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Our thoughts

Okay, real talk, blogging often is hard shit. We care so much about you and your time. We don’t write posts for the sake of writing posts. If we have a passionate topic, you’ll see it here. Otherwise trust we are probably just busy making something great for the citizens of the interwebs.

Behind the new factor1 site

So last month we launched the all new factor1 website. Over the last few weeks we have heard tons of praise, comments and questions about the site. I want to share some background to it. Not because I think we are cooler than sliced bread, but because I feel like we did things different, in…

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Personal News around the office.

There are a lot of things going on around here, I thought maybe I would share.  1. Shannon (our rockstar resident web designer) is getting married tomorrow. Congratulations Shannon & Spencer! 2. Ryan (business development partner & marketing guru) and his family will be moving to Seattle at the end of May to pursue starting a church. Ryan…

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we are hiring

Just a quick post to get the word out. We are hiring for a part time web designer / intern. So GO!, tell your friends, family, pet rock, people you don’t even know.    http://www.factor1studios.dev/work-here

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New factor 1 site

We are super excited to announce our new site is finally done.  Shannon, Ryan and I have been working on it a lot. It has been a great process, to re-think the typical design firm site. We found a lot of our clients didnt like sites that were all about the company, and less about…

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A little bit about Shannon

Hello! I’m Shannon, a web designer with Factor 1. I started here in March of this year and I can’t believe it’s already been 8, going on 9 months! Some of you may already know me from creative calls, emails and a few mentions here on the blog. I do a lot of the creative…

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nominate factor 1 as the business of the year

We work very hard in our local community with both non profits, for profits, and even a lot of work for our chamber. The Chamber of Commerce is holding the annual awards banquet, and we think we deserve to be on the ballot. If you honestly think we meet the criteria, will you nominate us?…

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viral marketing in politics – what are you doing?

The links below provide an excellent example of creative, viral marketing at work in politics (disclaimer = we don’t know that candidate or his views; we are not endorsing him just the methodology). After you check out the links below, do some brainstorming with your business or organization:  What is a simple, interactive tool that…

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Random facts about matt

So in our past a few weeks ago asking Who Reads this, some of you were interested more about personal things. So In an effort to share more about factor 1 staff, here it goes. My name is matt, but most of you know that. I am 26 (as of august 3rd) I started factor…

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Who reads this thing?

So I dont see many comments on this thing, not sure why. Maybe I am not speaking to my audience very well. So I had an idea. Let’s see who actually reads this blog. I know there are a few dozen subscribers, and maybe you are a designer, competition, clients, my mom, etc. I don’t…

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