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RIESTER, rooted in the West.

Near our offices you will find some of the most spectacular scenery in the world.

The West Fork of Oak Creek, a short drive from the Phoenix office near Sedona:

Photo by Rich Charpentier. Click on the image to visit Rich's website and see more stunning images of Arizona.

Photo by Rich Charpentier. Click on the image to visit Rich's website and see more stunning images of Arizona.

 

The Sandia Mountains, near the Albuquerque office:

Photo by Howard Holley. For more by Howard Holley click on this photo.

Photo by Howard Holley. See more by Howard Holley by clicking on this photo.

 

The Wasatch Mountains, which surround the Salt Lake Office:

Photo from RIESTER.

Wasatch Mountains in fall, by RIESTER.

 

The storied Sunset Boulevard, near the Los Angeles office:

Photo from RIESTER.

Sunset Boulevard, by RIESTER.

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Jeff Hymas of Rocky Mountain Power gets the word out on the Act wattsmart video contest.

Jeff Hymas is making the media rounds in Utah to discuss Rocky Mountain Power’s Act wattsmart Video Contest.

Hymas was interviewed on Park City’s NPR station this morning (KPCW). Over the noon hour he appeared on Salt Lake’s CBS affiliate (KUTV).

Jeff Hymas of Rocky Mountain Power at KUTV in Salt Lake City.

Jeff Hymas of Rocky Mountain Power at KUTV in Salt Lake City.

KUTV's Ron Bird interviewed Jeff live on the air.

KUTV's Ron Bird interviewed Jeff live on the air.

June 16 update:

Today Jeff appeared on KTVX’s Good Morning Utah:

Jeff Hymas appears on Good Morning Utah.

Don Hudson, Angie Larsen and Jeff Hymas.

June 22 update:

This morning Jeff Hymas appeared on KSL (NBC) and Fox 13.

As seen through the monitor on the TV camera. Jeff Hymas appears on KSL.

As seen through the monitor on the TV camera: Jeff Hymas and Tonya Papanikolas.

The Act wattsmart Video Contest runs through June 30. Rocky Mountain Power’s Utah residential customers can enter by making a video showing ways that they are saving energy, or ways that they could save more energy. The contest utilizes YouTube to encourage Utahns to tell their stories about ways to be wattsmart.

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Alta announces first May closing since 1988!

Skiing Sugar Bowl. Photo by Kirk Marshall.

Skiing Sugar Bowl, Alta Ski Area. Photo by Kirk Marshall.

Alta at dusk, looking down Little Cottonwood Canyon. Photo by Kirk Marshall.

Alta at dusk, looking down Little Cottonwood Canyon. Photo by Kirk Marshall.

The last day of skiing this year will be May 1. This is the first time Alta will close in May since 1988.

Alta is a RIESTER client. See the award winning ad from the 2010-2011 ski season. Visit the Alta website for more information on skiing at one of North America’s finest resorts.

Jim Breitinger

Anne O’Brien and the Nonprofit Academy for Excellence.

Marketing for causes and ideas is a big part of what we do at RIESTER.

I heard about the new Nonprofit Academy for Excellence in Utah and was intrigued to learn more about what this organization is doing to help nonprofits become more effective. The Academy provides training and professional certificate programs to nonprofit professionals.

Anne O’Brien is the founder of the Academy. O’Brien left a secure job with a promising future in the high-paying technology sector to find a job closer to her home in Salt Lake City. She wanted to find work that would require less travel, allow her to grow her career, contribute to her community and make it easier to be a mother.

Rather than finding a job, she created one along with a brand new organization which is an invaluable resource for Utah and a model program for what’s possible anywhere. “Nonprofits see value in education and training and they make time for it. I love seeing the impact that the Academy is having on the community,” she said.

O’Brien is on the leading edge of learning about the latest communications platforms available through social media. The Academy offers courses and a certificate focused on mastering these new tools.

She finds Facebook fascinating. O’Brien says that Facebook is “really changing and it’s becoming an infrastructure, like Google. It’s not just some little thing that you’re using; it’s almost becoming how we communicate.” She mentioned the Utah Museum of Natural History, Make-A-Wish and Tree Utah as local leaders in using social media.

