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February 24, 2004 12:38 AM Mary Engel & Faith River Communications

Advertising

March 25, 2008 3:24 PM What a difference a stylist makes
June 15, 2007 7:58 AM The real iPhone ads
February 4, 2007 10:18 PM Zip. Zero. Nada.
February 2, 2007 1:41 PM Bow down, consumers!
January 11, 2007 1:15 PM The freshmaker or something
January 9, 2007 9:04 AM Truth in advertising
December 4, 2006 11:15 PM Oh, good, it's not just me then
December 4, 2006 1:10 PM I hate it when this happens
November 30, 2006 10:43 AM Another tasty Apple
November 17, 2006 2:02 PM Current favorite ad: Volvo
November 16, 2006 10:40 PM Must we ALL have makeovers?
October 5, 2006 12:23 AM Yeah, baby! Ad cheating!
September 18, 2006 1:42 PM Shameless. Disgusting. Repugnant. Welcome to my World.
August 27, 2006 11:41 PM Advert bits: beer (as usual), cupcakes, Anna Wintour
August 27, 2006 5:18 PM Urgent Chicken
July 4, 2006 7:40 PM Advert bits
June 23, 2006 1:56 AM Things that make you say WTF?
June 12, 2006 9:55 PM Crappy literature now infused with crappy ads
May 30, 2006 9:19 PM Vegans up in arms!
May 30, 2006 9:07 PM When it comes to melanoma, do ads favor women?
April 28, 2006 5:16 AM So why is it called the Creative Department?
April 24, 2006 10:35 PM 2nd round of meth ads
March 30, 2006 4:12 AM I'm a Pepper, you're a Pepper out $5 Mil

Bozeman, Montana

January 12, 2012 4:52 PM You call this winter?
July 22, 2010 7:29 PM The BeerHive State
July 5, 2010 3:39 PM Bar & Grill as art
July 4, 2010 10:55 AM What's behind this name? Big Dry Saddlery
June 28, 2010 8:15 AM Boo hogs the remote
November 4, 2009 1:15 PM Driving west of Bozeman yesterday
October 20, 2009 3:46 PM Deb Habernicht Gets Bozeman Moving!
April 2, 2009 1:49 PM Robotics in the Rockies
March 30, 2009 4:02 PM Earth Hour
March 24, 2009 10:38 AM Live blogging the rodeo!
March 24, 2009 9:03 AM Superstar of Pakistan
March 23, 2009 7:48 PM Fire & Brimstone
December 2, 2007 11:36 AM Merry Christmas to All!
November 12, 2007 12:19 AM Our Tate is home
August 2, 2007 12:31 PM Animal rescue at R Climbing X
July 18, 2007 7:23 PM Hot. Smokin.'
April 8, 2007 12:20 AM He is risen
February 8, 2007 4:03 AM Squibnocket update
January 7, 2007 4:29 PM Twelfth Night
March 13, 2006 7:20 PM Standard-issue lab & RE license
March 10, 2006 9:17 PM We're with you, Myles Bagley
January 16, 2006 12:08 AM So far, so good
January 15, 2006 11:36 PM Time is right
January 9, 2006 6:49 PM Small towns that rule (including Bozeman, natch)
January 3, 2006 11:21 PM Good riddance 2005
December 13, 2005 11:57 PM Sundance a year later: another Bozeman connection
November 29, 2005 8:36 PM Gimme shelter
November 4, 2005 7:41 PM Mi amor kicks butt
November 4, 2005 7:33 PM Hawthorne School rocks, sez JFK PAC
November 4, 2005 7:25 PM My kids' elementary school ranks among nation's elite
October 22, 2005 7:44 PM Mike's iMix
October 14, 2005 8:25 PM Back in black
August 11, 2005 4:37 PM Those Bozeman writers are everywhere
June 22, 2005 5:11 PM "American Made" Screening in Livingston
May 14, 2005 3:13 PM Bozeman High makes Newsweek list of top high schools
April 24, 2005 3:23 PM Honeymoon's not over
April 15, 2005 11:57 PM Hooray for HatcHfest... and Montana's film industry
March 27, 2005 5:27 PM Bozeman a force in laser research
March 17, 2005 8:14 PM Bozeman backpacks lead the pack
March 5, 2005 1:15 AM MSU student wins Emmy
March 4, 2005 6:00 PM Bozeman one of the stars of Karlgaard book
March 1, 2005 3:29 PM Bozeman skiers excel internationally
February 27, 2005 5:41 PM Bozeman in Skiing Mag's Top Ten

