Welcome, friends!This is the Tellwell Plog, a chance for us to share with you what #TeamTellwell has been up to, showcase some of the projects we've been working on, and (of…
It's Friday, y'all!This is the Tellwell Plog, a chance for us to share with you what #TeamTellwell has been up to, showcase some of the projects we've been working on, and…
Happy November, Tellwell Tribe! 🍂This is the Tellwell Plog, a chance for us to share with you what #TeamTellwell has been up to, showcase some of the projects we've been working…
Greater Than the Sum of Our Parts“The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.” Whether or not Aristotle actually coined the phrase (a hotly debated topic on the…
Welcome, friends!This is the Tellwell Plog, a chance for us to share with you what #TeamTellwell has been up to, showcase some of the projects we've been working on, and (of…
Welcome, friends!This is the Tellwell Plog, a chance for us to share with you what #TeamTellwell has been up to, showcase some of the projects we've been working on, and (of…
Welcome, friends!This is the Tellwell Plog, a chance for us to share with you what #TeamTellwell has been up to, showcase some of the projects we've been working on, and (of…
Welcome, friends!This is the Tellwell Plog, a chance for us to share with you what #TeamTellwell has been up to, showcase some of the projects we've been working on, and (of…
Welcome, friends!This is the Tellwell Plog, a chance for us to share with you what #TeamTellwell has been up to, showcase some of the projects we've been working on, and (of…
Welcome, friends!This is the Tellwell Plog, a chance for us to share with you what #TeamTellwell has been up to, showcase some of the projects we've been working on, and (of…
Welcome, friends!This is the Tellwell Plog, a chance for us to share with you what #TeamTellwell has been up to, showcase some of the projects we've been working on, and (of…
Welcome, friends!This is the Tellwell Plog, a chance for us to share with you what #TeamTellwell has been up to, showcase some of the projects we've been working on, and (of…
Welcome, friends!This is the Tellwell Plog, a chance for us to share with you what #TeamTellwell has been up to, showcase some of the projects we've been working on, and (of…
Welcome, friends!This is the Tellwell Plog, a chance for us to share with you what #TeamTellwell has been up to, showcase some of the projects we've been working on, and (of…
Welcome, friends!This is the Tellwell Plog, a chance for us to share with you what #TeamTellwell has been up to, showcase some of the projects we've been working on, and (of…
Welcome Friends!We wanted to kick off this week's plog with a special reminder: If you put good in, you get good out. As you may have already known, we have…
August RushThe pessimist says that summer is in its final month. The optimist says that this is gonna be the best month yet! Let's shoot for the latter! Welcome to…
Reflections on Creative Mornings Fargo: Alex Rydell It’s not often that one starts the day thinking about death and what it can teach us. But that is precisely what…
Lots and Lots to see, Let's get startedCruise Night - City of West Fargo We had the awesome opportunity of filming and hanging out with the gearheads at Cruise Night…
Hot Dog! This week we had to celebrate two big days for our office mascot! July 11th, All American Pet Photo Day July 12th, Different Colored Eyes Day This one…
We're back, and better than ever! Last week Tellwell enjoyed our Summer Re-week. Re-week is a time for us to take a step back from the office to relax,…
Choice Bank, Nodak, Arthur Co, and so much more It has been another full week, just the way we like it. We had the opportunity to work with several #TellwellTribe…
Welcome to this week's plog! New and exciting things are happening here at Tellwell. New photoshoots and stories to tell! Including an addition to our #TeamTellwell! Let me introduce you…
If a picture is worth a thousand words, Why write a blog when you can make a plog! We're bringin' back the Tellwell Plog! A place where we collect and…
We wanted to share some "Behind the Scenes" sneak peeks from some recent film shoots. We've been jetting all over the map and enjoying every moment! West Fargo, ND —…
In each of our proposals, we include bios of each of us, so potential clients can get to know us! We realized we haven't introduced our team (which has changed…
December is here, and we kicked it off with continued work on Giving Hearts Day campaigns, a trip to Bismarck, and First Fridays at B! Here's our week in photos:…
In a Forbes article titled, "How the Physical Workplace Impacts the Employee Experience," author Jacob Morgan takes a look at what makes a great workplace. At one point, he writes,…
