Game Truck makes an appearance on KTLA Los Angeles News.

The GameTruck® was founded in 2006 by Scott Novis in Tempe, Arizona. It is the Original and World’s First Mobile Video Game Theater™. What started out as a fun birthday party experiment for family and friends quickly turned into a busy weekend business.  Over three years later The GameTruck® has expanded operations throughout Arizona as well as moving into its second year of franchising the GameTruck® business system.  To date the GameTruck® franchise organization has provided a number of franchise owners the opportunity to work towards the success we continue to experience here in the Valley.

The GameTruck® franchise organization is unique in this industry in that the Phoenix operation continues to serve as a means to validate and improve upon the existing business system while providing a platform to introduce new innovations in the industry we created.  In short we continue to work in the business we originally created, remaining laser focused on bringing people together to enjoy gaming in a multiplayer environment and to provide gamers with the best gaming experience available.  Moreover, each GameTruck® operation and their staff are committed to providing high quality entertainment at an affordable price.

Congratulations from bluemedia to our great client!!

bluemedia wrapped this awesome RV last December for the Boy Scouts of America marking their 100^th Anniversary of the scouts. It is currently driving across the country making stops all over. The RV will be displayed in the Smithsonian after it is done with it’s nation wide tour.

The Boy Scouts of America is one of the nation’s largest and most prominent values-based youth development organizations. The BSA provides a program for young people that builds character, trains them in the responsibilities of participating citizenship, and develops personal fitness.

For nearly a century, the BSA has helped build the future leaders of this country by combining educational activities and lifelong values with fun. The Boy Scouts of America believes — and, through nearly a century of experience, knows — that helping youth is a key to building a more conscientious, responsible, and productive society.

Join bluemedia™ and over 500 key players in the greater Phoenix marketing and advertising industry on September 17th for a righteous networking get together of epic post-recession proportions! F1 Race Factory is the venue and kart-racing mayhem is on the menu. Whether you just want to enjoy a couple beverages and make some new, valuable connections or strap on a helmet and put someone into the wall, there will be something for everyone. We hope to see all of you there so we can put our best foot forward towards 2010 as this economy turns around! Be sure to check out our facebook event page for more details and let us know you’re with us.

We’d also love to hear from you if you have any success stories you’d like to share about your company from the past year. Hit up the comment board here, facebook or tweet us with your recession-smashing anecdotes. Don’t forget to include your name, title and company name as we will be printing some cool signage based off of your stories to showcase at the event. Better times are right around the corner, let’s kick it off!

The time is yet again among us…. grab your cheese heads, your face paint, a 24pk of Budweiser, and your portable grill because football is here baby!! Who would have known…. with all the chatter of fantasy lineups, player suspensions, injuries, and video game releases along with the overall “glow” of the guys at work. The 2009 regular season kicks off Thur. September 10th with the reigning champs the Pittsburgh Steelers taking on the Tennessee Titans at Heinz field.

Rewind to 7/2 when our VP of Sales RJ Orr walks into the design room with the big grin on his face letting us know that we have just secured a new project to print the entire launch party for the EA Sports Madden 10 video game release! Now if there are 2 things that the blue crew loves, it’s VIDEO GAMES and FOOTBALL!. The icing on the cake was our hometown hero Larry Fitzgerald on the front of the game box (with some other guy we don’t mention).

Once the excitement settled we realized that we only had 2 weeks to produce 10,710 sq/ft of fence mesh, 111 double sided 8′ bike barrier covers, multiple misc. signs, decals, and a video board banner!! Were we nervous?? Absolutely not, this is what we do at bluemedia. We gladly accepted the challenge and eagerly anticipated what the final product would look like at its final destination.

After a few days of setting up files and printing banners, everything was loaded into a box truck and RJ and Tug Orr hit the road for Malibu. They arrived in Malibu on Tues. the 21st at night and headed straight for the venue to unload the material and get a lay of the land. Everything was up and ready to be wrapped with vinyl so the guys headed to the hotel in Santa Monica to get some rest. The next day RJ and Tug arrived at the cliffs of Malibu with four other helpers to tackle the full day installation of  banners and signs.

