Our daily life: minor coups, major victories and the meals in between


News

Day-to-day triumphs

  • From Print to Video

    If a picture is worth a thousand words, what’s the value of video? More, right? On that assumption, Neustadt Creative Marketing produced of seri...

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    September 19, 2011
  • NCM at NACAC

    Neustadt Creative Marketing’s principal Mark Neustadt and research director Meredith Chaiken will head down to the Crescent City for NACAC next ...

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    September 13, 2011
  • Website Launches for Perdana Medical School

    NCM’s affiliated interactive agency, Door No. 2 is proud to announce the launch of the Perdana Medical School website. The medical school resu...

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    March 4, 2011
  • NCM Hires Research Director

    Neustadt Creative Marketing is pleased to announce the appointment of Meredith Chaiken as Director of Research. Meredith comes from the fast-paced wor...

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    January 28, 2011
  • An Online Greeting

    Neustadt Creative Marketing collaborated with our friends at Fastspot to create a cheerful online holiday greeting for our friends at St. Timothy's Sc...

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    December 13, 2010
  • NCM to Attend TABS Conference

    On December 2 and 3, Neustadt Creative Marketing will be exhbiting at The Association for Boarding Schools (TABS) conference in Baltimore, MD. Mark Ne...

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    November 10, 2010
  • NCM Welcomes a Fall Intern

    Neustadt Creative Marketing is happy to welcome Noah Schechter as our Fall Intern. Noah is a junior at Williams College. We hope to share a wealth of ...

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    September 5, 2010
  • End of Summer Celebration

    It has been a busy and productive summer for NCM, so we are going to take some time to celebrate our accomplishments like true Baltimoreans: by eating...

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    September 1, 2010
  • St. Patrick's Episcopal Day School: a Whole New Package

    This summer we worked collaboratively with St. Patrick's Episcopal Day School in Washington, DC to update their admissions materials. The result is a ...

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    August 30, 2010
  • Puget Sound Website Garners Another Award

    The University of Puget Sound site continues to receive plaudits — winning the EduStyle Best Overall Website, People Choice award to add to its ...

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    July 28, 2010
  • An Economical Redesign of the Wesleyan Viewbook

    For a number of years we have been working with Wesleyan to maintain their Prospectus, a great little red folder housing six small booklets. Each book...

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    June 29, 2010
  • Neustadt & Halvorsen to Speak at CASE Summit

    Tracey Halvorsen and Mark Neustadt have been invited to speak at the 2010 CASE Summit for Advancement Leaders at the New York Marriott Marquis, July 1...

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    May 2, 2010
  • Webby Nomination

    The University of Puget Sound's Website has been nominated for a Webby Award in the School/University category. The Webby People's Voice Award allows ...

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    April 13, 2010
  • Chizuk Amuno/KSDS Added to Client List

    We are proud that our interactive affiliate, Door No. 2, has been selected to create websites for Chizuk Amuno Congregation of Baltimore and Krieger S...

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    February 26, 2010
  • Tufts Viewbook Featured on ABC World News

    Recent press coverage of Tufts University's use of student YouTube videos featured the Tufts viewbook designed by Neustadt Creative Marketing. A stude...

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    February 26, 2010
  • New Client for 2010: Brooklyn College

    Neustadt Creative Marketing is excited to be spending some time in Brooklyn, New York, as we develop a new marketing platform for Brooklyn College. Pa...

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    February 17, 2010
  • Welcoming Our First Intern

    A new intern is coming to Neustadt Creative Marketing. Maria Satyshur is a junior Media and Communications Studies major at UMBC. Over the next few mo...

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    February 4, 2010
  • CASE Gold and Silver for Puget Sound

    Neustadt Creative Marketing is proud to announce that the Puget Sound website won a CASE Regional VIII Gold Award and the Viewbook won a Silver Award....

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    January 25, 2010
  • Our Site Is Live!

    If you're reading this post, this isn't news to you. But we're psyched to announce the revamping of www.ncmark.com. Thanks, Fastspot, for designing th...

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    January 22, 2010
  • NCM Grows a Little Greener

    We got our office building a recycling dumpster this morning. To us, this is big news. Now, in addition to our efforts to provide environmentally frie...

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    December 29, 2009
  • UMBC Launches College.Be.