Branding

April 2, 2008 11:45 AM Further proof of conspiracy: Hello Kitty Bra Shop
January 23, 2008 5:24 PM Chew the right thing
January 10, 2008 11:32 AM Niche obsessions
June 15, 2007 8:11 AM Battle of the natural brands
June 13, 2007 9:42 AM Obviously, Priceline is Shat-tastic
April 13, 2007 3:28 PM Hey! Pee Wee Herman Nikes
April 10, 2007 6:15 AM Lifesize NASCAR or truly jumbo shrimp?
March 5, 2007 11:14 AM The study of brand marks really is logos
January 22, 2007 11:24 PM But what about the toast?
January 7, 2007 11:55 PM Curious Americana
December 12, 2006 2:17 PM At last, a gift we can use
November 17, 2006 7:17 PM Little businesses build a big world
November 17, 2006 11:39 AM MySpace. Not even once.
August 14, 2006 4:07 PM Disaster brands
July 10, 2006 11:02 PM Brilliant!
July 9, 2006 4:43 AM We all have our reasons
June 13, 2006 11:50 AM World's greatest branding event continues
May 31, 2006 9:57 AM "The brands you love love soccer"
April 12, 2006 4:12 AM Microsoft's Birthday Greetings to Apple
March 30, 2006 4:12 AM I'm a Pepper, you're a Pepper out $5 Mil
March 26, 2006 1:18 AM If Microsoft redesigned iPod packaging
March 24, 2006 6:03 PM And I thought typos were bad
February 19, 2006 1:32 AM What took NY mag so long?
January 5, 2006 6:11 PM Anti-publicity: the low or non-existent profile
December 24, 2005 5:12 AM Commodity gifts miss the point
December 1, 2005 12:19 AM Cash flows to online advertising
November 29, 2005 8:36 PM Gimme shelter
November 29, 2005 2:53 AM Dunkin' Donuts v. Starbucks
September 23, 2005 11:11 PM Sort of on-topic, by way of consumer behavior
August 16, 2005 5:44 PM The Smackdown Learning Model
July 31, 2005 7:00 PM Making sense of the wikiverse: feed branding hits the big time
June 17, 2005 2:59 AM "This is Broken" customer disservice showcase
June 15, 2005 3:19 PM Branding the homeless?
June 4, 2005 4:41 AM Positioning out, wiki in
June 1, 2005 10:11 PM How blogs build customer loyalty and more
June 1, 2005 2:56 PM GE has finally flipped: supermodel coalminers
May 18, 2005 3:54 PM Are you like me? Do you hate new Gap concept name?
May 18, 2005 3:41 PM Basic but invaluable marketing maxims
May 2, 2005 3:56 PM Addicted to ads
April 23, 2005 5:40 PM What about your brand?
April 16, 2005 3:21 PM Eeek! Brand is everywhere
March 23, 2005 3:58 PM Brand goes beyond the buy
March 14, 2005 4:16 PM Words really do build brands
March 14, 2005 4:00 PM Camper brand builds on the basics
March 3, 2005 5:42 PM Are we hard-wired for brand preference?
March 2, 2005 6:07 PM My ad peeps will know this one...
March 2, 2005 4:43 PM Just wait'll we get our brand on you
March 1, 2005 5:41 AM Benefit-Rich Headlines Build Your Web Business
February 24, 2005 1:33 AM Great brands make us bigger
February 24, 2005 12:29 AM New York City has applied for a trademark for phrase

Client News

October 20, 2009 3:46 PM Deb Habernicht Gets Bozeman Moving!
June 27, 2007 12:10 AM Hey, penguins!
January 13, 2006 4:37 AM Montana Christie's site is live
December 1, 2005 10:15 PM I'll be the geeky copywriter in the coffee shop
November 29, 2005 8:36 PM Gimme shelter
August 30, 2005 8:48 PM The Bold and the Blixseth
August 9, 2005 3:15 PM The man, Yarrow!
June 22, 2005 5:11 PM "American Made" Screening in Livingston
April 15, 2005 11:57 PM Hooray for HatcHfest... and Montana's film industry
March 17, 2005 8:14 PM Bozeman backpacks lead the pack
March 10, 2005 5:35 PM Reach Inc. meets funding goal for new building
February 25, 2005 4:20 AM Win-Win Situation: Reach Inc.
February 24, 2005 12:53 AM Thibeault Studios signs with HatcHfest

