To Flip Cam or not to Flip Cam…

August 13, 2010 in blogging, Guerrilla Marketing, Iowa, Lessing-Flynn, Marketing, Self Promotion, Social Media
Tags: 48 Hour Film Project, 48 Hour Film Project: Des Moines, Adam Beecher, applied art, associate producers, blog, Des Moines, dsm: sushibomb, facebook, flip cam, GrassHorse, Lessing-Flynn, Professional Video, Screenscape Studios, video, video production, youtube

…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 [...]

How would you like your steak?

July 26, 2010 in Advertising, blogging, Direct Marketing, Marketing, Online Marketing, ROI, SEO, Smart Phones, Social Media, Traditional Media
Tags: A1 Sauce, Advertising, broadcast, claire celsi, Dell, Des Moines, direct mail, Django, email, facebook, josh fleming, Marketing, marketing ROI, outdoor, rss, steak, twitter, Valassis, youtube

“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 [...]

Ellen Held. My Name is a Complete Sentence.

July 1, 2010 in blogging, Des Moines, Iowa, Lessing-Flynn, Marketing, The Lessing-Flynn Intern
Tags: Big 10, bowling, dart, Denver, Des Moines, intern, Iowa, Italy, Lessing-Flynn, Marketing, Racerworld.com, rugby, Social Media, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, UNL, volleyball

I’m Ellen Held, and besides my name being a full sentence, I am the Lessing-Flynn summer intern. I have lived in Des Moines my whole life, and wouldn’t have it any other way. I love it here, though Denver is a close second. I started my internship a little late this summer. Studying abroad for [...]

A Little Help from Our Friends

June 10, 2010 in Advertising, blogging, Event Marketing, Iowa, Marketing, Non-Profit, Social Media
Tags: Bill Cosby, blog, Bob Montgomery, facebook, Iowa, johnston green days, Jomarie Tucci, Leslie Malcolm, Lessing-Flynn, Light the Night for Sight, MediaCom, Moriah Lutz-Tveite, OnMedia, passion, prevent blindness iowa, pro bono, Professional Video, ProVidInc., PSA, Public Service Announcement, Rod Dougherty, Social Media, Tim Bloomquist, twitter, Webby Awards, youtube

When you’re passionate about something, people can sense it. Passion seems to bring the best out of others. It certainly brings out the best in me. I could list all of the personal reasons I am passionate about what Prevent Blindness Iowa does for our community- but I’d like you to find out for yourself through [...]

Stop – Lurk & Listen

May 11, 2010 in Advertising, blogging, Des Moines, Iowa, Lessing-Flynn, Marketing, Online Marketing, Self Promotion, Social Media, Speaking Events
Tags: blogging, blogging tips, how to start bloggin, josh fleming, myentre.net, myentrenet, Social Media, social networks, starting a blog, stop - lurk and listen, stop lurk listen, webinar

What’s one of the first things you ever learned as a kid? Stop. Look & Listen. This was a great phrase to remember and has helped me avoid personal injury – at least on the streets. So you want to start a blog? That’s great to hear. As someone who has blogged since 2001 I [...]

Ad Mavericks Announce New National Holiday

April 19, 2010 in blogging, Social Media, That's Kinda Cool
Tags: AlGoreRhythm, April 22, celebration, des moines metro waste authority, earth day, environment, facebook, go green, holiday, jack johnson, national blog post recycling day, NBPRD, Power Film Solar, recycle, reduce reuse recylce, Retweet yourself, twitter

This post may be cooler if you listen to a little Jack Johnson as you read. It’s up to you though… With Earth Day approaching later this week, we’ve decided we want to do our part to make the world wide web a greener place. While anyone can pick up trash, bike to work or [...]