And our family just keeps getting bigger!  We are very excited here at IFMG for our latest employee. Caitlin Nofzinger joined the IFMG family this week and we are thrilled to introduce her to you!

What is your role at IFMG?
Web Designer

What does your role entail?
To make visually compelling designs that are SEO friendly and support both IFMG’s marketing needs as well as overall business strategies and goals. I look forward to learning my strengths and weaknesses within the production team and as a result expand my responsibilities overtime.

What do you look forward to the most with this role?
Contributing my marketing knowledge, creative efforts, and technical abilities to enhance the work flow within the production team and ultimately for IFMG.

What do you do for fun?
For fun I like to do anything that includes warm weather; go to the beach, boat on the reservoir, and mostly hang out with my family!

Caitlin resides in Richmond, where she has lived all of her life, with her husband and dog Kaila.

Rosa Luciano is the Marketing Coordinator and blogger extraordinaire for Interactive Financial Marketing Group. Follow her on Twitter @RozaLuciano

We are very excited here at IFMG for our latest employee. Sandys Boakye joined the IFMG family last week and we are thrilled to introduce him to you!

What is your role at IFMG?
System Admin

What does your role entail?
Making sure all users have proper access to their computers, mastering the Lead Routing technology and infrastructure,  performing project management of cross departmental tasks and projects, providing performance tuning and automation support and collaborate with development team, and working with deployment of new architectures and applications to achieve business goals.

What do you look forward to the most with this role?
Ensuring that all systems are up and running smoothly at all times.

What do you do for fun?
I enjoy bowling & playing ball

Sandys has resided in Richmond the past six years. Prior to VA he lived in North Carolina. He has a daughter and a very big family.

Rosa Luciano is the Marketing Coordinator and blogger extraordinaire for Interactive Financial Marketing Group. Follow her on Twitter @RozaLuciano

We are very excited to be taking part in this years NADA 2011 festivities in San Francisco! The booth is up, the team is here, and we are ready to talk to dealers and friends. Will you be in attendance? If so, stop by Booth #2046S to say hi and join us for cake as we celebrate our 5 Millionth Auto Loan Application!

Booths are rising everywhere!

NADA 2011! What a beautiful location.

Our booth- a work in progress! Can’t wait to see the final setup.

The sign looks great! Will you be joining us for cake?

Rosa Luciano is the Marketing Coordinator and blogger extraordinaire for Interactive Financial Marketing Group. Follow her on Twitter @RozaLuciano

The employees here at IFMG are excited for the upcoming holiday season and with Thanksgiving in a couple of days we wanted to share some fun Thanksgiving facts with you! Check them out and let us know how you will be celebrating Thanksgiving this year.

Fun Facts:

• Since 1947, the National Turkey Federation has presented a live turkey and two dressed turkeys to the President. The President does not eat the live turkey. He “pardons” it and allows it to live out its days on a historical farm.
• The five most popular ways to serve leftover turkey is as a sandwich, in stew, chili or soup, casseroles and as a burger.
• In the US, about 280 million turkeys are sold for the Thanksgiving celebrations
• Lobster, rabbit, chicken, fish, squashes, beans, chestnuts, hickory nuts, onions, leeks, dried fruits, maple syrup and honey, radishes, cabbage, carrots, eggs, and goat cheese are thought to have made up the first Thanksgiving feast.
• More than 40 million green bean casseroles are served on Thanksgiving.

So will you keep it traditional with family and home cooked food? Or modern with close friends and dining out?  No matter how you spend your Thanksgiving; be safe and be joyous! Happy Thanksgiving.

The Staff of Interactive Financial Marketing Group

Rosa Luciano is the Marketing Coordinator and blogger extraordinaire for Interactive Financial Marketing Group. Follow her on Twitter @RozaLuciano

We are very excited here at IFMG for our latest employee. Nick Beranek joined the IFMG family this week and we are thrilled to introduce him to you!

What is your role at IFMG?
Graphic Designer

What does your role entail?
As a Graphic Designer, my main tasks include managing the look-and-feel of our websites and marketing efforts, but also bringing in my knowledge of Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and how to properly format a webpage. I began working here on Nov 8, 2010, so I’m still fresh and my duties may take some twists and turns depending on what is needed at any given moment.

What do you look forward to the most with this role?
I look forward to contributing my ideas and talents to further the success of IFMG and its clients!

What do you do for fun?
For fun, I like to do many things. I have two daughters that love to be active and experience new things. We like to dance, tell jokes, read stories … They bring so much inspiration and joy to my life. In the digital realm, I like to immerse myself in the fantastic worlds of role-playing games (RPGs), whether on a console or on my PC at home. I also am an amateur gardener and like to plant herbs and vegetables in my yard. My favorite herb would have to be rosemary with its earthy fragrance and taste.

What has been an interesting event in your life lately?
My wife and I recently got married on Halloween Day, 2010. We had a costumed affair and many of our friends and relatives, including their children, were there. We held it at the William Byrd Community House here in Richmond, VA, and had such a wonderful ceremony. Then afterward we went Trick-or-Treating!

Nick currently resides in Richmond with his wife of 6 years. He has two daughters, ages 2 and 5. “They are wonderful, free, independent spirits and I love them dearly.” As for animals, they have 6 cats … “Yes, we have turned into *that* house!”

Rosa Luciano is the Marketing Coordinator and blogger extraordinaire for Interactive Financial Marketing Group. Follow her on Twitter @RozaLuciano