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Grave Digging in the Creative Boneyard

Grave Digging in the Creative Boneyard

By Crystal Smith

Marketing can be truly gruesome work. As deadlines loom, creative teams often toil away into the wee hours of the night, our bloodshot eyes crying out for relief. Even if these poor creatures do manage to slip into peaceful slumber, we’re often jolted awake by the sudden spark of an idea. Concepts crawl out from the back rooms of our creative brains and threaten to haunt our dreams. But when the final deck is put together, there can be only one victor. The rest of those noble stabs at marketin
Unboxing the Marketing Magic of Labubu

Unboxing the Marketing Magic of Labubu

By Bianca Ramos

TL,DR: Emotion driven content is key, the right kind of reviews are worth their weight in gold, and everyone likes something cute once in a while. Labubu this, Labubu that. Labubus were everywhere on social media for the past year and a half, but in case you’re living under a rock (which honestly sounds fairly peaceful), and you’re not sure what a Labubu is, don’t worry. They’re just the latest global marketing success. And by time you read this – they’ll likely be dead. What is this
Work Smarter, Not Harder

Work Smarter, Not Harder: Tips, Tricks, and Time-Saving Shortcuts for Chrome and Slack

By Kimberly Boggs

If you were a fan of my blog on helpful Chrome extensions, you’re in luck. I’m back with a few more resources from my digital toolkit that streamline my workday. While some of these tips may seem obvious, I’ve learned that one person’s daily routine is a total game changer for someone else! Whether you're managing client accounts, juggling meetings, or trying to stay one step ahead of your to-do list, these are a few of my go-to tools and shortcuts. Browser Extensions* Browser extensions
TXC goes Back to the Future

TXC goes Back to the Future

By Texas Creative

In 1985, Texas Creative was born with two desks (one for every employee!), one big client, and a stubborn belief that smart, well-crafted design and advertising could punch way above its weight. It was an era of layout boards, X-Acto knives, and paste-up wax. TXC was scrappy, resourceful, and wired for problem-solving, long before being "scrappy" was something startups bragged about. Now, 40 years later, we’re trying something that people in 1985 could only imagine: We’re going back to the f
What it Means to be the Best Place to Work

What it Means to be the Best Place to Work

By Texas Creative

Texas Creative took the national stage this summer with its recognition as one of the Inc. Best Workplaces – the only business in San Antonio to get this distinction. And for the third year running, Texas Creative was named as one of the best places to work in San Antonio by the San Antonio Business Journal. We couldn’t be more excited to be recognized, but here’s the thing about workplace awards – they’re great for blog fodder and LinkedIn shout outs, but the real reason our agency ch