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We’re thrilled to announce that Spawn Ideas took home not one, but two major awards at the 2018 Ad Age Small Agency of the Year Awards. Our band of 44 employee-owners was recognized in both regional and national competition. First, with a Silver win as “Small Agency of the Year Northwest.” And second, a national prize,…

Some articles say multitasking is “costing billions in lost productivity” and “dumbing down” our brains. Others claim it’s a boon, allowing us to squeeze productivity from formerly wasted moments. Whatever you believe, there’s no turning back: Each day, millions are multitasking — watching TV and shopping online, texting friends and cooking, or reviewing emails while talking…

Pursuing Personas Intrawest Resorts was a developer and operator of destination resorts, including high profile properties in Colorado (Steamboat Springs, Winter Park), West Virginia (Snowshoe), Vermont (Stratton) and Canada (Blue Mountain, Mont Tremblant). It’s an impressive array of locations, but Intrawest’s marketing team faced a common challenge—the enormous cost of each resort developing “unique” messaging campaigns…

Two Key Customer Experience Questions for Marketers At Spawn, we know that a company’s brand promise is built or broken on customer experience. This truth has never been more important for marketers: In fact, 89% of companies said that they would compete mainly on customer experience last year. But understanding the customer journey can be tricky,…