Remote work is here to stay because talented people thrive in their own space and at their own pace. The key to our success lies in the creative ways we keep our remote teams connected and motivated.
Oct20
Project Management Tips for Creative Endeavors
Project management is like magic; you never see the strings when it’s done well. On the other hand, when problems arise, they’re hard to miss.
Aug19
Mission Vision Values
When an organization’s mission, vision, and values are developed with intention, created collectively, reinforced regularly, and evolved as needed, they become the rudder, wheel, and indispensable compass that points to success.
Aug08
How to Lead with Empowerment Instead of Fear
To achieve sustainable growth, we must trade cultures of fear for ones built on trust and empowerment.
Jul15
The Haystack Way: Trust and Teamwork
Our long-standing strategy has been to build up the work that people want to do — and that clients are asking for — by focusing on trust and organizing it around teamwork.
Apr20
Stop, Drop And Post: How Social Media Supports Emergency Preparedness Plans For Investor Relations
In the world of school drills, I grew up in an oasis of innocence — after duck-and-cover nuclear threats and before school shooting reality. Gen Xers only had to contend with the occasional fire drill. Every few months, an alarm would clang through the halls, and the principal’s voice would come over the loudspeaker: “This is only a drill.”
Jan21
Should you update your brand? Yes, and here’s why.
When I was a kid, every time I got new shoes was an event. The whole family would head to the local zapatería and wait while I tried on all the latest models — sprinting through the aisles to see how fast they were. When I finally settled on a suitably speedy pair, I would wear them out of the store and take off like a shot down the sidewalk, convinced my new kicks had turned me into The Flash.
Aug31
Quantifying Creative: Transforming Subjective into Objective
As a Creative Director, I take on every project as if embarking on a diplomatic mission. Many of our clients come from within the financial sector and, without using too broad of a brush, it’s safe to say that most are not creative types.
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Jul28
Audience First: Strategic Spaghetti
First, the question: Are you looking to create compelling, high mileage content? Have you been charged with capturing the fleeting, distractible attention of a critical audience? Does your job or your brand rely upon it?
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Jul07
Half of Every Video is Audio
Imagine if you will, a young couple at the beach... the woman swims into the twilight night. With soothing acoustic guitar strumming in the background, we watch as she turns and waves to her boyfriend on the beach. It’s a beautiful, romantic, Instagram-worthy sunset scene.
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