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"Make your mark in New York and you are a made man." – Mark Twain
It's a funny story……
When I was in college, I was sitting in a bar with a friend and we were looking for a one-hour college course to fit into our schedules. It had to be between 10 A.M. and 2 P.M., and we decided the first thing that fit, we'd take. Advertising starts with an 'A,' and that's how we picked it.
I remember telling my friend that I had no idea what advertising was all about. I can't write jingles and I don't know how to sing. But once I got into the course, there was a natural discovery of 'WOW' — this fits. I was immediately hooked. So hooked, that I graduated from the University with a degree in Advertising.
And after a short stint as a bartender, I got into my first advertising job as a copywriter. At 25, I became a partner in a creative boutique, where in a span of two years, we drove the business from zero to $50 million, and then right back down again. It taught me a lot about how not to run a business.
From there, I went to a big ad agency on the account management side. My next move was pretty obvious to me. I opened my own agency in NYC! Of course one needs to attract and retain the best of the talent to succeed with it. So, after a few years of running an agency, I quit. Not because I didn't like the job, but because I felt restricted. I wanted to make it big.
Luckily for me, one the biggest ad agencies in US opened their NYC office. In those days, this agency was seen as a creative boutique. I knew that this was 'the' opportunity for me, I got into it. Today I am the President and CEO of this agency…………..
5 years from now, this could be your story.
New York, the mother of ad agencies, is every marketer's dream and to make it big in New York is making it big in the world. When it comes to areas that are full of inspiration and talent for design, advertising, and branding, New York comes #1 in the world. From across the world, the best and brightest gravitate to the many digital agencies that are widespread throughout New York City, obviously to create an identity for themselves and to make a mark. The creative and vibrant environment of this city and the various opportunities that it offers, shape some of the brightest minds in the industry. If one wants to learn from the success stories of ad agencies, there is no better place to start than NYC.
Fast 35 is a definitive listing of the fastest growing digital ad agencies in New York city. This post features a detailed analysis and commentary on the core USPs and success strategies of these agencies. Information on the various services offered has also been included to help client-side professionals choose the right partner to help achieve their business goals.
Each agency in this list has been hand-selected by the ReportGarden team, and they are among the most creative and fastest growing digital ad agencies in New york city. A wide range of criteria, which include social shares, user reviews, culture, certifications, employees, thought leadership and a lot more, have been considered while compiling this list.
We had awesome fun researching and interviewing these agencies, I am sure you will love it!
Q: With an average person seeing 3,000-20,000 marketing messages in single day, how do you manage to stand out??
A: Our creative breaks through the advertising clutter because we speak in a different voice than their competitors!
Check out how these 35 digital ad agencies are making their mark in the noisy NYC landscape! Read ahead and get inspired!
A global mindset with a New York perspective.
"At our core, we are a culture of thinkers and makers. We aren't just a production company that executes someone else's vision. We develop insightful strategies rooted in consumer behavior and the digital space. We turn those insights and strategies into experiences consumers ultimately engage and interact with."
Firstborn are team of strategists, designers, producers and technologists from around the world who share a passion for creating digital experiences, products and content that reshape the connection between brands and their consumers. Founded in 1997 as a design and technology company with the belief that intuitive and engaging consumer experiences will help move clients' businesses forward – today Firstborn has evolved into one the leading digital mad agencies in US. A full-stack agency offering services ranging from ecommerce to analytics.
Personalization guides the entire ideation process at Firstborn. Their core strength lies in their client-centric process. Being involved with the client as early as possible in the strategy and creative development phase helps them in clearly understanding the business objectives & problems of their clients. After a thorough analysis they come up with ideas and execute them.
To improve efficiency and overall quality of work, Firstborn has grown and built out departments in-house to streamline a multi-platform production process under one roof. The next department to be built out is mobile tech and development, this shows Firstborn's commitment to digital marketing.
More than the processes, services and tools, Firstborn is, at its core, extremely Creative! They are essentially a culture of thinkers and makers. They are far from a regular consultancy whose end deliverable is merely a PowerPoint presentation. They are extremely creative, and can quickly connect the dots to develop insightful strategies rooted in consumer behavior. Capable enough to turn those insights and strategies into experiences consumers ultimately engage and interact with.
Firstborn was named a Creativity Standout for 2015 by Ad Age's Creativity, an honor that recognizes a handful of agencies around the world who are delivering notable creative ideas that push the ad industry forward. They are also the winners of:
Crain's Best Place to Work in NYC
Ad Age Best Place to Work in Advertising
These awards are a testimonial to the creative environment that Firstborn offers to its employees. Constantly striving to shatter the standards of how consumers interact with brands in the digital world, Firstborn is leading the way!
2. Critical Mass
We are an experience design agency with a relentless focus on the customer.
"Our work starts and ends with our clients' customers. We seek to create meaningful experiences that improve those customers' lives. We produce the kind of meaningful experiences that make something convenient, useful, valuable, simple or entertaining."
Critical Mass started in Calgary, Alberta, 18 years ago. Today this agency employs 750+ people in 10 offices on 3 continents. All of this was possible purely because of their relentless focus on the customer experience. Critical Mass is one of the very few agencies in the country which truly understands branding and customer experience. At the core of their operations lies an experience-design process, making things simpler, more useful, more entertaining, more convenient and in many ways changing lives.
As full-service digital experience design agency, Critical Mass provides expertise across Service Design, Experience Design, Marketing Communications and Implementation. Its unwavering belief in delivering brilliant customer experiences has produced business-building results for clients that include Citibank, Nissan, Clorox, Luxottica and many more. Critical Mass is a part of Diversified Agency Services, a division of Omnicom Group Inc.
Naturally, Critical Mass has managed to attract the best talent in the industry. A creative team of tinkerers, makers and do'ers with capabilities to prototype, produce, test, deploy, operate, and optimize digital properties of all types and at scale. With a vibrant work culture that is steeped in entrepreneurial spirit, design heritage and technology,
Critical Mass is your go to destination if you want to create extraordinary experience for your customers!
3. Gyro
Our mission is to create ideas that are humanly relevant.
"Gyro is a global ideas shop, an agency with an unconventional DNA. We are 600 minds in 14 offices acting as one. We Call this Culture UNO. No borders, no walls, no silos; just diverse talents all around the world, working as one, for the good of all our clients."
Gyro tops Advertising Age's 2015 BtoB Best Awards. Not just in 2015, Gyro is the reigning BMA Global BtoB Agency of the Year, has won the Advertising Age BtoB Best Awards for six years in a row for its best-in-class work. Part of Advertising Age Top 50 Agency, Gyro also serves as Global Marketing Advisor to FORTUNE. With a huge talent pool of 600 creative minds in 14 offices worldwide, Gyro is trusted by biggies in all verticals including BlackBerry, Cars.com, DuPont, eBay, FedEx, HP, John Deere, SAP, Tate & Lyle, TD Ameritrade, Time Inc. and USG.
Gyro is today is the world's largest B2B integrated marketing agency.The fuel behind this astonishing success is its unique work culture. A culture that is inclusive and celebrates diversity. This inclusive culture is designed for one purpose: to set creative minds free! A hyperconnected world, needs a lot more than just a concept and a media plan to 'emotionally move' people. So the more kinds of talent and experience an agency can bring to the challenge, irrespective of job title and department, the more kinds of creative opportunities they will see. Gyro lives and breathes this culture. It is this culture of inclusiveness, that allows it to break down silos and operate holistically.
Gyro holds strong expertise in design, analytics, content, mobile, SEO/SEM, Social Media, PR etc. When it comes to B2B marketing, there is no better agency than Gyro.
