Brass Tacks & Bottle Talk

Brass Tacks & Bottle Talk is a blog for people who want to speak out, about, and around the power of creativity in business. That starts with us. We wanted a space to share the ideas that move us. Newsworthy stories, people, and projects that inspire us. Perspectives on stiff topics that challenge us. And the kind of results that remind us of the value of it all. We encourage you to join. Leave us a comment. Tell us what you like and what you don’t. Challenge us to defend our perspective if you disagree. And if you want to be a contributor, email us!

The Making of Saint Frank

After a job goes wrong, Frank is called to clean up a mess he didn’t make. Saint Frank is a short film about best friends caught in a lose-lose situation. […]
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Our Side Show Won a Side Show Award

A Side show. Side project. Passion project. Whatever you call them, they’re the creative outlets we use to express that part of ourselves that lives beyond the client brief. That’s […]
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6 Awesome Creative Submissions from MUSE 2020

A couple of weeks ago, MUSE announced the winners for their 2020 Creative Awards. And, well, we won. Big. Our When This is Over PSA we created for The ALS […]
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Bugle Wins Platinum MUSE Creative Award

Bugle is honored to announce that our work with The ALS Association was a 2020 Platinum Winner at the prestigious MUSE Creative Awards. While I don’t do it often, I am […]
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What Brands Can Learn From Statues

We would live in a much flatter world if we waited for perfect people before raising statues to them. Because, for all the triumphs, and advances, courage, vision, and selfless […]
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Bugle Wins Its First AIGA 50

Very occasionally we’ll toot our own horn. Now is one of those times. Bugle is proud to share that our work producing Booz Allen Hamilton’s Talent XGuide recently won an AIGA […]
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What Should Your Next Conference Smell Like?

An old copywriter friend of mine once described a truck that zoomed past him on a dusty Georgia lane: I remember the bite of jagged-toothed pebbles slicing through my worn […]
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How To Build Rapport With A Roomful Of People You’ve Never Met

We’ve all seen them. Those human magnets who walk on stage and in a few short remarks attract the attention of an entire room. These speakers can somehow build rapport […]
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