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Cactus is a multi-disciplinary creative agency. Our mantra is that ideas grow brands. We believe that cacti hold magical juices that inspire Pulitzer-worthy ideas (and super hero muscles). So if you see us in the desert, take a knee and join us in worshipping the prickly beasts. Ommmm. To view our portfolio of inspired advertising and marketing ideas, visit www.sharpideas.com
12.22.08: Rockette'n it
Heather and MariahWhat do you do when given a shot to dance with the Rockettes at the Grand Ole Opry? You rock it. Cactus ACD Brian Watson's wife Heather has always wanted the opportunity, and this year she's seizing it. So, Brian and their daughter have joined Heather to celebrate the holidays in Nashville, and to support rockstar mom. Congrats Watsons.
Rockette Watsons

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11.21.08: Cacti volunteer for Basket Brigade
Cactus VolunteersCacti L to R: Brooke, Lauren, Monica, Heather and Ashley

Yesterday, a few of us Cacti volunteered at the Interfaith Community Services to put together Thanksgiving meal baskets with the Denver Basket Brigade. It was great fun for a great cause -- we packaged 442 family meals. And, we photographed Lauren's quality control log for proof.

TallyLauren's quality control tally.

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11.12.08: Welcome aboard, Tara and Charity
Tara ChildersThis week we announced two new members of our account team here at Cactus - AE Tara Childers and AC Charity Czerwinski. We've added a dozen new team members in the last three months to account for our recent growth including acquiring new clients and growing existing client relationships.

As account executive, Tara will play an important role in developing strategy and managing projects for the Colorado Lottery account. Prior to joining Cactus, she was an account executive for Seattle-based Publicis in the West and a Denver-based advertising agency, where she worked with clients including T-Mobile, Citibank and Molson. Childers graduated from the University of Mississippi in Oxford with a degree in business administration and a major in marketing.

Charity CzerwinskiCharity has been hired as account coordinator to support programs for the State Tobacco Education & Prevention Partnership including Own Your C, FixNixer and The Cigarette Is Dead. She has gained professional experience as a human resources intern for the State of Wyoming and as marketing intern for Safe N’ Sound in Tulsa, Okla. Charity graduated with a Bachelor of Science in marketing from Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, where she played basketball and received the Oral Roberts University Scholar-Athlete Award.

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11.07.08: Three new Cacti
We've welcomed several new faces to the Cactus team in the last several weeks. On our creative team, we've added Jorge Lamora, Lindsey Beal and Allie Edwards. We're so happy to have their creative talents and senses of humor (not to mention two more creative GIRLS) on the second floor at Cactus.

Jorge LamoraWell-versed in design, art direction and production, Jorge has been hired to design identity, print and Web projects. Previously, he was a designer for Denver-based Ellen Bruss Design and his work has been recognized by industry honors such as How, Print and Communication Arts. He graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in graphic and interactive communication from Ringling College of Art & Design in Sarasota, Fla.


Lindsey BealWith three years of experience working for clients including Burger King, Applebees, Sears and Office Depot at Chicago-based Wunderman, Lindsey joins us as an experienced production artist. She will collaborate with our creative and production teams to produce work for local and national campaigns for Cactus clients. Beal graduated with a Bachelor of Science in graphic design from the School of Architecture and Environmental Design at Arizona State University in Tempe.

Allie EdwardsAllie is the newest addition to our team of art directors. As a college student, Edwards was the grand prize winner of the Chipotle “30 Seconds of Fame” Competition and her work has been recognized by CMYK, the Dallas Ad League, One Club and Summit International Creative Awards. She gained art direction experience as an intern for Dallas-based Slingshot and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in advertising and a minor in  

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10.31.08: Trick or Treat at Cactus

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Hard at work, Lauren wins the award for most authentic-looking costume.Ainslie and kiddos
Ainslie with her kiddos.halloween_collin.jpg
Collin swears that dragons make the best margs; but it was a toss-up between his batch and Heather's.halloween_girls.jpg
Lindsey, Kristen and Erin enjoying the festivities.
Mark and Mackenzie
Mark the cow and his spit-fire dragonfly.Norm
Norm's daughter Kaya painted his face... anyone see a creative director in the making?

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