It took the crew a full 13hrs to transform the event from a grass field to a vibrant stadium of larger than life Madden 10 graphics. Larry Fitzgerald and Troy Polamalu images were scattered over the video boards, fence mesh and stage graphics.  We were the first company to cover the back of the video board with a mesh banner by removing the support poles from the back of the unit one by one while rolling the giant banner along until it was secured by edging the piece with 2″ velcro.

With all events come last minute additions. The crew back at bluemedia in tempe were ready and awaiting those last minute phone calls from RJ needing prints to be overnighted that same day. As always, the entire staff did a wonderful job by pulling together and ensuring each piece was 100% correct and arrived on time. The 2 days leading up to the event entailed those last minute FedEx boxes showing up at the hotel in Malibu for RJ and Tug to install.

The day of the event finally came and we were receiving constant twitter messages along with cellphone photos of all the banners we produced. Everything looked amazing and the client couldn’t have been happier. With everything up in place the guys were able to kick back and enjoy the festivities. A slew of stars, athletes and musicians were attending the event and the guys were able to get some great photos. Barry Sanders, Brooke Burke, Kevin Dillon, Joe Montana, Deon Sanders, Jerry Rice, and Nick Lachey were just to name a few of the stars and athletes in attendance.

bluemedia would like to thank Gray Goldfarb for choosing us once again to produce signage for such an awesome event. Thanks to everyone at blue who put in the long hours to ensure this event went off without a hitch, we appreciate our entire staff for their level of dedication and support. A big shout out also goes to EA Sports for making such amazingly addicting video games

Be sure to tune in to the Madden Launch event on TV…  (Aug. 13th ESPN2 11pm-Midnight EST),  (Aug. 15th VH1 7pm-8pm EST),  (Aug. 17th NFL Network 8pm-9pm EST)

Full photo set can be viewed HERE.

Now grab that fantasy magazine,  flip on the NFL Sunday ticket and get ready for another killer season of the NFL!!!

Ever wondered why companies insist that their employees keep their workplaces clean? Not only is a dirty workplace a terrible place to work in, but it also lowers productivity and efficiency. Cleaning up after a day of work is just as important as what you do for a living.

A systematic and productive workplace is not a one-day-affair just because the boss or some prospective clients are around. Sustaining your cleaning tasks is important to improve productivity and increase employee satisfaction.

bluemedia strives to keep a clean workspace not only because it looks good, but because it is step one in ensuring that our clients projects get completed in a timely/accurate manner. Check out our print department, our print staff takes pride in their space and equipment. These folks say late and come in early to ensure everything is in order to start a print run. Organization and cleanliness are keys to a successful and productive company. Taking pride in yourself and your environment are a sure sign of a dedicated employee (and we happen to have a ton here at blue!).

Based in Arizona, i/o Data Centers designs, builds and operates highly reliable and efficient data centers for some of the world’s largest corporations and web properties. The data center solutions provider offers a variety of innovative and flexible colocation options including colocation cabinets, colocation cages, data center suites and containerized data centers.

The ThermoCabinet™ is an innovative high-density colocation cabinet that provides power capacity up to 2,500 watts per square foot. The sealed cabinet design optimizes thermal management and provides an additional layer of physical protection.

According to the company’s president and founder Anthony Wanger, “the ThermoCabinet was designed to increase server and power capacity while reducing both the physical and carbon footprint.” “We listened to our customers and developed a solution that would address their economic and environmental concerns – the ThermoCabinet is the Swiss army knife for colocation.”

The toys were out at the 2009 Big Boys & their Toys show. bluemedia was in full force representing our awesome abilities with live demos & numerous wrapped vehicles throughout the show. A great turnout came to see the newest cars, quads, and boats. There was also a state-of-the-art golf simulator with “nearest to pin” and “longest drive” competitions, a sport racing simulator, four speed-dating events and a video game tournament called Devastation. Everyone had a great time and bluemedia made many new friends as well as some great new clients. Thanks to all that helped make this the best Big Boys show yet!! See you next year.

bluemedia booth at Big Boys

bluemedia Lambo

bluemedia is honored to be an official partner of the Arizona Diamondbacks. Chase Field has really become a magical place this season with all of the new branding and sponsorship signage that has been  incorporated into the ballpark.

