Here you'll find bite-size tips, tricks, rants, insights and updates from the team and a peek behind the scenes of life here at I//A.

Rafal Zielinski Rafal Zielinski

A Marketing Lesson Courtesy of The White Stripes

You’re working hard. But your regular scheduled programming has been interrupted. The stock market is in a free fall. Restaurants and bars have closed their dining rooms. Travel is being limited left and right. And you can't find decent TP within 10 miles of your house.

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Doug Carter Doug Carter

IMTS Tips for Exhibitors: Survive and Advance

I’ve been the technical content director at Ivor Andrew for a couple years, but before I took the job, I spent more than two decades in sales and marketing at Enshu, a Japan-based machine tool manufacturer. This means I planned, executed and followed up on 11 IMTS exhibits.

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Rafal Zielinski Rafal Zielinski

Sing the National Anthem Before Thanksgiving Dinner

I sent out an office wide email asking everyone for their weirdest Thanksgiving experiences. Some had some good stories, some were all, “My life is perfect. I come from a long line of master pie makers and I die from pie consumption every year and I love it!” Some of these are real, and some are made up. The question is…which ones?

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Brian Kelly Brian Kelly

7 Brands Proving Social Media ROI with Twitter Personality

You should consider Twitter as part of your marketing strategy. But since you’re most likely already on Twitter, maybe it’s time to reconsider its value and how you can level up on this social platform. In order to stand out from others, consider examples from these seven brands and how they…

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Rafal Zielinski Rafal Zielinski

I Jumped From Client Side to Agency Side. Here’s What I Learned

“We’re going to put your writing skills to the test,” says Doug, my new creative director. As my facial expression freezes out of fear, he presses on. "Write about your findings on what it's like to be a client of Ivor Andrew, and then to start working for them.”

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Rafal Zielinski Rafal Zielinski

A Definitive Guide to Taking Better Photos with Your Smartphone

If you’re just starting out with cell phone photography, you should try to master these simple tips and tricks before anything else. For the sake of capturing quality visual content for use in social media marketing, there are a few guidelines that will help…

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Rafal Zielinski Rafal Zielinski

What Makes a Bad Client?

Over the course of my career, I’ve been asked “What makes a great client?” consistently. I’ll get to that in a bit. But first, a horror story. I call it Lack of Trust. Ask any Creative Director at any agency or design firm around the world what their biggest blockage to the creative artery is, and they’ll tell you it's…

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Brian Kelly Brian Kelly

You Aren't Your Customer

After a lot of persistent research and hard work, you just completed a presentation of your new year's marketing initiatives to your company's executive team. Well done! Then it happens—someone at the top…

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Brian Kelly Brian Kelly

9 Signs Your Brand Needs an Audit

How do you know if your brand is strong? If you can relate to any of the common problems below, it may be time to diagnose your business with a brand audit.

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Rafal Zielinski Rafal Zielinski

Trick-Or-Treat Halloween Candy, Ranked

"So the first time you hear the concept of Halloween, you can't process it. What did you say? Who's giving out candy? EVERYONE THAT WE KNOW IS JUST GIVING OUT CANDY. What!? When is this happening? Take me with you! I'll do anything you want... I can wear that."
- Jerry Seinfeld

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