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06/27/11

Behind the Scenes with Billy Dec – 5 Radio Shows, a Live TV Show on ABC & a PSA all in 5 hours!

Art, celebrities, charity, chicago, Fundraiser, General, nightlife, Press, Radio, restaurants, Theater, Uncategorized, Video

I woke up at 5am this morning for a BIG press day with Billy.  We had to do 5 radio shows, a live tv show & a PSA all in 5 hours when he literally just stepped off a plane from France, Hungary, and Austria 12 hours prior.  When he initially told me about how much press he wanted to do BEFORE he was live on Windy City Live- I thought it was absurd, but in all the time I have known him, I can say he pushes himself to work beyond what most people think is feasible.  The main purpose behind all this press was to talk about two events that are the very important to him to support art & theatre in Chicago & raise scholarships for kids -  The Madhatter’s Ball & The Piven Theatre Gala.

The schedule of the day went as follows:
6am – Picked up  Chicago Reader, heard BD won “Best Person to Follow on Twitter”                                                                                                                                          6:15am – Car Pickup

6:30am – Stop at Rockit to pick up Burgers
6:45am – Live on Kiss FM with Angi Taylor at Brother Fred
7:30am – J & Julian Show on B96
7:40am – Fresh with Scotty & Rebecca
7:50am – K-Hits with Eddie & Jobo
8:30am – Make-up & Producer’s Session for ABC’s Windy City Live
9-10am – Live on ABC’s Windy City Live
11am – Steve Dahl Show
11:30am – PSA Shoot for Chicago’s Go Do Good Campaign that Connects Art to Action
1-3pm – Work at Rockit Ranch Productions
3pm – Call in with Andy Giersher

I took my camera with me to show you guys what it’s like to be Behind the Scenes when you are live on radio & tv!!! It was a crazy, fun-filled day, and I was shocked to see that Billy was still even standing to make it out that night! (Billy attended a party for Factor Models and worked at Sunda later that night.  I, on the other hand, was asleep by 10pm)

By the way, for those who follow Billy on facebook & twitter – You may have seen the picture of the bird that he posted that seemed to be injured right outside his office on that day.  I’m very happy to report that by the end of the day, the bird was saved thanks to the help from the Chicago Bird Collision Monitors – we will post a video we took and share the whole story here tomorrow!

-Amy

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06/09/10

Victoria's Secret Models join Cubs vs Sox Party at Rockit Wrigley w/ B96.3 Broadcasting Live!

baseball, celebrities, chicago, Chicago White Sox, cubs, fashion, Food, General, Music, Pictures, sports

We now have the most epic preparty combo ever in chicago this Friday at rockit wrigley! our cubs vs white sox “crosstown classic” kickoff party is now adding b96 radio “stylz & roman” broadcasting live from inside rockit wrigley from 10a-2p (fyi, last time we joined forces the party was over the top!)… and we now have a couple Victoria’s secret pink supermodels joining the party as well as they stop into chicago to promote the new cubs/sox pink gear that rocks! Doors open 9am as we are also showing world cup kickoff… everyone is invited!

And, just to share in the fun as I always do, I am giving one twitter follower or facebook friend a chance to be my personal guest from the time we eat, drink, hang w/ the Victoria’s secret supermodels & b96 at rockit Wrigley for the big preparty… all the way through sitting front row at the cubs vs sox game with me as I got you a ticket!!!! All you have to do is tweet me or post on my page, the craziest pickup line you’ve ever heard (as suggested by a twitter follower) and include in that message, to follow me/friend my page…I will pick the best one by midnight tomorrow/Thursday! Better hurry!

Read more for contest specifics, cross town classic history and new victoria’s secret pink line….