4. Cramer-Krasselt
Make friends, not ads.
"Too much agency work is disposable. Here today, forgotten tomorrow. But great work endures. Because at its core is a big, truth-heavy insight. And when it's delivered with the right execution, a big truth changes the conversation and connects in a way that lasts. It starts a relationship. A bond. An affinity that pays off in countless ways. A big truth powerfully told creates what cannot be easily stolen. A friend. Make friends, not ads.® "
At C-K, their mission is simple: Make friends, not ads.® This is the philosophy that helped Porsche's first luxury sedan—the Panamera— become a smashing success and helped catapult Corona Extra to America's #1 import.
This unique philosophy not only drives their ideas, it also drives their structure. They're built without silos or competing interests to truly tap into an ever-expanding range of disciplines, from advertising to SEM/SEO to social to analytics-whatever it takes to create compelling brand experiences. This philosophy has made C-K the nation's second largest independent ad agency, placing them among the top 20 advertising and digital firms in the country with more than 500 employees and $1 billion in annual billings. Digital alone now accounts for 42 percent of their business.
Headquartered in Chicago with offices in New York, Milwaukee and Phoenix, C-K represents the biggest brands across virtually every industry, including Benihana, BIC Razors, BRP (Ski-Doo, Sea-Doo, Evinrude), Cedar Fair Amusement Parks (Cedar Point, Knott's Berry Farm and 10 others), Corona Extra, Edward Jones, Giant Foods, Heinz (Ketchup, Smart Ones, Classico, Steam n' Mash), MGM Grand, Porsche, Spice Islands and Vitamix.
They are constantly on look for ideas that fascinate and motivate new behavior. With help from data, debate, psychology and math, they look for all the things that a brand can do to bring people closer to it.
5. iCrossing
A marketing agency for the modern world.
"By modern world, we mean a C2B world, where consumer is in control. And as consumers lead, brands must follow. Today, success means planning around people, not products. iCrossing helps create brand stories and user experiences that deliver superior business results, with an innovative blend of performance marketing, insights-driven strategy, impactful creative, and powerful technology."
iCrossing is a global digital marketing agency offering world-class digital marketing services including paid search, search engine optimization, display, web development, social media, mobile, research & analytics.
iCrossing is a unit of Hearst Corporation, one of the nation's largest diversified media companies. Headquartered in New York, NY, this agency has 900 employees in 18 offices worldwide. iCrossing combines talent and technology to help world-class brands find and connect with their customers. It's client base includes such recognized brands as Coca-Cola, FedEx, LEGO, LG Electronics, Toyota, Williams-Sonoma and 40+ Fortune 500 companies.
iCrossing specializes in creating powerful brand stories and designs responsive user experiences to deliver meaningful business results. Owned by Hearst Magazines, it is the only digitally-born agency within a media, entertainment, and content empire. This ignites marketing solutions that marry iCrossing's creative, technological, and media prowess with Hearst's rich data, quality content, and editorial fire-power.
Named a "Leader" in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for global digital marketing agencies for the second year running, this agency headquartered in New York is a pioneer in performance media. They work with data to understand user intent, identify patterns in search behavior and drive results. Whether it's searching for a breakthrough insight, making quantum leaps in their technology, or creating content that forges a deeper connection with a brand, iCrossing completely relies on data.
Grounded in performance. Fueled by insights and creativity. Powered by data and technology. iCrossing is truly a dream agency!
6. Essence Digital
Making advertising more valuable to the world.
"Digital advertising done well is more meaningful and more effective. We help some of the world's top brands earn relevant connections with their customers."
With a creative workforce of more than 480 people, $700MM+ in media spend and active campaigns in 71 markets, Essence is the world's largest independent buyer of digital media. With offices in London, New York, San Francisco, Seattle, Singapore and Tokyo, Essence is a truly global digital agency. Their USP is their ability to seamlessly blend data science, objective media and captivating experiences to build valuable connections between brands and consumers. With heavyweight clients like Google, Viber, method, Tesco Mobile and the Financial Times, Essence is one of the fastest growing ad agencies in the world.
In an industry rife with pseudoscience, Essence takes data science pretty seriously. Their work has won praise from leading academics and economists as well as clients with stronger, more accountable media programs.
More than the data capabilities, it is their global reach that makes this agency irresistible. Their hub operating model has a proven track record for clients who want to run their business on a genuinely global basis. As a part of GroupM, Essence is majority owned by WPP, the world's leading communications services group.
Their media teams create effective connections, regardless of screen size or media type—paid, earned, owned or borrowed. Whether it's building brands, or driving sales, their clients get the most from this rapidly evolving ecosystem.
If you are planning on going global, you don't have to look beyond this agency!
7. 6S Marketing
We're not satisfied with "good enough".
"We're always identifying opportunities for further growth, and pushing the program to consistently win big — your brand reaps the benefits."
6S is an international squad of digital marketing superstars. With offices in New York, Toronto and Vancouver, their success has been growing multifold since the year 2000. A trusted Google Partner, with more Google-certified strategists than 99% of agencies worldwide. 6S has been continually honored with Top Employer awards for their company culture.
Founded by Chris and John in 2000, 6S Marketing has always stood out for its creative and vibrant work culture, where coworkers are more family than friends. Since then, the company has grown impressively in size, with multiple offices and a wider range of service offerings. From Web Development to SEO, 6S Marketing is known for delivering spectacular digital experiences, creating campaigns that are world-class in style, scope and execution.
What you can definitely expect from 6S is hand-picked account managers to work with you based on familiarity with your industry. With detailed targeting, precise delivery and constant optimization, 6S is sure to get you exceptional conversion rates.
From the east coast to the west coast 6S got you covered!
8. Blast Radius
We use technology in service of creativity.
"We are a global experience innovation agency. Creatively driven. Digitally focused. A Wunderman company."
Blast Radius is a global experience innovation agency that delivers branded content across social, mobile and other platforms. A truly global digital agency, it operates from offices across the world, Amsterdam, Chicago, London, Munich, New York, San Francisco, Singapore, Toronto and Vancouver. With a team of over 300 employees, Blast Radius has one of the most diverse and creative teams in the industry. A proud member of the Wunderman network, this agency is trusted by the biggest global brands like Starbucks, Nike, Microsoft, Bacardi, Nokia, BMW, Nivea.
Known for pushing the limits of technology to bring the best creative ideas to life in intriguing, engaging ways, Blast Radius constantly tries to bridge the gap between physical and digital. This agency has always stood for its clear vision, bold ideas and the courage to challenge convention.
At the core of any marketing activity lies creative content, Blast Radius specializes in creating content, that builds brands and engages customers. From social to mobile to platform, they specialize in creating content that is tailored to each channel and true to the shared ideal between brand and consumer.
This statement clearly states the purpose of the content that they create:
"We uncover the shared ideal that lies at the intersection of consumer passion and brand purpose and bring it to life in always-on brand experiences and integrated campaigns."
All of this takes a whole lof of creative talent. And to retain this talent, Blast Radius has evolved a cross-disciplinary, collaborative approach to work. Thus, creating a culture of inclusion that helps teams stay engaged and excited.
Blast Radius is full of people who are truly passionate about the digital world, get in touch, they are bound to leave you super excited!
9. Moroch
We live consumer behavior every day!
"We live customer behaviour every day and because of that, we develop meaningful, more intimate brand experiences that deliver immediate, demonstrable, and sustainable results. We combine Paid, Owned, and Earned digital channels to create brand experiences that are worth sharing. We always start with "Why?" We measure everything. And we obsessively look for ways to constantly improve performance."
