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Musings

Wherein we muse and opine.

January 25, 2017

How Starbucks is winning Holiday Marketing again

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September 23, 2016

Donation Appeal Video

At 6 years old, I was taken to the hospital with an illness that kept me there for two weeks ...

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September 09, 2016

Flying Drones and sUASs for photography or video

Two weeks ago I passed my unmanned aircraft systems test. This is part of the new Part 107 regulations from the FAA for commercial use of drones and sUASs. I've received my remote airman's certificate so we are ready to fly commercially!

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August 19, 2016

Storytelling and Your Brand: A Non-Ironic Love Story

When many companies think of their brand, product, or identity as a whole, they tend to focus on the standard business-oriented aspects of cost and profitability. Occasionally they may have a marketing department who'd question how to sell the item [...]

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August 15, 2016

How Much Does a Website Cost?

While no one could be blamed for having an acute interest in the cents* of it all, asking how much a website costs is a bit like asking how much a mutual fund costs. Before we can give a good answer, we have to examine the question.

* ...see what I [...]

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August 05, 2016

How To Make a New Product Launch Video That Actually Helps Your Marketing Campaign

This is the most important new product launch campaign ever for your company. You have invested so much money in meetings, in development, for focus groups, in testing, on the prototype, etc. The production line had to be rebuilt not two, but three [...]

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June 24, 2016

Don't you have a stunt guy?

In May, we had a Madison based client approach us about creating a fun video for a product being launched in June. The question: “Can you guys pull this off in 6 weeks?” Our answer “OF COURSE!” Oh. Crap.

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June 21, 2016

New drone (UAS) laws make flying easier starting August 2016

Ryan and John hanging with Colin Quinn after winning our 3DR Solo
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June 07, 2016

Video Production in Madison WI

Producing video in Madison, Wisconsin has a lot of advantages for local companies and other clients. Just ask the Wisconsin Foundation Alumni Association how helpful it is to have local, community-engaged partners who help design, storyboard, shoot [...]

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April 14, 2016

How to be Loved

One of the things we all want in business is to be loved. Perhaps that desire stems from another source like... I don't know... the entire rest of our existence. Wherever it comes from, I think we could agree that being loved is great for any [...]

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