By the time this gets posted it will already be May 8. Earlier in the week the celebration of Cinco de Mayo took place throughout Latino and Spanish speaking communities. Here in San Francisco it’s a tradition to go out for good Mexican food and music all while being bombarded by Corona marketing promos.

April was a very busy month. Depending on what events you attended there’s a good chance you were living out of suit case to keep up with last month’s conference and trade show circuit. I admit I was fortunate not have to spend any time in an airport this month as San Francisco played host to both Ad:Tech and the Web 2.0 Expo.

Next week begins the annual pilgrimage of performance marketers to San Francisco for Ad:Tech. The stage is set for one of the biggest interactive marketing event of the year and the Revenue sales and marketing team will be exhibiting in Booth 6481.

There is a lot of enthusiastic talk about online video blogs going around this week. I’m embarrassed to say that I’m not sophisticated enough to produce a video blog on my own at this point in time, but I’m still honing the craft in text before jumping in with the rich media crowd. And if your video site is driving traffic I’m sure the advertising and sponsorship opportunities will soon follow.

It’s the third week of March, which means one thing - let’s celebrate. Know one needed an excuse on St. Patty’s Day to join in for the annual celebration of all things green. And beginning Thursday it’s time get on board with March Madness. The 2008 NCAA basketball tournament gets into full swing with games round the clock as teams square off in David & Goliath match ups to determine this year’s champion. I only have one tip for you this year - jump on the bandwagon and go with UCLA to win it all.

Did you check out the NBA All-Star Slam Dunk contest in New Orleans this past weekend? Many find this annual event to be a great source of entertainment and creative inspiration. This year Superman made an appearance flying through the air for the winning dunk, while the runner up demonstrated the “birthday cake” dunk while blowing out a candle on a cupcake that was perched on the rim. It was incredible.

Welcome to 2008! We hope you found time during the holidays for some R&R and are excited about what lies ahead. It seems like the new year is off to a flying start and now that the annual SF local Maverick’s big wave surf contest is out of the way let’s get right down to the latest news related to your 2008 media plans and upcoming advertising opportunities here at Revenue.

There are only four days until Christmas and for all the procrastinators out there it’s time to check that list and hop to it this weekend!

With a flip of the switch we are on to December and holiday hoopla is in full swing with Hanukkah kicking off and 20 days to go until Christmas.

If you’re looking for a cool new personalized gift or party beverage check out Jones Soda and grab a case of their exotic holiday flavors including eggnog and latke soda. You have to try it.

As I mentioned in a previous post, we are working on delivering supplements for each issue of 2008. Beginning with the January/February issue Revenue will publish six advertising supplements and buyer’s guides for 2008.

I wanted to remind everyone that supplements are a highly effective way to showcase market trends, key players, new technology developments and companies worth watching. They are important opportunities for advertisers to reach their target market in a contextual editorial environment.