It’s Okay to Start From Scratch The announcement of the new facebook.com came with plenty of cool new features and ideas (see here). But, the most impactful idea I grasped onto was that it’s okay to start from scratch sometimes. Whether it be a technical or client project, we often find ourselves so deep into […]
I’ve written about the importance of diversity and inclusion a few times before (here, here, and here). It’s something that I’m incredibly passionate about in my career and in my personal life (along with design, of course). So I was thrilled to attend the National Diversity Council’s National Diversity & Leadership Conference in Dallas April […]
Austin was recently abuzz as media partners and marketers made the annual trip to South by Southwest showcasing the latest in music, film, and interactive exhibitions. But it’s not just a culture fest; above all else, SXSW has become an event igniting yearlong conversations on tech and innovation. The roundup below shows off the latest […]
One of the many learning and developmental initiatives offered by PMG is the opportunity to attend industry conferences relevant to an employee’s role at PMG. In October, I had the awesome opportunity to attend Adobe MAX: The Creativity Conference along with my coworker and fellow designer, Cynthia De La Torre. Adobe, the leader in creative […]
Settled in the bustling city of New York, marketers and content experts gathered to talk strategy, market positioning, product releases/enhancements and partnership opportunities last week. With the influential presence of content publishers like Refinery29, Hulu, and Condé Nast combined with social platforms like Twitter and YouTube showing their latest insights and latest content, NewFronts 2018 […]
PMG’s General Manager of Advanced Media Team, Analytics, and Data Science, Dustin Engel, took to the stage at the 2017 Ad Age Next Conference a few weeks ago to break down the confusion surrounding blockchain’s capabilities while digging into the specifics of how and when marketers can expect to start leveraging this new technology. To […]
There’s a lot going on at SXSW. From the music, movie, and comedy festivals, to the interactive conference sessions that span categories including government, healthcare, marketing, tech, etc. With so much going on the options of where to go and what to see can be overwhelming. As a result, in the first few days of […]
A few weeks post-re:Invent the hours of sessions and conversation have had a chance to sink in. Two years ago my takeaways from re:Invent were about microservers and stateless applications being the future. In a way a lot of the focus, two years later, is still on stateless microservices. Today, however, the future seems to […]
Note: Check out the Circles Conference Day 1 Recap here Day 2 of Circles Conference and I’m feeling super inspired. Another five speakers, another day of great knowledge and advice. So let me get right into it. The first speaker of the last day of Circles was Mary Kate McDevitt, a hand letterer & illustrator. […]
I was super stoked that I got the opportunity to go to Circles Conference this year on such a short notice. This was my first conference ever so I was pretty excited to get the opportunity to attend. Thanks to the leadership team for making it happen, I’m very grateful. Circles Conference was a three-day event with […]