We're blessed with FOUR office dogs! And we want to show them off (obviously). Paddington's human is our new Sr. Project Manager, Jayme. Paddington sounds like Chewbacca and looks…
Taking on Tellwell: Why you should take yourself on as a client
If you're in agency life, you understand that clients come first. We call them our "Tellwell Tribe" and they are our top priority. And yet recently, we realized we were…
The Well Tell Challenge: Putting the “well” in “Tellwell”
This month, #TeamTellwell embarked on the “Well Tell Challenge,” a wellness challenge to help our team develop healthy eating habits and stay in shape. There’s a points system and prizes…
"Hello Tribe, welcome to our plog. Won't you take a read?" - Fancy Black Friday the 13th Cat Appleventures in Bayfield, WI!🍏🍎Jared is all about them perfect angles. #FurnitureforLessNoah's best…
It's been awhile since we've had a plog, but don't worry! It's back, and better than ever. We took Marisa's parents to Downtown Fargo's newest attraction, Poke Bowl 🍣🍚, when they came…
or something...? August is RUSHING by, sooo... yeah, there's that.Team Tellwell takes FirstLink's Glitter Gala!✨ (Max even put glitter in his beard #Gleard).Shooting APT for Kilbourne Group! We support local art.B-roll…
Sorry for letting you all down last week... we didn't do anything fun or exciting which makes for a really boring photoblog and we really didn't want to put you…
How is it almost August already?! Summer is flying by 😭 and we're just here trying to soak it all up. The downtown Juice It is ROCKIN'. 10/10 highly recommend 😍"Absolutely SMASHING,…
Doin' lots of things, shootin' lots of stuff, seein' lots of people, you know the drill. We had another great week! Flatter us and check it out👇We got to spend…
We're finally back to full strength, and things are back to normal! (normal is a relative term...)Congratulations Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Red River Valley on your recent groundbreaking! The new…
We have been busy busy busy this week, which means we have LOTS of photos to share! AND, we moved into offices!!! (Much to Max's dismay) HAPPY BIRTHDAY WEEK to…
This blog post has nothing to do with Weird Al. While Noah is in Wyoming and Marisa is galavanting in Europe, we're working hard and keepin' it real in the…
EVERYONE IS GONE (Paris, WY, KS...), we are getting lots of work done! 🙃 Here's what the crew has been up to.👇 Tellwell Team Tip #142: DO NOT start the…
The time has come, to wrap up the week. BUT FIRST, read our weekly photoblog 😬 If you've got a podcast idea, you better hit Marisa up, because she's the…
Lake life, Tennessee, interviews, blah blah blah..... Every week is different, and this week was no exception!We had another awesome shoot with Kilbourne this week! Soon it will be revealed…
Birthday birthday birthday birthday, this week we celebrated both Marisa and Aaron's birthdays in the office! Aka lunches and donuts for dayzzzz 🍩 (we also got SOME work done....)The birthday kids!…
What did we do this week... Eat. We did a lot of eating (and we regret nothing). Treats, sweets, and clients! Check out our week👇Gigantic cookies AND unicorns?!🦄 What a…
Marisa and Linda have left us, For knee surgery and Salt Lake City! While we missed them, we managed...Noah got a new toy! We leveled up in the video department…
TGIF, We had a pretty low-key week, which allowed us to get lots of work done, but have some fun along the way!Perks of coworking? There are always conversations happening! Cons…
WHOOHOO! It's our week in photos 👏 Signs, signs, signs, and some fun stuff.Throwing it back to working with the Heart-n-Soul team a couple weekends ago!🍆 🍅 🌽 Get the full…
Team Tellwell doesn't always work for free on Saturdays. But when we do, it's for people and causes we love. The Cause: Heart-n-Soul Community Cafe is a pop-up cafe where you…
Cupcakes rocked our world this week #MajorKey and we did some cool stuff and saw some dogs! Take a look 👀Earlier this week, we heard from the people who worked to…
It's the end of another week, and we've been busy as ever! Check it out👇 Pumped to be at the Giving Hearts Day 2017 annual breakfast 🎉 Congratulations to our friends at FirstLink…
Hola, amigos! Team Tellwell is proud to announce that we are opening a branch in the beautiful mountain town of Xalapa, Mexico! “El Tellwell” is set to open this coming July, and…
Every week at Tellwell is different, and we want you to stay in the loop! So.... we're starting a new blog series👏 Each Friday, we'll feature photos from our week…
I’m a Jedi, He’s a Jedi, Wouldn’t You Like to Be a Jedi too?
