8 Things to Know About NIL Regulations in 2025

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The NIL (Name, Image, and Likeness) landscape underwent a major transformation in 2025, thanks to the historic House v. NCAA settlement. On June 6, a federal judge approved the agreement that officially ended the amateur-only model in college athletics. For the first time, NCAA schools can now directly compensate athletes—a groundbreaking shift that redefines how […]

The CS Filter: Fostering Productive Feedback

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As the front line and point-of-contact in all client communication, the Client Services (CS) team has a little saying when someone asks, “what do you do?” To put it simply, we’re the voice of the client to the agency and the voice of the agency to the client. That’s often easier said than done, but […]

Media in 2021: A Year in Review

Holy smokes. We did it. Congrats to everyone for making it through another rough year. We’re now looking forward to a bright, shiny 2022. (Well, maybe not exactly bright and shiny—2022 already has a few stains on it—but still, we’re excited.) Although we’re a forward-looking company in a forward-looking industry, we would be remiss if […]

The 2022 Media Landscape: Our Predictions

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We aren’t armed with a crystal ball or a set of Tarot cards. What we do have, however, are the skills, knowledge, experience, and expertise that empower, nay, require us to make predictions about the media landscape of 2022. Luckily for everyone, we use our powers for good. Take this blog as an example. Here’s […]

Alright, Alright, Alright: Elevating Audio

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I recently listened to the audiobook version of Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey. When he spoke, I could hear his smile. I knew there was a backstory hidden in the nuances of his delivery. I could feel the gravity of a memory in the way he led me through the journey. The way he would break […]

Make it Familiar: Good Advice for Brand Updates

Have you ever heard a new song for the first time and thought “This song sucks. How did it even make it to the radio?” Then you hear the same song 20 times over the next week and all of the sudden you and all of your friends love it? This is because the song […]

Black Friday 2021: How’s Your Website?

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It’s November. Black Friday looms, a giant storm on the horizon coming ever closer. Businesses of every shape and size ready for the oncoming torrent. Over the years, the Black Friday maelstrom has collided with the Cyber Monday tsunami—it’s the perfect storm for making a lot of money. The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed much of […]

Marketing An Experience: Finding Value in Fun

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Our economy moves through the buying and selling of, well, stuff and things. Sometimes, those things are tangible—shoes, clothes, a carpet that really ties the room together—and are something a person can see and touch. Other times, those things are intangible. Examples include cleaning services, Uber, and (ahem) advertising agencies. There are various subsets of […]

An Ad Agency’s Marketing Book Recommendations

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The back-to-school spirit must still be in the air because we’re out here reading books! Not only are we reading, but we’re also sharing our marketing book faves with you. We wouldn’t call this list “required,” but we would definitely call it “really awesome.” No matter where you are in your advertising career, we think […]

The Impact of iOS Privacy Updates

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If you’re a person who regularly updates their iPhone (or at least has the “automatic updates” button turned on) you probably didn’t notice much when iOS 14.5 plopped itself onto your phone. The one thing that possibly came to your attention was the bubble asking you for your permission for an app to track and […]