Ed. Note: This piece was written by a friend of Nova’s at Dayton International Airport, Linda Hughes. We thought it was too good not to share.
I said goodbye to an old friend today. Daisy and I had been more than just friends. We had gone through so much together over the last 14 years. It’s hard to imagine life without her by my side. I didn’t realize that her departure would affect me so emotionally. I remember when we first met. She was sharp looking, and carried herself in a sleek, mature and classy style. We both knew immediately that we clicked. We had both been around the block a few times. And yes, we were both well broken in and we brought all of our prior experiences to the ease of our new journey together. She was someone I wanted to be seen with. Whenever I showed up with Daisy she made me look a little more classy and professional. Over the years it was as if she could read my mind. If I even thought about turning to the right, she would be there before I could give it a second thought. 
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I’m not an Ohio native, but I have to say I’ve really grown to love this place. Especially the southwest corner that Nova Creative sits in. To outsiders, I know we have this “rust belt” persona, which translates to “dead and boring”, but it’s just not true. Read more
Earlier this week, Fast Company magazine posted an article declaring that the laptop is dead. They followed it up today with a piece on the Tablet War that’s likely to take place this year as manufacturers battle for control of the emerging market. Read more
This week, we’re featuring Nova co-owner, account executive, and all-around good guy Larry Knapp. We caught him in his natural environment, “The Playhouse”—where he and his friends hang out and jam, to ask him about a few of his Favorite Things:
Favorite Things – Larry Knapp from Nova Creative on Vimeo.
We’re just one day away from the day of the turkey feast, which means we’re two days away from one of the biggest shopping days of the year – Black Friday. Some of us at Nova are pretty veteran at this whole shopping thing (though not as crazy as the above Target lady), so we thought we’d share our 9 tips with you.
1. Check out DealNews.com before you go. They break down Black Friday deals by product category so you can see which store has the best available deals on the items you need.
2. Find a designated driver – no parking worries, just get dropped at the door and call when you’re ready for pick-up. Ideally, someone who can be bribed with coffee & donuts so they don’t run off too far.
3. Carry a big garbage bag with you. If the store runs out of carts, you’ll still have a place to carry your stuff. But make sure store employees can tell you’re not trying to shoplift. The last thing you want is to be tackled to the ground by security in the middle of the mayhem. Read more
Today I got to take a field trip away from the office to see the fruits of something we’ve been working on with Dayton International Airport. They were launching their “Flying Is Fun Again” campaign to highlight the benefits that the airport brings to travelers and the economics of the Southwest Ohio region. I took some photos of Ace, the airport’s new mascot (created by Nova Art Director Bryan Strunk), and our own Rose Schulz, who headed up Nova’s work on this. Read more
We take our Halloween costume competition seriously here at Nova. This year, Bill Rieger came in first with his brilliant Beetlejuice costume – complete with white face paint. Congrats to him.
Unfortunately, Bill’s capture of this year’s crown meant that someone had to come in second. The unlucky one in 2011 happened to be designer James Graves (aka “Grapes”). This week’s video is a documentation of the runner-up’s dejection in the wake of his loss:
Earlier this week, Twitter launched a new website called Twitter Stories that’s an interesting take on what could otherwise be a bland case studies/testimonials page.
The company is curating stories from its userbase that tell how the service has positively affected their lives – in both text and video format. Tweeters can submit their own stories by using the hashtag #TwitterStories or @replying @TwitterStories, an account from which the company is actively responding. Twitter says they’ll be updating the stories on the website monthly. The current selection includes tales of organ donation, book store salvation, and fashion promotion.
For all the awe it inspires, the whole site is really a very simple answer to a question all businesses should be able to answer about themselves: “What makes our story special?” Check out the video below to see how one man helped his parents’ bookstore from going under by using his Twitter account. How would you tell your company’s story?
It’s Halloween weekend and we’re having a costume party here at the office today. Since you can’t join us, after the jump you’ll find some ridiculous videos of the Nova team in various Halloween roles: Read more
Great news from one of our clients this weekend: breast cancer survivor organization Pink Ribbon Girls were selected as one of 20 finalists in the Pink Well Challenge. They will be receiving $45,000 for passing the first phase of the multi-part challenge! They were told that they had a great voting score in the Ellen Degeneres Pink Well Award for one of the smaller seed foundations, so thank you for everyone that voted — it all mattered.
Needless to say, Pink Ribbon Girls are tickled PINK!
We’ll keep you updated here on Pink Ribbon Girls’ progress in the Pink Well Challenge – more news to come!
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