April 29 – May 5, 2018 is National Small Business Week. It is a week of recognizing and celebrating the hard work entrepreneurs and small business owners put in for success, whatever “success” means to them. Here at Allee Creative (also a thriving small business), our team took some time to think about our favorite […]
Marketing for the environment
The Minnesota weather is finally shifting from Winter to Spring and it’s changing just in time. April 22 is this weekend which means, Earth Day! I personally love Earth Day. A day dedicated to raising awareness for environmental protection is right up my alley. Earth Day has been celebrated since 1970 and as many as […]
Showing our gratitude
It’s that time! The Allee Creative annual gratitude post. This year, we have experienced some great things as a team both within our company walls and outside of work. And while we can be overwhelmed at times, we also do our best to remember the importance of being grateful. Each week during our team staff […]
Allee’s Picks: Our favorite holiday marketing campaigns
We’ve already written about our favorite marketing campaigns in the past, but since the holidays bring a whole new flavor to things, we thought it’d be fun to dedicate a post to our favorite holiday marketing campaigns from this year. Melissa Harrison, founder & CEO “In-Laws Will Melt Over This Perfect $8 Holiday Gift” – […]
Client spotlight post 2: Small business Saturday!
This is the second post in our two-part series spotlighting small business clients in honor of Small Business Saturday. You can find the first post here. Saturday, November 26 is Small Business Saturday! And since Allee Creative is a small business that provides marketing services to some pretty amazing small business clients, we thought we’d […]
Client spotlight post 1: Small business Saturday!
In honor of Small Business Saturday on November 26, we are spotlighting a handful of our small businesses clients. We appreciate their partnerships with our company, the ability to serve them in their content marketing and branding needs, and we want to show them our support as we all go out and #shopsmall this Saturday! […]
What we’re thankful for this year
November is my favorite time of year–fall, football, family, friends, food–and really, a great time of year to reflect on things that I am thankful for. I have written thank you posts in the past, but this year I thought it would be fun to expand the post, so I asked my team to share […]
In celebration of 10 years: 10 things they never tell you about starting a business
September is Allee Creative’s official birthday month and even though we have been celebrating all year, the team and I threw a 10-year anniversary party for some of our fabulous friends, colleagues and clients last night at Rojo in St. Louis Park. In preparation for the evening’s event, I spent some time thinking about the […]
More than a boss
Maybe it is the Millennial in me, but I hate the word “boss” (unless we are using the Urban Dictionary version of it). It has such a negative connotation in this day and age. When I hear people say “my boss,” it is all too often followed by a negative story; a story of a […]
Inspiration can start at 5 a.m.
Ever need a boost? Inspiration? A kick forward? I did. The year was 2012. At the time my kids were ages 15 and 9. Their world was moving quickly and mine was standing still. I had been in the same management position for quite a few years. My industry was not jumping on the social media […]
A year of growth at Allee Creative
I learned about Allee Creative and met CEO Melissa Harrison when I was working for one of Allee’s clients. Allee was assisting with my then employer’s content marketing strategy and I was inspired by Melissa’s hard work and knowledge of all things marketing. A couple years later, she reached out about an opening on her […]
With Allee Creative, you can
I was first introduced to Melissa and Allée Creative via Maggie Sonnek. Yes, the very same Maggie from this post! I was about a year into my first real-world, post-collegiate job at a very small advertising agency. You hear ad agency and immediately think “Mad Men,” right? Well, I can assure you my job was […]
#AlleeTurns10 by the numbers
As our birthday year continues, we wanted to share with you how far Allee Creative has come in 10 years. Take a look at the delicious infographic below to see what’s changed. Want to keep up with all things #AlleeTurns10? Follow us on Facebook, Twitter LinkedIn and Instagram.
The courage to face my biggest fear: My maddening beige office
I remember the exact outfit I was wearing when I met Melissa. Right down to the shoes. I don’t Instagram my #adorablewardrobe everyday. No, quite the opposite. I was pregnant with our first child and I was at the stage when you pretty much stick to one pair of very-tired maternity pants and one even […]
Allee’s picks: Our favorite iconic marketing campaigns (Part 2)
This post is part 2 of our favorite marketing campaigns. We each had so many favorites, it was hard to narrow down our selection. We have broken our choices down into 2 parts. If you missed part 1, check it out here! While the exact number of advertisements and marketing messages we are bombarded with […]
Allee’s picks: Our favorite iconic marketing campaigns (Part 1)
While the exact number of advertisements and marketing messages we see on a daily basis seems to vary across the board, it’s safe to say, we are surrounded (and often overwhelmed) by the quantity of messages. These messages can be in the form of social media campaigns, online advertisements, magazines, billboards, videos or direct mail. […]
Celebrating 8 years in business: A tribute to 2006
We are super excited to celebrate 8 years in business this month! It has been a fun ride and continues to be enjoyable year after year. I thought it would be an appropriate time to take a peek back and what the year 2006 when we first started. It’s always fun to look back at […]
5 ways to make your fair booth better
Minnesota’s favorite holiday is here! The Minnesota State Fair has long been a place vendors – from all industries – dream of having a booth. But you don’t have to have a booth at one of the country’s best fairs to benefit from fair marketing. Here are a few ways to increase booth traffic at […]