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04/08/10

Cubs Opener Party Monday! Wrigleyville will be NUTS!

baseball, chicago, cubs, General, restaurants, sports
It’s a party every summer in wrigleyville, but w/new owners of the cubs, not having the best weather last year, and it being our 1st cubs opening day celebration at the new rockit Wrigley, I get the feeling my team & I will be immersed in extra fun this summer in wrigleyville… and we hope you will be a part of it too!
I’m hearing 1st of all that the biggest “do not miss” party day is opening day, this Monday (4/12)! Rockit Wrigley for example has b96 (96.3fm) airing live from Wrigley’s cubs opener on our patio from 10a-2p! you for sure should tune in to hear the energy, or better yet, with or w/o tix, just come & join us! If you do, you could win “impossible to find” tix for the opening game, concert seats to rihanna, cool gear, gift certificates,… trust me, insane giveaways w/insane parties! You just need to be there!
And as for us, we are just gonna keep the party going thru game 2 (weds 4/14)! Somehow we have the honor of being chosen as the actual location for the official post game radio show “Cubs 10th Inning on the WGN Cubs Radio Network!” yes, you have to turn in again, but if you or anyone you know is going to the game, or is near the neighborhood, there is only one way to be a part of the culture, fun, energy & celebration, and its to be live w/us!
in just the 1st two games of the year next week, looks to me like are going to have a great summer.. all you have to do is jump in and live it up! If we can help in anyway, whether you need our private party room that looks directly across the street at Wrigley (click here for pics & info), a table reservation, or just anything… email Kris@RockitRanch.com! For other radio fun, Click here for a fun quick clip of me live yesterday on wgn giving away killer stuff on Michigan ave in the rain- and answering questions about how we all started in the biz- haha! and then click here to enjoy that new commercial I tweeted about yesterday when in the editing room- just telling it how it is I guess- notice us laughing about the 9a-2a party opening day- just ridiculous!

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It’s a party every summer in wrigleyville, but w/new owners of the cubs, not having the best weather last year, and it being our 1st cubs opening day celebration at the new rockit Wrigley, I get the feeling my team & I will be immersed in extra fun this summer in wrigleyville… and we hope you will be a part of it too!

I’m hearing 1st of all that the biggest “do not miss” party day is opening day, this Monday (4/12)! Rockit Wrigley for example has b96 ( click to hear on radio ) airing live from Wrigley’s cubs opener on our patio from 10a-2p! you for sure should tune in to hear the energy, or better yet, with or w/o tix, just come & join us! If you do, you could win “impossible to find” tix for the opening game, concert seats to rihanna, cool gear, gift certificates… trust me, insane giveaways w/insane parties! You just need to be there!

And as for us, we are just going to keep the party going thru game 2 (weds 4/14)! Somehow we have the honor of being chosen as the actual location for the official post game radio show “Cubs 10th Inning on WGN!” yes, you have to turn in again, but if you or anyone you know is going to the game, or is near the neighborhood, there is only one way to be a part of the culture, fun, energy & celebration, and its to be live w/us!

in just the 1st two games of the year next week, looks to me like are going to have a great summer.. all you have to do is jump in and live it up! If we can help in anyway, whether you need our private party room that looks directly across the street at Wrigley (click here for pics and info), a table reservation, or just anything… email Kris@RockitRanch.com! For other radio fun, click here for a fun quick clip of me live yesterday on wgn giving away killer stuff on Michigan ave in the rain- and answering questions about how we all started in the biz- haha! and then click here to enjoy that new commercial I tweeted about yesterday when in the editing room- just telling it how it is I guess- notice us laughing about the 9a-2a party opening day- just ridiculous!

Want to win tickets from me? Be the 1st five people to have 20 friends sign up as a fan of this page www.facebook.com/rockitwrigley and mention your name…and win 2 tickets (i have 10 tix, so 5 winners!) to Opening Day! Winners announced by this Sunday at 6pm!!!