As a member of AAF-ND, our local Ad Fed chapter, Tellwell (population 5) gets one free ticket for each of the association’s monthly Professional Speaker Luncheons. The Tellwell tradition is,…
We are STOKED to finally introduce our two newest team members! Put your hands together for the one, the only... LINDA ANDERSON! Here’s a bit more about Linda: What…
Why do people give? What is that X factor that takes people from liking your mission, to financially supporting it? Decades of research point to one thing: it's all about…
Free treats and fake parking tickets: National Random Acts of Kindness Day 2017
It was an unseasonably warm Friday afternoon on National Random Acts of Kindness Day, February 17. It put Team Tellwell in good spirits as we headed to the Prairie Den, where Project…
Drumroll please, for Tellwell's newest initiative. Ladies and gentlemen, please give a warm welcome to Tellwell for Good! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRpdpu2WJeQ Tellwell for Good offers Tellwell services, such as social and video…
Hey friends! We know it's been a while since you last heard from us. So we thought we'd make a comeback with some fan-tas-tic news. We have two new teammates!…
Impending storms bound around the Fargo-Moorhead area, with 60+ MPH gusts expected, it sounds like the perfect time to sit at home, binge watch Netflix, warm up with a box…
With hundreds of thousands pieces of content being produced daily, cutting through the clutter to your target audiences. 1. Provide takeaways Writing to write just doesn’t cut it anymore. Excite,…
For the Love of F-M: A Gift Guide for Small Business Saturday
For the Love of F-M: A Gift Guide for Small Business Saturday As proud Fargo-Moorhead residents, Team Tellwell believes in helping share the stories of our community, and also in…
Here’s the 7 Ways to Building a Strong Online Presence (through social media) for the Giving Season. 1. Stick to a handful of sites It’s good to branch out into…
So many people and businesses talk about ways to engage followers on Facebook. What many don’t talk about is what not to do. Facebook is mainly used to communicate with…
Giving Tuesday is when we mobilize all that frenetic energy of Black Friday and put it to charitable use. As well as being hugely positive, this festival of giving has…
HEADLINE GOES HERE... THE STORY Copy goes here... Ever try and start writing a blog due the next day and end up watching couples do the yoga challenge on YouTube…
FirstLink’s National Suicide Lifeline and 2-1-1 Awareness Campaign
FirstLink is an organization near and dear to our hearts. They are a call center that answers phone calls for 2-1-1 and the National Suicide Lifeline. When someone calls these…
RETAIL THERAPY THE STORY As most people are sending their kids back to school, businesses are getting ready for the holiday shopping season. Yes, already. Here is some data from…
The Social Share: because you know it’s all about that blog
YAAASSSS THE STORY We've been saying this for years: your website is the hub of information about your business. Blogs are makes it awesome (searchable, fresh/updated, etc.).Yet, Facebook is where…
SAY WHAT?! WHAT TO SAY WHEN YOU ACCIDENTALLY HIT FAST FORWARD ON NETFLIX... Pause and rewind. As social media marketers, our brains are great at skimming content, jumping from one…
[The Social Share]: write a good headline – no pressure
ALL THE CLICKS THE STORY Do you ever feel pressure to write a super-engaging (cough-clickable) headline? Headlines set up a story and give people a brief first impression. This lets…
SAY WHAT?! WHAT TO SAY WHEN YOUR BFF BRINGS UP THE WINDSUIT YOU WORE IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL #TBT. Something that's actually making a comeback might surprise you. Flip phone sales…
Content is the stuff that makes your social strategy come to life. Without good content, you’re not going to build an engaged online community. Here are Tellwell’s guiding principles when…
