Blogging with AI: Eight bullets I didn’t write.
Most people with access to the internet have seen and / or heard about the mainstream AI tools that are going to take over our jobs, automate and replace every technological task, and of course – kill John Conner. But at our creative ad agency, we’re not really worried about Bender taking our seat at […]
9 Google Updates in 2022
Google releases updates every day. If you find this hard to believe, it’s because most updates are small and unnoticeable to the average user. Like when you get an oil change in your car, you drive away and it seems like everything is the same. Or you trim a few centimeters off your hair and […]
A Baby and a Marketing Agency
They didn’t cross the road or walk into a bar, but they do have one very important thing in common. Consider a baby. At bedtime, they function with ease and maybe some irresistible sweet giggles when moving through their bedtime routine. While parents may have struggled for weeks or even months finding that sweet spot, […]
I have been a project manager for 10 months, and this is what I learned.
Great project management for an even greater company (that’s us) can look a lot like this: Coffee. Laughter. Emails. Meetings. Gratitude. Coffee. Update PM tools. Time Management. Budgeting. Funny Tik Tok Videos. Coffee. Repeat. Project management when you’re fresh AF at this new company that is so immersed in projects that you get thrown into […]
We’ve been a four-day workweek agency for a few years, and it’s awesome.
In October 2023 we’ll celebrate our third anniversary of being a four-day workweek agency. And although we initially thought there would have to be sacrifices, potentially reduced wages or more hours during the workdays, there was none of that. Oddly enough, it was the most successful year we have ever had in 13 years in […]
What the iOS14 Updates Mean for Your Business
Of all the Apple operating system updates over the years, in our experience, none have the marketing implications like the new iOS14 updates. One simple pop-up is sending the advertising world into a frenzy. And with good reason. Yes, you read that right. The iOS14 update requires App developers to up their privacy features by […]
Google’s New Algorithm Update: What You Need to Know
We all know how important first impressions are, and if we have a good experience with someone, we like them and want to hang out more. The same goes for websites. And last year, Google gave us a heads up that the new page experience algorithm update will rank websites higher that they believe people […]
Fourth Quarter at 5ivecanons
To our clients, our friends and family, and our competitors, The world has changed. And we’re changing with it. Starting next month, our agency is shifting its production to 4-day work weeks. What does this mean for our clients? Expect better. What does this mean for our friends and family? Expect us to be human, […]
Five Foreign Social Media Channels You need to Know About
When people think about top social networking sites, Twitter and Facebook are usually the first ones that come to mind. That’s because those are American, mainstream platforms. And although America is the greatest country of all time, we’re not the only ones looking to connect online. Other platforms have found success in creating their own […]
Brand Transparency. It’s Important.
In light of our most recent blog on the age of disinformation, we’d also like to touch on transparency in advertising agencies and the importance of just being honest. In a recent study conducted by Label Insight, it was discovered that out of a survey of 2,000 people, 94 % were more likely to gravitate and […]
The Dark Web and What’s Going on Inside
The dark web, that place you may have heard of where sketchy criminals go to sell illegal products that would get you arrested if you sold it on the streets. What is the dark web? The dark web is a part of the internet that is heavily encrypted and isn’t visible to search engines. Once […]
