AdCast: Episode VII

Tonight's broadcast was live from the historic Don Vicente Inn in Tampa's Ybor City, in conjunction with the annual Ad 2 Media and Merchandise Auction. Beautiful place—many thanks to the management for setting everything up for us.

First we brought on Vinny Tafuro and Jeff Morrow to get us up to speed on all things Ad 2. The Media Auction taking place around us was of course a big topic, as was our current public service client, Suncoast Voices for Children. The auction is a great event, both for the bidders, who get a huge deal on all kinds of advertising products and services, and for our public service client, as all the funds go to help toward our efforts to help them shine. Find out more about the event, and why SV4C was this year's clear choice for public service.

Next we brought on Sharon Rose, artist and owner of a place called the Mermaid's Slipper. Sharon told us about her work, and her busy little shop right in Ybor City. Wait, how can a mermaid wear a slipper? We may or may not have found out... have a look at the segment to find out.

So what's the "business" with Ybor City? If anything, Tom Keating would know. We had Tom, member of the city's Chamber of Commerce, on the show next. He had great things to say about Ybor's future, and why it's going to be pulling more young professionals into its gates.

Wait, what's the deal with this place? Next we had a member of the Don Vicente's staff on to tell us more about the historic Inn, from the historic past to the changes of today.

Next we had our first non-human guest on the show. Thanks to the folks from Gaspar's Grotto for bringing a famous feline on with them—the bar's resident cat came on to tangle our wires a bit. We learned about the history of this great bar and grille in the middle of 7th Avenue.

Candace Cusseaux and Erin Richey both play a big part in Emerge, one of our fellow big-time Tampa young professional groups. Emerge is huge, actually, and their annual event Emergence is arguably even bigger. They came on to tell us all about its history, and what to expect this time around.

Saint Petersburg is honored to be host to the Salvador Dali Museum, possibly the most extensive collection of the artist's work in the world. James Raulerson is a member of Zodiac, their own young professionals organization, and he came on to tell us all about a big event in their near future. It's called "Cover Me," and it's a silent art auction that benefits the museum. Artists will present works inspired by Dali and their favorite classic album covers, along with DJs and martinis—sounds like an awesome event.

What more appropriate segment to talk about in a place called Don Vicente than the Hispanic market? Jess and I went over the do's and don't's of talking to the fastest-growing portion of the United States population in this month's Advertising Insight.

Thanks to the Don Vicente Inn and all of our wonderful guests, and a big thanks to Tampa Digital Studios for all the special effort that went into our first on-location broadcast. And finally, thanks to you for being our loyal viewers and fans — until next time, make good choices.

28th Annual Merchandise & Media Auction

28th Annual Merchandise & Media Auction
Don Vicente de Ybor, Historic Inn

Wednesday, April, 25, 2007 (6-10p)
Watch ADCAST Live from 6:30-7:30p

FREE Cigar w/RSVP (Register Here)

If you are looking for an inexpensive way to expand your business or build your customer base, you won't want to miss the 28th Annual Merchandise & Media Auction hosted by Ad 2 Tampa Bay.

The auction is guaranteed to be a steal! Join us as we auction off donated media and merchandise to Tampa Bay business owners at cut-rate prices. This is your chance to receive steep discounts on print, production, outdoor, photography and much more.
Hosted by the Don Vicente de Ybor, Historic Inn - 1915 Republica de Cuba, Tampa, FL 33605.
Silent auction begins promptly at 6:00 p.m. Live auction at 7:30 p.m. RSVP's requested but not required.