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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, even for well-established companies. Understanding the customer

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Featured Work: GCI “Career Day”

 Technology with a Heart Staying connected is a priority for all families. Spawn partnered with client GCI to create a heartwarming spot about keeping Alaska families close, especially those whose jobs take them away often – a common reality for many in The Last Frontier. GCI knows that connectivity for remote workers is a lifeline

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Tools of the Trade: Adobe XD

Tools of the Trade: How Spawn’s Experts Get Things Done Website Planning Tools Who I Am: Michael Johnston, Senior Digital Producer What I Do: As the digital producer at Spawn, I’m the one who makes our team’s fantastic creative ideas—for online ads, websites, or fun interactive projects—into working (read: launched/live/clickable) digital assets for our clients. I

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AASHTO Awards Win!

Last week, the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (Alaska DOT & PF) drove home with a 1st Place Advertising for Radio award at the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Awards Competition. The winning entry was “Safety Campaign,” a radio commercial written and produced by Spawn Ideas. Safety First The radio

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Big Wins for Spawn at the 2018 Ad Age Small Agency Awards (Woohoo!)

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,

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The Power of While Feature Image

The Power of While: Mode and Multitasking

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

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Insights in Plain Sight - Children

Insights in Plain Sight: Children

Observed: Children are simultaneously overwhelming and under-stimulating. We stumbled upon a truism while reading this fascinating article from JSTOR: Yes, Smartphones are Destroying a Generation. Yes, it’s a click-bait-esqe headline, but the article is packed with insights. What Might This Mean? Finding an insight is often a combination of hard work, research and analysis. Sometimes it’s

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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, even for well-established companies. Understanding the customer

read more

Featured Work: GCI “Career Day”

 Technology with a Heart Staying connected is a priority for all families. Spawn partnered with client GCI to create a heartwarming spot about keeping Alaska families close, especially those whose jobs take them away often – a common reality for many in The Last Frontier. GCI knows that connectivity for remote workers is a lifeline

read more

Tools of the Trade: Adobe XD

Tools of the Trade: How Spawn’s Experts Get Things Done Website Planning Tools Who I Am: Michael Johnston, Senior Digital Producer What I Do: As the digital producer at Spawn, I’m the one who makes our team’s fantastic creative ideas—for online ads, websites, or fun interactive projects—into working (read: launched/live/clickable) digital assets for our clients. I

read more

AASHTO Awards Win!

Last week, the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (Alaska DOT & PF) drove home with a 1st Place Advertising for Radio award at the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Awards Competition. The winning entry was “Safety Campaign,” a radio commercial written and produced by Spawn Ideas. Safety First The radio

read more

Big Wins for Spawn at the 2018 Ad Age Small Agency Awards (Woohoo!)

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,

read more
The Power of While Feature Image

The Power of While: Mode and Multitasking

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

read more
Insights in Plain Sight - Children

Insights in Plain Sight: Children

Observed: Children are simultaneously overwhelming and under-stimulating. We stumbled upon a truism while reading this fascinating article from JSTOR: Yes, Smartphones are Destroying a Generation. Yes, it’s a click-bait-esqe headline, but the article is packed with insights. What Might This Mean? Finding an insight is often a combination of hard work, research and analysis. Sometimes it’s

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