Category: Fun & Inspiration
Bowling for Christmas
Pins fell. Snow didn’t. Absolute threw a wrench in the traditional office party, treating all the employees to an evening on the lanes. Sure, there were laughs during the ridiculous and random white elephant gift exchange. And yes, there were some adult beverages served. But the real magic of the evening happened on the lanes. … Read More
Absolute Gets Festive for Fraser
It’s the time of year for good cheer and great causes. On November 9, Absolute spruced up a Christmas tree in celebration of Fraser, Ltd.’s Festival of Trees event. This event invites area businesses to decorate artificial trees, which will be delivered to families who otherwise would not have a tree this year. Proceeds from … Read More
Highway Cleaning Fuels Trash Talk
Two miles. Four teams. Bragging rights were on the line. Absolute did its annual cleaning of miles 3 through 5 along I-94 in Moorhead on Wednesday, August 24th. Every year, Absolute employees don the neon and trench the trenches to uncover roadside treasures. This season, the Absolute crew separated into four teams, each hungry to … Read More
Absolute Welcomes Augustus Robert Berns as Office Infant
Mac Berns Celebrates Latest Acquisition Moorhead, MN – On July 11, MacDalton Berns announced the hiring of Augustus “Auggie” Berns as Office Infant. As a recent graduate of the U, Augustus brings a fresh face and unlimited potential to the team. “My wife and I are really excited,” Absolute marketing advisor, Mac Berns said. “We’re … Read More
Absolute Counters Candy Company
So here’s the deal. By now many are aware of a story that happened in Fargo, ND this week. The Just Born candy company, the one that makes Mike and Ike and Hot Tamales, said if the company met its sales goals in 2010 it would have its annual convention in Hawaii. If the company … Read More
Coming to a Mac near you – Internet Explorer 9
Insiders within Microsoft reveal Internet Explorer 9 for Mac The announcement of Internet Explorer 9 by Microsoft has many users excited about the newest IE experience, but since Microsoft discontinued support for Macintosh computers with version 5.5, Mac users have been left out in the cold. Until now. An inside source at Microsoft recently revealed … Read More
5ives: Jason’s Top Advertising of 2009
Last week was ADDY week at Absolute, a time when we lay out all of our best creative work to submit into the local American Advertising Federation competition. After being elbows deep in print, broadcast and digital media, I had the opportunity to reflect on what I value in terms of creativity in the biz. … Read More
Blame it on the Egg Nog
Happy Holidays from Absolute Marketing Group. https://www.absolutemg.com/eggnog
Merry Marketing Blunders
It’s been a week. I can finally start the healing process after two months of Christmas advertising creative cop-outs. I like Christmas, so don’t get ahead of yourself thinking this is some rant by a bitter 20-something because he didn’t get what he wanted. It’s quite the opposite. As I’ve gotten older, I’ve grown increasingly … Read More
Dear Cell Phone Companies – here’s a free idea
You know those wallet cards you get with your cell phone service that’s a handy reminder of some of the functions you can perform on your phone to do things like check your account balance, voicemail, etc.? In the future, I hope cell phone companies just incorporate that into their software OR, even better, just … Read More
