Words of encouragement: Why word choice matters in the workplace
Has this ever happened to you? For better or worse—consciously or not—you’ve gotten in your head about the smallest, “stupidest” things, many of which involve certain words or wording. Misinterpreting your value in the simplest conversations. “What am I even talking about?” Second-guessing yourself. “Why did I say that?” Grappling with internal criticisms. “You are […]
Happy Father’s Day!
Happy Father’s Day from Quilted Squirrel! Seems like just yesterday we were out here hyping up our moms for Mother’s Day. This month, it’s time for us to show some love for the big guys. The dads, the pops, the fathers, the bubbas. Why? Because we love ’em! Or because some of us are dads […]
TQS takes on golf
“Fore!” That’s what we’re yelling because look out! Our Quilted Squirrel staffers are taking on golf. And why not? Golf season is in—ahem—full swing. With the PGA Championship teeing off tomorrow and Father’s Day right around the corner, we’re ready to grip and rip it, whatever that means. What does that mean? It doesn’t matter. […]
Happy Mother’s Day! [Video]
Happy Mother’s Day! Do we love our moms? Of course! Do we love your mom? Yep, sure do. Do we love all moms, maternal figures, and the motherly, in general? Yes. We. Do. So much so, in fact, that we strung together some special messages for all the moms out there. Happy Mother’s Day/Week/Month from […]
Quilted Squirrel staffers as ‘Peanuts’ characters
It’s the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown! Looks like our old pal Lucy made it to Quilted Squirrel to celebrate spring. That, or she’s looking to make some music with the “beautiful sound of nickels.” We think it’s the latter, as she’s come to share some words of wisdom with our Quilted Squirrel staffers—in exchange for […]
Does your print collateral need a refresh?
POV: You’ve just pulled out some print collateral and it stinks. Not literally. Well, maybe literally—I’ve never been in your office before. But if I were in your office now, and I saw that print piece of yours, would you be proud of it? Or would you be embarrassed by it? Because it stinks? Look, […]
TQS takes on comedy
So, it’s April Fool’s Day? Cool. But let’s leave the best bits for the real comedians and, instead, pay homage to our favorite funny people here. Who do our staffers love, respect, and laugh at in the comedy world? Let’s find out. Alyssa Boczar, Senior Account Manager I love to laugh, but I’ve never really […]
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 […]
3 sensible strategies to building a good creative campaign (featuring work for Medaille College)
So I was kicking it with Alyssa at the office the other day when our boss, Steve, called us into his office. He was like, “Yo, Medaille College needs some of that sweet, sweet marketing.” And we were like, “Oh, word?” And he was like, “Hells yeah, Dog.” I don’t know why I remember this […]