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 [...]

Who is The Des Moines Egotist?

May 17, 2010 in Advertising, copywriting, Creative and Design, Des Moines, Iowa, Marketing
Tags: ad agency, adam lackey, andrew clark, bit method, Cat Rocketship, Dan Fish, Des Moines, des moines egotist, Integer, Jason Lacava, josh fleming, justin brady, Love Scott, Matt Meszaros, Onpurpos, Revenge of the Nerds, Scott Rocketship, Shopper Culture, Strategic America, The Brand Chef, The Ogre, Tom Porter, Trilix

So I get this email. Click it and read it. Couple that with the fact that I’ve only been asked about the identity of The Des Moines Egotist ten times a day for the last two weeks. If you haven’t heard, there’s a new kid in town. A blog for all things creative in Des [...]

Paul Lessing: Give George a Rest – We Take the Blame

May 3, 2010 in Advertising, Creative and Design, Des Moines, Iowa, Lessing-Flynn, Marketing, Paul Lessing, Traditional Media
Tags: ad agency, ad agency role, admen, Advertising, advertising history, advertising people, Des Moines, engraving, Iowa, Lessing Advertising Agency, Lessing-Flynn, Paul Lessing, printing

One of the things which is contributing largely to the gray streaks on the noble domes of advertising men is the inability to fix the blame for a piece of faulty work.  The printer says he didn’t have the right kind of cuts.  The engraver blames the printer.  Both agree that the copy writer turned [...]

Paul Lessing – Back From The Dead!

March 4, 2010 in Des Moines, Iowa, Lessing-Flynn, Paul Lessing, Social Media, That's Kinda Cool
Tags: 100 year old agency, ad agency, back from the dead, blog, Des Moines, facebook, inventor of advertising, Iowa, Lessing-Flynn, offset printing, Paul B Lessing, Paul Lessing, press release, radio, Social Media, television, The Melting Pot, twitter, world's oldest man

World’s Oldest Ad Man Comes Out of Retirement to Blog … Joins Twitter …Contemplates Facebook Paul Lessing, one of the true grandfathers of advertising and founder of Des Moines, Iowa based Lessing-Flynn, one of the oldest advertising agencies in the United States, is finding his early 100-year old insights on advertising and marketing being revived. According to his Twitter profile, [...]

Buck’s Take: Ad Mavericks

March 2, 2010 in Cartoons by Buck Jones, Lessing-Flynn, That's Kinda Cool
Tags: ad agency, Ad Mavericks, Blog Cartoon, Buck Jones, Cartoon

Buck Jones, award-winning illustrator, cartoonist and all around funny guy has been considered one of the best in the business since 1985.  On Tuesdays, he puts on his flight suit and joins the Ad Mavericks for a brief flyover on marketing and social media topics. Connect with Buck! Online Portfolio Pet Cartoons Web site Twitter [...]

The Ad Agency of the Future

February 1, 2010 in Advertising, Des Moines, Iowa, Lessing-Flynn, Marketing, Online Marketing, Social Media
Tags: ad agency, ad agency of the future, advertising agency, blog audiences, Des Moines, fuel lines, future of advertising, future of marketing, how to pick an ad agency, Iowa, josh fleming, marketers, michael gass, sapient, tom fishburne

Whether you work at an agency, are a client of Lessing-Flynn, considering an ad agency or simply a marketer on the prowl for content, I encourage you to read this list. The Agency of the Future Survey, sponsored by Sapient provides the results of a national survey that was recently released providing insight into what marketers [...]

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 :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: [...]

R.F.P. should R.I.P.

December 10, 2009 in Advertising, Lessing-Flynn, Marketing
Tags: ad agency, government marketing, I hate rfps, pitch, pitching new business, request for marketing services, request for proposal, rfp, rfp's suck

Ah, the beauty of a great pitch. If you’ve ever worked at an ad agency, you know the drill. You get told that you’re on the pitch team and you have to provide a ridiculous amount of free work for some company you’ve never heard of and most likely a company who has no idea what [...]

One Maverick’s Take On Agency-Client Relationships

October 7, 2009 in Advertising, Lessing-Flynn, Marketing, ROI
Tags: ad agency, Ag Leader, agency client relationship, agency ROI, Dave King, jess held, Lessing-Flynn

When it comes to relationships between clients and agencies, I have worked both sides of the fence. During the past 10 years I have been the graphic designer, the business owner, the marketing manager and now VP client services with Lessing-Flynn.  I like to tell people I can’t hold a job, but honestly, in the [...]