September 26, 2017

Getting Charged Up For A New Non-Profit

This summer, Asher was honored to help launch a new nonprofit, the Responsible Battery Coalition. Formed in April 2017, RBC is committed to the responsible management of batteries across their entire lifecycle, from resource extraction to recycling. Included are lead-acid vehicle batteries found in cars and boats, lithium-ion batteries in electronics, as well as new battery technology that hasn’t been imagined yet. Among RBC’s growing list of member companies: Honda, Ford, Walmart, Advance Auto Parts, O’Reilly Auto Parts and founding member Johnson Controls, a global manufacturer of batteries.

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September 18, 2017

Maximize Your Media Mix

Over the past several years, we’ve seen a sharp shift in how people consume media, with traditional media being eroded by its digital counterpart. “Must-see-TV” mentality is a thing of the past, replaced by on-demand and time-shifted viewing. TV is, indeed, everywhere, anytime. If you miss the Thursday-night lineup on NBC, you can watch it later online or via DVR. We still want to watch our favorite television shows, but now we can watch them on our own schedule.
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April 4, 2017

Smart(er) Cookies.

When a local Girl Scout council asks you to help sell a million boxes of Girl Scout cookies, you say yes. The Girl Scouts of Northern Indiana-Michiana set this goal every cookie season, and this year they surpassed it by 200,000 boxes. Asher enjoyed creating and executing a social media strategy just as much as eating the “samples” of the new S’mores cookie. We helped GSNI-M reach over 338,000 potential customers on Facebook, an increase in audience reach of 306% over last year. Through backend analytics we gained insight into what type of user engages with GSNI-M and what type of content triggers engagement. The campaign’s success translated into more cookies sold and a few lessons learned.

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March 20, 2017

Assisting Indiana Tech with content marketing: what we’ve learned along the way

I recently wrote about the increasing importance of content marketing and the opportunities inherent in treating your brand as a media outlet unto itself. In this post, I’m sharing an example of how Asher has helped one of its clients—Indiana Tech—with content marketing. Here’s what we’ve been working on—and what we’ve learned along the way.

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February 28, 2017

Asher Collects 27 Awards for Creative Work

ASHER COLLECTS 27 AWARDS FOR CREATIVE WORK –

22 IN FORT WAYNE, 5 IN CHARLESTON

 

FORT WAYNE, IND. – Asher Agency has received a total of 27 awards for its creative work. The Fort Wayne office received eight Gold and 14 Silver Awards at the annual Advertising Honors recognition ceremony held Feb. 25, 2017, and sponsored by the Fort Wayne chapter of the Advertising Federation of America.

 

“The fact that Asher won Gold in a variety of categories is a true testament to the diverse capabilities of our agency,” said Co-Creative Director Dan Schroeter. “And it really highlights our ability to creatively meet the needs of our clients’ ‘Common Problems’ — no matter what they are — with a variety of ‘Uncommon Solutions.’”

 

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