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Written by Michael Petan Creative Director & Brand Navigator FLIRTCommunications Inc. Roughly 613 million people globally will launch 133 million startups annually. That’s a lot of companies, mission statements, customer propositions, and logo designs; and the...
Immersive Technology in Science Fiction Films: Part 1
Have you ever felt desirous of the technology on display in science fiction films, and hoped that similar inventions could exist in the present? Or are you on the opposite side of the spectrum, and you see science fiction films as prophetic warnings about our imminent...
Meet Kari McGlinnen of FLIRT Communications in Downtown Chicago
This article was originally published on VoyageChicago. Today we’d like to introduce you to Kari McGlinnen. Thanks for sharing your story with us Kari. So, let’s start at the beginning and we can move on from there. I love art and music and always looked for ways to...
10 Things I Learned from my Mom
As a female leader I find myself reflecting back on lessons learned from the first female leader in my life, my mother. So for Women’s History Month I would like to share with you 10 Things I learned from my Mom.
Putting the Unity in Community
FLIRT communications is in the business of building communities through the production of events. We’ve enabled and empowered our corporate clients, their coworkers and partners alike to gather together and celebrate personal achievements, share inspiration and...
Authenticity in a Time of Influencer Advertising
Currently, more and more businesses are turning to influencer marketing, marketing through a public figure with a large Instagram following, instead of advertising directly to their target audience. This new wave of marketing relies on companies paying influencers to...
The Secret is Out! Your Employees Listen to Podcasts at Work. What Can You Do About It?
Podcasts are a fantastic platform to communicate and engage with your colleagues year-round. FLIRT Communications offers podcasting services - check out this infographic on how we can help make podcasting easy and fun! ...
Elevate Your Event to the Top of Technology
Imagine This: You arrive to your out-of-town conference Wednesday morning and walk into the hotel lobby to see a lit kiosk that spells out your name as you arrive. It then gives you your schedule for the sessions you previously selected, and directions to your first...
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...