The Social Share: I shall call him mini social share
HELLO, DOLLY! THE STORY Social media can occasionally get a bad rap for things like negative comments and cyber bullying. Fargo-Moorhead's social scene took a turn for the heartwarming last week. Take…
Dolly’s Got A New Ride – A Feel Good Social Media Story
The day started like any other day for community steward, Cass Maland. While reading the opinion section of The Forum, a local Fargo-Moorhead news source, today something different caught her…
The Social Share: data, social fails, and burritos
WHY DO YOU HAVE TO GO AND MAKE THINGS SO COMPLICATED THE STORY Marketing to millennials is a super popular topic among other generations. We like that topic too, because we…
The Social Share: weeee are the champions, my friends
LET'S GET PHYSICAL, PHYSICAL THE STORY Even if you had no idea who Carli Lloyd was before this weekend, you probably do now. Team USA beat Japan in the Women's World…
There is a ton of reasons to thank your customers, clients, community members, and partnering businesses. If your schedule is jam-packed and you don't have time to do the whole…
The Social Share: happy #SMDay! Don’t worry, it’s G-rated
#SMDay THE STORY It's Social Media Day and everyone is invited! There are a bunch of online and in-person events happening throughout the world to celebrate. Join the conversation at #SMDay.…
The Social Share: pantsuits and other difficult decisions
SOCIAL GIANT DOES SOCIAL GOOD THE STORY The gap between the haves and the have-nots continues to widen in San Francisco due to the expansion of tech businesses. With money…
Like most good things in life, any active social media strategy requires a plan. Similarly, that plan should be a flexible, living document that allows for change. To achieve this,…
Social is the most genuine way to tell the story of your organization and it's people - and no organization should go without using social profiles. Though advertising on social…
Social media strategy is achieved with four steps. Each of these have lists and lists of tactics behind them, but those posts are for another day. Let’s talk basics. 1.…
Have you ever thought of yourself as a brand ambassador? Regardless of whether or not your position title includes “communication” or “marketing,” what you say and do reflects the place…
Consistently creating content for your organization can get overwhelming. You may have too many ideas and not know where to start, or have no ideas. Whatever the case, if you've given…
6 Things To Remember When Responding to A Social Media Firestorm
Lately we’ve seen several local organizations struggle with crisis communication and this quick list will hopefully curb that trend. Thanks to the instantaneous nature of social media, organizations no longer…
During the Super Bowl halftime show, poor Left Shark missed a few key moves during his first ever national dancing debut. In case you missed it... We know how you feel,…
Your first business meeting was at your alma mater's local dive bar. Your group conversations consist of potential clients, Facebook stickers, and virtual high fives when people download your free resources.…
No one wants more junk email, and knowing that, we have the responsibility to make opening our email worth our audiences’ time. 5 Easy Tips to Make the Most of…
Managing a brand on social media can be challenging at times. Even with start-ups and small businesses, you’ll still run into a Grinch every once and awhile. It can be…
In order to put your social media strategy into place, you’ll need to designate a staff member (or team) to implement the tactics within the strategy. They’ll be the “experts”…
Twitter can be an overwhelming platform, especially with those people who love information and are easily distracted by a constant stream of new and exciting content. While it can be…