    UMBC's fully integrated "College.Be." campaign launched in multiple mediums today. Billboards and radio spots are spreading the word about the central...

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    December 23, 2009
  • Two Killer Concepts

    Neustadt Creative Marketing traveled to Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, to present a new viewbook concept. The concept rocks. But...

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    November 24, 2009
  • Neustadt Opens Door No. 2

    Mark Neustadt announces the formation of a new company, Door No. 2. The company's focus is on integrated brand/Web/print/social media marketing soluti...

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    September 24, 2009
  • A Prospective Student is Born

    NCM welcomes your newest admissions prospect into the world! Nathaniel Barry was born at 1:16 am on Saturday, August 22 – just over 8 pounds, a ...

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    August 24, 2009
  • Dickinson Viewbook Party

    Today marked a celebration and the culmination of over a year of hard work. The 2009 Dickinson College Viewbook was delivered to our office by Schmitz...

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    July 29, 2009
  • 21st Annual CollegeBound Foundation Scholars' Luncheon

    Every year, NCM eats lunch with a table of recent CollegeBound scholars to get the inside scoop on the admissions experience for Baltimore City high s...

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    July 23, 2009

Photos

Snapshots from our ongoing adventures

  • The DePauw office of admission displays their new logo.
  • You know you're near Tufts when the menu includes THE JUMBO. Mmmm.
  • A great cannoli
  • Holiday celebration with a yule log dessert at Woodberry Kitchen.
  • Who's who? Turquoise is so in.
  • JUMBO arrives, Tufts non-viewbook admissions magazine.
  • The newly designed DePauw Viewbooks are complete.
  • Behind the scenes of the Tufts Virtual Tour using BigTree CMS.
  • The DePauw rebranding project rolls out with a Travel brochure.
  • 1 week in Grinnell, Iowa helped to create 1 great little Travel brochure.
  • CollegeBound Foundation swag bag from today's Scholars' Luncheon.
  • 100 degrees out? It's definitely the dog days of summer.
  • NCM & Fastspot enjoyed a night with the O's.
  • Cheering on the O's with Fastpot.
  • BethAnne on-site at Grinnell College (taking a break).
  • Yianni and Tracey entertain us with their accidental matching outfits.
  • Getting ready for a class at Klingenstein
  • Happy birthday, Edit!
  • NCM greets Cassy Kramer's Cookies
  • NCM made an appearance at the 2011 TABS conference.
  • Only in college: reduce banana consumption, reduce carbon footprint.
  • Brand new Lafayette logo t-shirts.
  • Brooklyn College Viewbook is in!
  • The first live subway spotting for our new Brooklyn College campaign!
  • Mission accomplished. Dinner at Woodbury Kitchen.
  • New outdoor campaign for Brooklyn College goes live!
  • Honored to be spending the day at the Jewish Theological Seminary - Mark
  • NCM enjoys ice cream at The Daily Scoop in Pasadena, MD.
  • Ahhh. End of summer crab celebration in Annapolis. Yum.
  • St. Patrick's Episcopal Days School celebration presentation.
  • St. Patrick's viewbook on press at Schmitz. -Allison
  • Brooklyn College subway posters. (We're gonna be in the subways!!)
  • BethAnne's first trip to Dietrich's Meats - Mark
  • Bus shelter poster for Brooklyn College. We're excited.
  • A new plant to complement our other orange decor. Thanks Mark! -Allison
  • Klingons getting ready for class.
  • Pizza road trip (part 2) - classic Trenton tomato pie
  • Pizza road trip (part 1) - best pizza anywhere. Believe the hype.
  • A sneak peek at the 2010 Wes Viewbook. -BethAnne
  • It is black shirt and jeans day. Who's who? -BethAnne
  • Edit's surprise lunch date.
  • Wesleyan Viewbook paper, let the printing begin.
  • Maybe one day, I'll learn Chinese too. -BethAnne
  • Huarache at Super Tacos & Bakery in Adams Morgan - Mark
  • BethAnne working hard at the Brooklyn College TV studio.
  • An exquisite old library at Lafayette College. -Mark
  • Trix treats: what college kids can eat . . . amazing! -Mark
  • Guess which U.S. campus features this gorgeous Wren church?
  • Horseradish at the market means it's time to prepare for Passover
  • Another amazing Krieger Schechter Day School 8th grade play! -Mark
  • Everyone's outside on a beautiful day at Columbia University -Mark
  • Getting ready for class at Klingenstein -Mark
  • Columbia Teachers College
  • Braised beef w. baby bamboo at Lan Sheng Szechuan Restaurant
  • Outside my front door during our 2nd blizzard in one week. -Allison
  • In fact, there is a car under there. -BethAnne
  • It feels like winter here this morning. -BethAnne
  • High school policy debate action shot -Mark
  • A message worth heeding, New York Ave, D.C. -Edit
  • Helvetica. -BethAnne
  • Neustadt the cruise ship follows me on vacation to Puerto Rico. -Allison
  • From our company holiday lunch at Volt in Frederick, MD -Mark
  • Hipster central. -Mark
  • Students between classes at Brooklyn College. -Mark
  • NYC Subway Educational Advertising. -Mark
  • Wesleyan University in October. -Mark
  • The Fastspot team heading into a meeting at UMBC. -Mark
  • A rare view of the mountain being out in Tacoma, WA. -BethAnne
  • Banh Mi sandwich stand in Saigon, Vietnam. Delicious! -Allison
  • The real thing. Bowl of pho from Pho Hoa in Saigon, Vietnam. -Allison
  • The NCM Urban Forest Project banner with BethAnne
  • A sunny photo shoot at Puget Sound. -BethAnne
  • Crushed ice with fruit and sweet red beans in Seattle. -Mark