To truly appreciate this agency one should definitely read this:
Tom Moroch began the company in 1981 with one client and an idea for an agency: living its clients' business and getting closer to their customers. That first client is still with them, along with—as you can see from the site—an impressive number of others.
Today Moroch is one of the biggest agencies in US with a unique footprint of 33 offices throughout the U.S, offering best-in-class services in Social and Digital Analytics, Digital Audience Profiling, Content Strategy, Influencer Engagement, SEO Strategies, Micro Real-Time Engagement and Digital Lead Generation!
So what lies at the core of this agency?
An intimate understanding of the customers, what's important to them and the world they live in.
Moroch is an amazing mix of catalysts — researchers, provocateurs, thought-leaders, planners and partners. Grounded in a solid understanding of the consumers, their work has proved to have an immediate, demonstrable and sustainable impact.
Moroch is one of the few agencies which combines strong traditional media functions—strategizing, planning and buying with new media roles, developing vehicles for broadcast, digital, print and experiential.
If you are looking for a meaningful and more intimate brand experiences, Moroch is your agency!
10. Laundry Service
Success on social media is a commitment to change.
"We use data to inform strategy, which drives creative and targeting. Creative and targeting achieve business objectives, giving us more data to optimize our strategy. Rinse, repeat. It's the circle of digital life."
You can get all of your laundering needs completed under one roof at a laundry service. Why should your social media be any different? Laundry Service is the only mid-sized agency that handles content creation, media buying, and digital PR in one place, in real-time and all at once!
With an unique approach to social media, this agency on Madison Avenue, has been rocking since Day 1! A part of Wasserman Media Group company, Laundry Service was one of the agencies to watch in Ad Age's A-List issue in January. 247LS is a social media agency with full-service capabilities across owned, earned, and paid media. One big advantage of this agency is that they have Public Relations and video production capabilities, all in-house.
The rocket growth of this agency can be attributed to its amazing team, awesome work culture and a simple organizational structure. Everyone at 247LS is a community manager, creative, strategist, and ad buyer. This flat structure allows LS to deliver nimble, efficient and truly effective social programs that drive high ROI and consistently outperform campaigns managed by multiple agencies.
It is this scalable, unique agency structure that allows 247LS to work with a large variety of great brands, including big businesses (Amazon, Disney), institutions (University of Miami, NYU) etc..Also, LS has successfully proven itself across many verticals, including fashion, e-commerce, entertainment, publishing, finance, CPG, automotive and healthcare.
If you are thinking social, you don't have to look beyond 247LS!
11. Laughlin Constable
Our business creates ideas. Our ideas create business.
"Our culture is creative but steeped in accountability. Every idea we present is vetted for one objective: Will this strengthen our client's brand for the purpose of increasing our client's business? Performance, as it relates to business success, is how we live and judge ourselves every day. Marketing innovation, insight, imagination and digital mastery anchor our approach."
Founded in 1976 by Steve Laughlin, LC is today among the top 25 independent agencies in the U.S. An agency responsible for some of the classic brand invigorations like Sargento Cheese, Oshkosh B'Gosh, Leinenkugel's and Sharp's Beer among dozens of others.
A full-service marketing communications firm, with offices in Milwaukee, Chicago, New York and New Jersey. This agency provides Full Circle Branding™ solutions including brand strategy development, digital marketing, design, advertising, public relations, media research, planning and buying.
The continuing success of this agency can be attributed to its two prime foundational principles:
"Our product is people and happy, fulfilled, motivated people make great marketing!"
LC offers a great workplace that is flexible and welcoming, an environment which allows employees to grow their talent and advance their careers. This agency has been winning 'Top Workplace' award consecutively for the past 5 years! Naturally, they attract the best talent in the city / industry.
"Every activity that we undertake has the sole purpose of increasing our client's business."
LC believes in working together, to equip their clients with the ideas and infrastructure needed to be successful. To combine fresh insights and technical skills that can help attract, connect and engage their clients' best prospects to their brands.
It is their commitment to clients and employees which is keeping this agency ahead of it's competitors.
12. Rokkan
Born from digital. Evolved into a fully integrated agency.
"Our aim is to help brands meet the ever-shifting needs of communities and cultures. To develop a strategic point of view that can navigate existing and emerging consumer journeys. To challenge conformity. And to completely re-imagine the experiences through which people will connect.
In short, we believe that marketing can make us more, not less, human. We're a company by and for the brave."
More than an external agency, Rokkan is a client partner that brings brands and people together with purpose. Founded in 2000, Rokkan has grown from a three-person startup into a heavily awarded member of the Publicis Groupe, housing some of the most brilliant talent in the industry. With offices in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles, Rokkan leverages a customer- and digital-first approach, blending strategy, storytelling, digital business and technology. Sound expertise in everything they do, is what makes this agency one of the most sought after agencies in US.
This Agency has seen amazing growth in terms of both revenue and employees, working for big ticket clients including JetBlue, Sharp, Bethesda Softworks etc. With an amazing team, this agency, led by CEO-cofounder John Noe, manages to span a range of digital work from media to e-commerce to social media. With a New York ZIP code and a tendency toward designing digital properties and websites that endure, Rokkan is sure to follow in the steps of the big boutiques and A-Listers Agencies in NYC.
Named to Ad Age Agency A-List for thirds consecutive year, Rokkan has been winning awards and honors almost every year for their amazing campaigns.
We work hard, we care about our clients, and we're upfront with them.
"PMG ranked #13 among an exclusive list of 50 Best Places to Work in Advertising & Media by Advertising Age."
"Full-service digital agency PMG was named to the Technology Fast 500™"
"PMG wins the Silver medal at the 2015 Ad Age Small Agency Awards in Boston"
It is not very often that you see an agency winning multiple awards across categories. Meet PMG, a team of extremely talented individuals with an awesome culture of creativity! In their own words : PMG is a pack of weirdos and button-ups alike interested in learning and doing the right things.
Founded in 2010 in Dallas/Fort Worth, PMG began with the vision of smart, creative, and passionate individuals creating change through innovation. With a combined 30+ years of experience in the media industry, PMG is a team of pioneers, committed to finding the most innovative and authentic ways to help clients exceed the goals unique to them. From Apple's Beats by Dre to OpenTable to J.Crew, PMG is today a full-service digital agency to some of the world's most progressive brands. Driving results for Fortune 500 brands!
PMG is a full-service digital agency that specializes in SEO, Digital marketing, Creative Design & Development, Ecommerce Consulting, Mobile Development, Brand Strategy, Social Media, Incubation, Local Optimization etc. Successfully operating across a range of industries from retail and luxury to hospitality and CPG.
The rocket growth of this agency can be attributed to their amazing client service. More than an external agency, PMG provides its services as an extension of their client's marketing group. They work as strategic consultants, empowering their clients to create successful and innovative digital marketing programs.
What you can definitely expect from PMG is great work, professional service and 100% results. They are fearless and innovative and worth every penny!
14. AMP Agency
Perfect blend of big agency resources and small agency nimbleness.
"We are a team of talented characters who happen to love creating smart ideas for those who will have us. We ask the questions no one else asks to get to the smartest ideas."
From creating the 'Best Cause Related Marketing Campaigns' to winning awards for experiential marketing campaigns, AMP Agency excels at all! With a vibrant work culture and an extremely talented team, AMP agency has been growing steadily.
