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.

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 [...]

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 [...]

Battle of the Brands: And the winner is…

July 12, 2010 in Advertising, Battle of the Brands, Branding, Des Moines, Iowa, Lessing-Flynn, Marketing
Tags: Amy Hilmes, battle of the brands, Branding, Champion, Des Moines, Doug Massop, Emily Hennager, facebook, Iowa, iowa state fair, Jessica Grant, Lessing-Flynn, Lori Chappell, Marketing, Social Media, the iowa clinic, twitter, Voting

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 [...]

Battle of the Brands: The Championship

July 8, 2010 in Battle of the Brands, Branding, Des Moines, Iowa, Lessing-Flynn, Marketing
Tags: #LFBOTB, battle of the brands, hy-vee, iowa state fair, Jim Valvano, KCCI, Lessing-Flynn, the iowa clinic

Welcome to the Championship match-up of Lessing-Flynn‘s Battle of the Brands. Why is Cinderella eating a corn dog? The answers to your questions, the final four winners and the championship match-up are posted below. To VOTE for your favorite brand click here or find another voting link at the bottom of this post. Voting will [...]

Battle of the Brands: Final Four Starts Now

July 6, 2010 in Advertising, Battle of the Brands, Branding, Des Moines, Iowa, Marketing
Tags: adventureland, AE Dairy, B-Bops, battle of the brands, Blank Park Zoo, casey's general store, Des Moines, facebook, hy-vee, Iowa, iowa health system, iowa realty, iowa state fair, KCCI, Kevin Cooney, Lessing-Flynn, Mike Vogel, Professional Video, Ruth Comer, the iowa clinic, The Iowa Cubs, twitter, vuvuzela, wellmark, Wolfe Eye Clinic

Welcome to the Final Four of Lessing-Flynn‘s Battle of the Brands! We were so excited about the Final Four that we put together a video to hype it – you can watch it here. Our apologies for the lame sound, Fleming should have called Mike Vogel at Professional Video. Voting will end Wednesday, July 7 [...]

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 [...]