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Teamwork & Tough Mudder
Theodore Roosevelt once said “Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” So, what is it that you believe in? Yourself? The people you have around you? In our industry, it’s a bit of both. You have to trust in yourself and believe in what you’re doing (even if you...
Easy Technology
If you Google “How to make beer,” you can get 211,000,000 results in under 60 seconds. Walking around any bookstore it is almost impossible to not sight a book on how to make anything from scratch: beer, butter, candles - you name it. The internet now is filled with...
FLIRT Wants to Pass On The Love
Despite being a small company, FLIRT has a lot to give and a commitment to giving back to the community we call home: Chicago. We at FLIRT wanted to take a brief moment to share a video from our good friend Pastor Phil Jackson of Lawndale Community Church and...
Creative Inspiration Lunch
“The greatest inhibitor to creativity is comfort and repetition.” Creativity is such a crucial part of the business world today. We all would like to say we have it, but continuously having fresh, original creativity can be difficult. Here at FLIRT one fun way we have...
Don’t Deliver a Spiel, Tell a Story!
Spiel: 1- A long or fast speech or story, typically one intended as a means of persuasion or as an excuse but regarded with skepticism or contempt by those who hear it. 2- To reel off; recite. 3- Speak glibly or at length. A good story can be shared around a campfire...
Behind The Scenes on Stop Motion
Stop Motion is an odd medium. If you’re unfamiliar with it, just think 1954 Godzilla. That might sound a bit dated, but stop motion is more common than you think! There’s plenty of great stop motion examples in current classics, like the space crafts in Star Wars and...
Buzzwords: Creating or Killing Your Buzz?
“New! Fresh! Original! Like! Share!” How many times have you seen an advertisement that claimed it was the “#1 brand in the nation” or prompted you to “Buy now and get a second set free”? These words and phrases are among the top used in buzzword marketing today,...
The Resurgence of Vinyl and Cassette: Why are Millennials Interested in Analog Formats
In 1877, Thomas Edison – who lost most of his hearing throughout life – invented the phonograph, a device capable of recording audio in microgrooves and playing them back. This device originally played back messages in pieces of tin foil that, after a couple of plays,...
The Future of Personal Assistants
If you haven’t been under a rock for the past couple of years, you probably heard of personal assistants such as Siri, Alexa and Google Home that have been flooding houses in America. Some people love to ask them whether they should bring a raincoat to work or not and...
Time To Join The Biggest Business Trend: Influencer Marketing
The biggest and baddest trend in the social media sphere has been the emergence of influencer marketing. From your favorite “mom ‘n pop” ice cream shop to giant fast fashion brands there’s an influencer for it. So, what is influencer marketing? It’s a type of...
5 Of The Coolest VR Marketing Campaigns
Image via Bradley Hook, Pexels Virtual reality has become one of the most unique features that companies can utilize and is quickly being incorporated into marketing campaigns everywhere. The term “Virtual Reality” is for any kind of experience that places a user “in”...
Snapchat vs Instagram. Which Will Emerge As The Ultimate Platform?
The battle between the two social media giants ensues with the fight for new followers, features, and filters. Both platforms roughly operate in the same way, but have key characteristics which set them apart and have some users running to Instagram and others to...
5 CES Products for Your “I Want This So Bad, But Do I Need It List”
The whirlwind of CES has finally settled down, and we’ve found some of the best products to put on your “I Want This So Bad, But Do I Need It List”. Not only are they innovatively genius, but you can actually apply these products to real life. Well, maybe just a few....
Who’s Your Chief Design Officer?
Every day, we’re surrounded by brilliant design: from industrial, to graphic, to architectural, to the personal. We all make decisions based on design impressions every day, from simple subway signage that makes order out of the chaos of the rush hour to the elegance...
Playlists – Marketing Tools in the Era of Streaming
With the rise of streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music, the music industry has been taken over by playlists. No longer are listeners confined to a single or album, there are playlists for every mood, situation and day of the week. The way consumers interact...
Bitcoin’s Rise
Technology has helped us reach new frontiers. E-commerce has exponentially grown because of the advancement of technology. Is digital currency next in line for a huge growth? Bitcoin is a very popular topic of discussion among tech and economic peers. What makes...
Millennials as Decision Makers
Did you know that millennials are three times more likely than any other generation to reference social media networks when making purchasing decisions? Well according to a 2014 study by Market Strategist International, most consumers today use Facebook for making...
The Future of Reading – Personalized and Interactive Experiences
For years we’ve been hearing that books are dying. With tablets and phones taking over our reading habits, it seems books have lost the magic they held when we were children. Why would new generations be interested in static images in their illustrated storybooks,...