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Terrible Impressions by Devon and Matt

admin — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 15:04:24 +0000

So Devon and Matt like to impersonate people… it just doesn’t always work out.

Blogger Personas

admin — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 13:55:28 +0000

So way back in 2008 we had some free time on our hands. Imagine that. Anyway, we thought it would be cool to come up with some blogger personas that would be content writers on our blogs. Of course we got pretty carried away, but that’s what we’re best at. We were digging through old artwork we had and came across these gems and we just had to share them with you!

Here’s to bringing up old stuff!

Jennifer Low-Rez

Jennifer’s goal was to bring us the newest and most interesting news and information, but in the most awkwardly unclear fashion imaginable. You might read for hours and think back, “I have no idea what she was talking about.” Similar to her Idol co-host, Steven Tyler.

Ben Aflac

Ben was going to provide content of great value, but in an overshadowed manor. Similar to how the Aflac duck is never quite heard, or his career will always be overshadowed by his former college roommate – Matt Damon.

Conway Penny

Harold Lloyd Jenkins changed his name to Conway Twitty (yeah, not sure how much better that was) back in 1957. However if he was still around and blogging today, we feel he would need a name not closely resembling one of the most popular social media platforms, Twitter. Thus, Conway Penny was born.

Angelina Goalie

We just thought it would be much more appropriate for her to dress up in LOTS of clothing. It’s better for everyone that way.

So what do you think of our blogger personas?? What ideas do you have? We’d love to see what you can come up with, maybe we’ll create our favorite suggestion. Comment below and we’ll announce the winner!

Surge Does a Scavenger Hunt

admin — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 18:18:29 +0000

Matt and Beth participated in the ThinkRichmond.com Scavenger Hunt this week sponsored by the Richmond Chamber of Commerce. They went to 9 local businesses collecting stamps to fill out a game board for a chance to win a $500 gift card. A big thank you to Richmond Car and Truck Center, ERA, For Paws Unleashed, Just for Pets, Stockton Mortgage, Elvira’s, Ky Farm Bureau and US Bank for participating!

Surge had a Bulletin Board Contest!

admin — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 03:57:25 +0000

We had a Bulletin Board Contest where each of our team members designed their own bulletin board to display near their workspace. We had a few general parameters, but we can’t really say they were followed too well! Regardless, the award ceremony was pretty memorable!

Donkey Basketball? Yes, Please!

admin — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 03:20:04 +0000

Clark Hilty, our Print Manager, had an amazing opportunity yesterday. Yep, you guessed it, he had the chance to play Donkey Basketball in front of 150 screaming fans! Riverside Christian school, located in Jackson, Ky, hosted this awesome fundraiser. Clark made a cool t-shirt, but unfortunately, didn’t get to keep the helmet.

Another Year and Katie Still Hasn’t Quit!

admin — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 04:00:57 +0000

It’s a very special time at Surge. Katie’s employment file turned 2 years old today! Katie has been an extremely valuable asset to the Surge Promotions team and we’re not exactly sure where we would be without her. Thank you for your dedication, your passion, and your bright smile every morning…. that you decide to show up. (PS. She’s pregnant)

Paint The Town Pink Begins Today!

admin — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 02:27:30 +0000

Here at Surge more than 300 pink shirts have been unpacked, printed, folded and delivered the last couple of weeks. Over 40 community organizations/businesses have joined Pattie A. Clay Hospital’s as PINK PARTNERS. Thousands of dollars have been raised. This could only mean one thing…

Richmond’s 2nd Annual community-wide Paint the Town Pink week-long campaign begins today to promote breast cancer awareness and early detection while raising money for the local cancer charities.

The kick-off event was today, Friday, October 1 at 10:00 a.m. at Richmond City Hall. The Mayor and Judge Executive read and signed the proclamation. With a group of breast cancer survivors and PINK PARTNERS, The Mayor and Judge Executive had balloon launch to signify the event.

We are looking forward to participating in the rest of the week’s activities!

Friday, October 1
Paint the Town Pink Kickoff
10:00 a.m. at Richmond City Hall

Friday, October 1
Starlight Mile
Caudill Middle School
www.pattieaclay.org/starlightmile

Saturday, October 2
Women’s Wellness Fun Day
Perkins Building, EKU

Saturday, October 2
EKU Football Game

Monday, October 4
Paint the Town Pink Zumba
Richmond Athletic Club, 8 p.m.
Show up at RAC wearing pink and participate in the Zumba class for FREE!

