We’re Back!

Well hello there! Fancy seeing you here! Welcome to the new and improved Advertising Savants blog page. It’s been awhile since the last time we talked and a lot has changed. We are officially a 13 person shop and we recently turned the big 2-5. And like all responsible adults, we celebrated in Florida with a drink in our hands. To be honest, the real reason we’re back on social media is to make our moms happy (hey Mom). But seriously, we want to let you know what we’ve been up to and keep you posted on what’s to come.

 

We recently added two new members to the AdSavants team. Meet Crystal: She joined AdSavants in January 2016 as our storyteller. Crystal is a writer and develops video content for clients like Unique Stone and Boy Scouts. Outside of work, she is a mother of three fantastic boys named Crosby and Nash and Topper (yes, we’re serious and no, there is no relation to the famous duo). Next up is Andrea, she joined AdSavants in February 2016. Andrea works as our digital manager. Fun fact about Andrea: She could eat chicken tenders, pizza and/or pancakes for every meal and be perfectly satisfied (and fat).

 

In 2016 we added some great folks to our team, but we also did a lot of awesome work for clients old and new. Some of the highlights: integrated Saint Louis Zoo campaigns, St. Anthony’s Medical Center campaigns, a ScholarShop campaign, Casino Queen promotional marketing, Unique Stone website and social campaign, Bacterioscan website and collateral, Hautly Cheese social campaign and Victory shampoo website and digital campaign. Just to name a few.

But we’re not all work, work, work here at AdSavants. We play hard too. Adventures like a zipline tour and a day at the wineries keep the creative juices flowing. We also celebrated a few big employee anniversaries: happy 15 Mary and happy five Ray! Lastly, we took the whole crew down to South Florida for a week to celebrate the Agency’s 25th anniversary and dream up big plans for 2017.

So that’s just a little recap of what we’ve been up to. Stay tuned to this swanky new blog and be up-to-date on all things AdSavants. We’ll keep you informed on the big projects we have going on, team trips and what conferences we are attending. Check back every week for more great articles. Also, tune in to our other social media channels, won’t you?

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June 28, 2017

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