The Central Ohio Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) recently named Fahlgren Mortine its 2011 Outstanding Small Corporation. Check out the great video AFP produced for the event, featuring our CEO, Neil Mortine, and Dee Anders of Ronald McDonald House Charities, who nominated us for the award. (more…)
My First Two Months at Fahlgren Mortine
A recent grad's impressions of agency life
It’s been almost two months since I joined the Fahlgren Mortine team, and I can confidently say that these short two months already rank at the top of my best work experiences. From my first day, I knew I was embarking on an exceptional journey into the working world. I came to Fahlgren Mortine to [...]
Out of the Office and Into the Wild
An unconventional (but effective) client relationship kick-off
It’s not often that you get to go camping with your colleagues, much less your clients. But a few weeks ago, four of us from Fahlgren Mortine did just that. For two days, we joined our clients from St. Elizabeth Healthcare at Camp Joy in Clarksville, Ohio. The initial idea of camping was met with [...]
I started thinking about brands that influenced me at an early age before I even understood the concept of “brand.” The best brands are often those that stay with you throughout childhood and into adulthood, evoking memories along the way. One brand that comes to mind that has stayed with me over the years is [...]
Fahlgren Mortine is a special place. I don’t mean to sound like the mushy, sentimental intern, but I’m grateful for the short 12 weeks I’ve spent in the Cleveland office. I’ve grown as a young public relations professional and learned valuable lessons that I’ll carry with me as I start my career. (more…)
Within 72 hours after the world swooned over Princess Katherine’s wedding dress, and within a few hours after the release of the now iconic photo from the President’s Situation Room, a bunch of us decided to lock ourselves up in a room together for two nights running to complete our own next big happy news [...]
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Fahlgren Mortine's Lara Kretler set to return to social media 'summer camp'
Fahlgren Mortine social media lead Lara Kretler is at it again. Fresh off her turn as panelist for a Spanish social media webinar with DK Web Consulting, Lara has accepted an invitation to present at the Columbus Business First Social Media Summer Camp. She impressed audiences with her knowledge and enthusiasm at last year’s event, [...]
The death of cursive
Changes in elementary schools' curriculum a sad, yet sensible sight to an art director
Have you heard all of the hoopla about cursive in the news? Apparently schools across the country are deciding to do away with the classic script handwriting. Other schools are just reducing the amount of time and emphasis placed on cursive instruction. I’ve heard that some are replacing cursive with mandatory typing classes. Although I’m [...]
It’s a bird, it’s a plane…it’s Google+!
Search engine unveils its latest and greatest foray into social media
I am a proud Generation Y-er. Using internet and social media comes as second nature to me as reaching into a bag of chips like a zombie while watching a football game. To me, a world without a means to interact with friends or even the slightest acquaintance at any given time seems outlandish and [...]
Fahlgren Mortine Launches Logo
New Look Better Reflects the Brand and Vision for the Company
After announcing the unification of our brands and name change to Fahlgren Mortine in the spring, today we launched a new logo to better reflect the future of the agency. “With the ‘Think Wider’ mantra [that came out of our brand workshops], we created a new icon that represents an aperture through which we gain a [...]