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Starting a business, like many things, is easier said than done. While difficulties lie in gathering the resources to start the business, the real challenge is progressing from the start up stages to the place that the proprietors foresee when [...]
If someone would have told me last week that the catchphrase for The Arland Group’s first ever summit was going to be “BEOW,” I would have looked at them a little sideways. But, in fact, BEOW, which stands for Branding, [...]
As I was driving home last Thursday from a productive day at the TAG office, my car decided it wasn’t going to cooperate with the productive day I had, and it fell apart on me. A few lessons I learned [...]
As I recover and continue to digest information from the Minnesota Recruiters’ Spring Conference, I am amazed by the rapid growth and offerings that this group provides to their community. Their sold-out conference was a huge success, with more than [...]
The Arland Group office is a mecca for collaboration, and Emily Pirraglia and I bounce ideas off of each other on a daily basis. Last week’s debate centered around the importance of likes/followers and engagement on social media. Both are [...]
The Arland Group attended the 2013 State of the News Media Report at the UMSL at Grand Center last Thursday to hear the latest reports on newspaper and broadcast media trends. Besides highlighting the details of the continuing decline of [...]
In a time when people seem to be getting less face-to-face centered and more technology driven, I’m glad to see the traditional career fair is not a thing of the past … yet! We just finished working on a two [...]
Remember back in the days when you got a note slipped through your locker door or in your windshield wiper, or the feeling you got when your mom yelled that the phone was for you, or your art teacher acknowledged [...]
Social media is here to stay. This statement has been touted for more than five years, yet some brands still insist on maintaining silence in the social media realm. Although being social is easy, achieving success in social media requires [...]
While it’s not exactly a new thing, we have noticed a steady trend toward video integration on the web. Thanks to accessible bandwidth, fast connections and standardized web technology we now are able to access video on nearly every platform [...]
Last Thursday, I had the opportunity to attend St. Louis Public Radio’s event featuring Andy Carvin, NPR’s Senior Strategist. Carvin develops NPR’s social media strategy, and is best known for using Twitter to report news and information surrounding uprisings during [...]
The Arland Group’s main office is located on historic Washington Avenue in downtown St. Louis. Not only do buildings with amazing architectural design surround our office building, but we also are in a prime location when it comes to enjoying [...]
The Arland Group has ramped up its writing efforts lately, with more blog posts, content marketing writing and long-form copy than ever before. With numerous clients and so many demands for content, how do you keep writing fresh, unique and [...]
Day two of the Natural Products Expo West began with a different vibe. I knew where I was headed and exactly what I was looking for. Hall E was much larger than the New Products Hall from yesterday, so I [...]
Having never been to a tradeshow of the magnitude of the Natural Products Expo West in Anaheim, Calif., I had no idea what to expect. Having been sent to the show for the National Honey Board in search of all [...]
This past February, Yahoo’s CEO, Marissa Mayer, drew some serious fire when she announced that remote workers and occasional teleworkers would need to return to the Mother Ship and pound it out with all of the other desk jockeys at [...]
Facebook’s updated news feed combines the intimate nature of Instagram and clean design of Google+ to create a user experience focused on visuals, personal curation and consistency. Check out how their redesign will impact your Facebook experience: Lots of Visuals: The [...]
Hearing something through the grapevine may finally be a good thing. Since its debut in late January, the mobile app Vine is quickly rising in popularity. The great thing about Vine is that it’s currently free on the iPhone and [...]
Only a month ago I was rubbing elbows with babies on a daily basis. As the newest team member at The Arland Group, I can confidently say that my coworkers are now older, wiser and much more engaging. My experience [...]
As I enter my fifth month of being with TAG and embark on my first blog post for the company, I can’t believe how fast time flies when you are having fun at job that you love to do. I [...]
I just got back from visiting my old high school, where I was asked to speak about “what I do” to a class of juniors and seniors in a Sports and Entertainment Marketing class. I love speaking in front of [...]
I’m going to piggyback off of my colleague Ryan McRyhew’s back and also write about the National Honey Board film series. The first week of January, Ryan and I got the chance to work together for the second time on [...]
We know our clients check our website at least once a week to see what’s new at The Arland Group. Much like Mashable.com, we have embraced responsive web design in a big way. Our resident nerds have never been more [...]
I walked away from 2012 with a newfound love for the work that we do at The Arland Group. TAG covered a lot of ground this past year with our video production for the National Honey Board, photo shoots for [...]
