Marmot Madness! Squirrels vs. Everybody
Hey yo. We’re gonna level with you here. We wanted to put together some sort of March Madness-inspired bracket for you to fill out, but we didn’t. Not enough time. It could have been cool, though, maybe… kind of… sort of? It would have been a tournament where our faithful fans and followers (Mom?) could […]
TQS takes on superstitions
Would you consider yourself to be a “lucky” person? Now that it’s St. Paddy’s season, we thought we’d see how our TQS staffers feel about superstitions. Are we lucky? Unlucky? Uh, something else? Find out what our staffers are saying here. Steve Lingle, CEO Life is full of random events and coincidences. And lots of […]
Quilted Squirrel holiday photo hunt!
Happy holidays from Quilted Squirrel! Are you still in the office? Or maybe you’re catching up on emails from the rich-chocolatey warmth of your own sofa. Either way, now’s the perfect time to go photo hunting with Quilted Squirrel! What? Who? Where?! In this year’s extra-special holiday card, we’ve hidden 26 items for you to […]
TQS takes on soup
You can only eat one type of soup for the rest of your life—what’s it gonna be? Yes, you can eat other meals… but every time you eat soup, it’s got to be this one. Such is the plight we’ve put forth to our TQS staffers this month. And why not? We’re on the cusp […]
3 slam-dunk advantages to working with a creative agency
Hey, it’s me, the copywriter. I’ve spent the majority of my 8-year career working in various in-house marketing departments, so I know how strenuous the scene can be. It doesn’t matter if you’re a quirky startup (been there) or an international conglomerate (done that), it’s your job to produce marketing materials that engage audiences and […]
Will Moldy Buns Sell? A Case for Burger King’s Latest Ad Campaign
When you think about fast food advertising, you probably think glossy close-ups of triple-decker burgers with gooey cheese and impossibly crisp lettuce, enlarged to gargantuan scale on billboards that beckon you to hit up the drive through at the next exit. You picture two juicy patties, kissing the griddle with a sizzle. Or maybe you […]
Loan Genies, Scratch ‘n Sniff and Action Figures: “Brilliant” Ideas that Didn’t Quite Make It
Here at The Quilted Squirrel, we have a lot of ideas—or, as Tyler might call them, “waves entering our brains” (is he an alien? Stay tuned to find out!). Some of them are really good, and they fit into larger campaigns or solve a particular problem and deliver results for our clients. Others are really […]
Top Trends and Takeaways from the 2020 Super Bowl Ads
Three nights ago, Americans decked their folding tables with myriad iterations of taco dip and smorgasbords of buffalo-style food items, stocked their coolers with cheap beer and settled in for the unofficial holiday event of the season—Super Bowl Sunday. And if you watched the Super Bowl, you probably did so for any possible combination of […]
The TQS Guide to Orchard Park
Over the past couple of weeks in our new office, we’ve grown quite fond of our location. And now that we’ve had some time to get situated, we think we know the place pretty well. Maybe not quite like the back of our hand, but definitely like the back of a friendly acquaintance’s hand. We […]
New Year’s Resolutions You Can Achieve in an Afternoon
Well folks, we’re almost two whole weeks into a brand spanking new year, which means one thing—everyone you know is making resolutions they don’t actually want to make. And, not to be a bummer, but keeping the dramatic promises we make to ourselves whilst in the throes of our holiday indulgences is an awful lot […]