The Blog

Now that you’ve utilized your connections, and mastered the basics of social media, it’s time to test your creative side with guerrilla marketing.   Even if you haven’t heard of guerrilla marketing before, you’ve probably seen it. Guerrilla marketing is an innovative and unconventional marketing technique aimed at obtaining maximum exposure for a product at […]

Whether you grew up skateboarding or not, you’ve probably heard about Jonah Hill’s debut film “Mid90s”. Mid90s is one of the first films about skateboarding in the mainstream that has not been a letdown to the skateboarding community. Yes, you heard that correctly: Jonah Hill made a film based around skateboarding. The film is by […]

In today’s day and age, social media is critical, especially for a small business just starting off. From Instagram to Twitter to Facebook and beyond, social media is an easy and cost-effective way to start promoting your business.     Create a Following   Social media gives businesses the opportunity to directly engage with both […]

If you have a new company or brand that’s just starting out, it may be hard to know exactly where to start, especially if you’re on a budget. Obviously, we’ve big fans of retaining a rad creative agency (cough) to strategically guide you through the process, but we know for most start-ups, that’s just not […]

At [ 2 one 5 ] Creative, we love a good intern. Our team is fortunate to be welcoming two on the marketing side: Collin Underwood and Angela Homan. Both hold the title “Marketing Intern”, and will assist [ 2 one 5 ] Creative for the remainder of 2018.   Before joining the team at […]

As [ 2 one 5 ] Creative prepares to enter the home stretch of an already record-breaking year, the agency is stoked to announce three new hires: Dana Marie Hough (Senior Operations Manager), Sarah Ireland (Senior Account Manager), and Jeremy Snyder (Digital Designer).   Dana Marie brings to [ 2 one 5 ] Creative more […]

“Brand consistency” is critical to every company’s success. When a company projects a consistent message to its customers, those customers begin to trust that company. Trust begets loyalty, and everyone knows that a loyal customer is worth his/her weight in gold.   Utilizing repetition and consistency in messaging and behavior is the essence of brand […]

At [ 2 one 5 ] Creative, we don’t just work in Philly. We LOVE Philly. We ARE Philly.   Philadelphia is where we live, play, and generally have a great time. We are obsessed with the city’s eclectic and exciting blend of music, culture, food, and more. Here are just a few of the […]

[ 2 one 5 ] Creative is a busy place. When we aren’t working on putting our clients’ brands in motion, though, we love to take a break to read a book. From memoirs and non-fiction to poetry and novels, we’re reading all over the board, drawing inspiration and creativity from a variety of topics, […]

18 teams. 22 venues. 23 days. The International Champions Cup (ICC) may be a series of friendlies, but it’s DEFINITELY not child’s play, on the field or behind the scenes.   Now it its sixth year, the ICC brings together Europe’s best futbol clubs (or soccer teams, if that’s your preference) for a series of […]

Philadelphia agency [ 2 one 5 ] Creative took home three honors at the 24th annual Communicator Awards: the Award of Excellence, and two Awards of Distinction.   The Communicator Awards are held yearly to honor communications professionals who have produced exceptional work. The 6,000+ entries this season were evaluated by members of the Academy […]

Brand personality. The term sounds buzz-wordy, but what it represents is critical to your brand’s success.   Think of it like this: your brand is basically a person. It’s on social media, it’s on the ground, and it’s interacting with (actual) people every day. When customers think of your brand, they think of the face […]

The process of building a brand can be intimidating, especially when it comes to picking a brand name. You want the name to sum up everything your company stands for… which is easier said than done. Here are some tips from us on how to come up with a brand name.   In order to […]

Hopefully you haven’t been living under a rock recently, but if by some slight chance you have then you need to know this: short-form videos are kind of a big deal. You know, videos like those ones you see on YouTube before you get to the video you actually want to watch? Yeah, those. These […]

The team at [ 2 one 5 ] Creative recently completed a video project for an outstanding organization that we are honored to support: College Possible.   Founded in 2000, College Possible is a national organization that makes college admission – and success – possible for low-income students. Through intensive “near peer” coaching and support, […]