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04/06/10

My First Chicago Radio Promotion!

baseball, chicago, cubs, General, Radio
If you are all about immediate gratification & want to win stuff fast, click the radio segment above as we are giving away a ton of gift certificates & pre/post cubs parties at Rockit Wrigley on wgn tomorrow (weds 4/7)!  If want to hear a little backstory on it… read on…
(kr don’t do the click here to read on…)
Having started out in the biz w/pretty much nothing but hunger, I was never able to afford the luxury of advertising on tv, radio,… or really anything outside of a handshake and a chance to make an impression good enough to allow me the opportunity to maybe build a nice long lasting relationship, as those mean everything to me.  Although it caused me to work a million times harder along with my team of 500+ a rockit ranch who have evolved the practice of building relationships aggressively, we have thankfully become a whole lot stronger because of it. Cut to 2010 w/ businesses like sunda, rockit and underground, and you may have heard that most of our ad/marketing focus is now all about social media and new forms of communicating online… so you are probably wondering, why radio now!?!?  Well, for what its worth, here’s what I’m thinking…
Its very targeted for something that is usually seen to be so broad.  Our newest property Rockit Wrigley is special because it is nestled in the smack dab middle of the wonderful neighborhood Wrigleyville on the northside, where I was born and raised.  Wrigleyville is special because for 5mos or so a year, millions of people from around the planet celebrate the world famous chicago cubs baseball games that go on in the middle of wrigleyville at Wrigley field, which is across the street from our place rockit Wrigley. Wgn radio, has covered those Wrigley field games, and has spoken to those millions of fans, for decades, or should I say generations,… and to me, that’s a sign of a ton of real long term relationships built, which again, means everything to me.
I also think in general the relationship between radio and baseball fans has always been unique on its own no matter where it is…Its like a conversation amongst friends about an ongoing passion and experience… and like any other marketing initiative these days, in addition to sticking with all the tactics you obsess about, you have to include everyone and everything if you can no matter what, so I thought I would take a modest little attempt, by accepting a very reasonable radio partnership offer, to try to share with the great big baseball/wrigleyfield/cubs/wrigleyville conversation too, and give a way some really fun things to people I admire, enjoying experiences I enjoy too! Not sure if its the right move, but sometimes you just got to do whatever it takes, to keep creating great relationships out there… because that means everything…… let ya know how it goes!!
Info on giveaway:
Wgn’s Garry Meier will be doing his infamous Drive-Thru Window giveaway shortly after 2:30pm on Wednesday, 4/7/10.  He will encourage his listeners to drive up to WGN Radio’s Showcase Studio on Michigan Avenue (on the plaza level of the Tribune Tower).  As long as you are on wheels, and are one of the first twenty-five people, you qualify for the prize.  He will then reward the first (25) listeners that correctly recite the Phrase That Pays with a $25 Gift Card for Rockit Wrigley.  In addition, (3) of the envelopes will include the Golden Ticket, which is good for a Cubs Party at Rockit Wrigley ($150 value)….  You should have this party- it rocks!  listen to the radio announcement above if haven’t already… and win!
Oh, and check out my second big radio event next week- for opening day of cubs season 2010!!!!!!!!!!!  April 12th at 10a sharp to 2p we have my friends stylz & roman from b96 coming out to do a live remote at rockit wrigley!  They have a huge fun party following so it’s the perfect crew for one of the biggest cubs’ parties of the year- opening day!!!!!!! And!! For all those on site they are raffling off two tix to that cubs season opener, rihanna concert tix, and a ton more!!  Rockit Wrigley is opening at 9a sharp that day! Be there!
And the very next game, on weds 4/14, we are back with wgn doing a live remote after the Milwaukee game at rockit Wrigley into the night!!!!!  Can’t wait!  Hope you will spread the news and join us!
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If you are all about immediate gratification & want to win stuff fast, click the radio segment above as we are giving away a ton of gift certificates & pre/post cubs parties at Rockit Wrigley on wgn tomorrow (weds 4/7)!  If want to hear a little backstory on it… read on…

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