Yearly Archives: 2011

10 marketing prognosticator’s predictions for 2012.

by Ellen Curtis, Creative Commander Have you noticed your email box, Facebook and Twitter feeds are full of predictions for 2012? Mine is.  If someone would have predicted 2011 would be the year of predictions they would have been spot … Continue reading

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My Whizbang Adventure

By Allison Cooke, Marketing Intern I was thrilled when I received the news that I would be the marketing intern at Whizbang Ideas.  Just from my interview, I loved the atmosphere; dog friendly and easygoing.   Before I interned here, … Continue reading

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Jumping Into the Social Media Game

by Casey Campbell, Mission Coordinator Getting started in social media as a small business can seem like a daunting task. Your business may not have any presence in social media and you might not have anyone skilled in social media. … Continue reading

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10 social media amuse-bouches to delight your fans and followers.

By Ellen Curtis, Creative Commander I have been watching a lot of the Food Network lately and being the wordsmith that I am, I had been adding to my epicurean vocabulary.  Here’s a term I found particularly interesting, amuse-bouches.  They’re … Continue reading

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Find your passion and success will come

by Dana Mangseth, PR and social media intern As the email about Whizbang’s Cadet Program came through my inbox I was both excited and intrigued. My mom always told me that internships are what set you apart, internships are what … Continue reading

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On Personal Branding

by Frank Scotti, Chief Idea Officer Branding isn’t just for companies anymore.   As we become hyperconnected to the other two billion people online, it is becoming harder and harder to grab and keep an audience. And isn’t that what … Continue reading

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To Groupon or Not to Groupon

by Casey Campbell, Mission Coordinator For the past few years, coupon sites like Groupon and Living Social have been changing how small businesses do their advertising, marketing and promotions. Depending on who you ask, these deal sites are either the … Continue reading

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9 Do’s and Don’ts for Facebook Success.

by Ellen Curtis, Creative Commander During October, I attended the Facebook Success Summit, a series of webinars about the latest and greatest strategies and tactics for Facebook marketing. One of the presenters was Jan Rezab from Socialbakers, a website that … Continue reading

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Design(er) in Progress

by Brad Matsushita, design intern While it may be a month into my adventure in the wonderful world of Whizbang, as a design intern I’m still in progress. Not only in the myriad of my projects, from logo development to … Continue reading

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An Art Director’s Muse

I remember back in 1991, I went to work for BBDO in Los Angeles, under the creative direction of Steve Hayden, the writer/creator of the infamous 1984 Apple Computer spot. By this time, I had been working on an Apple … Continue reading

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