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The Beefcake Vs. The Beef
At SmithGifford we like our Elevation Burger. All organic beef with fries and a Black cherry shake make for a fantastic lunch. Still for all the good of Elevation some in the office have always been less than impressed with the overall size of the burgers on offer. One of the more vocal critic Ernie,…
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Is There An App For That? AIGA DC Event
I attended an AIGA DC event last night titled Is there an App for That?. It was a very interesting discussion on some of the exciting mobile app design happening right here in DC. Here is the event write up from the AIGA: Join us for a night of informative, inspiring, and creative interactive dialogue!…
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Time to get a watch
It’s been a long time since I wore a watch. Not because I don’t like watches, I do its just that once I lost my previous one I held out hope that somehow I would find it and everything would go back to how it used to be. I really loved my old watch because…
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Saint Bernardine, Inspirer of Great Campaigns
As patron saint of advertising St. Bernardine has had a hand in quite a few campaigns of note over the years. His role has been subtle but if you look closely he has always left his mark. During the 2011 ADDYs presentation we decide to highlight the role he has played in advertising history. I…
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A Blessed Night At the DC ADDYs
SmithGifford put in a strong showing at the DC ADDY awards last night taking home 16 awards including best in Broadcast for our Melwood Opportunity spot. St. Bernardine, the patron saint of advertising, PR, and gambling addictions truly did hear our prayers. Best in Broadcast winner: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZI6zrH2Z-dc On a personal note our Geckos campaign, which…
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I Made A WordPress Powered Site (And So Can You!)
This latest and greatest version of patrickeverson.com has been a pretty big deal for me to be quite honest. As someone who has (mostly) taught myself the nuts and bolts of web development through constantly building then rebuilding my own site, each version I made has been a indication of where I am as a…
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Built Like A Tank
I just received new earbuds for my iPhone in the mail today. I am personally glad to be rid of the bad sounding, bright white, look at me I have an Apple product earbuds. They are called A-Jays 4’s they have really unique flat audio cables that don’t tangle very easily and importantly they have…
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Melwood's Opportunity at the Washington DC Auto Show
Melwood is a non profit organization that provides job training, employment, housing, recreation, and life skills resources to people with disabilities. In order to fund almost all their work they rely on car donations from the general public. Smithgifford teamed up with Melwood to try and raise their profile in the public’s eye. People often…
