We’d planned where the desks and stuff will go, then I read an article on PSFK about “long table agencies.”. Malcolm Gladwell goes into more detail, stating offices should be like Hudson Street in Greenwich Village. Our space is pretty small, and David and I will be sitting right next to each other, so these ideas may not apply yet.…
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March 29th, 2007
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March 29th, 2007
Coffee Reminder: March 30thQuick reminder about coffee on Friday, March 30th. We’ll be at Stumptown on SW 3rd, at and around 8:30am. Check the sidebar for directions. See you then!
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March 28th, 2007
The OfficeFor the last few months, our friends at Owen Jones & Partners have provided room, desks, wifi, beverages, and a great sense of humor. We’re very grateful for their hospitality as we set sail with Substance. But in April, we’re moving from these comfortable digs in Old Town over to inner Southeast PDX. Our friends (we’re very lucky to have so…
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March 27th, 2007
Library of SubstanceYes, we like to read. Where we find the time, I’m not really sure, but when we do, there’s always some words and wisdom to learn from. When asked, there are a number of books we like to recommend to clients, friends and peers. We like to share, so we’ve created a couple ways to share some of our favorite…
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March 24th, 2007
Subscription Updates
Just a bit of subscription housekeeping… first off, we’re happy to see many of you subscribing to Finding Substance via RSS and email. We hope this feed or email brings you a bit of whatever it is you’re looking for in life. We’ve also recently updated our RSS feed and subscription email provider to FeedBurner. If you’ve already subscribed to the…
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March 24th, 2007
Career Jammy Jam… goes great on toast.We’re helping out the Portland Ad Federation by creating some Career Jam posters for the event. With no photography, and not much time, we decided to let quotes about education do the talking.These are the reduced-content versions; the full posters will be on display at schools around the area. Click the image to see it larger.We’ll also be participating in…
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March 21st, 2007
Thoughts on PitchingW+K London’s blog posting about their Visit to Nokialand is apparently “causing a stir” in the ad world. The post is about W+K London’s trip to a briefing with Nokia in order to pitch the account. One of the unusual parts is the other agencies were also at the briefing. I read the post before I heard about the reactions.…
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March 18th, 2007
What Can You Learn from the Geek Squad?(good old Google Image search brought back this one…)When I attended thinkAbout last September, I had the pleasure of meeting Robert Stephens, the CEO of the Geek Squad. I had seen him speak several years before, pre-Best Buy days. I’d found that presentation engaging and inspiring, and I hadn’t even heard of the Geek Squad before then.We talked about how…
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March 17th, 2007
Downtown Coffee, March 16th
Next time I swear I’ll remember my camera. Changing it up from Tiny’s this week, we had a good group join us downtown at Stumptown. James from Oliver Russell, Brent, and newcomer Elizabeth. Even old-schooler Nicole sneaked out of work for a few minutes to join us. The hot topics for today were organic food, farmers’ markets, eating food created within a…
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March 14th, 2007
Reminders about CommunicationYes, it’s true. We’ve made some mistakes in the past. And I’m sure we’ll make more in the future. (My wife will probably print this out for me… another mistake on my part putting it in writing.) But hopefully you can learn something from the experiences we’ve had. We continue to learn from mistakes. Isn’t that what wisdom is? The…
Construction project starting tomorrow at #swhq (or @ohmytodd has started driving a big pile of lumber). http://t.co/CYDSBUKy
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