Question the Givens

Eisman has become somewhat of a legend for betting against the US housing market before the mortgage crisis happened back in 2008. Our agency filmed a short video about him back in 2015 to hear more about how he came about his predictions—and why nobody was paying attention.

Advertising, News, FinancialAshley VillarrealAugust 29, 2019economy, crash, financial, New York, city, recession, politics, money, banks, bonds, funds, problems, country, society, Eisman, Steve Eisman, The Big Short, housing, crisis, housing market, mortgages, financial crash, analyst, research, facts, agency, video, prediction, news, income, culture, advertisingComment

The Nature of Risk

Culture, DiversityAshley VillarrealJanuary 16, 2019earthquake, natural, disaster, Milliman, risk, responsibility, structure, fire, flood, San Francisco, time, now, year, rain, weather, damage, home, worry, agency, video, production, Seattle, headquarters, people, hill, NYC, city, Bay Area, news, building, diversityComment

Send in the Drones

We spent the afternoon at the College of San Mateo, grabbing some aerial shots of the campus for an upcoming campaign. We got some nice snaps of the grounds and also learned a few things about the college while we were there.

News, CultureAshley VillarrealSeptember 27, 2018drone, photography, professional, work, city, San Mateo, college, campus, university, school, thought, agency, video, film, production, outdoors, field, center, fly, pilot, camera, shot, aerial, good, best, top, Bay Comment

Debate Club is Back In Session

If you missed the first ever Debate Club, featuring TED speaker, and passionate Business Romantic Tim Leberecht, it was an invigorating … debate, about how we can all make work more meaningful—even magical.

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Coffee With a Purpose

San Franciscans love their coffee. We’re willing to wait in lines 20 people deep. We’ll wait 15 minutes for our (painfully slow) pour-over. We care about how our coffee beans are sourced, roasted and sold. We likely know our baristas by name, and paying $6 for a cup of joe is completely justifiable.

CultureTom GearyJuly 21, 2015#, ad, advertising, advocate, agency, alternative, Bay Area, best, city, clean, coffee, compost, content, creative, cup, department, distinct, documentary, eco, energy, environment, guerilla, Instagram, local, marketing, media, mugs, organic, passion, recycle, reusable, San Francisco, school of thought, SFE, social, top, Twitter, unique, United States, video, waste, writing

Meet Our New Client

Some people decide to adopt a new pet. We went a step further recently and decided to adopt a whole menagerie. One new pro-bono client is Animal Care and Control, the San Francisco city agency that rescues and finds homes for a veritable Noah’s Ark of animals.

Advertising, NewsTom GearyNovember 14, 2013ACC, ad, adopt, agency, awareness, best, business, cat, city, coverage, dog, donation, growth, kitten, level, local, marketing, meeting, professional, puppy, San Francisco, scale, school of thought, small, top, visit

Oh, do we have thoughts