Through the years, this agency has morphed from a non-traditional marketing agency into a full-service shop. Today, they're a 100 + team of intellectually curious individuals eager to put their digital marketing and advertising services to work for their clients.
AMP Agency is today a full service marketing agency with offices in Boston and New York. Venturing into San Francisco and New York reflects AMP Agency's growing roster of clients and continued commitment to service key clients with an in-market presence.
The success of this agency can be attributed to the time they invest in understanding a client's customers and business needs. Which is then translated into the best intent-capture campaigns to ensure success! This amazing work has brought them some really big clients like Maybelline New York, Princess Cruises, Hasbro and Ansell Healthcare.
All recommendations AMP makes are inspired by consumer insights and a deep understanding of all media channels and powered by an agency-wide spirit of integration and creativity. They are really good at what they do.
15. Avex
We combine design, commerce & technology to launch brands and help businesses grow.
"We believe in including our clients in every step of the process. Designing and prototyping from day one, our expert team collaborates to bring ideas to life."
Avex is a boutique New York web design company & digital marketing agency. Founded in 2013 by Freelance Web Designer John Surdakowski, Avex is a perfect team of multidisciplinary designers & strategists, with a passion for creating immersive digital experiences.
Avex is especially known for creating beautiful and immersive digital experiences for brands and businesses of all sizes. Starting as a design-first agency, Avex has now acquired specialization in SEO, SEM, UX design, responsive design, social media management, mobile app design etc.
With offices located in the WeWork building on Varick Street in NYC, this agency has won the trust of big brands like Google, USA Network, HBO, PONY, UBISoft, Sony Music, Bank of America etc. in a very short time span. Amazing work output and ability to quickly scale up depending on the client size and needs, is the secret behind the success of this agency.
You can definitely count on Avex to provide you with the best possible solution for your business needs, pushing the boundaries of technology and user experience!
16. Eventige
Inspired by Passion. Driven by Results.
"Eventige has been essential to us in developing and executing a social media and search engine optimization strategy. They developed Twitter and Facebook systems that are consistently growing organic new followers, along with an extremely strong Google AdWords campaign, both of which have yielded us impressive rankings. Eventige also provides us with constant updates and tips on other ways in which we can leverage success in such a competitive marketplace."
This testimonial from a happy client sums it all. From Adwords campaigns to setting up social media profiles, Eventige does it all. Eventige Media Group is full service marketing partner to some of the most innovative brands on the globe. The rocket growth of this agency can be attributed to their client-oriented approach. transparency, strategy, and the use of the latest technologies to power their campaigns.
Eventige owns Event Marketing Worldwide, the largest experiential marketing group in the world. The group was also featured on LinkedIn for creating the most active discussions on brand innovation and grassroots techniques. Eventige Media Group was also featured in Forbes as a Top 100 Global Ad Agency!
Now combine strong event management / outdoor skills with digital marketing abilities and you have a superb combination. Eventige combines its expertise in outdoor event management with digital services like social media, SEO/PPC, web development, branding & design etc to produce extra-ordinary results.
Their work with Logic e-cigarettes is worth discussing. A combination of offline and online activities has produced record growth numbers for the company, expanding from 440 to over 50,000 retail channels in a time span of only 2 years. Internet sales increased by over 1800%, social media fans increased by over 700%.
Over the last few years, Eventige has grown into one of biggest names in NYC, attracting clients from across US. If you are planning on an outdoor event + online marketing, Eventige is you go to agency.
17. Performics
Inspired by Passion. Driven by Results.
"In an increasing complicated media world where participating with your customers across ever changing channels, platforms and screens is essential, a relentless focus on connectivity, measurement, optimization and integration is essential. We operate in a time when we can make every marketing dollar accountable and attributable, and Performics mission is to realize this opportunity for the clients it serves."
Founded in 1998, Performics is named the "original performance marketing firm" by Forrester Research. Part of Publicis Groupe— the world's third largest communications group and top search spender, Performics is today a global giant with 1300+ experts in 40 countries. For more than 15 years, Performics has redefined performance marketing by using data, technology and media in novel ways. An award-winning global player in search, social, display and affiliate channels, Performics collaborates with 220+ brands globally.
A global performance marketing agency for the world's most respected brands, Performics activates data to motivate participation, drive performance and optimize for action across channels. It is through investment in market-leading tools and technology and by using data to understand consumers and their media habits, Performics is able to drive enhanced performance.
17 years after its inception, it still manages to rule the markets because of the exceptional people at Performics. Performics boasts a 95% team member satisfaction rate and low turnover. Performics is continually recognized as a world-class performance marketing agency and has received numerous industry accolades for its work culture and employee benefits.
With vast experience, truly global reach and huge talent pool, Performics is definitely an industry leader and a go to agency for any business that aspires to go global.
18. Maxburst
Out of this world support.
"No matter how small or large your business is, we provide complete marketing solutions for your company. The most important thing is that the work and services we provide are focused on results, conversions, and a strong return on your investment."
Founded in 2003 on Long Island, New York, Maxburst, Inc. was formed to provide professional web-based services, ranging from custom web designs to digital marketing. Providing the ability to integrate clear, functional, and creative interfaces with technical, business solutions, Maxburst was launched to strategically build brands to develop more meaningful relationships with client customers.
Maxburst specializes in SEM, SEO, Social Media as well as Local Search, thus by choosing Maxburst, a client will benefit from constant quality and the ease of coordinating projects with a single vendor. By helping clients to strategize, develop and implement compelling Digital Based Solutions, Maxburst generates more revenue, gets more customers and increases profit margins for its clients. Using the latest tools and technologies that are both proven and practical, Maxburst maximizes ROI.
By choosing Maxburst to handle your creative needs, you'll benefit from constant quality and the ease of coordinating projects with a single vendor.
19. Flying Point Digital
Data-driven marketing for retail and e-commerce.
"Our results-oriented approach, rooted in data-driven marketing, ensures we build client success stories with measurable results. As an agency focusing on retail and e-commerce marketing, we understand the unique needs of retail businesses and how to best engage and convert visitors into customers."
With an average person seeing 3,000 – 20,000 marketing messages in single day, obviously, most of those messages get lost. So, how do you to stand out from the crowd?
Extra-ordinary work is the only way to stand out and get the attention of your target audience. Flying Point tries to do that with every single campaign!
Flying Point Digital isn't your run-of-the-mill SEO or Social Media marketing company. They are a full-service digital marketing agency that offers solutions for businesses to truly scale. Help brands find their voice and put their message in front of the customers.
As an agency focusing on retail and e-commerce marketing, Flying Point understands the unique needs of retail businesses and how to best engage and convert visitors into customers. With a successful track record within the retail industry, Flying Point focusses on generating and acquiring demand at all stages of the customer's journey. Their SEM Management and Paid Search Marketing services are tailored to the retail industry and are proven to deliver performance-based results for top retailers.
The success of this agency lies in their approach. Flying Point leverages cross-channel attribution modeling to achieve optimal efficiency for a digital strategy. As the market continues to fragment, and consumer touchpoints continue to increase, a holistic strategy becomes essential to win – one that focuses on the synergies across multiple channels and magnifies results.
With a results-oriented approach, rooted in data-driven marketing, Flying Point has been delivering measurable results for nearly 15 years! If you are looking for a digital partner to challenge your strategic thinking and improve your digital presence, Flying Point is your answer.
20. Elite SEM
People-focused. Performance-driven.
"Founded on Search, focused on holistic performance-driven digital marketing with our cross-device digital marketing mix tailored to your specific needs and goals."