With a team that pushes their limits everyday, The employees over at Chase Field, along side bluemedia, work very hard to make the ballpark the most remarkable fan experience for everyone. This year it paid off for the Diamondbacks! They were  awarded the 2011 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.

“We are thrilled and honored to be hosting this amazing event,” said Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon. “Even if you were here for the 2001 World Series, you’ll hardly recognize the place. We’ve got a brand new Convention Center, a new downtown hotel, 20-miles of light rail, and a sea of Sedona Red. It’s a very special time to be in Phoenix, and MLB is adding the exclamation point to everything that’s going on.”

“This is an exciting day for the Arizona Diamondbacks,” said D-backs’ President and CEO Derrick Hall. “This franchise, its great fans and wonderful state deserve the honor and recognition. We pride ourselves in being the most fan-friendly team in sports and for providing a wholesome and memorable game experience, and now the entire world will have the opportunity to witness it from this grand stage. We thank the Commissioner and all of Major League Baseball for the selection, and for allowing us to showcase our beautiful ballpark, our welcoming city and our first-class fans.”

The 82nd All-Star Game will be held at Chase Field in Phoenix on July 12, 2011.

The winner of the Valley’s 9th annual Bus Wrap contest was unveiled on Wednesday in Tempe.

16-year-old Max Ellinger had his submission plastered across a 40 foot bus.

The unveiling took place at Tempe’s New School for the Arts & Academics, where Ellinger is a sophomore.

Ellinger’s artwork was chosen out of 64 entries submitted by public and charter schools across the Valley. Tempe Mayor Hugh Hallman was in attendance to congratulate Max on a job well done.

“Max’s entry was chosen because his artwork is creative, exciting and dramatic,” said Dolores Nolan, Valley Metro Transit Education Manager. “In addition to its visual merits, Max’s entry provided a timely environmental message.”

14-year-old Andrew Tamayo and 15 year-old Karla Rubio, freshmen from Central High School in Phoenix came in second and third.

Ellinger’s design will remain on the Valley Metro bus for one year.  On top of doing the printing and installation bluemedia has been a proud sponsor of this event for the last several years. Congratulations to all the contestants from the bluemedia crew, keep up the amazing designs!!

On April 16th – 18th, 2009 Mike Tovar, bluemedia Install Manager, along with Ingram Johnson, our senior bluemedia Installer, travelled to Las Vegas to compete in the 1st Annual Lowen Certified Wrap Off. Mike and Ingram competed against 46 other installers from all over the world in a 3-day, 5 round event judging the installers speed, technique and quality of install. Ford provided six 2009 Mustangs to be used in the event. Sweet! And so it began…

Rounds 1 through 4 consisted of wrapping the drivers side front fender and door. The 5th and final round consisted of 3 finalists wrapping the entire driver’s side and competing for all the marbles. First place took home a 2009 Ford F-250 XL, an HP Touchsmart tx2-1020us Notebook PC, a truck tool box and wrapper’s tool set from Mac Tools, Cyrious Control OOB Gold system and a free Lowen Certification for the Installer.™  Second place winner took home a cool $5,000 cash (not chump change by any stretch), with 3rd place receiving a complimentary custom wrap for their vehicle designed by the guys at West Coast Custom.

The Results:Dustin Shelley of Atlanta took 1st place and the sweet truck. Nicely done Dustin. We heard you did an amazing job. Here’s where the story gets good though!… Our very own Mike Tovar came in just behind him in 2nd place and pocketed the $5,000!!!! Way to represent Mike! bluemedia could not be more proud of your performance in this event. We also need to give a big shout-out to the 3rd place winner Rob Miller of Laid Vision, a Phoenix based install crew. Rob is a great friend of bluemedia and has wrapped many vehicles for us in the past. Congratulations Rob! Well what about Ingram, you say? While he didn’t make it to the final round, he made it all the way to the final 12 so kudos to you as well. We had a feeling our guys would go out there and make some noise. You can bet we’ll be there again next year. Be afraid. Be very afraid.