Kim Luke joined TeamTam as a Writer/Producer one year ago this month. Kim’s marketing and communications experience combined with her creative skills are key ingredients to her contributions here; her involvement with the Santa Cruz community and sense of humor are icing on the cake. While we celebrate our 40th anniversary through TeamTam40 interviews with […]
When Diane Dobbs joined TeamTam, we knew we had found a perfect fit. From day one, we could see that her organization and management skills were top notch, which meant she would keep us in good shape in the office while we worked out in the field. The fact that she can seamlessly switch gears […]
Michele Bertolone joined TeamTam in 1993 working primarily in Marketing, where, among other things, she revamped the look and feel of our very own Tamgram. At that time, it was printed and mailed to our Tam folks – maybe you were on the mailing list! As is often the case with our Tam family, her […]
Doug Longwill joined TeamTam fresh out of college (and we mean fresh!) He was a joy to work with, and as he grew from production assistant to second camera to sound recordist, his aptitude and passion for so many aspects of production were clear to see. We were happy to give him his start, and […]
For our series of posts celebrating Tam’s 40th anniversary, we talked with former (and current) staff, partners, and clients about their work with Tam Communications. Here’s a chat we had with Julie Easley, one of the first members of TeamTam. She’s also Susan’s sister, which set the stage for our family-oriented story. Thank you, Julie, […]
This year Tam Communications turns 40, and we started thinking about how to mark this anniversary last year, when we were a mere 39. We had plenty of time to plan a celebration but then, as it always seems to go, planning was put on hold while clients kept us super busy telling their brand […]
And that’s just what I got, well I was working, but it was still a night out with amazing women and stories that made me laugh, cry and feel inspired. When Mimi Desmond, a great friend and colleague, contacted me asking if Tam Communications wanted to be involved with Mamas Night Out, I was excited. […]
What came first? The client or the concept? In this case…I’m not so sure. What I knew was this: We wanted to turn our annual Summer Special on its ear We wanted to take what was already an authentic brand and combine that with the new trends of story telling. It was a natural combination. […]
So what do you get when you mix a beautiful spring day with the concept of giving? It’s Sprinksgiving, of course! It’s a new tradition at Santa Clara University and it comes complete with turkey, stuffing, and cranberry sauce sandwiches that were absolutely delicious. Sprinksgiving is celebrating its second year at SCU. It’s an opportunity […]
The year? 1989. The place? The beautiful Filoli Estate in Woodside, California. We were working on the trade show video, “Amadeus,” alongside Cadence Design Systems’ in-house Creative Genius (not his title but what he was), Larry Eberle. My stomach was turning, hoping we were going to pull off what was one of our biggest and […]
Many families look for ways to celebrate the holidays in new and unique ways. Those same families may have annual traditions. This past year, nearly 420,000 people visited Global Winter Wonderland off Great America Parkway in Santa Clara and added a new experience to their holiday checklist. That’s right – over 400K in just 27 […]
We lost a very dear friend of not only Tam and Susan’s but our company on December 21st. Butch Butler was not only a giant in the carnival/amusement industry and the much-loved patriarch of the Butler family but was simply a great man. Tam and company spent an entire summer with Butler Amusements and the […]