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The core USP of this agency lies in its awesome ability to create successful multilingual campaigns. Search Laboratory was founded by Ian Harris in 2005 in order to provide a more auditable, ethical and statistical approach to PPC and SEO, and to fill the gap in the market for a linguistically faithful campaign management.
80% of the digital ad agencies don't offer this kind of multilingual service, or rather fail at multilingual campaigns because it is difficult to direct a larger team of multilingual workers, especially if they're spread across different locations and time zones. Search Laboratory on the other hand, employs a large team of native linguists – by having everyone based in the same location it makes it much easier to manage campaigns that span multiple countries and languages. This gives them a greater control over the quality of work that's being done for their clients, yielding far better results than outsourced work.
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First lady Michelle Obama has taken their youngest daughter, Sasha, to Spain. Their other daughter, Malia, is away at summer camp.
Obama hasn't shied away from talking about his birthday, noting that his hair is getting grayer and his metabolism is slowing down as another year passes. White House press secretary Robert Gibbs says that while there's no doubt that the presidency comes with enormous physical and mental strain, Obama "greatly enjoys" the job.
Obama is heading home to Chicago for a birthday celebration dinner Wednesday evening with friends. He'll spend the night in his own house in the city's Hyde Park neighborhood.
Earlier in the day, during remarks at a meeting of the AFL-CIO's governing executive council, Obama joked that he was disappointed that there wasn't a cake.
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I cannot deny being an "on the dole anonymous poster".
Report hurt feelings to MUPD:http://www.mediaite.com/online/university-of-missouri-police-ask-students-to-report-hurtful-speech/
Which will lead to this sooner or later:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKcWu0tsiZM
And does anyone find it hilariously ironic that that the people currently depending on the police to protect them from "mean words" are probably the exact same people who were bashing Missouri police during the whole Michael Brown fiasco?
Ha. Tell us in your own sissy words how your feelings were hurt! Army form# whatever. http://static.fjcdn.com/large/pictures/f0/35/f035be_2459026.jpg
"Hello, 911? Someone just hurt my feelings."
Does "Grow the fuck up." count as hurtfull speech?
Amen VQ.
The Mizzou fiasco is not a civil rights issue. It is a Maoist purge based on ideology disguised as a pigmentation issue- and will be repeated elsewhere.
Have these brats grown out of this yet? It's really tiresome. Can we give them a time-out some place far away from us? Like space?I feel ~*privileged*~ to have not been born in this generation. FEWF!


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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A 29-year-old man is credited for saving several lives after he disarmed a man who opened fire on a Nashville, Tennessee, Waffle House on Sunday morning.
Four people were killed in the shooting and several others were wounded.
The carnage stopped only because of the heroics of a customer who heard the gunshots and hid near the restaurant's bathrooms.
Police said the customer, identified by a relative as James Shaw Jr., monitored the gunman's moves from afar and jumped into action when he saw an opportunity.
Meet James Shaw, Jr. – the hero who single handedly tackled and disarmed the mass shooter at the Waffle House in Tennessee.
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Shaw told the Tennessean that he was "just trying to get myself out. I saw the opportunity and pretty much took it."
The newspaper said Shaw was grazed by a bullet, treated and released.
"When I was in the ambulance to hospital I kept thinking that I'm going to wake up and it's not going to be real," Shaw said. "It is something out a movie. I'm OK though, but I hate that it happened."
"He saw the gunman looking at his rifle. At that point, the shots had stopped. So he decided to rush the gunman, actually wrestled that assault rifle away, tossed it over the counter. At that point, the gunman then fled," Metro Nashville police spokesman Don Aaron said.
"He is the hero here, and no doubt he saved many lives by wrestling the gun away and then tossing it over the counter, and prompting the man to leave."
Police said the assailant shed his jacket and fled on foot. Later Sunday morning, he apparently "clothed himself with a pair of pants," Aaron said.


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Getting a refund at a physical store is normally pretty easy because you know exactly where to go. Whether you bought a t-shirt that didn't fit at Kohl's or a laptop at Best Buy that was broken when you opened the box, you know to return to the store where you bought the item to get your refund.
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First, make sure you know the store's refund policy and make sure your situation fits within it. Second, collect all of the original packaging of the item you bought and bring that, along with your receipt, when you return to the store. Finally, approach the customer service desk and ask for a refund. It's that easy, in most cases.
However, what if something goes wrong and they refuse to award you a refund?
You can politely ask to speak with a supervisor or manager to process your return. Supervisors and managers often have more power to bend the rules than front line employees do. If that doesn't work, try contacting the company's corporate office on the phone, through their website or via snail mail. Keep notes of all your contacts with the company, including whom you spoke with and what was said.
Getting a Service Refunded
Getting a refund for a service is a bit trickier than getting a refund for a product at a physical store. Regardless of whether a service is offered at a physical location or not, most of the rules are the same for getting a refund.
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Online refunds can be a bit tricky because most websites make it difficult to figure out how they work. The first thing to do is search the website for their refund or returns policy. In hindsight, this is good practice before you make a purchase. If you can find the refund policy, it should explain exactly how to get your refund.
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Bear Treks
Hello fellow hunting and fishing aficionados, welcome to Bear Treks. This is my blog to give you useful and current reports on my own outings and information that has been sent to me from knowledgeable sportsmen that just might help you in your pursuit of fish and game.
Papa Bear Outdoors is my company based in Binghamton N.Y. I am an inventor of unique cutting edge products designed to make your precious time afield as successful as possible. This is also your link to some of the best wild trout fishing in the East if not the whole country.
I thought the dog days were in August????
