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29 August 2007

Step Two in Building a Campfire Agency: What vs. Why.

I set a goal of writing a five step process to building a campfire agency. Five steps that would fundamentally change the way to build a creative agency. So I started with Step One. Now that I’m on Step Two, I realize that r…

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posted by Stephen Landau

thinking about… Campfire, Emotions & Feelings, Experiences, Inspiration, Relationships, What's Next

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27 August 2007

Substance Blossoms on TravelOregon.com

Last year, the family and I took a trip to Swan Island Dahlias to check out the Annual Dahlia Festival. Of course I snapped a couple photos of the flowers and sent them to my friend Mo at Travel Oregon. Lo and behold, he’s u…

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posted by Stephen Landau

thinking about… Elsewhere Online, Experiences

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24 August 2007

We’re going to Hollywood!

That’s right. We got our big yellow ticket. Substance friend and mashupawards.com creator Shaun Tinney is joining up with our own David Lowe-Rogstad to present “It’s a Mad Mad Mashup World” at this year̵…

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posted by David Lowe-Rogstad

thinking about… Experiences, News & Updates, What's Next

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22 August 2007

Where, oh where, oh where is Substance?

Yes, we realize it’s only been about seven or eight weeks since the Substance Open House. But extenuating circumstances (Substance growing) have us on the move. Again. We just signed a lease on an awesome space in the Ford Bu…

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posted by Stephen Landau

thinking about… News & Updates, What's Next

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17 August 2007

¡Buenos dias Cinco!

Since we started Substance over seven months ago, we’ve had the opportunity to build some incredible relationships. One of those relationships has been with the creative folks over at Cinco Design Office. Today, we helped th…

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posted by Stephen Landau

thinking about… Projects & Recognition, Relationships

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15 August 2007

Coffee with Likemind / August 17th

Can you believe it’s been a month since the last Likemind? Yep, it’s true. Likemind Portland happens on Friday, August 17th, 8am at Stumptown Downtown (128 SW 3rd). Come on back to the couches and find fellow likeminde…

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posted by Stephen Landau

thinking about… Coffee

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10 August 2007

Conversations, Coffee and T-Shirts.

Our friend Joseph in Phoenix sent in the latest in the “Substance Believes In You” Photos from Around the World initiative. Thanks for the pic! Next up, coffee next week with Likemind. Friday, August 17th, 8am at Stump…

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posted by Stephen Landau

thinking about… Coffee, Elsewhere Online, Experiences, Relationships

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8 August 2007

Welcome to the Conversation.

Many of our projects and client relationships are built on the idea that brands are more than just stories… they’re conversations with people. And many of you have contributed to the Substance conversation with comment…

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posted by Stephen Landau

thinking about… Experiences, Inspiration, What's Next

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6 August 2007

Date with IKEA.

If you live in Portland and haven’t been stuck in an Antique Mall in Sellwood, you’ve probably heard that IKEA has come to town. Having experienced IKEA locations across the country, I was thrilled that we wouldn’…

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posted by Stephen Landau

thinking about… Experiences

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3 August 2007

What’s up, Nashville?

What do we know from Nashville? Um, yeah, not much. Except we’ll be there at the end of September for thinkAbout 07. Had a great time at last year’s thinkAbout in Baltimore, and we’re hoping to find some sweet Su…

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posted by Stephen Landau

thinking about… Experiences

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