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

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

Right place. Right time. Wrong decision?

There are few times in life when you have the opportunity to experience terrible decisions in history as they unfold around you.

NewsConor HaganJune 23, 2016ad, advertising, agency, Bay Area, best, brand, branding, Brexit, citizen, content, creative, culture, documentary, good, Hagen, history, innovate, local, London, marketing, nearby, passion, San Francisco, top, unique, video

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.

CultureTom GearyOctober 2, 2015ad, advertising, angle, Bay Area, best, business, city, content, creative, debate, documentary, event, full, good, Jenny, local, Makespace, marketing, meaning, Pacific Avenue, RSVP, San Francisco, size, small, TED, tickets, top, unique, video, work, workspace, writer

Get Me 30 Rock!

There’s a lot of bad advertising out there. But I was blessed to be able to find my pick for the worst ad for all of 2011 right across the street from our offices. What good fortune!

Advertising, CultureTom GearyFebruary 19, 201230 Rock, advertising, agency, arts, Bay Area, best, board, business, channel, charity, comedy, coverage, documentary, evening, experience, film, funded, funny, good, growth, industry, local, marketing, news, note, professional, San Francisco, school of thought, sciences, series, show, skills, small, tech, Tina Fey, top, watch

Oh, do we have thoughts