Tuesday, October 5
Lessons from a Bald Chick with
Mary Beth Hall
6:00 p.m. at First Christian Church
$10 (includes dinner)
Proceeds benefit the Brighter Days Ahead Foundation

Saturday, October 16
Zumbathon
Richmond Athletic Club

Surge Slim Down Kicks Off Today

admin — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 03:29:05 +0000

Today marks the start of the first ever Surge Slim Down competition. The Slim Down is a weight loss competition originally suggested by our own Account Rep Katelyn Gandolfo that is much like the hit TV show The Biggest Loser. Contestants will have 3 months to lose as much weight as they can and are competing on the grounds of total percentage weight loss.

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Today at 8AM is the initial weigh in time and the contest will conclude on November 1st. The total number as of right now is 20 participants but a couple more are expected to trickle in. If you’d still like to join please contact us at 859.624.0045 and we’ll let you know how you can join. Good luck everyone!

Richard Simmons is my Homey

admin — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 02:16:31 +0000

My favorite t-shirt is a lot like the character it bears on its face (you know, if a t-shirt had a face): Richard Simmons.

I know, I know… Half of you are thinking this is going to be crap and the other half of you—old t-shirt buffs like myself, no doubt—are nodding your head like I just turned on some old school Funky Cold Medina. Whatever, this isn’t about math. It’s about a t-shirt: a “dude, sweet”-worthy, paint splattered, can’t-find-deals-this-fantastic-at-Goodwill t-shirt that I inherited (or stole, one of those) from my mom in the neighborhood of ten years ago. Well… maybe it took a detour on my brother’s back, but it’s mine now, so whatever. The point of the story is, this t-shirt exemplifies everything I would ever hope the world could possibly think about me in its musty green awesomeness. While bearing in aged, cracking letters The Richard Simmons Show and an awesomely vintage Channel 36 logo on it’s front, it is unique… cheesy… timeless… and extremely legit—just like ol’ Richard. Plus, let’s face it: everything HE represents on my t-shirt is everything I would ever want to be anyway!

Only on few occasions have I worn this t-shirt and not been asked about it or complimented on it. It is a crowd pleaser without doubt and an unlikely one at that. When my mom got this t-shirt at The Richard Simmons Show in a year I would assume is pre-Vanilla Ice time, I’m sure she had no idea she was single-handedly building her future daughter’s wardrobe. I used to wear this t-shirt all the time, but now it has become like a little black dress or my better smelling lotion: only to be worn on worthy occasions. Worthy occasions which have included my uncle Russell’s wedding reception, that time I presented some research at Yale, and that first summer I spent on my favorite rock’ n’ roll band’s tour bus. Listen, this t-shirt has taken me places, okay? Every time I wear it, I can hear both Richard and my mom’s excited squeal in the back of my head, telling me to go out and conquer the world, but first, myself…and try to look 80s-aerobic-shorts-and-headband-combo cool doing so.

It seems a little silly for all of this to stem from owning a t-shirt that my mom tried to throw away more than times than I can count before I got my grubby adolescent hands on it… But we all have one—a t-shirt that represents everything we could ever hope to portray about ourselves in one glance. Mine just so happens to be at a level of cool that allows me to think Richard Simmons has always got my back. Oh, and for the record, he does… He does.

$1000 for Haiti Relief

admin — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 02:51:06 +0000

The SurgeIMPACT program has frequented the discussion here on this blog – and on our parent site: surgepromotions.com – and now the first “impact” has been made. Today we visited our launch partner, Christian Flights International, to hand them a check for $1000, which will be used to further establish the city of Ranquitte! Currently, CFI is completing the development of a dentistry clinic to help the local populace.

Scott Mandl, CFI’s Executive Director, had some encouraging words for us at Surge:

“We truly appreciate Surge helping us out in such a generous way. This is a great example of a local business using their gifts and talents to ‘give back.’ This is something any business could do, and Surge showed they are a business that truly cares.

“This was especially meaningful to us because Devon…designed our Haiti Team Shirts, and Matt designed the ‘Colonel’s 4 Haiti’ shirt sold on EKU’s campus, which raised enough money to sponsor a teacher. So not only as a customer, but also as a mission to Haiti, we are very thankful for how much Surge has helped us!”

Stay locked for more updates on the SurgeIMPACT program, as we’ll be letting you know who we will be supporting next in the upcoming weeks!

We’re here to create an impact in our city, our state, and our world. Thank you all for your support!