Miley Cyrus is a daily topic of discussion in our office; Chantell cannot stop playing her music and the rest of us suffer through it. Beneath all the twerking, lingerie-inspired outfits and tongue flashing that puts Steven Tyler to shame, can we learn something from the girl who swung naked on a wrecking ball Let’s […]
Sometimes a cause is so compelling, so basic, that we are forced to share it with the community. Here is your monthly nonprofit discovery post in the series Cause We Love. You don’t have to know us personally to figure out that us gals at 834 Design & Marketing have a soft spot for animals. You […]
It’s that time again! Your Biz, Your Town with Shelley Irwin and 834 Design & Marketing (that was said in our best TV announcer voice ‘Come On Down’). Every month, we round up some of west Michigan’s finest to share their story and general awesomeness with you. What you do with it from there…is up […]
Earlier last week we shared Chipotle’s new ad on our Facebook page. In case you don’t follow our every move (as you should), please devote the next three minutes of your life to the video below. In the October 2013 edition of Print, Sarah Whitman states the following about storytelling: “A great story is the […]
In April 1990, my younger self accepted his first job as a graphic designer and writer for a farm store chain headquartered in Muskegon, Michigan. I was 23 years old, just out of college, fresh from an internship at Walt Disney World, and earning a mere $18,500 a year. I moved 165 miles from family, […]
Some call it the proven method for the digital age, we call it’ The measurable’. All of us refer to it as, Inbound Marketing. So what is it? How does it differ from traditional marketing? Why is it so important? All good questions my young Jedi (you can hope that is the only Star Wars […]
Whether you are an introvert or an extrovert, networking is a necessary evil, unless of course you work in a cave and are required to stay in said cave and never leave. Most of us in the professional world need to attend lunches, evening soirees and breakfast events to grow our network and to build […]
If you have ever had any interaction with 834, you know that there are 2 items we never turn down – wine and cupcakes. Both of these items make an appearance at every 834 happy hour, gathering or weekday. So…we were pretty excited that one of our guests for Your Biz, Your Town happened to […]
It is that time again, the time where 834 teams up with Shelley Irwin to chat with movers and shakers in the west Michigan community. Just a quick reminder to all of you first time readers to the 834 blog (where have you been), Your Biz, Your Town is a monthly segment with Shelley Irwin on […]
Your Biz Your Town Today’s segment was brought to you by the Humane Society of West Michigan, Red Project and Thought Design. A truly awesome group, as usual. I mean, you should expect extraordinary from us, right? Shelley and I are huge animal lovers, and we support those organizations in town that are educating on, […]
