Tuesday, 04 August 2009 19:58

In recent months, San Diego residents have enjoyed a series of witty new Cox Communications commercials inspired by shows such as “The Dating Game.” Thus far, Satellite Video Productions has produced 3 campaigns for Cox Communications in 2009, and local lighting company Available Light/JT Services has partnered with Cox on an ongoing basis to provide lighting services for each commercial shoot.

The first campaign, "Fortune Cookie," was a series of six humorous spots shot at Chin's in La Mesa. Following the campaign's success, Cox proceeded with a second campaign spoofing The Dating Game called "It's Your Choice." The spots were shot at Satellite Video Productions on a set designed by Jeff Van Gonka that nailed the original show's look and feel. Most recently, Cox has moved into a series of commercials featuring a therapist dishing out life-changing advice to confused and frustrated customers.

 

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Monday, 27 July 2009 00:00

During the second week of June, San Diego’s Longboard Grill played host to a slew of salty seamen when the Discovery Channel series “Deadliest Catch” selected the popular Pacific Beach hangout as the venue for its fifth season finale. The season wrap-up featured captains and crew swapping harrowing stories, downing beers and resting their sea legs as part of Discovery Channel’s four-part spinoff program “After the Catch.” The full episode is available here.

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Wednesday, 22 July 2009 00:00

Where can you find 600 Captain Kirks, 450 Spider Men, 300 Wonder Women, thousands of Han Solos, Princess Leias, Luke Skywalkers, and even a toaster that burns the image of Darth Vader’s helmet into your toast? At San Diego’s Comic-Con 2009, of course. The event will be held at the San Diego Convention Center and will begin on July 23rd.

Of particular interest to San Diegans is a roundtable discussion with former Veronica Mars star Kristen Bell. Veronica Mars was filmed in and around San Diego from 2004 - 2007 in association with local companies including Stu Segall Productions and Shamon Freitas Talent Agency.

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Tuesday, 21 July 2009 00:00

On June 20th, San Francisco-based Craigslist Foundation hosted its 6th annual Boot Camp, a one-day gathering of nonprofit leaders and civic-minded professionals at the University of California Berkeley. In order to effectively manage speaker needs and coordinate details ranging from logistics to presentation continuity for its 50+ keynote speakers, Craigslist Foundation turned to local communications group Briscoe 14.

Craigslist Foundation schedules all workshops, keynotes, coaching sessions, networking events and exhibitor activity on one content-rich day to minimize costs (only $75 per ticket) and maximize value for Boot Camp attendees. Featured keynote speakers at Boot Camp included Arianna Huffington, founder of The Huffington Post; Randi Zuckerberg, marketing director at Facebook; and Craig Newmark, creator of craigslist.org.

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