Organic messaging in video: It’s a natural approach

Organic Messaging

“Type As.” You know them. Perhaps you have a few in your life. They’re the types who plan life down to the last detail and expect it all to go just as planned — whether it’s their wedding, their child’s first day of school, or even the sequence and execution of household chores. When things [...]

Relationships in the workplace: Take it personally… invest in them

Workplace

Have you ever wondered why long-term employer-employee relationships fail?  Actually, the relationship in the workplace isn’t really that dissimilar to our personal relationships outside of work. Both relationships begin in the romantic stage — in many ways, one might say we’re courting each other. We begin in the interviewing stage, choosing our words carefully and [...]

How to Explain Social Media to Your 62-year-old Boss

Social Media Chart

Take a look at that chart above — this is probably how your 62-year-old boss sees social media. It’s confusing. There are all these new companies and new names — and a lot of them seem misspelled. I once heard someone say, “Would it kill them to use some vowels?” (Attn: Tumblr and Pipl.) And [...]

Brand Governance – Is Your Brand Worth It?

Newsletter Builder

Whether you’re referring to the brand governance team, legal, corporate communications, or regulatory, the name many marketers have for these functional areas is “Brand Cops.” In the age of brand building, compliance processes govern the corporate filters of our ideas, words, images, and marketing materials. Anyone foolish enough to use a rogue font or print [...]

Incremental innovation… even in creative

Morton Arboretum Perennial Report

In any discussion of innovation, incremental or disruptive, it’s important to define what we mean. A common misconception is that innovation is all about technology and R&D or the “next great invention.” But from my team’s point of view, it’s far more about value; to what degree an idea — and the execution of that [...]

StudioNorth Wins BMA Gold Award for Work with CDW Healthcare

CDW Healthcare 2011 Calendar

Agency also awarded two Bronze Awards   July 14, 2011 For Immediate Release Contact: Margie Mandli, 262-515-6109 NORTH CHICAGO, IL — StudioNorth was awarded a BMA Gold Award for its production of CDW’s calendar, and two Bronze Awards for the International Justice Mission’s (IJM) annual report and Follett Software Company’s web site.  “Today when agencies [...]