This year was the biggest year ever for social media marketing. No matter how social or what kind of social you wanted to be, Facebook, Twitter, Google +, LinkedIn, Pinterest, YouTube, Instagram and more, had you covered in 2012. According [...]
It’s usually a whirlwind in the month between Thanksgiving and Christmas in a normal year, and this December is no exception. Since starting a new job at The Arland Group on the day before my birthday, it has been an [...]
We at The Arland Group are a creative agency that focuses strongly on social media strategy for clients. Therefore, it’s only fitting that we put some focus on our own social media, right? The Arland Group’s Facebook page serves as [...]
I cut my teeth, as they say, in the baking industry. I was a recently-graduated 22-year-old moving to the second city and starting my career as a professional journalist, covering the wholesale baking industry. I knew nothing about the baking [...]
One of our biggest undertakings of 2012 has been our first Honey Summit, hosted by the National Honey Board at Kendall College in Chicago. This was a full day event of presentations, demonstrations and an afternoon workshop where all the [...]
This article about what companies will do differently in the digital future has a good section- embrace employee engagement. This really supports our point for why companies need to have a separate careers page on social media because it’s not [...]
Time and time again we get asked what the secret to mastering SEO is. We find ourselves explaining that the key isn’t through clever tricks, maneuvering or figuring out some deep dark secret. It’s about reaching people. And the greatest [...]
One of the best parts of working at TAG is the variety our individual jobs offer. I can get a magazine to the printer one day and be on a plane to visit our St. Louis office the next day [...]
I had the privilege of attending and speaking at the Nationwide Insurance Talent Acquisition conference at the end of June in Columbus, Ohio. Slotted to present the day after their keynote speaker, Eric Winegardner who is VP of Client Adoption [...]
Social Media Management and Marketing is colorful feather in The Arland Group’s cap. The Arland Group has achieved some pretty amazing success for our clients. Such as: 1) Increasing 3 “likes” to over 300 in just one day. 2) Establishing [...]
In the St. Louis office, part of the decor and charm is the Inspiration Wall. The concept is rather simple, find something that inspires you and hang it on the wall. Our wall consists of magazine articles, photos and some [...]
Did you even know there was an Arland Sports? Most people who read this blog, visit our website or work with The Arland Group, just see one aspect of our business. They see the creative agency; the group of really [...]
If someone were to describe me as high strung, I would say that’s an understatement. I am my own worst critic and when I mess up, I can guarantee you that I’m harder on myself than anyone. It doesn’t take [...]
Last night I ran to the drugstore to pick up some allergy meds. While perusing over the different brands of antihistamines and in my own little world, I was abruptly shoved back to reality by the shrill screams of a [...]
I am proud to be the newest member of the Arland team. What started out as a message on Facebook to an old high school friend, has proven to be an exciting new role to fill. As I stepped into [...]
Anyone who knows me will tell you that I’ve never been what you would consider an athlete. I am horrible at sports and the thought of going out onto a field and possibly getting hurt just does not sound fun [...]
Years ago, I had a prospect that I had been pursuing for several months, with zero success. I couldn’t sell them a thing. I had used all of my awesome sales training (Selling to VITO, Spin Selling, Give ‘Em the [...]
Well, there is no answer. But, I do have a great analogy – milk. When does milk go bad? Milk goes bad, when milk goes bad. Milk doesn’t expire on a given date. If I could squeeze a few more [...]
Every year on New Year’s Eve, my family has a tradition of writing something down on a piece of paper and sealing it in an envelope not to be opened until the following year. We usually write down predictions, goals [...]
Mobile devices have completely altered publishing. We’ve heard about the chains like Borders going under and we’ve seen magazines shrinking and disappearing and this has all happened in a very small span of time. When I started in the magazine [...]
When we started The Arland Group six years ago, social media was not even on the list of services we provided. Facebook was for college students and Twitter wasn’t even an idea yet. Today, social media is not only one [...]
As the year winds down I realize I’m really going to miss 2011. It was a good year for no one big reason but rather for realization of so many special reasons. I don’t know if it’s age or wisdom [...]
At some point designer’s block is inevitable. Colors become dull, all typography starts to resemble Comic Sans, the vastness of white space stares right back into your soul. It’s an overwhelming feeling that usually strikes while the deadline is breathing [...]
When I present our social media solution to companies, a common question that I get asked is, “Why do I need a separate Facebook and Twitter careers page for our company, can’t we just incorporate this onto the corporate pages [...]
I’ve always been proud to say I’ve started something. In my first career as the editor of a trade publication, I was most proud of the fact that I started a successful conference. In the last six years of many [...]