Facts

Or so they say

  • Tufts' JUMBO, NCM's first fully-integrated web/print magazine.
  • Increase in applications at St. Patrick's Episcopal Day School
  • The number of brand new viewbooks NCM will produce this summer.
  • Sites with blogs get 434% more indexed pages.
  • Sites with blogs get 97% more inbound links.
  • Sites with blogs get 55% more visitors than those without them.
  • NCM college clients whose applications were up for 2010-11.
  • For 50,000 viewbooks, you need 11 skids of paper, or 28,672 pounds.
  • Equivalent of trees planted by using 50% recycled paper
  • Number of new viewbooks NCM produced in summer 2010
  • Number of new logos NCM produced in the summer of 2010
  • Number of new websites built by Door No. 2 in the summer of 2010
  • Number of months from research start to brand launch for Brooklyn College
  • Visits per week to Puget Sound's site from mobile devices in 2010.
  • Overall application increase at UMBC since the College.Be. site went live
  • At Waldorf, the garden is a child's first experience with science.
  • Number of languages spoken by Brooklyn College students
  • Number of countries represented by Brooklyn College students
  • Wesleyan had a vegetarian club as early as the 1830s.
  • St. Timothy's School is the only all girls school that offers the IB Program.
  • The student-faculty ratio at St. Timothy's School
  • Jumbo, Tufts' official mascot, was originally owned by P.T. Barnum.
  • KUPS, Puget Sound's radio station, won MTV's 2009 Radio Woodie.
  • We are proud to provide FSC certified printing to our clients.

Status Updates

Tweets in real time

  • New website shows prospective students ‘DePauw experience’ - News - The DePauw: http://t.co/81osiBiv via @AddThis

    January 17, 2012

  • @fastspot Nice campus coverage of @DePauwU's new website: http://t.co/5cpwI8Oq

    January 17, 2012

  • #Tufts year in pictures http://t.co/VLm1SBKb

    January 17, 2012

  • O’Malley to propose school construction funds http://t.co/ciTJB8Lt

    January 10, 2012

  • @smakonyourface Hey! Send an e-mail with this photo and a caption to jumboeditor@tufts.edu for inclusion in JUMBO! http://t.co/VJyqurM4

    January 10, 2012

  • Every website should get better with every click: http://t.co/5H3ZeZcc

    December 20, 2011

  • We're full of pho.

    December 19, 2011

  • Thanks for the follow to @JasonHughesHere. Happy holidays!

    December 19, 2011

  • RT @JonathanCoffin: Alright folks, introducing the new @DePauwU Huge props to the whole team at DePauw, @fastspot and @NeustadtCreativ. ...

    December 19, 2011

  • RT @DePauwSoup: RT @JonathanCoffin Introducing the new @DePauwU. Props to the whole team at DePauw, @fastspot, @NeustadtCreativ. http:/ ...

    December 19, 2011