12.13.2018
What I Learned This Year: 2018
By Scott Gardner
As we look to the new year ahead, there’s no better time than now for company leaders to take a long look at their company values and ensure that they represent their vision and mission for the year ahead. And once those important touch stones are set, they need to be shared throughout the enterprise….
11.28.2018
Liquid’s series of films inspired by 80s legends ‘The A-Team’
By The Marketing Standard
The “E-Team” features a cast of characters who like the A-Team, bring specialized skills to solve specific challenges. Or as they like to say, “Exacting revenge on problems with exactly the right solutions.” Led by “Cornflake” and “Porterhouse,” the E-Team literally tackles the issues companies need to manage in their day-to-day shipping and packaging needs…
11.13.2018
Liquid Agency Activates the E-Team for Ernest Packaging Solutions
By The LA Egotist
Ernest Packaging is serious about bringing new thinking to the world of packaging and shows its innovation and sense of humor in an engaging series of videos from Liquid Agency that bring together an unconventional group of problem solvers inspired by 1980’s TV police and special forces shows like the A-Team. The “E-Team” features a…
10.25.2018
6 Ways a Brand Can Forge a Cohesive Company Culture and Stay True to Brand Promi…
By Katie Wignall
When there’s discord internally, it’s often difficult to connect with consumers Customers can tell when your brand isn’t internally aligned. If you walked into your office tomorrow and found that all the logos had been removed, would you still be able to see your brand there? What if all your products were taken off the…
10.19.2018
Small Ad Agencies Argue: We’re Faster and Smarter
By Tobi Elkin
How do smaller ad agencies compete with bigger shops backed by holding companies? While brands value creativity and agility, are smaller, home-grown ad agencies less encumbered by the bureaucratic processes that can bog them down? A few small agencies are trying to answer that question with agile management. Jane Smith, a 30-person full-service global creative…
09.28.2018
Liquid Agency CEO embraces change in the cultural landscape
By Sonya Herrera
Scott Gardner, CEO and founder of Liquid Agency, has worked in downtown San Jose for 24 years and says “It’s going to be interesting to see what it’s going to be like in 10 years.” Scott Gardner’s character defies easy labeling. The founder and CEO of brand marketing firm Liquid Agency has been making money…
09.04.2018
The Key to Balancing Life and Work When the Two Merge? Just Be Present
By Tony Cordero
The key to balancing life and work when the two merge? Just be present. When we first started talking about “work/life balance,” we lived in a much more binary world. I distinctly remember going to work, firing up my desktop tower, putting in a full day surrounded by workmates, shutting it down at 5 (OK,…
08.31.2018
Bringing Silicon Valley Thinking to the World
By Daniel Codella
If you have a strong culture, you’re going to have a strong company. Over the last half-century, Silicon Valley has become the global center of innovation—the world’s brightest minds flock here in droves. It’s the birthplace of some of the most groundbreaking companies in tech, and people have been trying to figure out what makes…
06.29.2018
If I Knew Then What I Know Now…I’d Invest in Brand Culture and Never…
By Scott Gardner
As a passionate 30-year tenured agency owner and branding expert who has walked the halls and worked with some of America’s great companies like Apple, Google, Nordstrom and many others, I wish I really grasped the importance of Brand Culture many moons ago. And I don’t mean culture through the employee lens, I mean Brand…
05.23.2018
Liquid Agency Cleans Up at Silicon Valley ADDY Awards
By The Marketing Standard
Liquid Agency, Inc. was awarded the highly coveted “Best of Show” award at the American Advertising Federation’s Silicon Valley Addy Awards for its highly effective and creative campaign for Ernest Packaging titled “Ernest Not Hiring.” In total, the agency won seven awards across Gold and Silver categories in BtoB, Logo Design and Website work. The…
