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A Copywriter's First Addys
Advertising, Buffalo, Community March 02, 2018 | Tess Felton

A Copywriter’s First Addys

I am an enthusiastic award skeptic. I wish I could say that I’m one of those English majors who always knows the answers to the Shakespeare clues in crossword puzzles, but the truth is that Read More

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A Copywriter's First Addys
Advertising, Buffalo, Community March 02, 2018 | Tess Felton

A Copywriter’s First Addys

I am an enthusiastic award skeptic. I wish I could say that I’m one of those English majors who always knows the answers to the Shakespeare clues in crossword puzzles, but the truth is that Read More

A LinkedIn Experiment: What Drives Social Media Engagement
Social Media, Marketing, Tips & Tricks February 14, 2018 | Tim Bouchard

A LinkedIn Experiment: What Drives Social Media Engagement

Over the last few months I’ve noticed a trend of strangely formatted posts on LinkedIn getting incredible engagement and landing in my feed. A few things caught my eye, so I decided to take matters Read More

Snapchat’s Update Explained
Social Media, Advertising, Marketing, Tips & Tricks January 25, 2018 | Gretchen Rosenberger

Snapchat’s Update Explained

What’s up with Snapchat? This quick-paced social network has been struggling to find its raison d'être over the last few years. With a core user group of millennial females, its audience can be hard to Read More

I hate the American Advertising Awards a little bit. Here's why.
Advertising, Buffalo, Community, Random March 13, 2017 | Dan Bauer

I hate the American Advertising Awards a little bit. Here’s why.

As a social occasion, they’re great. You get all of Buffalo’s ad people in a room with hors d'oeuvres and an open bar and you’ll probably have a good time. As a professional showcase, they’re unmatched. Read More

3 Simple Ways to Use Video to Promote Your Business
Video, Advertising, Marketing, Tips & Tricks November 04, 2016 | Dan Bauer

3 Simple Ways to Use Video to Promote Your Business

This morning, before getting out of bed or even fully opening my eyes, I found myself reaching for my iPhone to clear away all of the little red notifications. I checked my to-do list for Read More

Branding, Marketing October 21, 2016 | Dan Bauer

Revving Up Your Social Media with Cause-Related Marketing

A social media profile is a direct extension of your business, and potentially the first point of contact for a large percentage of your audience. Does your social media account look more like a ghost Read More

Marketing October 13, 2016 | Dan Bauer

4 Things I Learned from Zontee Hou’s “Alchemy of Content Marketing” Talk for AAF Buffalo

Judging by her resume, content marketing extraordinaire Zontee Hou may be the busiest human ever. She works at Convince & Convert, runs her own consulting firm called Media Volery and teaches at the City College of New York. Somehow, Read More

Branding, Marketing September 15, 2016 | Dan Bauer

The Purpose of a Mission Statement

We build brands and brands have a lot of components. Some are tangible and obvious: the logo, the website, the brochure. Some, though, are a little harder to grasp, and almost none are as difficult Read More

Marketing September 09, 2016 | Dan Bauer

How to Find Your Stride in Digital Marketing

When it comes to digital marketing, I’ve found that many people want to do one of two things: try to do every digital marketing strategy at once or exist in a state of analysis paralysis. Read More

Tips & Tricks September 02, 2016 | Dan Bauer

Anticipating Crisis

Being a brand is hard, being a person is hard, in 2016 it seems like we’re all balancing on a tightrope with only our big toe. Make a mistake, and you bet someone will be Read More