We talked to five of the industry's best−startup folks, designers, global bosses, and social media journalists/Twitter addicts to chronicle the triumphs, tribulations, and turning points just to see (and share) how each turned from Peter Parker into an interactive superhero.
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No, this is not really a How To blog post about the awards, which might look like: 1. Order pizza, 2. Find comfortable chair, 3. Grab a drink... But after spending a week at Internet Week NY, we’d be remiss if we didn’t tell you how you can catch the 16th annual Webby Awards streaming live tonight.
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The Vitamin T team is on the ground in Austin and ready for action at SXSW Interactive.
If you’re at the event, be sure to look for (and ride in!) one of the mirthful, yet hopefully speedy Vitamin T branded pedicabs. Scan the QR code on the back and then go pick up a cool free t-shirt at our booth #722.
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Good news, the year is looking up for creative freelancers!
Though the US (and European) economies continue to jump high hurdles in other areas, 2011 had two groups that outperformed the rest: tech companies and startups. The great news? Both look like they'll be continuing their strong run in 2012.
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Holy smokes, SXSW Interactive is a mere 8 weeks away!
Which means if you have tickets, the planning part of your brain should be kicking into high gear right about now (and if you don’t have tickets, it’s time to switch to panic mode).
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You can imagine, as a creative talent agency, how often we get calls from clients who need help building digital creative teams, what with technology changing literally every day.
(If you just imagined “a lot”, give yourself two points.)
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The world of a digital creative is a heck of a lot like a video game.
Navigating through increasingly difficult levels, picking up new skill sets, wearing different hats, battling zombies, stealing cars and rising through the ranks of an organized crime ring...
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With all the startups we’ve been seeing of late, one might get the impression that creating them is as simple as coming up with a grammatically questionable name and a sweet logo. In truth, you need so much more than that; employees, for instance.
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Keeping up with SEO can be a maddening experience for marketers. Not only are we fighting a zillion competitors to get to the top of search engine results in our given category, but we need to stay up on shifting search engine algorithms that impact how content is ranked.
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Yesterday I bought cat litter and saw the company’s Facebook page listed on the side of the bag. Seriously? Unless they’re going to change the litter box for me, I’m not going to be compelled to “like” them.
This drove home a point made by author Rick Mathieson about social media: Not every brand needs a Facebook page. This is the year marketers will recalibrate against all the social media hype.
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