Trashed: A Hostage Situation
If you’re just joining us now, you may want to pause here and digest the contents of Trashed: A Theft on Lake Street, the first post in our ongoing investigation into the whereabouts of our trash cans. To recap—our trash cans are missing, trash is piling up, and our primary suspect happens to be our […]
The Quilted Squirrel: Purveyors of Fine Quality Astrology
Over the past couple of days, our server has been up and down more times than a faulty hot air balloon. Though the IT department is on top of it, we’ve been left with periodic chunks of downtime. After spending the first few interruptions contemplating our existence, we’ve turned to a more productive pastime: astrology. […]
Jesus Christ, Super Stars, and the Rousing Rabbles of Followers, Deadbeats, and Jealous High Priests
We recently published our Ultimate TQS Springtime Playlist to help us all conjure up those warm weather feelings. While it was clear that we all felt generally good about our song choices, one entry in particular stuck out as, well, devoutly passionate. As promised, please welcome Emily’s husband, Mike Olek, to the stage to present […]
The Man Behind the 9am Bag of Buffalo Wing Flavored Pretzel Thins
Here at the Quilted Squirrel, we have a handful of daily occurrences that manage to provide a sense of comfort among the chaos of agency life. They’re kind of like our rocks* that keep us grounded. The “beep beep” of the alarm system when the door opens. The whirring noise when the tenant upstairs flushes […]
Holidays at the TQS World Headquarters
It’s the most wonderful time of the year over here at the TQS World Headquarters! The hap-hap-happiest season of all. We’ve had parties for hosting, marshmallows for roasting*, and caroling out in the snow.** There were scary ghost stories*** and tales of the glories of Christmases long, long ago.**** You may be thinking to yourself, […]
Sometimes We Do Work
It’s all fun and games until deadlines need to be met. (Actually, we still have fun with our projects – just not quite on the same level.) When we’re not judging cinnamon buns or relaxing near the tiki fountain, you’ll find us creating great things for our wonderful clients. Here are just a few of the […]
Thanksgiving and You
Ah, Thanksgiving. Soon, we’ll all be hunched over in discomfort from eating way too much pumpkin pie, completely ignoring our bodies’ signals to stop eating. This is, of course, at the top of everyone’s “Favorite Things About Thanksgiving” list. But what about those TQS folks? How do they really feel about Thanksgiving? What are their […]
Cameron Crowe, Philip Seymour Hoffman and a Lesson in Engagement
Cameron Crowe’s films have brought with them more than a few splendid lines of dialogue over the years, and one has always stood out to me as particularly beautiful. I like to imagine he wrote the line in the hopes that it would one day become part of a conversation about marketing. We can all […]
Why We Sometimes Make Actual Banners, Not Just Banner Ads.
Digital marketing is becoming more and more popular (and necessary) as the age of technology yields young adults with a lot of spending power and no knowledge of what life was like when you had to use books to do research and pay $.25 to make a phone call in public. But does the age […]
TLC Health: Website Upgrade
TLC Health Network needed a new website. Stat! Bad puns aside, TLC Health recently invested a lot of time and money into revamping many of its facilities and departments. And the website, while functional, didn’t match the new and improved reputation TLC built for itself. TLC Health features five different health care facilities with some […]