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Yes, we do have bright ideas
As an award-winning boutique agency - now with locations in Bel Air and Sonoma - our bright ideas are anything but small. We provide strategic, integrated, creative and effective solutions to clients' visual and verbal communications needs using a collaborative approach that successfully achieves goals and objectives. A woman-owned, MBE, 8(a), SDB certified business, our experience includes creative conceptualization, writing, editing, proofreading, graphic design, interactive media, illustration, media placement, public relations, sports marketing, print specification and print press coordination - to name a few - for government, retail and non-profit clients.

   

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A Day to Remember

Today marks the 90th anniversary of women’s suffrage, and as I reflect on this day one cannot help but think that without the work of our predecessors, the successful women entrepreneurs, politicians and leaders of today would not have a platform to impact our world. On this occasion, it only seems fitting to take a look back on the women who paved the way for our women-owned business, A. Bright Idea to become a possibility and a success.
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ABI Top 10 Snowball Flavs

Of course, it's been a typical Maryland summer over here on the East Coast - humid, humid and more humid! No worries though, A. Bright Idea to the rescue with the best snowball flavors you just have to try - and take a sweater because you'll be cooled off in no time with these top picks!
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Back to School
by Melissa Mauldin

It seems like only yesterday we heard the call of summer, which always began (for me) with The Fresh Prince’s "Summertime," for others maybe it was Alice Cooper's "School's Out" or The Drifters' "Under the Boardwalk." Well, just as it seems summer began, it’s time for all of those summer anthems to
come to an end.
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Supporting small business, growing community
by Katie Mercado

The shop on the corner or the store down the street - have you ever thought about how many small, local businesses there are right around you ever day? You can always find a big box store, but the missing link continues to be customer service with a personal touch.
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Now trending: #blog by Cobey Dietrich

More than 12 years after the introduction of the blogosphere, blogs are alive and well as bloggers create niches and everyone from corporate executives to mom and pop at the shop on Main Street begin to grasp the value of starting a dialogue and engaging multiple viewpoints.
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Entering the World of Social Media by TJ Brightman

I have a confession to make. I just joined Facebook! I apologize to my friends who along with me swore we would never give in to the establishment and found the whole idea kind of silly. Don’t get me wrong. Someone who lives, sleeps and breathes the world of advertising and marketing everyday certainly can recognize the power of social media and the benefits it can provide to one's business. I have been a communicator my entire adult life. However, the idea of sending someone an electronic birthday gift never crossed by mind...
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ABI Top 10 Vacay Must-Go's

Has last minute planning left you in a crunch for summer vacation details? Check out some of the places A. Bright Idea creatives have been and will be going this summer. We bet you'll be inspired!
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Growth Through Innovation: The Chick-Fil-A Way

From the classic chicken sandwich to the Eat Mor Chikin campaign, we all know and love the Chick-Fil-A brand. At a recent American Marketing Association Baltimore event, Dan Cathy, President and Chief Operating Officer of Chick-Fil-A, shared some insider tips from the company’s 42+ years of success and growth.
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A. Bright Idea’s boutique approach wins with awards, new business, and new west coast office

A. Bright Idea Advertising and Public Relations launches new business with The Wellwood Club restaurant of historic Charlestown, Md., and the opening of a second location in Sonoma, Calif., while celebrating industry recognition for its work in the television advertising, public relations, graphic design and interactive design arenas.
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Social Media for Business by Melissa Mauldin

Social media – it’s a virtual wonderland to some, but a scary place for others, including many business owners. Many wonder, is social media really a tool that can benefit MY business? To that I'd say, well it depends.
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BRAC and the Community by Sarah West

As a military brat in the mid 90’s, the word “BRAC” was scary. It meant we might have to move again and it clearly amped up the stress level in my house. Now that I am on “the other side,” as a contractor, supporting a government client onsite at the Edgewood Area of Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG), BRAC has taken on a different meaning for me...
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Happy Father's Day from A. Bright Idea

Anita Brightman shares a heartfelt tribute to fathers everywhere.
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Your Rebranding Toolbox

Anita Brightman shares her Rebranding Toolbox in the June 2010 issue of SmartCEO magazine, where she outlines eight factors CEOs should consider when undertaking a rebranding effort.
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