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Vector in Place
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Vector in Place

Keep the content fresh. Even a global catastrophe is no reason to post anything stale. The Tramps challenged one another to market their personal shelter-in-place locations. What's the best part about where you are?

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Read the room: Communicating in times of crisis
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Read the room: Communicating in times of crisis

After almost a month of remote work, following stay-at-home guidelines, we're finally seeing advertising that has been clearly influenced by a worldwide pandemic. For our part, we've been creating COVID-influenced content since February as part of our work for Glens Falls Hospital.

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Business unusual
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Business unusual

In a perfect world, the press release would read something like: Trampoline expands, adding 16 new offices, overnight. We are not living in a perfect world. Our staff is now creating from the safety of their own homes.

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BoGo on Philanthro
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BoGo on Philanthro

Here are ten, non-profit clients who partner with Trampoline to help raise awareness of (and funds for) their efforts. Each is different, with varying geographic areas, vision statements, and metrics for success. They are all mission-driven professionals trying to have an impact on our world.

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Does Your Brand Still Fit?
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Does Your Brand Still Fit?

We’re expecting a string of sunny days over the next week. It’s what our friends at Fountain Square call, “local summer.” You grab the summery clothes bound for storage and give them one last wear on a hike, trip to the lake or backyard barbecue. We dig deep into the gratitude well and revel in the abundance of joy from living in a place that we love.

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Arrivals + Departures
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Arrivals + Departures

What makes a place unforgettable? Is it an incredible experience, or an outlandish story? Is it time spent with family and friends? A meal you'll remember forever? Probably all of that, and then some. When we go about marketing a place as a destination—it needs to be worthy of a traveler's time and treasure.

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Track be nimble

Track be nimble

Demand Side Platforms* are offering more audience segmentation, using specific criteria to identify the right consumers for a product, service, or destination. The software builds a deployment based on social media likes, recently visited sites, purchase history, lookalike profiles, and search terms.

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Perspective Requires Evolution
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Perspective Requires Evolution

Ideas are considered a deliverable in our industry. It can be hard to sell an idea, people might say, "But it didn't cost you anything." I suppose to a certain extent that's true, but in reality, any idea is a result of our perspective, whether that is how we grew up, the education and training we've had, or simply a part of the unique way that we think.

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Agenski of Record
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Agenski of Record

The recently rebranded Peak Pass has leveraged the Peak presence in the Northeast, and their strategic locations near metropolitan areas including Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Washington D.C. and Baltimore. Drifter Pass sales, in the coveted 18-29 demo were up 47% last season. Sales were supported by a dedicated creative campaign that just won a Telly Award,

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Scavengers: End Scam
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Scavengers: End Scam

Last May, we dropped the gauntlet at some of the characters that exist on our own industry. We timed it to coincide with the theatrical release of a certain Marvel Studios movie. This year, we’ve assembled a new rogues gallery of rascals.

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Save the date
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Save the date

What is it about an event poster that attracts an audience? The buzz that built organically about the series of vintage destination posters that we arrived with at the 2018 Boston Ski Show was undeniable. Below are some other examples of how event marketing and placemaking come together to make a head-turning piece of design.

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Face It—A Story of Two Headshots
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Face It—A Story of Two Headshots

When we redesigned our website, we endeavored to manage it like we would a client project. There were times when the desire to “just get it done” tempted us to cut corners. Luckily we remembered all the times we’ve said to clients, “If you’re going to the effort of doing this, take the time and resources that you need to do it right.”

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From the Inside Out
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From the Inside Out

Here is the first in a series of Tramp Chats. We reserve the right to be very flexible with where these conversations go, but the goal is to give glimpses inside Trampoline.

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Expert or Empath
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Expert or Empath

We live in a pretty great moment as far as communication tools go—there are performance-based algorithms, CRM, CMS, SAS, and on and on. Sometimes the biggest challenge is figuring out which tools you need. The thing that cannot be outsourced is our ability to be compassionate toward clients.

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