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Moving Others with Motion
Ryan Snarr Creative LeadWe’re always looking for ways to implement interactivity and movement into things that we...
The Power of Pets
Alison Hayes Sr. Marketing AdminDid you know that most U.S. households own a pet? Here at Targa we are thrilled to be...
March Logo Tournament Madness
Ryan Snarr Creative LeadThere is nothing like a national basketball tournament to usher in some spring weather. I’ve...
Earth Day Initiatives for a Sustainable Future
Alison Hayes Sr. Administrator and Marketing AssistantEach year, on April 22nd we celebrate Earth Day, a tradition...
Serving Your Customers with AI
Ryan Snarr Content LeadThis article is part of a series. Read Part 1, Processing Targa's Processes here. Unless you...
Shared Ownership, Opening New Doors for Targa
Jason Steed Owner & CEOThis epic signing moment says it all: Strategy Supercharged! After several years of...
Processing Targa’s Processes
Ryan Snarr Creative LeadThe best way we serve our clients is by having a design process we are constantly maintaining...
Food for Thought: Fuel for the Targa Team
Alison Hayes Sr. Marketing AdminYou know that old saying, “An office that eats together, stays together” Well, maybe...
Flipping the pieces
Lisa Harmer Campaign and Program DirectorMarketing is a lot like a puzzle Simple, right? You have a bunch of pieces...
Moving Others with Motion
Ryan Snarr Creative LeadWe’re always looking for ways to implement interactivity and movement into things that we...
Serving Your Customers with AI
Ryan Snarr Content LeadThis article is part of a series. Read Part 1, Processing Targa's Processes here. Unless you...
My Ideas on Making Your Product Sticky
Jason Steed President and CEOAs a designer and marketer, I love how we creatives get to help ideas to become sticky....
Inktober 2023 with Targa
Heather Steed Graphic DesignerAnother Inktober is in the rearview mirror. And while evidence of our participation...
Marketers: Your Customers Need Storytellers, Not Attention-grabbers
Jason Steed Owner & CEOBy definition, we’re storytellers for our customers. Stories bring life and longevity to...
Is SEO a Temporary Fix to a Permanent Problem?
Maddie Gray Content LeadSEO on the Chopping Block There’s no questioning the necessity of search engines—nor the...
Tips for Writing Every Day – an Update
Maddie Gray Content LeadTwo and a half years have passed since my last “Writing Every Day” post. I still don’t write...
Audience Missing the Message Because There’s Too Much Message? Minimalism in Design
Rachel Klein Art DirectorI enjoy art and design in all its forms. Good design is so diverse and dynamic, it really...
The Ugly Stage: Part of the Creative Master Plan
Maddie Gray Content LeadIt happens with every project. Every drawing, every painting, every story, every book—every...
March Logo Tournament Madness
Ryan Snarr Creative LeadThere is nothing like a national basketball tournament to usher in some spring weather. I’ve...
Pantone’s Peachy Pick
Ryan Snarr Creative LeadSince 1999 Pantone has been selecting an ‘official’ color of the year. The intent was to...
Reflecting on Inktober 2022
Maddie Gray Content LeadAs often as I've had a blank canvas in front of me, I always feel a bit intimidated to make...
Creative Exercise: Album Art
Rachel Klein Art DirectorTo begin this creative exercise, I invited some of our team members to design an album cover...
Capturing Inktober
Heather Steed Graphic DesignerSubscribe to our newsletter.Sign up for marketing insights from the Targa team! Get to...
Marketing From the Heart: Where My Passions Lie
Jason Steed Owner & CEOSitting in a Thai restaurant in 2019, I leaned toward Heather and stated, “Not sure why,...
How My Customer Database Rescued Me
Jason Steed Owner & CEOAt minute 15, my podcast host, Kyle Knowles, asked me how I was able to surface after a...