The dog is about the only one loving the weather lately. Its been hotter than my ex-wife after a couple of margaritas. Trout fishing has come to a halt and even the river fishing in the Susquehanna is questionable at best. I went small mouth fishing last night and the river water was 87 degrees. Now I have an idea of how a lobster feels as he is lowered in. The carp fishing has been outstanding however and the kids think this is the greatest thing since sliced bread. So not all is lost and I just love watching them battle 20# carp. This weather has forced me into the shop and I have to admit I have been getting a lot accomplished in preparation for the upcoming fall fishing and I constructed several of my custom tree stands and if the weather gets cool in the morning I will get them in place early in the morning. I only have 4o some stands out as it is so I better get some more in. Actually my son is now 12 and here in NY they just lowered the bow hunting age to 12 his tail is wagging to go. I LOVE IT!!!!! The new stands are going to be put in places that I don't hunt but are guaranteed shot opportunities. Another thing I have been preparing is my minnow holding operation now that we can once again pick our own minnows and not have to buy one that has a USDA certified stamp on his ass. This law was like 6 burrs under my saddle. Once again the people who had nothing to do with the problem were the ones that were penalized and yet the ones whom are causing the problem are allowed to continue on as usual. Why aren't the ships bringing in their bilge water having to sterilize it before they dump it in the Great Lakes???? Oh yeah that's right some company that sent our jobs offshore wouldn't make his 10,000% profit. I better stop now before I have to go drink a 12 pack of sedatives. FISH ON AND OFTEN FRIENDS!!!Read more
A heat wave covers the nation and I am already working on deer gear and preparing stuff for fall. Now is a great time to take it easy and work on some of these projects with an ice cold beverage and a fan on you instead of waiting till late fall. Then you are in a panic as you try to sort everything out, prune and set stands, scout get the boat ready for walleye season…. You get my drift. Here at Papa Bears Outdoors it is a year round mission and over the years I have learned to prepare ahead of time so that these are the results. Under the full moon the other night I went to pick my lovely daughter up from a friends house near where I do much of my hunting and the deer were everywhere. With the heat during the day they are on the move at night and it is a great time to take cool evening drive with the kids and incorporate a little scouting into the mix. You know quality time with the kids , bonding and oh yeah instilling hunting and fishing into their minds instead of Facebook and video games. Now in mid July most of the bucks have pretty much grown their racks, the fields have been mowed and it is good time to evaluate the boys. They probably will not be in the same places come hunting season but at least you know they are in the area. I just love seeing one now that looks like he has a cardboard box on his head due to the mass and velvet. I had one in the front yard the other morning eating the neighbors bushes, he is a tank and looked to be a potential 140 class. He has been placed high on the removal list. I love these suburban bucks. They are hard hunted, used to people and if you can master fooling them then you can fool bucks almost anywhere. The mature eastern whitetail is the one trophy that most world traveled hunters don't have on their walls. This is my brother-in-laws kitchen and he had never bow hunted till he met me. Now they have taken over the house. (BIG SMILE) STAY COOL!!!!!Read more
Summer in full swing
We have gone from building arks to selling sun screen and divining rods to find water in a few short months. Trout fishing has pretty much become an early morning or last thing in the evening event. In fact I rarely fish for them when weather like this sets in due to the stress it places on them. Now is when I like to fish the rivers for smallmouths and muskies. This is a 49 inch/ 35# er that I caught in the fall a few years back on 6# test while jigging for walleyes. This is a fine example of some of the huge fish that the Susquehanna River contains. It is an amazing fishery that is very underutilized. Yet in recent years the state has added in many new boat launches and access to the river in the NY stretch near Binghamton. Maybe think about a trip here for a day or two and then maybe a day or two on the West Branch of the Deleware which is some of the best tailwater trout fishing in the east. It is a little crowded but the fish are there and some are huge. On the Susquehanna there is very little pressure and many smallmouths. The river is relatively shallow with numerous deep holes, so don't bring a big boat with a big draft. My main offices are here in the Binghamton area so feel free to call me about info on the area if you are thinking about a trip to the Southern Tier of NY. Great roads connect the whole state right here.Read more
We Love New York
Here we are in July and Atlantic Salmon of this caliber are being caught. As usual I will not reveal the location in order to not start a stampede but this puppy taped out at 28 inches, was caught on a dry fly and was released !!! Dave is soon to become a licensed NYS Guide and will impress the hell out of you with the skills this young man already possess. I have to chuckle when I tell people that I am from New York and the first thing they think of is New York City. Our state may be a little screwed up on its fiscal and business policies but we are blessed with some of the most diverse and awesome recreational venues in the nation. This wonderful salmon caught right here in NY is just one example of the amazing fisheries that we are able to enjoy all year. Now that the old bear is starting to become some what familiar with the blossoming Internet and associating myself with some people whom truly understand it, I will be able to bring you more and more information. Keep watching my web site as we develop it into a one stop place where you can quickly get get factual reports and techniques that will save you time and money in your outings. PLEASE use the resources link on my web site for an amazing link to many helpful reports. My web master Andy is awesome and is continuously adding new things here once we have deemed them as factual and worthy. This is Papa Bear and the cubs signing off for now.Read more


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Scraping Tweets Directly from Twitter without authentication
In fairly recent news, Twitter has started indexing it's entire history of Tweets going all the way back to 2006.
However, even with this news (at time of writing), their search API is still restricted to the past seven days of Tweets.
While I doubt this will be the case permanently, as a useful exercise this post presents how we can search for Tweets from Twitter without necessarily using their API.
Besides the indexing, there is also the advantage that Twitter is a little more liberal with rate limits, and you don't require any authentication keys.
The post will be about looking at what we can extract from Twitter and how we might start to go about it.
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Twitters advanced search without being logged
Right, to begin, lets say we want to search Twitter for all tweets related to the query "Babylon 5". You can access Twitters advanced search without being logged in: https://twitter.com/search-advanced
If we take a look at the URL that's constructed when we perform the search we get:
As we can see, there are two query parameters, q (our query encoded) and src (assumed to be the source of the query, i.e. typed). However, by default, Twitter returns top results, rather than all, so on the displayed page, if you click on All the URL changes to:
The difference here is the f=realtime parameter that appears to specify we receive Tweets in real time as opposed to a subset of top Tweets. Useful to know, but currently we're only getting the first 25 Tweets back.
If we scroll down though, we notice that more Tweets are loaded on the page via AJAX. Logging all XMLHttpRequests in whatever dev tool you choose to use, we can see that every time we reach the bottom of the page, Twitter makes an AJAX call a URL similar to:
On further inspection, we see that it is also a JSON response, which is very useful! Before we look at the response though, let's have a look at that URL and some of it's parameters.
First off, it's slightly different to the default search URL. The path is /i/search/timeline as opposed to /search. Secondly, while we notice our familiar parameters q, f, and src, from before, there are several additional ones. The most important and essential new one though is scroll_cursor.
This is what Twitter uses to paginate the results. If you remove scroll_cursor from that URL, you end up with your first page of results again.
JSON response provided by Twitter
Now lets take a look now at the JSON response that Twitter provides:
{ has_more_items: boolean, items_html: "...", is_scrolling_request: boolean, is_refresh_request: boolean, scroll_cursor: "...", refresh_cursor: "...", focused_refresh_interval: int }
Again, not all parameters for this post are important to take note of, but the ones that are include: has_more_items, items_html, and scroll_cursor.
has_more_items – This lets you know with a boolean value whether or not there are any more results after this query.
items_html – This is where all the tweets are which Twitter uses to append to the bottom of their timeline. It requires parsing, but there is a good amount of information in there to be extracted which we will look at in a minute.
scroll_cursor – A pagination value that allows us to extract the next page of results.
Make use of the the scroll_cursor parameter
For each search request you make to twitter, the value of this key in the response provides you with the next set of tweets, allowing you to recursively call Twitter until either has_more_items is false, or your previous scroll_cursor equals the last scroll_cursor you had.
Now that we know how to access Twitters own search functionality, lets turn our attention to the tweets themselves.
As mentioned before, items_html in the response is where all the tweets are at. However, it comes in a block of HTML as Twitter injects that block at the bottom of the page each time that call is made.
The HTML inside is a list of li elements, each element a Tweet. I won't post the HTML for one here, as even one tweet has a lot of HTML in it, but if you want to look at it, copy the items_html value (omiting the quotes around the HTML content) and paste it into something like JSBeautifier to see the formatted results for yourself.
If we look over the HTML, aside from the tweets text, there is actually a lot of useful information encapsulated in this data packet. The most important item is the Tweet id itself.
If you check, it's actually in the root li element. Now, we could stop here as with that ID, you can query Twitters official API, and if it's a public Tweet, you can get all kinds of information. However, that'd defeat the purpose of not using the API, so lets see what we can extract from what we already have.
Extract with CSS selector queries
The table below shows various CSS selector queries that you can use to extract the information with.
|The authors twitter handle
|The name of the author
|The user ID of the author
|Timestamp of the post
|Timestamp of the post in ms
|Text of Tweet
|span.ProfileTweet-action–retweet > span.ProfileTweet-actionCount[data-tweet-stat-count]
|Number of Retweets
|span.ProfileTweet-action–favorite > span.ProfileTweet-actionCount[data-tweet-stat-count]
|Number of Favourites
That's quite a sizeable amount of information in that HTML. From looking through, we can extract a bunch of stuff about the author, the time stamp of the tweet, the text, and number of retweets and favourites.
To summarize, we know how to construct a Twitter URL query, the response we get from said query, and the information we can extract from said response.
