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Katherine Dodds on Mobilizing Audiences

Posted by Marissa Mills on October 23, 2014 in Insights

The name Katherine Dodds has been synonymous with documentary filmmaking since before “impact producing” was a word. Kat seems to have written the textbook on how to successfully change minds using... Read more
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Impact Producing

Posted by Phillip Djwa on October 05, 2014 - 1 comment in Insights

Agentic sponsored the VIFF Impact Award with Story Money Impact. This year's winner was "Just Eat It: A Food Waste Story" from filmmakers Grant Baldwin and Jenny Rustemeyer. If it’s not apparent,... Read more
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Transmedia Reflections

Posted by Phillip Djwa on June 14, 2014 in Information

As the transmedia experience is overtaking the entertainment, advertising and non-for-profit world, educators are re-thinking how to guide students in the skills of storytelling. Recently, I've been... Read more
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Making Digital Sexy Part 2

Posted by Phillip Djwa on April 14, 2014 in Insights

(This is a continuation of my previous blog post if you want to read the first part, Making Digital Sexy Part 1) Well, OK, you say, but how else can you get buy-in? One way to think about it is to... Read more
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Using Customer Personas to Develop a Competitive Edge

Posted by Phillip Djwa on February 28, 2014 in Insights

Looking to understand how human beings impact website design? It's something we do every day. Make sure to leave us a comment if you like this article. Here's a quote from Dorie Clark's article on "... Read more
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2014 Visual Trends

Posted by Phillip Djwa on January 04, 2014 in Insights

Here's a great image that makes sense of the Top Visual Design Trends for 2014, courtesy of iStock. I think it's bang on. I'm even interested to note the multiracial faces emerging more as well as... Read more
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Web Design Trends for 2013

Posted by Phillip Djwa on December 10, 2013 in Insights

As we look back on 2013, here are some of the trends we've noticed. Many of the organizations we serve struggle to achieve a higher ranking on the search engines. Even searches for your organization... Read more
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National Blog Action Day Oct 16th, 2013

Posted by Phillip Djwa on October 16, 2013 in Inspiration

Today is one of the days that I appreciate how lucky I am to be free. Free with much more than the basic necessities. I guess with Thanksgiving this past weekend in Canada, it gave me a chance to... Read more
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Making Digital Sexy Part 1

Posted by Phillip Djwa on October 05, 2013 in Insights

Ok, imagine you are a digital strategist in a not-for-profit organization, and you've been working hard on a proposal to bring to your senior leadership team. It's finally time to really use digital... Read more
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My Website has been Hacked! What Now?

Posted by Dale McGladdery on September 25, 2013 in Information

You've just discovered your website has something on it you didn't put there. Perhaps your front page now declares the "l33t" skills of a script-kiddy, or Google or your hosting provider has flagged... Read more