Author Archive for: josh fleming
Remember Milli Vanilli? This video should bring you up to speed… During their time, Milli Vanilli rocked! They sold millions of albums. They could dance. We thought they could sing. Many will recall the news that Milli Vanilli was a sham. They were lip synching. We were all fooled. They became a punchline. They went [...]
I’m going to have to pick on Stivers Ford during this post. I’ve been to their locations and have always been treated well and had a pleasant experience. Unfortunately for Stivers, that experience doesn’t translate in their marketing messaging. Worse yet, Stivers has so many messages in their marketing efforts it’s hard to know what the [...]
…that is the question. We create video content and have talked about the power of online video. Some video we create for us (Lessing-Flynn), some for our clients. We use flip cams for almost everything that highlights Lessing-Flynn on this blog, or capturing guerrilla marketing tactics for an event like DSM: SUSHIBOMB. We realize there [...]
Today marks the 15 year anniversary of Jerry Garcia’s death. Garcia was the front man, among other things, for the Grateful Dead, who were social media pioneers. Regardless of what you think of the Grateful Dead or Garcia himself, have a look at one of my favorite posts: 3 Social Media Lessons from the Grateful [...]
Going to Des Moines’ sushi restaurants has become a frequent occurrence for many of us at Lessing-Flynn. We’ve turned non believers like Jess Held and sushi virgins like our former intern, Spencer Anderson into brand advocates of all things sushi. About six months ago, a few of us from Lessing-Flynn were having lunch at Sakari, a fairly new and [...]
“How would you like your steak cooked?” You’ve heard this question, right? Whether it’s at Django or at your friend’s back yard cook out. Your answer is unique. There are many choices on how you have your steak prepared. Raw, bloody as hell, seared, rare, medium rare, medium, medium well done, well done and overcooked. Consumers [...]
The championship for brand supremacy in Iowa featured the The Iowa State Fair vs The Iowa Clinic. Want to know who won? Of course we are going to make you watch the video. Thanks to everyone who voted, tweeted, posted this to Facebook or simply told their neighbor! Updated Brackets: PDF Version JPG Version To engage [...]