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Be more intentional about the welcome extended to guests who come to our congregations each week. Here are some resources that can help:
- Welcome: A Unitarian Universalist Primer, an introduction to our liberating and nourishing faith including a brief, lucid history; commonly used readings and prayers; and inspirational quotations, for newcomers and members alike.
- Some Disability Etiquette Tips for Greeting People at Church
- Talking to Guests (PDF, 2 pages)
- "Sunday Super Greeters Keep Visitors Engaged, Returning" from InterConnections
- Conducting Guest Interviews (PDF)
- Visitor Interview Form (PDF, 2 pages)
- Jefferson Unitarian Church, Golden, CO: Newcomer's Page
- "Does your church put out the 'welcome' mat or the 'do not disturb' sign?" asks Gary L. McIntosh's book Beyond the First Visit: the Complete Guide to Connecting Guests to Your Church. This gives an important look at your church through the eyes of a first-time guest.
- Widening the Welcome of Your Church: Biblical Hospitality & the Vital Congregation by Fred Bernhard and Steve Clapp discusses compelling welcoming issues from being a caring host, to welcoming children, youth, and young adults, to considering physical facilities and worship, while offering useful checklists to aid us in widening our welcome to all.
- Daniel Homan and Lonni Collins Pratt's book Radical Hospitality: Benedict's way of Love has become a classic text for exploring what it means to be truly welcoming to others, both at church and in all of life.


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Gwyneth Paltrow and Robert Downey Jr Promote Iron Man 3
Gwyneth and RDJ Get Cute in the UK For Iron Man
Gwyneth and RDJ Get Cute in the UK For Iron Man
Gwyneth Paltrow, in a Dior dress, and Robert Downey Jr. got flirty for a photo call in London yesterday. The Iron Man 3 co-stars popped up in the UK for the latest stop on their worldwide tour, which has also taken them to Germany and Paris. Gwyneth and RDJ arrived in London during a sombre time, as former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was laid to rest yesterday. They will be extending their stay across the pond since the film's UK premiere was pushed back from its originally scheduled date, today, to tomorrow due to the funeral arrangements, which required heightened security to tend to the large crowds.
Gwyneth and RDJ have been turning on the charm during the film's press push, and Robert planted kisses on Gwyneth's cheek during their photo-call in Munich last week. The duo will continue the fun into next week as they are scheduled to head back to the US to premiere Iron Man 3 in LA ahead of its May 3 US release. Iron Man 3 comes out in Australia on Apr. 24.


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The words fair trade get bandied about a bit and most people have some vague idea that it's an ethical concept that helps people in far-off countries. But what does it really mean when you sit down to that fair trade latte; who does it really help and more importantly, how? I traced a cup of coffee from bean in Costa Rica to cup in New Zealand to see exactly what fair trade means in real life.
My journey started in Pérez Zeledón on the farm of Adrian Bourbón and his son Ronald, 1700 metres above sea level. For me, a visitor, the vegetation was lush and the views breathtaking, but after spending some time with these coffee farmers I realised the green backdrop and stunning blue skies hid a life of hard toil and physical labour beyond what most of us can imagine.
Never again will I complain of a tough day at work after clambering through coffee bushes in temperatures of 30 plus degrees. I had enough trouble navigating the tracks, wide enough for one foot, with just my camera in hand and endured endless scratches and ant bites from fighting my way through the bush. I can't imagine what it's like to do that every day carrying a basket of coffee cherries which gets heavier by the minute.
And that's only picking season. Adrian and his seasonal staff have to maintain bushes by hand, especially in times of outbreaks of the dreaded coffee leaf rust La Roya (the affected leaves have to be picked off individually). Trees also need severe pruning after they've finished producing to give them time to regenerate. The sun is unrelenting: it's sweaty, hard physical graft.
Adrian's farm is part of the CoopeAgri Cooperative, an amazing collective model that proves small farmers don't need to be victims of the whims and price changes of large multinationals. It was formed in 1962 and now has 12,000 members, reaching 50,000 farmers, workers and their family members across 85 communities. They deal both in coffee and sugar cane and plans for cacao are afoot too. The cooperative has been so successful, it has been able to build its own supermarkets, gas stations and other facilities to provide extra jobs and streams of income which go back into building a more prosperous community.
CoopeAgri became a fair trade cooperative in 1994 for sugar and 2004 for coffee. This has given farmers further independence and helped to maintain their stability of income. "Between becoming part of the cooperative and the added bonus of fair trade, life has changed a lot for us. We can actually plan now as we know our cherries will be sold and we know the price won't be below a certain level," Adrian says.
"Before, everything was uncertain, but now we can even look at ways to improve our production. We could never have done that before."
But it's not just the guaranteed minimum price that has helped farmers like Adrian. When you purchase that coffee with beans from CoopeAgri, a percentage goes towards something called a Fair Trade Premium. This funds additional projects to help productivity and improve community life. Every year representatives
from the farms meet at a general assembly to vote on how this premium will be used.
If it's been a terrible year, like the years when La Roya had done widespread damage and decimated crops, the premium goes directly back to the farmers to help compensate for loss of income. In other more prosperous years it goes to social, economic and environmental projects to benefit CoopeAgri members and their communities.
Sometimes the Fair Trade Premium is used for maintaining the 160 coffee receivers. At first glance I couldn't understand why a basic storage unit was such a big deal, but after talking to the farmers I realised it was game-changing as it means they can pick the coffee cherries and deposit them there (near their plantation) where they can be picked up, rather than having to make the long journey to the mill every day at significant cost. These are not roads you want to be driving every day; my spinal alignment may never be the same!
The premium is also invested in technical assistance to help farmers with any problems they may have with their crops. It has also been used in the coffee and sugar mills the cooperative owns to install new technology to speed up production processes.
At the coffee mill we had a slightly whiffy journey through the fertiliser area (they use the pulp from the coffee beans and cane bagasse). The final product is then subsidised by the Fair Trade Premium so farmers can buy it at a reasonable cost. All very clever and sustainable.
Sustainability and environmental protection feature heavily in the equation. We visited a gorgeous river nestled among beautiful rainforest that has been saved as part of a 250 hectare forest conservation project. Adrian gets paid $100 a year, a significant amount in Costa Rica, not to farm on a part of his property so the wildlife and flora can be protected.
The Fair Trade Premium also frees up capital for the cooperative to embark on other projects. We visited one such project, a clean bright modern-looking medical centre. It has facilities for cervical health, ultrasounds, minor surgeries, orthopaedics, and much more and members only pay 25% of the cost.
"These projects are amazing," says our guide, Enrique Calderon, from the Department of International Operations for CoopeAgri.
"It makes medical care affordable and accessible for families as it's often out of reach financially for people in this socio-economic bracket."
We could see for ourselves the way people live, and how something like this service would be invaluable.
So after seeing the coffee cherries at source, and the roasting process, it was time to taste the final product.
We spent a fascinating afternoon 'coffee cupping' and tasting the difference altitude makes on the flavour of the beans. We also learned how different markets have different requirements. The Germans like acidity but the Middle Eastern markets would send that straight back. There are even considerations on bag size depending on how the coffee is transported at the other end. In the Middle East the bags can't be any more than 25kg as they are often moved by camel.
New Zealanders have their own preferences, too. CoopeAgri coffee is used by Robert Harris in their Latin American Fairtrade blend and by Wild Bean Café at all BP stations.
Scott Pepler, master roaster for BP says they use a mix of Brazilian and Costa Rican. "The Brazilian provides a good base but the Costa Rican has those great highlights of dark cocoa and caramel when we roast it medium to dark. It gives it the vibrancy we're looking for."
