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He’s Not Just Furry, He’s Family.

August 19th, 2010

ROI isn’t just a saying at Martino Flynn (as in, Return on Ideas). It’s the name of our pet hamster.

Movin’ On Up: MF Wins Regional ADDY Gold

April 28th, 2009

Last month when we took home a bunch of trophies at the Rochester ADDY Awards, including Best of Show, we were ecstatic. Who knew that the winning wasn’t over? Recently, we were excited to learn that MF was awarded two Gold ADDYs at the District Two regional awards: one for the Dundee Ales & Lagers [...]

’Zines, digital printing, and the quest to save periodicals

April 2nd, 2009

My college had a readership program that provided free USA Today and New York Times newspapers daily to campus. Everyday I would walk into the student center and collect these two, along with a Daily Kent Stater and devour the news page by page. So, naturally, when I heard that print was on the decline [...]

Recognition is nice, really nice.

March 16th, 2009

I think it is human nature to seek out praise—recognition that your hard work and tireless efforts are appreciated. For those who work in advertising, award shows fill that yearning. And, for the Rochester ad community we look anxiously to the annual ADDY Awards to provide some of that positive reinforcement. Martino Flynn was honored [...]

Google starts using its Twitter account

March 3rd, 2009

Google has had an account on Twitter for a little while, but had yet to post an update until last Wednesday. Appropriately, Google’s first tweet was a binary message that translates to “I’m Feeling Lucky.” Some out there, like Loren Baker, an Editor at Search Engine Journal, are saying that’s maybe a sign Google could [...]