Contact

February 24, 2004 12:50 AM Contact Faith River Communications

Copywriting

April 14, 2009 12:07 PM Visual yumminess
April 3, 2009 5:12 PM Confessions of a hard drive
March 30, 2009 3:13 PM Photos from an iconic writer
March 27, 2009 12:29 PM Follow Mary Engel on Twitter
March 27, 2009 11:43 AM How Twitter makes you a better writer
April 4, 2008 3:21 PM Copywriting Kickstart of the Week: Sustainable Malaysian Design
April 4, 2008 1:37 AM Plagiarism Pearl of the Week: UTSA honor code council
April 3, 2008 5:02 PM 7 words well worth $325 million
April 2, 2008 9:48 PM Words to walk by
April 2, 2008 11:57 AM Thought for the Day: Be Weird
February 5, 2008 3:42 AM Say it proud
February 2, 2008 4:03 PM Get unblocked and write the thing
January 25, 2008 6:01 PM The test of time
July 31, 2007 2:38 PM New stuff on all our sites
July 19, 2007 5:05 PM Updated Copywriting.net Site Debuts!
July 12, 2007 5:23 PM How copywriting saves your bacon
April 23, 2007 9:54 AM More copywriting genius from Scott Smith
March 29, 2007 5:54 PM More to love about SLC: hardly any dogs!
March 29, 2007 3:51 PM We now return to your regularly scheduled life
February 6, 2007 9:53 PM Not ready to bite the hand that feeds me... er, I mean, like not totally OFF or anything
January 22, 2007 9:35 PM NYT, get ahold of yourself
December 13, 2006 11:24 AM More powerful than a caret, faster than a speeding en dash
December 10, 2006 4:45 PM I love Christmas
October 30, 2006 11:49 AM The way you spend your days is the way you spend your life
September 19, 2006 1:24 PM Message is king
August 4, 2006 2:35 PM Yay, we're back!
July 10, 2006 10:49 PM Vive Cuervo?
June 22, 2006 8:08 PM Heroin chic makes OED
June 8, 2006 10:16 PM Sharpen the pencil
June 8, 2006 2:42 PM Handy next time you play along with NPR's Says You
May 15, 2006 6:15 PM Mother's Day offers a break from the mayhem
April 15, 2006 11:38 PM Because you'd have to be nuts not to like AOL
April 10, 2006 7:39 PM Copywriting jihad
March 27, 2006 7:42 AM Shout out to Scott T. Smith
March 22, 2006 3:43 AM Post-spring-break survival strategy
March 3, 2006 7:31 PM Those nutty street namers
February 22, 2006 1:35 AM Standard disclaimer
February 16, 2006 8:31 PM Writers' retreat in Montana
February 16, 2006 4:33 PM As I was saying
February 15, 2006 9:47 PM Cuts like a knife
February 13, 2006 7:21 PM Black hat vs. Good copywriting
February 7, 2006 9:29 PM Please pass the Lurmaerket
January 31, 2006 7:09 PM Win a trip to Israel
January 30, 2006 9:22 PM Wisconsinites still predominate Onion staff
January 19, 2006 9:45 PM A great issue of Killian Advertising Newsletter
January 19, 2006 2:39 AM Kane Architecture
January 19, 2006 2:30 AM Another new copywriting sample: Covered Wagon Ranch
January 18, 2006 8:59 PM American Copywriter podcast
January 17, 2006 9:45 PM The Relevance of Elephants
January 9, 2006 8:46 PM Embrace your inner bitchiness
December 24, 2005 11:03 AM Copywriting for a great 2006
December 21, 2005 7:28 PM One writer's opinion re: SEO copywriting
November 29, 2005 8:36 PM Gimme shelter
October 22, 2005 7:39 PM It used to pay to be literate
October 17, 2005 12:45 AM Heavy on the Dwight
September 24, 2005 7:16 PM Contribute to Blogger Survey
September 13, 2005 3:13 PM A dream of a place
September 12, 2005 7:29 PM I know too many people who talk like they write
August 17, 2005 4:41 PM Writing you have to do vs. writing you want to do
July 21, 2005 11:20 PM The journal as art
July 1, 2005 11:16 PM Using the medium of sheep
June 9, 2005 2:42 PM Language of intimacy, information, sin and redemption
June 2, 2005 7:33 PM Opt-in NL and free writing guide
June 1, 2005 1:49 PM Professional bloggers
May 19, 2005 11:45 PM Copywriting: time to make the doughnuts
May 9, 2005 9:21 PM Comic that feels my pain
April 29, 2005 3:14 PM Good writing for good results
April 18, 2005 5:36 PM Top 7 tips to write an effective blog
April 18, 2005 4:54 PM Characters are what they do
March 23, 2005 3:58 PM Brand goes beyond the buy
March 20, 2005 4:16 PM Auburn Media's cool RSS excerpts
March 14, 2005 4:16 PM Words really do build brands
March 7, 2005 6:48 PM Copywriting for more sales online
March 1, 2005 5:41 AM Benefit-Rich Headlines Build Your Web Business
March 1, 2005 2:09 AM Writing for Site Visitors and Search Engines
February 28, 2005 5:52 PM Edit yourself out loud

