Visit New York’s 12 Most-Instagrammed Cideries
Cider is an exploding industry in New York State; according to Governor Andrew Cuomo, the number of cideries tripled between 2014 and 2016. We counted 76 NYS cideries on the Cider Guide website, and many more are surely in the works. While we worked on our Ultimate Guide to Cider Marketing (which includes insights from…
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How Much Medical Crowdfunding is There in the Hudson Valley?
Our country is freaking out about health care right now. Lots of people are hurting: there are those who are worried about their health insurance being taken away, those who can’t afford insurance in the first place, those who have increasingly expensive “good” insurance, and the 47% of the country who would be financially wiped…
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The ultimate guide to turning your art into a product
Far too often, I'll see this on social media: “Hey guys, I have an idea for a pin but I have no idea where to start with this! Anyone know?”Well, I do! But, the answer to this isn't a short one. There are a lot of options for turning your art into products, but it can be…
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Where to Observe Taco Tuesday in Kingston, NY
RESTAURANTS Diego's Taqueria 38 John St (845) 338-2816 Diego’s is the King Kong of the Kingston taco scene. They always have interesting specials and the owner is truly about that taco life: he has one tattooed on his leg. It's hard to imagine Uptown Kingston without Diego's, but Lucy's Tacos was in that space just…
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19 Insights on NY-19 Voters (According to Facebook)
We may call our home the Hudson Valley, the Catskills, or upstate, but for the next 15 months, our region will be known to many as NY-19, a Congressional toss-up district with possibly 10+ people running for the same seat. It’s hard to predict what will happen with the race, but as a digital marketing…
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Wappingers Falls’ 13 Most-Instagrammed Places
There's a lot to discover in Dutchess County, even packed in with the strip malls of Route 9. One example is Wappingers Falls, which is a scrappy village of 5,500 people in a square mile of real estate between Poughkeepsie and Fishkill.We'd been planning on visiting as part of our series of "Most-Instagrammed Places" blog…
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Visiting Great Barrington’s 13 Most-Instagrammed Places
We admit: as a creative agency, we live in a Hudson Valley marketing bubble. But 80 miles away, there’s another region that ALSO has farm-to-table restaurants, creative businesses, environmentally-innovative products, swimming holes and hiking spots. It’s called the Berkshires, and for a weekend, we let Instagram guide the way for us in Great Barrington, MA.…
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2016’s Hudson Valley Breakout Brands (According to Google)
Say the word “brand,” and the huge ones, like Nike, Apple, or Coca-Cola come to mind right away. However, branding is just as important for local businesses and organizations (which is why we offer branding services as a Hudson Valley marketing agency). Branding comes down to people remembering your business. Thanks to Google Trends data, we…
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Saugerties’ 12 Most-Instagrammed Places
Jimmy Fallon. Now that we got that out of the way, there are lots of other things to talk about in Saugerties. After crunching a year’s worth of social media data (from parts of 2015 and 2016), we’ve compiled the 12 most-Instagrammed places in Saugerties. Inclusion on this list means that the location is a…
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Hudson Valley Influencers: 12 People Making an Impact With Social Media Content
Social media influencers are everywhere, both in the Hudson Valley and in your news feed. We interviewed 12 local ones, and learned how they’re using storytelling, original content and authenticity to make a name for themselves while having a real-world impact, in the worlds of food, travel and exploration, civic engagement, fashion, and cats. They’re…
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