The Art of Listening

No matter which job sector you work in, you’ll benefit from adopting a knack for listening. If you deal with other humans, you will need to be able to build relationships with them—and relationships are built upon good communication.

Culture, Advertising, LeadershipAshley VillarrealFebruary 11, 2020listening, agency, creative, jobs, relationship, client, marketing, advertising, information, smart, change, media, politics, brand, science, ideas, content, Lit Hub, articleComment

Making Them Care in B2B

This past week, Tom Geary, Executive Creative Director and Founder of School of Thought, spoke in a podcast interview with Sweet Fish Media about building a better B2B marketing landscape.

Advertising, Culture, NewsAshley VillarrealMarch 27, 2019Sweet Fish Media, School, Thought, podcast, director, creative, Tom, Geary, week, speak, interview, B2B, marketing, landscape, advertising, company, small, business, Adobe, agency, Nike, brand, human, emotion, safe, idea, build, founder, different, unique, B2C, partner, client, San Francisco, Bay Area, believe, careComment

Pick Up The Phone

On average, email takes up roughly 23 percent of an employees workday. For every email they receive, it takes them about 16 minutes to refocus after receiving an email. That's while already receiving an average of 304 weekly business emails.

Culture, AdvertisingMike OsgoodJune 18, 2018account, agency, average, best, bond, business, cell, client, computer, connection, contact, creative, desk, email, employee, engagement, feedback, future, media, meeting, mission, office, opinion, partner, phone, project, relationship, school, small, speaking, strategy, talk, team, thought, top, weekly

MTV Cribs: Montage Health

We knew Cribs viewers would be impressed we were there working on a campaign to promote healthier habits throughout Monterey County. They’d also be psyched to find our fridge teeming with zero calorie beverages, probiotic yogurt, and a very much still-functioning Brita filtration system.

CultureAshley VillarrealMarch 20, 2018actor, agency, Airbnb, apartment, beach, behind, best, California, camera, celebrity, client, comedy, county, cribs, documentary, donut, episode, film, funny, good, health, home, hospital, host, la croix, marketing, montage, monterey, MTV, popular, promote, rental, scenes, series, service, shooting, vacation, video, Vrbo, work

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