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When Senior Planner Hugh Jeffery took home our Newcomer Award last year, we didn't just give him an agency-wide pat on the back for all of his hard work. We gave him the most planner-y gift we could think of, too — a trip to 4A's StratFest in NYC. Last week, Hugh returned from the event with new insights and learnings that promise to make our work better. We asked him to sum it all up with one key takeaway, and he said: "Brands and agencies have a common goal. Growth. But without establishing a shared language, teams fail to connect creativity to results, and work falls short of its full potential." ?? In other words, a strategist’s role isn’t just to Build Belief in brave creative; it’s to eliminate the miscommunication that stands in the way of it ?? #creativestrategy #advertisingandmarketing #stratfest2024

Between fragmentation and limited budgets, marketers know that securing a solid media placement won't be enough to reach consumers in today's landscape. But in a recent interview with Digiday, Brittany Hunley, our Connections Planning Director, explained what *will* turn heads: Creativity. "Capturing an audience and really earning their attention isn't about being everywhere," explained Hunley. "It's about showing up with something truly remarkable — something worth talking about." Something that Builds Belief. Get more of Hunley's insights and learn how "fragmentation has cultivated new opportunities for marketers to be bold and inventive in ways that traditional formats never allowed" now: https://lnkd.in/e7wiyHhe #creativestrategy #connectionsplanning #advertisingandmarketing

Our philosophy? Simple: Think it. Sketch it. Build it. In other words, we know great ideas don’t have time to wait. So, we bring them to life ourselves. From rapid prototyping and propping to building full-scale sets, content engineers do it all in our 8,000-square-foot fabrication workshop at Crate 8 studios. Learn more about our fully realized production division — and how we get it done faster and more efficiently, without compromising quality, now: https://www.crate8.com/ #productionhouse #advertisingandmarketing #contentcreation #contentengineering

Drumroll please…We’re beyond excited to introduce Stephanie Hanley as our first-ever Chief Brand Officer and announce that Jeff Henry, a 20-year EP+Co vet, has been promoted to the executive team as EVP, Director of Creative Operations. A seasoned expert with a background in client services, Stephanie will serve as our head of growth as well as the primary lead for our account management department. Meanwhile, Jeff will oversee efforts to optimize our creative department, ensuring we always deliver the very best work. Welcome to the team, Stephanie, and congratulations, Jeff! We love Building Belief with leaders like you. Learn more about Stephanie and Jeff now: https://lnkd.in/egXfkuhh

Twenty years ago, Kat Shafer started her career with EP+Co as a junior account executive, working under the leadership of our Co-Founder, Allen Bosworth. She showed up with passion, grit, and an unwavering commitment to our clients. And lucky for us, she never looked back.?A femininomenon since day one, we’re proud to say Kat is officially embarking on her new role as President of EP+Co.? ? As Allen shifts to the role of President Emeritus, we’re grateful for the legacy he leaves behind. We trust the executive team he cultivated will continue to thrive under Kat’s leadership as we begin a new chapter of Building Belief With Brands We Love. Congratulations, Kat and Allen!

We could tell you that our fully-staffed, uniquely specialized?CR8?team produces head-turning content at any scale, for any medium. We could tell you that our 15,000 square-foot facility is equipped with everything we need to do it (like, say, three stages, one cinema robot, an industrial food prep kitchen and an engineering workshop). We could tell you what 100% fresh work, made 100% in-house, looks like. Or, we could just show you. #productioncompanies #creativeagencies #advertisingandmarketing

Curtis Rose, our Chief Technology Officer, is ready to see Adland fully adopt AI —?and he won't rest until agencies everywhere are betting on bots. Get his sage advice and learn how to unlock epic creativity and next-level efficiency without falling prey to the doomsday dialogue declaring an end to our jobs now on Little Black Book: https://lnkd.in/enQ9XwEg LBBonline - Little Black Book #ai #artificialintelligence #advertisingandmarketing #tech

Sometimes life stinks — especially if your dog gets sprayed by a skunk.?But one bedazzled box of douche and a whole lot of love from Bunnie XO later, and we turned a less-than-pleasant situation into fresh content that earned Summer’s Eve 8.5 million views, $3.9 million in estimated media value and a shoutout from Jelly Roll himself. Guess having a community engagement team that knows how to work the crowd pays off ?? #socialmediamarketing #creativestrategies #communitymanagement

We asked our Gen Z intern to ask The UPS Store's Gen Z intern to come up with new content ideas. (Just kidding.) But really, who says a brand known for packing and shipping can't have fun on social? Thanks to our Creative and Cultural Opportunities for Real-time Engagement teams, we find opportunities for our brands to own buzzy trends in authentic ways —?and ultimately, engage with audiences to build belief where and when it matters most. #advertisingandmarketing #socialmediamarketing #tiktoktrends #creativeagencies

Creatives at EP+Co know a thing or two about work that, well, works. Just ask Bee Reynolds, who is busy judging the Effie Awards Global Best of the Best. Congratulations to everyone in the running! We can't wait to see who comes out on top. #effieawards #advertisingandmarketing #creativeagencies