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#tapculture with Tori McConnell

Peyton Hopkins

November is Native American Heritage Month. Did you know? We spoke with Yurok Tribe member Tori McConnell, a current college student and an American Indian College Fund student ambassador for 2020-2021, for perspective on her journey and how anyone can recognize this cultural moment. 1. What are you studying? Where? I’m studying neurology, […]

Digital Marketing Nightmares

Kaylin Cooper

Let’s talk about what scares the holy bejeezus out of us marketers. Just like the regular kind in the middle of the night, digital marketing nightmares also make you want to scream into a pillow. We’ve been there. Still, there’s something to learn from every one of these moments. Conversion Tracking Stops Working […]

PowHERful Brands: American Indian College Fund

Meredith Vaughan

Wrapping up a true powHER-packed month of features on women-founded and women-led brands, we have the American Indian College Fund, one of our clients since 2014. The College Fund’s direct support to American Indians and Alaska Natives and a network of tribal colleges and universities quite tangibly lifts up and sustains positive forward momentum […]

Reviving Momentum in Travel and Tourism

Katie Suggs

Although travel sentiment is turning more positive, the pandemic is still heavily impacting the tourism and hospitality industry. Nearly half (49%) of American travelers have canceled a trip due to COVID-19, and trips for fall and winter holidays will likely be off by half relative to 2019 (Destination Analysts). Nevertheless, the travel and tourism […]

PowHERful Brands: Smart Playrooms

Meredith Vaughan

Whether or not they can fully verbalize the feeling, all kids dream of playing in spaces designed and organized just for them and their unique interests. And while it’s true for grown-ups too (many of us are just older “kids”), this blog post is not about us. It’s about the fact that playroom design matters. […]

#tapculture with Tay Anderson

Maranda Ryser

We’re committed to learning. On our teams and within our agency, with our clients, and with the world around us. Our new content series, #tapculture, features diverse voices talking about diverse issues and events. And we’re launching with Tay Anderson, secretary and at-large director of the Denver Public Schools Board of Education. We spoke with […]

PowHERful Brands: Bee Downtown

Meredith Vaughan

The day we connected with Leigh-Kathryn Bonner, founder and CEO of Bee Downtown, she and the team were on day 12 of extracting the company’s 2020 honey. Twelve very long days that, in the end, will result in about 2,500 pounds of honey (the good stuff). Typically, small groups of employees at partner companies […]

Hope for the Holidays

Ann Fenley

The holidays are coming. People will be in the mood to relax, celebrate and spend time with those they love. It’ll just be different this year. You already know why. Let’s get into the holiday advertising trends (just six, and they’re brief) straight away. 1. A Marathon, Not a Sprint The pandemic has sparked […]