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June 18, 2013
in Social PR News, Interesting Things, Events, Tell Your Story News
by Nicole Benzer

NeoCon: The Ultimate Paradise for Architects & Designers

  If you’re an architect or designer, you’ve undoubtedly heard about and have likely attended NeoCon, the largest design exposition and conference for commercial interiors in North America. A show chock-full of inspiration and innovation, this is where creativity came to life for over 40,000 A&D professionals and over 700 exhibitors last week at Chicago’s Merchandise Mart.   As a NeoCon newbie, I was amazed to see how celebrated and highly regarded the show is throughout the A&D community—truly a creative’s paradise. Whether you’re drifting through Steelcase’s colossal permanent showroom on the 3rd floor, exploring the exhibitor booths on 7 and 8, or trying to navigate the elevators and food court during the lunch rush, you can’t escape the sense of excitement and urgency from tens of thousands of people trying to soak it all in.   Tell Your Story client, USG Corporation, was exhibiting their new Pixels Wall Mounted Panels so most of my...

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June 15, 2013
in Blog, Interesting Things, Career Thoughts, Tell Your Story News
by George Rafeedie

Sometimes You Need a “Get to the Ball” Strategy

It’s important at some point in your career to realize what you can and cannot do as a professional. Once you realize your strengths, weaknesses, likes, dislikes, limitations and opportunities, you will have a much happier career.   Take my soccer coaching career as an example. Now I’m not a soccer guy. Far from it. But I do love seeing my boys (8 and 5 years old) in competition and running out there. One day, I get asked to help out the main coach at practice. I was hooked.   My soccer coaching skills consist of a little stretching, some fun, humor and a lot of energy focused on one thing – “get to the ball!” For pre-K to second grade, it has worked out well. I have a great winning percentage, happy boys and appreciative parents who give me gift cards at the season-ending pizza party.   [caption id="attachment_1426" align="aligncenter" width="300"] The Red Lightening posted...

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June 14, 2013
in Blog, Social PR News, Tell Your Story News
by Angi Day

Tell Your Story Shares Rebranding Advice with NBC Chicago’s Inc. Well

Tell Your Story founder George Rafeedie took a turn as guest blogger for Inc.Well, a Chicago how-to business blog, giving some good rebranding advice.   When faced with revamping brand identity, businesses large and small will find these tips valuable. At the core, it is knowing your message and purpose – your story – that will keep your brand successful, and your customers happy.   Read what George had to say here: How to Revamp Your Brand without Losing (and Confusing) Customers...

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April 1, 2013
in Blog, Events, Tell Your Story News
by George Rafeedie

Tell Your Story Visits The Alamo

We love going to trade shows with clients for various reasons. Earlier this year we were in San Antonio with clients USG Corporation and L&W Supply. We work hard when we go to trade shows, but we also try to have a little fun, too.   Tell Your Story Visits The Alamo   Tell Your Story took some time out from the INTEX Show in San Antonio, Texas to visit The Alamo. ...

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March 19, 2013
in Blog, Tell Your Story News
by Angi Day

Tell Your Story Welcomes Nicole Benzer

We are excited to bring Nicole Benzer aboard as a PR and Social Media Specialist. In this newly created role, Nicole will assist our team with public relations and social media efforts on behalf of clients and Tell Your Story.   Prior to joining Tell Your Story, Nicole worked as a public relations account executive for Sanderson & Associates, an agency that specializes in B2B franchise development and lead generation. During her time at Sanderson, Nicole managed seven national accounts which included building strong relationships between her clients and the media, in addition to increasing brand awareness throughout their franchised markets, respectively.   Nicole brings her enthusiasm and fascination of the power of the written word to her position at Tell Your Story. A lover of reading and writing, she enjoys blending a brand’s unique message with a well-written story that engages readers, ultimately creating a tie between company and consumer.   A Michigan native, Nicole...

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February 18, 2013
in Blog, Social PR News, Tell Your Story News
by George Rafeedie

People News at Tell Your Story!

I am happy announce that Tell Your Story has added to our full-time team and now have THREE full time team members. As you may know, we are lean, nimble and flexible. But growing. We still want to stay lean and mean, and that means using a combination of full-time and dedicated contractor resources to help tell the great stories of the clients we serve.   [caption id="attachment_1362" align="aligncenter" width="225"] Laura's welcome committee - Max & Alex.[/caption]   Joining us today is Laura Cunningham, who has worked with Tell Your Story almost since our inception and worked with me back to my days at Baxter Healthcare and HSR Business to Business (now gyro). More on Laura later, but we welcome her to the full-time team. She joins us as a Senior Account Manager.   I am also very proud to announce the promotion of Amanda Pollard to Senior Public Relations & Social Media Manager. Amanda has...

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January 7, 2013
in Blog, Tell Your Story News
by George Rafeedie

We Are Hiring: Social Media & PR Specialist

We are hiring a full time Social Media and PR Specialist. We need someone with 2 to 3 years of experience, ideally with another marketing agency or PR firm, in a similar role.   We will be evaluating candidates based on the following criteria:   Writing: We need someone with excellent writing and editing skills that is comfortable writing for business-to-business products and services like trucks and financing and technology and home health care and drywall, and more. They must also be able to help write proposals, press releases and blog posts, and be able to summarize research and develop creative briefs.   Social Media: We need someone who is familiar and not afraid of diving into and implementing newly established social media programs for our clients. Must understand how we use social media outlets like Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Wordpress and others to reach our target audience who are business decision makers. Must manage, tweet, post,...

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September 12, 2012
in Blog, Social PR News, Tell Your Story News
by George Rafeedie

Congratulations Amanda!

Tell Your Story NewsAmanda Stewart, now Amanda Pollard, our PR & Social Media Manager, got married last weekend. To say it was an incredible wedding is an understatement.Not only was the bride beautiful, the groom didn’t look to shabby either. And the setting, an estate in a northwest suburb of Chicago, was out of a fairy tale. I’m not sure how she did all the wedding planning while serving the needs of our clients all these months, but now I really know she can work under pressure!

 

My biggest congratulations to Amanda and her husband Ben. It was great to share in her special day.

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July 25, 2012
in Blog, Brand Communications, Tell Your Story News
by George Rafeedie

B2 Award for OnRamp Work

Integrated B2B MarketingAs a result of developing an extensive integrated marketing and brand positioning campaign for client OnRamp Transportation Services, Tell Your Story has won an Award of Excellence through the BMA B2 Awards Program, an international business-to-business marketing and communications contest that recognizes excellence among agencies and corporate marketers.

 

The BMA B2 Awards recognize the people who refuse to take the easy way out. Where others honor style over results, the B2 Awards honor the successful balancing of both.

 

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