A blog by Campbell Consulting Group, based in Bend, Oregon.

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Buzztag "Buzz Blaster" at Bend Winterfest, in the Old Mill District

Have you been eying the Mino from FLIP? If you're planning on watching the Rail Jam at Bend Winterfest 2010 - have your phone unlocked and be ready to text answers to our client, Buzztag...

Bend, Oregon – Buzztag, a new, international sales and marketing company, announced today that it will celebrate its launch with fun and games, interactive media style, at Bend WinterFest from February 12-14, 2010.

Videos submitted from across Central Oregon with the theme of “Your Favorite Winter Sports” will compete and unfold before your eyes. Logo shirts will be launched from the “Buzz Blaster.” A free milk extravaganza with one of our favorite local markets will be announced for WinterFest weekend (cookies not included). A Twitter contest is already underway with prizes to “flip” you out. It’s all in a day’s work for Buzztag.

“We wanted to show Bend how excited we are to be launching Buzztag right now in this community,” said Brenda Speirs, Queen Bee and co-founder of Buzztag. “Having lived in Bend for ten years, we are confident that this is a great time and place to start our new company with a concept we believe in, in a community we love.”

Buzztag’s launch at WinterFest will spotlight local companies Newport Market and Atlas Smart Homes and demonstrate how Buzztag combines cross-promotion and social media to connect with new customers and build excitement around a client’s brand. Buzztag blends a unique set of services including branded merchandise development, social media and collaborative Web 2.0 tools to create innovative outreach solutions for clients throughout the Northwest and beyond.

Brenda Speirs has been in Bend for 10 years providing branded merchandise to global Fortune 500 companies. Brenda co-founded Buzztag with the goal of providing branded items as part of a comprehensive marketing program, that are both unique and useful. Lyle Speirs, Chief Buzzbomb, co-founded the company with his wife Brenda after years in senior management at Apple Computer, KPMG/ExIS, Black Diamond Consulting and most recently Cisco Systems, Inc. Buzztag’s clients include global companies Cisco Systems, HP, Oracle, Pepsi.

About Buzztag

Based in Bend, Oregon, Buzztag is an innovative sales and marketing company that provides creative, integrated outreach solutions for a variety of client companies. Buzztag utilizes social media, branded merchandise and interactive, collaborative technology, drawing on its team’s years in related fields. To find out more about the buzz Buzztag is creating, go to www.buzz-tag.com, and become a fan of the company on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

-Campbell Consulting (@ccgpr)