We work very hard to show what makes our clients special when planning their marketing strategies. They all have great stories to tell and it’s our job to make sure they are seen, heard, and remembered. This past week, one of our clients, White’s Lumber, came to us with a great story that we wanted to share with you.

White’s is a family-owned lumber and home improvement business that has been serving the communities in and around Watertown, NY since 1892. We were absolutely amazed by this rarity, and wanted to express it to the general public in their branding. After much research and collaboration with White’s, we arrived at their new tagline: “Quality Across the Board”. We understand the importance of establishing a good brand and expressing it in everything our clients do. White’s Lumber has embraced theirs wholeheartedly, always providing ‘quality across the board.’ How did we know we were conveying this message successfully? Check this out… (more…)

This past week I had the chance to sit down with Rick Short, director of Marketing / Communications at Indium Corp. Rick has been blogging and using social media to help Indium build contacts and grow its business well before social was on the map. The conversation was so good, we had to break it up into parts. You can also connect with Rick by visiting his blog or following him on Twitter.

This will be the first in a series of interviews we’ll be conducting this year with folks who are leveraging the power of social networks as a part of their overall marketing strategy. Enjoy the videos. (more…)

I read a post over at Adage’s blog as well as Mashable about how Pepsi has, for the first time in over 20 years, not purchased a single ad in this year’s Super Bowl (for its beverage brands – this doesn’t apply to Doritos). Instead, they’ll be putting $20 million bucks behind a new Social Media campaign.

The Pepsi Refresh Project will call on users to submit to Pepsi ways that they can refresh their communities.  Will it pay off? (more…)