O’Brien commented on RIESTER’s social media and traditional work: “I’ve seen the work you’ve done for the Utah Symphony. I thought it was incredibly creative and fun. I also love the Alta ads. The ad with the bride is one I especially remember. I appreciate seeing that kind of quality creative work here in Utah because I think people in our state often seem to think they need to go to New York to get good stuff. Yet we have that talent right here. “

Thanks Anne. And thank you for the resource that you’ve created for nonprofits. The work they do is invaluable in promoting worthy causes, including: keeping our culture vibrant and alive, helping those in need, teaching about important topics and working to help people change behaviors in positive ways.

Learn more about the Nonprofit Academy for Excellence.

Anne O'Brien and her daughter, photographed at Alta.

Anne O'Brien and her daughter, photographed at Alta.

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RIESTER adds McDonald’s and ARAMARK.

ARAMARK Parks and Destinations and California Central Coast McDonald’s join RIESTER List of Clients

PHOENIX– January 18, 2011—RIESTER (www.riester.com), a full-service marketing firm has added two high-profile clients, ARAMARK Parks and Destinations and the California Central Coast McDonald’s Advertising Co-op, to its client roster.

“Our tourism and McDonald’s teams are energized as they begin to build lasting relationships and develop effective marketing solutions for these prestigious new clients,” said Tim Riester, president and CEO of RIESTER. “We are extremely proud to team with such influential national companies to turn their consumers into life-long believers in their respective brands.”

ARAMARK Parks and Destinations has enlisted RIESTER for development and fulfillment of an online consumer engagement marketing strategy, the launch of its multi-property social media initiative and public relations services. As a leading provider of outdoor vacations and adventures, ARAMARK Parks and Destinations is the steward of several federally-protected parks located in and around pristine areas in the United States. The parks include Alaska’s Glacier Bay and Denali National Parks and Preserve, Washington State’s Olympic National Park, Colorado’s Mesa Verde National Park, destinations such as Lake Powell, in Utah and Arizona and many other cultural attractions and lodges detailed at www.aramarkparksanddestinations.

An experienced McDonald’s agency, RIESTER has been providing marketing and advertising services to McDonald’s co-ops in Idaho and Oregon since 1991. With the acquisition of assets from the New Mexico advertising firm Rick Johnson & Company (RJC), RIESTER is broadening its McDonald’s services into California. On January 1, 2011 RIESTER became the agency of record for the California Central Coast McDonald’s Advertising Co-op with restaurants from northern Los Angeles to Monterey.

About RIESTER

As one of the top marketing firms in the Western United States, RIESTER offers its clients a complete range of services, including: research, brand planning, media planning and buying, broadcast and print ad creative services, public relations, government relations, digital and multi-cultural marketing. The agency has offices in Los Angeles, Phoenix, Salt Lake City and Albuquerque. Visit us on the web at www.riester.com.

Jeff Bagley

Park City area restaurant ads feature fun-loving mayor.

Park City, Utah is known for two things: Great outdoor activities and amazing restaurants. Well, they are also known for a little film festival called Sundance, but that’s another story.

Put great activities and food together and you are bound to have an amazing day. In fact, we figured that for every activity in Park City, there must be the perfect food pairing. That was the premise behind a series of new commercials we created for the Park City Area Restaurant Association featuring the mayor of Park City, Dana Williams.

Mayor Williams is now in his third year of being featured in the Restaurant Association’s commercials. He is the perfect spokesperson–a fun-loving former hippie, rock-band-playing boomer turned mayor. We could not have casted anyone better out of Hollywood.

The 15-second ads take you on a tour of Park City’s more popular spring, summer and fall activities from mountain bike riding to one of the most popular rodeos in Utah. It’s all in good fun and wets your appetite for a great time and great food in Park City.

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RIESTER’s Jeff Bagley delivers hilarious new video for the Utah Symphony. Have you ever wanted to conduct?

Working with the Utah Symphony as they auditioned for a new maestro, Jeff Bagley, our Salt Lake City creative director, created this hilarious video of the auditions which star Utah VIPs and average folks going for the new job as music director. The final choice put all of us to shame, but we had a lot of fun!

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