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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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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’…
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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