"We had to go with Scott's flavour expertise when we were looking for a good fair trade coffee back in 2008," says Scot Graham, National Food Service manager for Wild Bean. "We were fast becoming the largest retailer for barista-made coffee in New Zealand so we figured going fair trade was an easy way to give back without customers having to pay more. We've had a great relationship with CoopeAgri over the years and several of our staff have been out and visited. It's so fantastic to see the impact at the end and know that a relatively small change can mean a lot to people far way."
couldn't agree more. Fair trade is no longer a vague ethical concept to me. It's a really simple process and in many cases it doesn't cost us anything more to buy the coffee, sugar, chocolate, bananas or other products with the blue and green Fairtrade logo.
In a world where it's really hard to know where to put your ethical dollar, I now know this is one of the easier decisions.
Reported by Alexia Santamaria for our AA Directions Spring 2020 issue


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KILLJOYS – Season 4 Episode 10 – SPOILERS
Aneela, John, and D'Avin re-enter the green to free Dutch. It is understandable why Aneela needs D'Avin on the mission, because he has a unique ability to repel the green goo. And she does try (unsuccessfully) to persuade John to stay behind. (John is quite vulnerable to manipulation from The Lady and therefore completely useless in greenspace.) Remember back in Episode 3.2 when Zeph was the only one to figure out that "fake fire doesn't burn"? One can't help thinking that Zeph is the only one who could entirely refuse to accept The Lady's artificial reality. John almost succumbed to a facsimile of Pawter. Zeph would never believe an artificial-Pip. Continue reading →


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Nellore: Isro scientists are preparing the ground work to assemble one more PSLV, the reliable workhorse of the space agency, to launch the high-precision Cartosat 3.
The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C47) will be launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota range (Shar) in Nellore district.
Cartosat-3 is among the series of remote sensing satellites that will replace the Indian Remote Sensing Satellites (IRS) series. Cartosat-3 is an advanced version of Cartosat-2 with improved spatial and spectral characteristics.
According to sources in the Indian Space Research Organisation, the Cartosat-3 has an imaging payload with a ground resolution of 0.25 metre, and can cover 16 km in panchromatic mode.
The resolution will be 1.13 m with 16 km swath in four-band multispectral mode. It has also equipped with a mid-wave infrared camera with 5.7 m resolution.
Many new technologies such as highly agile structural platform, payload platform, higher rate of data handling and transmission systems, advanced onboard computer, new power electronics and dual gimbal antenna are being added to the satellite.
This will be the 49th flight for the PSLV from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre. The previous mission of Isro's most-trusted rocket was the PSLV-C46 which launched the Risat-2B on May 22. Isro officials said Cartosat-3 is likely to be launched in October....


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A tour of St Nazaire's STX shipyard is one of the excursions on offer for passengers on CroisiEurope's Loire Princesse, which was christened in Nantes last week.
It was an opportunity I wasn't going to miss, as it gave me the chance to grab a peek at Royal Caribbean's Harmony of the Seas, which will become the biggest cruise ship in the world when it is launched in 2016. And especially as I visited the yard in September 2013 when the first steel was cut for the ship's construction. Harmony is the third Oasis-class ship for Royal and design tweaks mean it will be a shade bigger than its two sisters, which were both built at Turku, in Finland.
For the first part of the tour, around the yard's construction sheds, we were confined to the tour bus, peering out of the windows at the red 1,000-tonne-lift gantry crane installed last year. A few minutes later, we were able to step down and enter the dry-dock which was bustling with activity, even on Good Friday morning.
Part-completed blocks were being assembled, ready to be lifted into place; a couple of workers were welding the ship's name onto the hull and grinding off the rough edges, while a constraint stream of lorries was delivering prefabricated cabins put together in a nearby factory.
Regular visitors on the tour will not be permitted to take photographs; the visiting journalists from Loire Princesse – which was also built at the yard -were given special dispensation.
Harmony is expected to be floated out of dry dock this summer, and will enter service next April. The ship will spend the summer cruising in the Mediterranean before heading to Fort Lauderdale from where she will sail to the Caribbean.
(Photo credits to John Honeywell)


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Masada Sunrise, Ein Gedi & Dead Sea from Tel Aviv
Leaving every day of the week, our Masada Sunrise tour leaves nice and early to allow you to experience the famous sunrise views from the Masada fortress, before visiting the beautiful Ein Gedi Nature reserve, and the cooling waters of the Dead Sea
- Climb Masada as the sun rises
- Witness the magnificent view as the sun rises over the crisp Dead Sea waters, and mountains in the distance. One of the world's greatest sunrises.
- Hike in the beautiful Ein Gedi Nature Reserve
- Float in the Dead Sea and immerse yourself in the therapeutic mud
Tour Itinerary
- 02:00 - 03:00 (changes seasonally) - Pick up at Tel Aviv - Abraham Hostel
- 05:00 - Arrival at Masada, hike up to top through the Serpent Trail
- 08:00 - Ein Gedi Nature Reserve
- 10:15 - Dead Sea Beach
- 13:30-14:30 - (changes seasonally) Arrive back in Tel Aviv - Abraham Hostel
- * For operational reasons, drop-off is only possible in the same city you started from.
- NB: All times are approximate, and due to seasonal variations in the sunrise time, the start time of this tour varies throughout the year.
- See your booking screen for pickup time on the chosen date.
- Things to know
- -This is a self-guided tour, meaning that it includes full transportation and printed guiding materials, but no actual guide.
- -We recommend to bring a packed breakfast with you or to have breakfast before the tour as there is nothing available to purchase at Masada.
- -In the unlikely event of there being flooding at Ein Gedi, we will instead go to Qumran or a similar location
- Start times will vary seasonally
Full Description
On this tour you will see the fortress of Masada, Ein Gedi nature reserve, and the Dead Sea, departing in the early morning hours so that you arrive at Masada in time to see the sunrise gleam over the desert and Jordanian Mountains.
Leaving from Tel Aviv, we'll drive east past Jerusalem and through the dark desert, all the way to the foot of Masada. As you begin to climb up the Snake Path, a moderate 45-minute hike, the sun will emerge in the east over the mountains, providing a breathtaking view. You'll reach the top just in time to relax in front of the stunning desert landscape below, and the red sun shimmering off the still waters of the Dead Sea.
Once you've had your fill of the wonderful views, you'll spend some time exploring the archaeological ruins of a castle built in the year 30 BCE by King Herod, and also the place where Jewish rebels famously decided to take their own lives rather than to fall into the hands of the advancing Roman armies. After you descend down the same path, you will find the bus waiting for you, ready to continue the day's adventures.
We will drive to Ein Gedi, a desert oasis where you can hike at your leisure, and are likely to encounter mountain goats and other creatures among the vegetation. The nature reserve includes a stream of cool running water, leading to various pools and refreshing springs, where you are welcome to bathe on hot days. The last part of the tour is spent at the lowest point on earth, the Dead Sea. Enjoy the salty waters and rejuvenating therapeutic mud, floating and relaxing for an hour and a half before we return to Tel Aviv.
Our must-see Masada Sunrise tour combines some of Israel's most beautiful and unique places, which can be difficult to get to independently. For many travelers, this experience becomes the highlight of their trip in Israel.
Download our free Abraham Tours app to get more information on the sites we'll be visiting.
Exchange rate information is provided by a third party for indicative purposes only.
Can't find a date that suites you? Check out our tour departing from Jerusalem!