I Grew Up with An Ag Education. But I'm Not A Farmer.
By Brooke Behrendt, Public Relations Associate
It was the norm for small town Nebraska kids like me to join organizations like 4-H and FFA. I learned a lot of valuable things through my involvement that I still use today, even though I’m not a farmer.
Read ArticleAll I Want For Christmas Is Someone Else To Write This Damn Christmas Card
By Charlie Stephan, Vice President / Creative Director
Every year the Creative Department is tasked with creating a Christmas card for the agency. And every year it’s a chore. Until this year, when we found a way to make an old solution new again.
Read ArticleWhat I Do Around Here: Public Relations
By Jeff Salem, Public Relations Counsel
Jeff Salem explains his responsibilities as a public relations counsel at Swanson Russell. Hint: It involves a lot of hats and a lot of coffee.
Read ArticleMarquee Writing & The Opportunity of Creative Boundaries
By Charlie Stephan, Vice President / Creative Director
For each monthly promotion at Runza, we’re tasked with writing little sayings to go on the letter board marquees outside their restaurants — giant words on a giant sign outside of one of the region’s most recognizable fast food names. It becomes an even more exciting challenge for a creative when you factor in the medium’s limitations.
Read ArticleTalking The Talk: Translating An Outdoorsman
By Brian Boesche, Partner / Chief Creative Officer
One of the things I like best about writing for hunting and fishing is that we get to use our own language. What might seem part of the bizarro world to others is perfectly acceptable among sportsmen (and women).
Read ArticleWhat I Do Around Here: Art Director
By Ashley Stephan, Art Director
When I tell people that I'm an art director, I sometimes wonder if they’re imagining me in a beret and black turtleneck, waving a paintbrush in front of a big picture window overlooking a beautiful landscape. Well, at risk of bursting your bubble, it’s not quite that romantic. But it is pretty cool.
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