(TORONTO, March 25th, 2008) ihaveanidea, Advertising’s Intellectual Archive, proudly welcomes back BLACK BAG talent attraction + acquisition, as a Global partner of Portfolio Night 6.

"We're thrilled to have Heidi and her team at BLACK BAG back as a Global Partner of Portfolio Night 6. BLACK BAG is a well respected creative talent consultancy with unique services and international reach. Returning as a Global Partner of Portfolio Night 6 really cements their commitment to supporting and giving back to our community and the current and future talent of our industry." says Ignacio Oreamuno, president, ihaveanidea.
BLACK BAG, North America’s creative talent attraction consultancy – with practice areas in talent attraction consulting, creative recruitment and strategic career planning and coaching, was founded by Heidi Ehlers, and was ihaveanidea’s first sponsor (unsolicited) when the project started seven years ago. They return this year for the second time as a Global Partner to Portfolio Night 6, the third time as a contributor, and the fourth time as a participant.

“ihaveanidea’s Portfolio Night 6 launches careers in one of the most exciting industries and professions on the planet. But even with ihaveanidea’s support, coaching and paving the road, it’s still a very nerve wracking moment for newbie creative’s. To help ease some of the anxiety, this year Black Bag will produce an international webcast prior to Portfolio Night 6 for all registered participants.

Black Bag’s Webcast will answer the questions most junior creative’s have (or should have!) including: What questions should you be prepared to answer during your portfolio reviews? What kind of attitude do Creative Directors look for? What can you do to make sure you stand out - aside from having a fantastic portfolio? For full details on Black Bags Webcast and to sign up, please click here.

Global partners include Black Bag, DDB Worldwide, Corbis and VCU Brandcenter. DDB Worldwide will also be Hosting PN 6 in the following cities - Auckland, Sydney, Melbourne, Singapore, Hong Kong, Sao Paulo, Miami, New York, Toronto and Chicago. Additional cities and Hosts include; Complot return Host in Barcelona, PJA Advertising in Boston, Circulo de Creativos in Buenos Aires, JWT in London, Sid Lee returns as Host in Montreal, 180 hosts in Amsterdam and Los Angeles, BOX X3G hosts in Istanbul, La Societe des Communicateurs de hosts in Quebec and TAXI will host in Vancouver. For the most up to date list of participating cities and Hosts please visit www.portfolionight.com

Cost to participate in PN 6 is $35 in North America and is priced locally in other participating cities around the world. All aspiring creatives or juniors with an advertising portfolio must register online at www.portfolionight.com

About BLACK BAG:
BLACK BAG is North America’s only creatively focused talent attraction consultancy with practice areas in talent attraction consulting, (THE TALENT ATTRACTION INSTITUTE) creative recruitment (BLACK BAG) strategic career planning and coaching (Camp BLACK BAG) and the development of creative career focused events (DIARY OF A CREATIVE DIRECTOR).


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About ihaveanidea

ihaveanidea is Advertising's Intellectual Archive. It is a project with the mission of serving the advertising industry as a centre of self-analysis, intellectual growth and communications portal.

The foundations of the project are based on the idea that disseminating and sharing creative knowledge will benefit all in the industry.

Thousands of creatives from around the world visit the project each month.

ihaveanidea was founded and created by Ignacio Oreamuno, a former art director from Ogilvy& Mather. Several creatives help make the project a reality.

ihaveanidea is sponsored by The Clio Awards , the globe’s most recognized international advertising awards competition; Black Bag, North America’s creative talent attraction consultancy – with practice areas in talent attraction consulting, creative recruitment and strategic career planning and coaching; Future Marketing, which celebrates a wide range of non-traditional marketing and advertising techniques, Human Locator, an interactive visual system developed by Freeset and designed expressly for advertising; Adweek which has the inside stories on: creativity, client/agency relationships, successful global advertising strategies; Beam.TV, a global distribution network that specializes in the immediate digital delivery of advertising across different platforms and countries; Technicolor, the most powerful post-production house for the commercial market; Fuel Industries, North America's leader in advergame development; Eloda an independent third party provider of TV advertising occurrence verification services and VCU Adcenter, a two-year graduate program providing an intensive, real-world education for future advertising leaders in Richmond, Virginia.

For further information, please contact:
Mimi Martinoski
Communications Director
ihaveanidea
Tel: 416.827.0537
mimi@ihaveanidea.org