Marketers: Your Customers Need Storytellers, Not Attention-grabbers
Jason Steed Owner & CEOBy definition, we’re storytellers for our customers. Stories bring life and longevity to...
What Marketers Can Learn from Taylor Swift…Ready for It?
Maddie Gray Content LeadTaylor Swift makes her fans feel like her friends. Marketers everywhere should take a page...
You Have 3 Seconds to Make an Impact
Tony Kemp Technical DirectorWe always hear that you should “Never judge a book by its cover,” but many people do just...
Finding Your Target Audience: It’s Not a Speed Date
Maddie Grey Content LeadFinding a partner can make or break your life. Marketing is like that too. Understanding your...
Solving for Gen-XYZ
Tony Kemp Technical DirectorCracking the Codes for Generational Marketing If you’ve done a marketing campaign lately,...
I Don’t Need Multitaskers. I Hire Monotaskers.
Jason Steed Owner & CEOWhen it comes hiring a multitasker, I’ve changed my stance a full 180º. First of all, I’ve...
Stop Expanding Your Creative Graveyard
Maddie Gray Content LeadI see you out there, the moonlight outlining your figure while you dig. While you throw dirt...
The Power of Pets
Alison Hayes Sr. Marketing AdminDid you know that most U.S. households own a pet? Here at Targa we are thrilled to be...
Shared Ownership, Opening New Doors for Targa
Jason Steed Owner & CEOThis epic signing moment says it all: Strategy Supercharged! After several years of...
Food for Thought: Fuel for the Targa Team
Alison Hayes Sr. Marketing AdminYou know that old saying, “An office that eats together, stays together” Well, maybe...
What I’m Taking From 2023 To Succeed in 2024
Ryan Snarr Creative LeadHey! It's me Ryan. I'm the new guy here at Targa working the role of creative lead. The above...
Inktober 2023 with Targa
Heather Steed Graphic DesignerAnother Inktober is in the rearview mirror. And while evidence of our participation...
The Pets Behind the Targa Team
Maddie Gray Content LeadOur new space has helped us to expand our team. It also means we can bring our pets into the...
Graphic Design: Is It Art?
Rachel Klein Art DirectorReferring to our work as “art" is uncomfortable for many of us in creative fields. Design and...
Targa Holiday Watch Party
Jason Steed Owner & CEO The holiday season is upon us. Food, family, gifts, carols and TV! All the classics are on...
Nineteen Years and a Credit Line
Jason Steed Owner & CEOAfter 19 years, our bank's credit line has been one of my biggest business checkpoints. We...
The Power of Pets
Alison Hayes Sr. Marketing AdminDid you know that most U.S. households own a pet? Here at Targa we are thrilled to be...
Earth Day Initiatives for a Sustainable Future
Alison Hayes Sr. Administrator and Marketing AssistantEach year, on April 22nd we celebrate Earth Day, a tradition...
Shared Ownership, Opening New Doors for Targa
Jason Steed Owner & CEOThis epic signing moment says it all: Strategy Supercharged! After several years of...
Processing Targa’s Processes
Ryan Snarr Creative LeadThe best way we serve our clients is by having a design process we are constantly maintaining...
Food for Thought: Fuel for the Targa Team
Alison Hayes Sr. Marketing AdminYou know that old saying, “An office that eats together, stays together” Well, maybe...
Imposter Syndrome, and How We Creatives Can Rise Above It
Jason Steed Owner & CEOOn Thursday of last week I bumped into 4 isolated instances where “imposter syndrome” got...
My Gratitude Practice for Wiring Creativity
Jason Steed Owner & CEOThank Goodness for our Prefrontal Cortex From one creative to another, I’ve found an...
My 20-year Report: Finding our Happy Place
Jason Steed Owner & CEOLook, even our logo got a little happier! Since opening Targa Media's doors 20 years ago, I...
My First Demotion, and How it Steers Me Today
Jason Steed Owner & CEOAllow me to share what I’ve kept pretty much to myself for over 24 years: my first...