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Marketing

Which brands are nailing it on TikTok (and should you join them)?

You are not alone. A lot of brand managers are asking themselves these questions. And we are here to help!  Couple housekeeping notes before we begin: If you already have a solid understanding…

Industry

Social Emotional Intelligence in Account Management

Declaration: All jobs require social emotional intelligence.  It’s one of the most valuable skills a person can possess and one of the most challenging to learn. Social emotional intelligence is about…

Shortys, Webbys, Addys: ISL Award Digest (...So Far)

Addys, Webbys, and Shortys – oh my! The first half of the year has been a solid one for ISL. We were nominees, honorees, finalists, and winners. We created some incredible projects and are proud to share the awards we received for all our blood, sweat and tears.

Life, Death, and Time Tracking: Introducing Harvest Reaper

For those that love and loathe time tracking – Last year, I was fortunate enough to see Rahaf Harfoush speak at our office about her (then) unreleased book “Hustle and Float”. The book’s tagline describes the…

Artificial Intelligence: Everything You Need to Know for 2019

TL;DR Expect an enhanced workforce dedicated to AI safety, big steps in reaching what’s known as “general” intelligence, and more of the same (i.e. “good” and “bad” applications of AI). First, a small note on a massive idea Unlike other emerging technologies, AI never seems to go away….

Development

An Archival Site Strategy May Be The Most Important Thing You’re Not Doing

A speaker at a conference I attended recently eloquently proclaimed, “If the internet was a digestive system, it wouldn’t have the capacity to poop.” While he (Gerry McGovern, a marketing consultant) received…

Emerging Technology

Bricks, Mortars, and Gen Zers: Using Tech to Meet In-Store Expectations

Hi, my name is Allison Bass, I’m 20 years old, and I love the mall.  Yes, you read that correctly – I don’t mind the disorganized shelves, the ridiculously long lines,…

Experiments

Introducing CAPTCHA for Congress

TL;DR As a digital agency that cares deeply about reproductive rights, we noticed a theme between a cause and a web technology. In Congress, as with CAPTCHA, there are legitimate actors and illegitimate actors fighting…

Marketing

The End of TV’s Reign: Google Preferred, Facebook Showcase & Snap Select

Since the dawn of 20th century advertising, TV has been king. TV is still king. And TV is likely to remain king… for now. But our ever-evolving media consumption habits – namely,…

Industry

Shortys, Webbys, Addys: ISL Award Digest (…So Far)

Addys, Webbys, and Shortys – oh my! The first half of the year has been a solid one for ISL. We were nominees, honorees, finalists, and winners. We created some incredible projects and…

Development

Life, Death, and Time Tracking: Introducing Harvest Reaper

For those that love and loathe time tracking – Last year, I was fortunate enough to see Rahaf Harfoush speak at our office about her (then)…

Emerging Technology

Trial and Error with Visual Search: Testing Pinterest, Snapchat and Google

What if your eyes were search engines? No more scouring the web to find the brand-less t-shirt you saw on Instagram. Gone are the days of guessing keywords to Google…

Development

A Dip in Reality Composer (and AR circa 2019)

Let’s talk AR/VR and Apple’s most recent developer conference (which at the time of writing is still ongoing). The Apple keynote mentioned a few large updates to how Apple is going to be evolving…