Inside NCM
Our daily life: minor coups, major victories and the meals in between
News
Day-to-day triumphs
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Bragging Rights
The Madeira School website has won a CASE Bronze Award, something that we are very proud to share. It was chosen from a pool of 65 entries, and no ent...
June 4, 2013 -
Opening: Junior Copywriter
Neustadt Creative Marketing is seeking to hire a full-time junior copywriter to join our creative team. Within our category we are a national leader f...
May 21, 2013 -
Tufts Breaks Admissions Records for Class of 2017
When Tufts had its most selective year ever in 2012, with an acceptance rate of 21 percent, we knew it was only the beginning. We had teamed up with t...
February 25, 2013 -
NCM Seeks Web Content Loader
Neustadt Creative Marketing is seeking to hire a temporary person to load content for an independent school website. This person will need to be organ...
September 12, 2012 -
NCM Seeks Office Manager
Neustadt Creative Marketing is currently seeking an Office Manager and Executive Assistant. Responsibilities include normal office management tasks (f...
August 3, 2012 -
Tufts has eduStyle
All votes are in and the brand new Tufts admissions website and Virtual Tour rocked this year's eduStyle Awards. Creation of these websites was brough...
August 2, 2012 -
STAFF Conference 2012
Mark Neustadt will be sharing his annual fund expertise at the 27th Annual STAFF (Sharing the Annual Fund Fundamentals) Conference later this mo...
July 10, 2012 -
CASE Circle of Excellence
Neustadt Creative Marketing is proud to join the 2012 CASE Circle of Excellence Awards. This year, we were awarded a Silver Medal for our work on the ...
June 15, 2012 -
On the Move
Our offices will be moving to a new and improved space in downtown Baltimore at the end of this month. Although we hope to stay connected througout th...
March 6, 2012 -
And the Winner Is
Neustadt Creative Marketing has been awarded four awards in the Higher Education Marketing Awards.
Gold Award: for the 2011 Grinnell College Viewbook...
February 27, 2012 -
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 a serie...
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 ...
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...!-->
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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 ...
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 ...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
July 23, 2009
Photos
Snapshots from our ongoing adventures
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DePauw's East College, by day. -
The inspiration for DePauw's logo is even better in person. -
Ever gone to a creative presentation dressed in the proposed color palette? -
Mark with Sydney, the Sugar Glider. -
Holiday cards... coming to a festive mailbox near you. -
The Madeira logo is lookin' good around campus. -
Ashley and Allison... twins!
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Welcome Trevor Alonso Garcia! Born September 28. -
Madeira's beautiful admissions materials. What a great project. -
The DePauw identity hard at work on campus. -
Messy conference table = hard at work. -
Enjoying a lunch break on the inner harbor in Fells Point. -
Mark gives a riveting presentation to our friends at Cardinal Stritch. -
1714 Eastern Ave, our new office location. -
The approach to DePauw's East College, by night. -
A beautiful morning for a photoshoot at Madeira. -BethAnne -
Klingons getting ready for class -
At a photoshoot. Tough life. -BethAnne -
Looks like BethAnne and Allison have a case of the work-a-likes. -
The DePauw office of admission displays their new logo.
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You know you're near Tufts when the menu includes THE JUMBO. Mmmm. -
A great cannoli
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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
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Happy birthday, Edit!
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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!
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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 1) - best pizza anywhere. Believe the hype. -
Pizza road trip (part 2) - classic Trenton tomato pie -
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. -
Huarache at Super Tacos & Bakery in Adams Morgan - Mark -
Maybe one day, I'll learn Chinese too. -BethAnne -
BethAnne working hard at the Brooklyn College TV studio. -
Guess which U.S. campus features this gorgeous Wren church? -
Trix treats: what college kids can eat . . . amazing! -Mark -
An exquisite old library at Lafayette College. -Mark -
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
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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 -
High school policy debate action shot -Mark -
It feels like winter here this morning. -BethAnne -
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
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The number of images taken during the recent Pomona photo shoot. -
of high school seniors give their parents their Common App login. -
Our new address on Eastern Avenue in Fells Point, Baltimore. Come visit! -
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. -
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