Since I was a child I’ve been drawn to music. While most kids were enjoying their spring breaks playing outside, I was poolside with Bill Bellamy, The Notorious B.I.G, and the rest of the MTV Spring Break 95′ crew. My [...]
We have all experienced running into an image, concept, person, etc. and it seems to reoccur to the point where we ask ourselves, “what is this and why does it keep coming up in my life?” That has recently happened [...]
Here at The Arland Group, we pride ourselves on applying successes from one area to another, sharing ideas from consumer marketing to recruitment marketing, vice versa, and on over to business-to-business. Similarly, I like to borrow work strategies that can [...]
I remember picking out my first bicycle like it was yesterday. I remember the Linoleum floor, the smell of the aisle from rubber tires. I remember having a choice between red, white and blue or black and gold. I chose [...]
Let’s face it, we live in a world where success is measured in tweets per second, likes per post, and daily page views. This can seem intimidating and sometimes incredibly frustrating when orchestrating a social media campaign. I find that [...]
I am a person with few pet peeves. I have very few because when things irritate me, I generally look the other way. But when it comes to a poorly designed career site, I cannot pretend that it doesn’t bother [...]
Monday, I went to a seminar in St. Louis for Social Media Marketing. Walking in, I was determined to be the star pupil and absorb every ounce of social media that I could. I quickly realized that I wasn’t there [...]
Filling the space between vegan burritos and the importance of Rosanne Barr on the 20th century brood, is a cornucopia of sounds. Music is important to us. Music is design. Music plays with a virtually endless palette, space, volume(s). Music [...]
Anyone who knows me well will tell you that outside of my husband and kids, my dogs are the loves of my life. I didn’t have a dog until I was an adult so I had to be taught how [...]
It’s been a busy start to the year for The Arland Group. In January, we launched websites for industry leaders Nationwide Insurance and PSAV. In February, we welcomed our newest employee, Megan Gattung, as content marketing manager. In six years, [...]
There are 100s, 1,000s … 10s of thousands of amazing designers in the United States alone. How many are relevant? How many are practical? How many do you trust? You’ve been through several agencies and there hasn’t been a good [...]
Recently, my wife and I had the chance to travel to Japan. We spent 18 days packing in as much as we could: We saw a lot! What paled in comparison to the magnificent natural beauty and temples was the [...]
Monday morning I leaped out of bed with renewed energy and enthusiasm for work after 8 luxurious hours of sleep. Cranking out client and vendor calls all morning, I suddenly realized in horror that my email had 5 messages suspended [...]
I’m often asked by job seekers “how do I do a job search?”, “how do I get started?”, etc. Before I give out a laundry list of action steps, I want to first have job seekers and career changers consider [...]
I am a consumer of media. I may be addicted to it. Even my downtime nowadays is spent on the couch with iPhone in hand checking news, blogs, twitter, facebook or reading a book. Not only do these things entertain [...]
I don’t know if Rob Bass had branding kick-off meetings in mind when he wrote that gem of a lyric in 1987, but I found myself dancing out of the suburbs yesterday after conducting what I consider as one of [...]
A few months ago, The Arland Group traded it’s space on historic Pearl Street in downtown Boulder, Colorado for an eclectic loft space in Denver’s RiNo (River North) Art District. The Taxi development gets its name as it was Checker [...]
I was out on one of the large job boards today and ran across this job listing: ADMINISTRATIVE ASST – P/T, 25-30hrs a week. Word, Excel a plus. Fax resume to 941-XXX-XXXX. Uh, really? Why would anyone be compelled to [...]
Most publishers have an on staff production department. This was very important when ads were largely produced on film. But the process has changed drastically over the last 10 years. Publishers need to revisit their production departments and ask themselves [...]
My wife is the founder and seamstress of Ru Fabricates – http://www.rufabricates.com/. She’s a DPT (Doctorate of Physical Therapy), humanitarian, vegetarian, pilates instructor, athlete … and wildly creative seamstress. She’s as rare as a snipe. Or, something even more rarerer, [...]
When it comes to branding or identity, The Arland Group takes a holistic approach. Usually, the creative process starts at first contact. We pay attention to things such as your office space, what you are wearing and what colors you [...]
Everyone knows they should be blogging (us included!), but few understand why they should be blogging. This is no more apparent than in the talent acquisition arena, where recruitment blogs are far and few between. This is unfortunate, as a [...]
Since founding The Arland Group five years ago, Jason Wood, Jonathan Galbreath and myself have always put the client first. Their websites took priority over our website. Their public relations efforts were more important than ours. Our line of thinking [...]