Legal Info

February 1, 2005 9:34 PM Disclaimer

Links

April 1, 2008 10:10 AM Machiavelli's Window
March 28, 2008 12:59 PM Social Butterflies
March 4, 2008 5:54 PM Faith River via Squidoo
January 1, 2008 11:40 AM Cheap Jordans
March 25, 2007 3:15 PM Xango
January 4, 2007 5:57 PM Michel Fortin
June 13, 2006 9:48 AM The Madison Avenue Journal
March 24, 2006 6:16 PM Ad Blather
March 24, 2006 6:14 PM Testy Copy Editors
March 24, 2006 5:44 PM Three Minds @ Organic
March 24, 2006 5:40 PM Brand Builder
March 24, 2006 5:33 PM I Want Media
March 24, 2006 5:32 PM Beyond Madison Avenue
March 24, 2006 5:30 PM Brand Flakes for Breakfast
March 24, 2006 5:28 PM Ad Age Small Agency Diary
March 24, 2006 5:26 PM AdPulp
March 24, 2006 5:24 PM American Copywriter
March 24, 2006 5:21 PM advergirl.com
February 16, 2006 4:53 PM little. yellow. different.
February 16, 2006 4:46 PM Dangerous Thinking
December 12, 2005 11:27 PM Houtlust
July 31, 2005 9:43 PM Adblather
June 2, 2005 8:09 PM MarketingVOX
June 1, 2005 10:19 PM Brand Autopsy
March 20, 2005 4:09 PM Adrants
March 20, 2005 6:57 AM The Media Drop
March 15, 2005 5:52 PM Writers Aggregator
March 14, 2005 4:55 AM infOpinions
March 2, 2005 8:06 PM Marketing Playbook
March 2, 2005 8:00 PM Small Business Branding
March 2, 2005 4:55 PM Moleskinerie
March 2, 2005 3:50 PM PR Machine
March 1, 2005 11:56 PM Seth Godin - Liar's Blog
March 1, 2005 11:53 PM Seth Godin
March 1, 2005 11:51 PM Whisper Brand Strategy
March 1, 2005 10:17 PM Fast Company blog
February 26, 2004 6:41 PM texturl
February 26, 2004 1:52 AM Snarkhunting
February 26, 2004 1:47 AM Journalisimo

Logo/identity

April 2, 2009 1:49 PM Robotics in the Rockies
March 26, 2006 1:18 AM If Microsoft redesigned iPod packaging

Mary Engel

June 20, 2007 8:35 AM Longball Larry on YouTube
June 14, 2007 4:48 PM Rock on, chicas!
April 2, 2007 12:39 PM Happy Anniversary, baby!
December 18, 2006 2:42 PM Collective conscious
September 5, 2005 12:15 AM In all fairness, horse shows are hell
March 18, 2005 6:42 PM Time to reevaluate Mary Engel ?
March 10, 2005 7:57 PM Mary Engel trends and profiles
March 1, 2005 9:04 PM What Else Do We Have In Common?

Media

August 27, 2006 5:31 PM Damn you, Emmy! I hate myself!

