Grady Britton

A tribute to The King, Frank Grady

Becky Engel — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:49:04 +0000

A fabulous party for a fabulous guy -- last night's celebration for Frank Grady's retirement was awesome. Thanks to all of our guests who came and paid tribute to The King. For those who couldn't make it we've got a Frank Fest photo gallery on our Facebook page.

Meet Frances, GB’s new intern!

Becky Engel — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 23:00:00 +0000

Meet our newest GB Intern Frances Kershaw! Channeling Proust and Bernard Pivot, herewith is everything you need to know about this fabulous new Griffin who's interning with our PR and account services gang.

PIE PDX Demo Day Highlights

Becky Engel — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 02:40:27 +0000

Today Dayn and Becky attended the PIE PDX Demo Day, where eight companies shared their business pitches with an audience of about 300 (according to our guesstimates and the PR folks at PIE). What a fantastic opportunity to see the Portland startup community alive and kicking! From the vibe in the room, it feels like our region's venture community is awakened again, ready to recognize the immense creative thinking and entrepreneurism in Portland. We couldn't be more glad.

On the Louis C.K. Experiment, Piracy & SOPA

tylerr — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:00:43 +0000

Surely, you've heard about Louis C.K.'s recent experiment. Earlier this month, the comedian self-produced a comedy album and sold it exclusively on his website for $5 -- skipping the distribution, DRM, ads and everything else that goes into the marketing and sale of a video. It was kind of a test.

2012 New Year’s Resolutions for Agencies

tylerr — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 01:05:29 +0000

With the new year fast approaching, we wanted to create our own list of goals — things that we can aspire to do as an agency. These are our ten resolutions for 2012:

Hire and develop creative honeybadgers
These people lead. They do not give up, do not let boundaries bother them or

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GB Lab Update: Twuffer By the Numbers

Becky Engel — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 18:45:44 +0000

Happy New Year Twuffer! Since we launched our Twuffer application three years ago, we've been so excited by the response the application has seen. Here's a little preview into what's happening with our free tweet scheduler.

What the plus is going on with Google+

tylerr — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:26:13 +0000

If you're feeling a little bit befuddled by Google+ right now, we don't blame you. It's one more social channel to deal with, it's meeting mixed reviews, and while there are some great features (hangouts, circles, etc), people don't seem to be embracing them.

Congrats Kryptiq – Most Admired Company in Oregon

Becky Engel — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 13:00:20 +0000

Congrats to our client Kryptiq for earning a spot on the Portland Business Journal's Most Admired Tech Companies in the region, and for the launch of a new website.

Rosey Awards for two Grady Britton clients

Becky Engel — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 01:43:46 +0000

Congrats to our clients Travel Portland and Howard S. Wright! The work GB did for these clients was recognized last week at the PAF Rosey Awards, the granddaddy of all Portland creative awards shows, with a Rosey and a Merit Award.

Infographic: Social engagement ROI measured

Becky Engel — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:39:25 +0000

A couple months ago there was a story floating around about how Morton’s Steakhouse delivered a steak to a passenger (Peter Shankman) landing at Newark Airport. They did so after seeing a tweet from Mr. Shankman, jokingly requesting one. The social and viral buzz… »