One Foot Over

Last Friday, Hami Arrington, MBA and Stephen Brent May had the exciting opportunity to mentor a talented group of students in the AAF-Houston Student Competition. These amazing students whipped up a campaign from scratch in just 6 hours and wowed a panel of judges. Their hard work and flair earned them a well-deserved 3rd place! 🏆 😎 Grab your sunglasses, because after witnessing these students in action, it's clear that the future of Marketing is shining bright.

🎃 There's nothing scarier than bad marketing. We hope your Q4 marketing tricks only lead to treats.

🔑 Letting an agency (including us) handle your Marketing should never mean handing over the keys to the kingdom. Owning your own Marketing accounts ensures you’re always in the driver’s seat, protecting data continuity and access. No one should control your brand’s data except you! Read our take on this topic and make sure you’re set up for success!

🍝 Last Friday we took some time away from rolling out Marketing campaigns to roll out fresh pasta. It's too soon to say if #TeamOFO will be awarded a Michelin star for our culinary endeavors, but we definitely got full on the fruits of our labor. With team outings like this, we may change our tagline to "When you're here, you're family." Is anyone using that one?

What happens when we help multiple brands consolidate and focus their efforts into building one strong, cohesive brand? They see a double-digit increase in leads from paid media. 🙌 Learn more about how we made it happen and if it's right for you. The link to the case study is in the comments.

✨ Get to know #TeamOFO ✨ Cindy Arzola Vrbanac is our incredible Client Services Director. Most days she can be found on Zoom sharing strategies and reports or ensuring our clients have everything they need. But there's so much more to Cindy than keeping clients happy. 🎬 FAVORITE MOVIE: Gone with the Wind 🍕 IDEAL PIZZA TOPPING: Pepperoni 🎶 FAVORITE SONG: The Greatest Love of All by Whitney Houston 📖 LAST BOOK SHE READ: Becoming by Michelle Obama 🌮CRUNCHY OR SOFT TACO? Soft. There's no other way to eat a taco. When she's not at home or in the office, you'll probably find her at one of the many coffee shops around Houston sipping the same iced coffee for 8 hours.

🔮 We don't do it for the awards but when we get awards for doing it, it's just icing on the cake. Last week we took home an AMA Houston – American Marketing Association Crystal Award for the Google Analytics related work we did with our amazing client, ServiceMax, a PTC Technology.

Are you constantly scratching your head trying to figure out and keep up with all the marketing challenges your business is facing? Register to hear what our Chief Strategist and Founder, Stephen Brent May, is witnessing on the front lines.

7️⃣ Lucky Number Seven 7️⃣ We found out yesterday we were selected as a finalist in seven categories for the 2024 AMA Houston – American Marketing Association Crystal Awards for campaign work we've done for our clients. Tomorrow officially marks seven years in business for us, so this feels extra special. Even though we feel like we've already hit the jackpot with our amazing clients and #TeamOFO members, we need to roll one more seven to finish out this lucky streak. What could it be?

Our very own Camila Sandoval returned to her alma mater, AMA-University of Houston Downtown, last week to talk to marketing students about the power of saying YES! Camila is a #TeamOFO rockstar and we are so glad she says "yes" to us and our clients every day.