Montana real estate

January 12, 2012 5:27 PM Solitaire Ranch
November 29, 2005 8:36 PM Gimme shelter

My picks for media pros

July 7, 2010 5:19 PM Now it's a peaceful oasis
November 13, 2009 8:49 PM Because I really like this artwork
July 25, 2009 2:06 PM A beautiful diet
May 1, 2009 5:05 PM If I ran the world
April 16, 2009 9:53 AM Two must-follow blogs
April 14, 2009 12:07 PM Visual yumminess
March 31, 2008 2:20 PM Real Life Children's Crayon Drawings
April 6, 2007 10:34 AM Break the block
December 1, 2006 4:51 PM Should have named my biz Messianic Leadership Copywriting
September 1, 2006 10:08 AM Listening tools for brand pros
June 8, 2006 3:51 AM Nuclear Wintour
April 12, 2006 5:06 PM USB sushi and other essentials
April 10, 2006 5:22 PM Over the top in Ojai
September 14, 2005 3:24 PM Google Blog Search launched
August 23, 2005 4:52 PM Web collaboration
July 31, 2005 9:37 PM Essential showcase of ad creative
July 21, 2005 11:20 PM The journal as art
June 28, 2005 6:23 AM Now you're speaking my language
June 3, 2005 2:32 PM Out of the basement with back issues of NY'er
June 2, 2005 8:10 PM News for online marketers
May 31, 2005 8:25 PM 25 years of CNN
May 18, 2005 3:41 PM Basic but invaluable marketing maxims
March 20, 2005 4:16 PM Auburn Media's cool RSS excerpts
March 9, 2005 3:18 AM For trendspotting: Iconoculture
February 24, 2005 2:18 AM Media Bistro - me likey!

Packaging

March 26, 2006 1:18 AM If Microsoft redesigned iPod packaging

Sanrio

November 13, 2009 5:21 PM She's back!
April 2, 2008 11:45 AM Further proof of conspiracy: Hello Kitty Bra Shop
December 10, 2006 6:17 PM And by the way, I'm not a monster
May 29, 2006 5:48 PM Best parenting feedback ever
February 14, 2006 9:31 PM For San-X and Sanriophiles only
January 16, 2006 12:08 AM So far, so good
January 15, 2006 11:36 PM Time is right
September 27, 2005 8:29 PM Rumor means nothing
September 23, 2005 11:11 PM Sort of on-topic, by way of consumer behavior
September 14, 2005 3:59 AM Snaps for Mike
July 25, 2005 3:56 AM Life takes a turn for the weird
June 14, 2005 5:18 PM Sanrio Blog: 315 yen per month
April 24, 2005 3:23 PM Honeymoon's not over
March 18, 2005 6:32 PM Hello Kitty Blogs
March 15, 2005 11:25 PM Headed for the institution
March 2, 2005 5:04 PM Straight from the bun's mouth
March 1, 2005 9:22 PM On the way to school
February 27, 2005 3:52 AM Besides, Hot Topic is way too mainstream
February 24, 2005 1:58 AM My final vice
February 20, 2005 2:45 AM My mother's sick, sad addiction
February 1, 2005 2:12 AM Cheese Family: Where Everyone is Made of Cheese!

Services

February 24, 2004 12:45 AM Services

Small biz/Home biz success

January 11, 2010 5:37 PM NextFit = Money magazine's top fitness pick for the new year!
October 20, 2009 3:46 PM Deb Habernicht Gets Bozeman Moving!
April 2, 2009 1:49 PM Robotics in the Rockies
December 4, 2006 5:20 AM This is news?
November 19, 2006 4:33 PM My chica Toni! And her lovely quilts.

Social Media

April 3, 2009 5:12 PM Confessions of a hard drive

Subscribe

February 1, 2005 9:37 PM RSS

Work

February 24, 2004 6:25 PM Portfolio

Writers' Events

April 25, 2006 4:11 PM New West connects with new talent
June 30, 2005 2:36 PM Slamdance screenplay submission
June 22, 2005 5:11 PM "American Made" Screening in Livingston
June 20, 2005 5:10 PM Writers' Bootcamp
April 19, 2005 5:12 PM Big Brand Theory seminars
March 20, 2005 4:16 PM Auburn Media's cool RSS excerpts
March 1, 2005 5:37 AM U of I two-year intensive
February 24, 2005 2:11 AM Media Bistro courses
February 24, 2005 1:27 AM Submit your writing workshop or event
February 24, 2005 1:25 AM Oregon Coast Writers' Workships
February 24, 2005 12:57 AM Clarion SciFi & Fantasy Writing Workshop

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