Meetings have a nasty reputation as 30-to-90-minute wastes of time. Meetings also come with a human cost. They poke holes in your daily workflow and detract from your focus. But, this doesn’t have to be your reality — your meetings don’t have to suck!
Preparation Leads to Great Design: Annual Report Tips for Success
Annual report design does not need to be an afterthought. Lift up the visibility of your organization’s story with a thoughtful design that makes an impact. Make the most of your annual or impact report with these preparation tips.
Marketing Shifted. Now what…
Due to the emergence of digital media (i.e. social media, blogging, video, online reviews, etc) marketing is shifting almost daily. Traditional marketing channels have gone digital. Buying has gone social. Experiences with new and current customers are happening online first before the real-world. As a business, organization or professional it’s important to take a thoughtful look at the best way … Read More
PUMP Brand Refresh: Elevating a Storied Brand
At Shift Collaborative, we love creating brand identities because it’s a chance for our whole team to get together and contribute to something meaningful that will be visible in our community. We were especially eager to work on a new brand identity for the Pittsburgh Urban Magnet Project, or PUMP as it is known to most in the Pittsburgh community. … Read More
From Local Attention to National Acclaim for Smallman Galley
A virtuous PR path for the country’s first restaurant incubator Since we started working with Smallman Galley just over a year ago (has it really been an entire year?!), we’ve been on an adventure to collaborate with the owners, the chefs, and the bar-program manager to bring their passions to life: four aspiring chefs in four separate kitchens — with … Read More
Let’s Create a Manifesto!
Maybe you’ve been told you’re not a special snowflake, but actually you are. You are a special snowflake. Each of us is special and unique. Each of our companies or organizations is unique, with a certain way we look at the world and our market and ourselves. But when the world looks at us, we rarely look unique. We all blend … Read More
Six Incredible Cave Drawings of Kittens at Play
Article by Tim Colbert, public relations director at Shift Collaborative While every generation thinks they invented sex, I’m starting to worry that a lot of our younger marketing and PR peers feel that they’ve invented communication. I blame social media. Kids, I’ve got a message for you — social media is the latest but by no means the last in … Read More