but it's even better when you can get behind a campaign that will make a difference in the lives of others - in this case our troops. American Signature Furniture and Value City Stores have partnered with Blue Star Mothers to collect shoe boxes filled with goodies that will be sent to U.S. troops serving overseas. To participate, just fill an empty shoebox with candy, an interesting article, mini football, batteries, soap, toothbrushes - whatever you believe will put a smile on a soldier’s face. Once the shoebox is filled, it can be dropped off at the nearest Value City Furniture or American Signature Furniture store, then the Blue Star Mothers will pick up the packages and ship them to our troops. You can find more information on Value City Furniture's Facebook page and American Signature Furniture's Facebook page. 

It's Movember again, so you know what that means - Rockfish Stache Off. 

The rules are simple: 
Contestants will start clean-shaven on November 1st. All facial hair, except in the mustache region, should be shaved daily, through the end of the competition on November 31st. A mugshot is needed from contestants at the beginning and conclusion of the contest so that they may be judged by their Rockfish peers to see who has the very best stache. Stay tuned for the winner.