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I haven’t had  the best luck when it comes to dining out on the Oregon Coast, particularly in Cannon Beach. My bad luck streak ended at The Lumberyard Rotisserie and Grill.  When it comes to Cannon Beach restaurants, there are a handful of viable options, but none as holistically good as The Lumberyard. Perhaps it’s [...]

It all starts with a simple idea: movable type, television, Internet and $4 coffee. Everyone has big ideas, but few people are able to capitalize on them. Typically, this is because they lack the confidence, support and initiative to carry. Social media now offers unprecedented opportunities to share and refine ideas, and take them to [...]

To prepare for Internet Strategy Forum Summit West July 24th at The Governor Hotel, I’m hosting a series of interviews with keynote speakers for this year’s theme, Titans of E. My first interview is with Lisa Welchman, Founding Partner of WelchmanPierpoint.
Q: Please give us a brief background of your career; how did you end up [...]

A few years ago, I wrote down a few dozen life goals. One was to have a meaningful conversation with one or both of two authors I idolize: Malcolm Gladwell and Seth Godin. A few months later, I dropped Seth Godin a line to see if he would be interested in speaking at a local [...]

Brooks Brothers, established in 1818, is known for high quality, ready-to-wear American fashions. One thing Brooks Brothers is not known for is sales, discounts or coupons. All the more reason I was pleased to hear through an associate, that they are having a Friends & Family special event,  where you can save 30% on purchases [...]

At Online Marketing Summit (OMS) in San Diego, I met Liza Tewell, online editor for REI.com. As a native Seattleite, I’ve always been impressed with the organization. I asked if she would be open to an interview, and she said yes. Below is the complete interview with Liza.
How did you end up as Online Editor [...]

Myself and a few associates from Portland headed to New York City to participate in The Marketing Forum, hosted by Richmond Events at the end of April. ADi and The New Group joined Anvil Media to represent Portland at The Marketing Forum.
The concept is relatively simple: vendors are matched up with chief marketing officers (CMOs) [...]

Since I wasn’t able to reach #1 in Google for Muppet Scat, I figured it would be worthwhile to gun for my favorite new term, funcooker, as featured in an episode of 30 Rock (ironically called The Fun Cooker). You can view the entire Funcooker episode on Hulu, or check out a highlight mashup on [...]

I originally read about SeaPort Airlines in the Portland Business Journal. When they first announced flights to Seattle’s Boeing Field, I decided to contact them and see if they could use Anvil Media’s help with search engine marketing.  I was intrigued by the concept of TSA-free travel, easy parking and the convenience of landing 10 [...]

For Anvil’s Q1 field trip, we tapped our favorite winter friends, Club DreamLife for a snow day on Mt. Hood.  We packed the cars with employees, food and warm clothes and headed to Timothy Lake, where we met up with the DreamLife crew. As usual, the DreamLife crew gave us the red carpet treatment with [...]