RE: FLASH: RE: Mike who?

[Rusty Worden]

As usual I am impressed with the delicacy in which Russell handled that. 


Kudos to the man who can hang back and not make a slam dunk whenever possible.


Mi Dos Pesos...

Rusty



At 09:48 AM 12/22/98 -0600, you wrote:

>Its funny YOU should ask. I think I actually sent

>MBT a resume last year while shuffling for a summer job.

>To think a could have solved your morph problem just last week!

>>>To think, you could have.  As I said previously, none of my post was a

>slam, and I'd expect the same respect from you.  However, I wasn't hired to

>fulfill a Flash role; I stepped into it.  To assume something one way or

>another would really only showcase one's naivete for such a situation.

>

>I'm orginally from Chicago. Sometimes companies look for

>talent and not just experience. 

>>>Again, I feel somewhat attacked here, and I will not post further to this

>listing about it; we can take it privately beyond this.  I'd hazard to guess

>that a lot of companies look for a healthy blend of talent, experience

>and/or personality.  I know that we do, and we work very hard to ensure that

>our staff is comprised of people who actively take on more than their

>"defined" roles--regardless of experience.  I don't know of you or of your

>submitted resume; I'm certain that I was hired after the fact of your

>submission, and it really doesn't affect me, but, and I could be wrong and

>apologize whole-heartedly if I have mis-taken your post, but, it is somewhat

>unfair to assume one reason or another about the way a company operates by

>one experience (or lack thereof).  One would be better suited, I would

>think, to ask questions, instead.

>

>Bringing the development in-house

>allows for closer relations with the marketing department

>and a much better feel for the company your trying to brand. 

>While Pepsiworld will still remain Needham's account, this one man

>team will do just what you said, reduce spending on a medium PepsiCo is

>unsure just exactly how to use.  

>>>This makes perfect sense to me and I can defintely see WHY it's being

>done.  It shows to me that the predictions of bringing certain types of work

>(DTP, GA, Web, etc.) in-house are starting to become a reality, and that is

>great for a lot of us "in the industry".  This is certain to allow "us" to

>have more value and marketability in the future.  Kudos Pepsi.

>

>I will launch these sites by tweaking the

>graphics done by Pepsi's Graphics Department...maintaining them 

>is another issue. I'll be showcasing my work as time passes on.

>>>I will be anxious to view the work.  Pepsi's no slouch, and I wouldn't

>assume you to be either to have landed there.

>

>

>> -----Original Message-----

>

> From: Unger, Russell [SMTP:rungermbtinc [dot] com]

>> Sent:	Tuesday, December 22, 1998 8:32 AM

>

> To: 'flashershocker [dot] com'

>> Subject:	RE: FLASH: RE: Mike who?

>> 

>> As in DDB Needham?  The Ad agency?  The BIG ad agency?

>> 

>> That'd seem more like it...

>> 

>> How is it that they've reduced a gigantic agency account to a one-man,

>> in-house team that will cost them a fraction of what they were previously

>> spending?  

>> 

>> This isn't a slam, but, and don't get me wrong here, I work for a creative

>> department and we offer a broad range of services to outside clients...and

>> I

>> find it amazing that such a huge monolith of a company would have one

>> person

>> handling all of those sites...

>> 

>> Heh...got any samples of previous work, Mike?

>> 

>> Russell E. Unger

>> 

>> Modern Business Technology

>> 1300 E. Woodfield Road, Suite 302

>> Schaumburg, IL 60173-4984

>> tel: 847.605.1917 x256

>> fax: 847.605.1905

>

> rungermbtinc [dot] com

>> 

>> 

>> -----Original Message-----

>

> From: Perrone, Micheal [michael [dot] perronepepsi [dot] com (mailto:michael [dot] perronepepsi [dot] com)]

>> Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 1998 7:19 AM

>

> To: 'flashershocker [dot] com'

>> Subject: RE: FLASH: RE: Mike who?

>> 

>> 

>> pepsi flash was actually done by an agency call

>> DDB out of texas. 

>> 

>> > -----Original Message-----

>

> > From: David Gary [SMTP:dgarystudiosmpinet [dot] net]

>> > Sent:	Tuesday, December 22, 1998 8:16 AM

>

> > To: flashershocker [dot] com

>> > Subject:	Re: FLASH: RE: Mike who?

>> > 

>> > 

>> > 

>> > "Perrone, Micheal" wrote:

>> > 

>> > > I just joined the list last week and figured I should

>> > > give my introduction. My name is Mike Perrone. I am

>> > > Pepsi-Cola's Web Site Designer. This year I will be launching

>> > > official web sites for Aquafina, AllSport, Slice, Mug Rootbeer, Storm,

>> > and

>> > > possibly

>> > > Mountain Dew. I'm a one man team so I have tons of work ahead of me.

>> > > I am definately going to incorporate Flash into most of the sites.

>> > > I'm looking forward to sharing my experiences and progress with the

>> > > list.

>> > >

>> > > Thanks,

>> > > Mike Perrone

>

> > > mperronepepsi [dot] com

>> > >

>> > 

>> > Hiya Mike,

>> > 

>> > 

>> >  Pepsi-Cola, Aquafina, AllSport, Slice, Mug Rootbeer, Storm?!!!

>> > 

>> > Those are some uge accounts! One man huh? You must have done the Pepsi

>> > "Flash"

>> > site, huh?

>> > 

>> > -DG-

>> > 

>> > 

>> > 

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