Congratulations Ellen Held

August 20, 2010 in Iowa, Lessing-Flynn, The Lessing-Flynn Intern
Tags: ad agency intern, ad agency internship, admavericks, Des Moines, Ellen Held, flight suit, intern, iowa intern, Lessing-Flynn, lincoln, ne, nebraska

You’ve earned your Ad Mavericks flight suit. Today is our summer intern, Ellen Held’s last day at Lessing-Flynn. We wish her luck as she goes back to Lincoln, Nebraska with her eyes on graduating in December.

Confessions of an Ad Agency: Jordan Beynon Interview!

August 10, 2010 in Advertising, Confessions of an Ad Agency, Des Moines, Iowa, Lessing-Flynn, Public Relations, That's Kinda Cool, The Lessing-Flynn Intern
Tags: Advertising, blueduder, Confessions of an Ad Agency, Des Moines, Doug, Ellen Held, intern, interview, Iowa, Jordan Beynon, Lessing-Flynn, Peter Tubbs, Spenceranderson

Confessions of an Ad Agency: Part Two! Jordan Beynon answers your questions about life in the advertising fast lane. Question Crew! blueduder Doug spenceranderson Peter Tubbs See what Lessing-Flynn candidate is up next!

Confessions of an Ad Agency: Jordan Beynon

July 28, 2010 in Advertising, Des Moines, Lessing-Flynn, That's Kinda Cool, The Lessing-Flynn Intern
Tags: ad agency, Confessions of an Ad Agency, Des Moines, Ellen Held, IA, interview, Jordan Beynon, Lessing-Flynn

Next up is Jordan Beynon, she is responsible for  Creative and Client Services! Submit your questions – top questions will be chosen. To read the brief employee bios, visit our home page and click on the person. Ask your questions in the comments section. The last victim’s interview can be found here! If you want the [...]

Confessions of an Ad Agency: Chris Hanson

July 27, 2010 in Advertising, Des Moines, Iowa, Lessing-Flynn, That's Kinda Cool, The Lessing-Flynn Intern
Tags: ad agency, Andrew B. Clark, Betty DRaper, blueduder, Chris Hanson, Chris Juhl, claire celsi, Des Moines, Ellen Held, IA, IA Ad Agency, Lessing-Flynn, reverendawesome

Ok, here it is! The first of many posts: Confessions of an Ad Agency – Volume One. Chris Hanson, Art Director, bears it all while answering your questions. Ok… not really, but he is giving us the inside scoop on his thoughts. See what this Lessing-Flynn native has to say. A quick thank you and [...]

Confessions of an Ad Agency

July 22, 2010 in Advertising, Des Moines, Iowa, Lessing-Flynn, Self Promotion, That's Kinda Cool, The Lessing-Flynn Intern
Tags: Advertising, Chris Hanson, Des Moines, interview, Iowa, Lessing-Flynn

So the folks at Lessing-Flynn asked me to come up with a blog idea. Well, I came up with one for the entire summer. What I’ve come to realize in a short time is that Lessing-Flynn always starts by telling a client’s story. Well, the employees at Lessing-Flynn have stories too, so why not get to know [...]

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 [...]

Final Thoughts as a Lessing-Flynn Intern

May 27, 2010 in Lessing-Flynn, The Lessing-Flynn Intern
Tags: Betsy Freese, do more in the city, intern, Jeff Caldwell, Lessing-Flynn, little debbie, Meredith Corporation, networking, Social Media Club Des Moines, spencer anderson

Of all the various things I’ve written over the past year as Lessing-Flynn’s marketing intern I can say this is without a doubt the most challenging.  I tried making top-ten lists and other ways of collecting my thoughts, but they all seemed too cliche/corny. So here we go… To other interns/future interns: Network. Network. Network. I [...]

1.25.2010

January 11, 2010 in Commenter of the Year, Des Moines, Lessing-Flynn, Social Media, Social Media Capital of the World, That's Kinda Cool, The Lessing-Flynn Intern, Worst of the Week
Tags: ad agency, announcement, Des Moines, Iowa, Lessing-Flynn, preview

Put it in your calendar, write a post it note, get a tattoo of that date put on your forehead. Why? Something ridiculous, crazy, over the top, etc. will be announced by Lessing-Flynn. Here’s a preview of what’s coming on 1.25.2010. Author: AdMavericks www.lessingflynn.com :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: [...]

Little Debbie, You’ve Totally Redeemed Yourself!

November 23, 2009 in Advertising, Lessing-Flynn, Online Marketing, Social Media, The Lessing-Flynn Intern
Tags: intern hero, Lessing-Flynn, little debbie, little debbie muffins, McKee Foods, spencer anderson

When I was walking home from my noon class on Wednesday I checked Twitter and saw several @AdMavericks tweets about the arrival of Little Debbie muffins.  I don’t need to give you the complete run-down of this story, we’ve written and Tweeted about this before.  But what we’ve all been waiting for has finally arrived!  The [...]

Worst of the Week: Little Debbie

November 13, 2009 in Advertising, Marketing, Public Relations, The Lessing-Flynn Intern, Worst of the Week
Tags: bad PR, blog, Des Moines, Gateway Market, hostess cupcakes, hostess mini muffins, intern hero, internhero.com, iowa state university, Jiffy Mix, little debbie, little debbie muffins, otis spunkmeyer, Palmer's Deli, spencer anderson, twitter, uncle wally's

Do you know the muffin man? … The muffin man? … The muffin man?  We thought we knew the muffin man ’til he dissed our summer intern! In this case the muffin man is a she … as in Little Debbie. Sure, she looks sweet and innocent with that cute little hat, curly red hair and [...]