Takeaways From The World’s Biggest Social Media Conference: SMMW19

Takeaways From The World’s Biggest Social Media Conference: SMMW19

If there’s one takeaway that I walked away from the world’s largest social media conference with it’s this: Your community is everything. If focusing on your community and providing value are not the most important parts of your social media strategy in 2019, you’re...

The Greatest ADDYS Ever

The Greatest ADDYS Ever

Good work for good people—that's what we're all about. Friday marked the ADDYs, the annual night of celebrating the advertising industry in Buffalo. It's a night that we look forward to every year. It's a chance to see our friends in the industry and celebrate the...

Seth Godin, Made in Buffalo

Seth Godin, Made in Buffalo

"People like us do things like this." That was our main takeaway from Seth Godin, who kicked off the Buffalo Jewish Federation's new Made In Buffalo speaker series as the inaugural speaker, last night at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery. The energy in the room was...

Meatball Street Brawl

Meatball Street Brawl

Sometimes you get so caught up in the moment that you forgot to stop and look around. That was almost the case with the inaugural Meatball Street Brawl that Telesco Creative Group and client Osteria 166 helped to create. 2 years ago, the idea was conceived, but the...

How do I choose a Social Media partner?

There's no escaping the power, and importance, of social media in marketing today. However, when working with agencies, many businesses don't know if they should outsource their social media to an agency or keep it in house. Even after deciding to give the work to an...

Architects of Air comes to Buffalo

Architects of Air comes to Buffalo

Yesterday we took to the outer harbor to be the first in line to experience Architects of Air. Architects of Air build "luminaria." A luminaria is a monumental, inflatable structure that is designed to generate a sensory experience through light and color; it doesn't...

Opening Day

Opening Day

We are proud to be part of another Major League Baseball Opening Day! At least the summer sport is starting even if the summer weather isn’t. Play ball!  MLB Network has been a great client of our since 2009 and we are happy to have them as part of our lineup.

Seemed like a sprint

Seemed like a sprint

The 2015 Buffalo Marathon is officially over. The prep and planning was a long process, but it seemed to be over in the blink of an eye. What an amazing event for our hometown and we couldn't be more proud to have been involved. From the early morning setup of the...

Getting the band back together

Getting the band back together

We are excited to announce the hiring of Greg Meadows as Creative Director at Telesco Creative Group. Greg is one of the most talented people in the area and will add another dimension to our team. He was most recently at The Martin Group where he led the creative for...

Still snowing in Buffalo

Still snowing in Buffalo

We thought this was an appropriate post for today's snow event in Buffalo, NY. It is one of our favorite pieces from this past year—a Christmas Card for our client, Mount St. Mary Academy. We borrowed from a cultural phenomenon that would fit right in with our target...

Globalquest Staffing Solutions has a new look

Globalquest Staffing Solutions has a new look

Telesco Creative Group is proud to announce the launch of the new Globalquest Staffing Solutions website. We also created a new logo that highlights Globalquest and how they Supply the Power of People.

New Osteria 166 site is now live

New Osteria 166 site is now live

We are proud to introduce the new Osteria 166 website. We have worked with the team at Osteria 166 to help refine their brand. The website allows people to see the daily specials right on the front page, while providing easy access to all of the menus and offerings....

Look who is turning 1.

Look who is turning 1.

Congratulations to our friends over at Osteria 166 as they celebrate their 1-year anniversary with a big ole' bash. We are proud to have them as a client and can't wait for the party tonight. Stop down if you have a chance. It should be a great night.

Ink. Paper. People

Ink. Paper. People

Sometimes we joke that we are different because we know we are the same. A lot of businesses are like that. However, as a business, you need to define what it is that truly makes you different. We recently helped our friendly neighborhood printer through this process....

Play Ball!

Play Ball!

Opening Day of Major League Baseball season is here. It is a sign that birds will be chirping and the sun will be shining (however we did get 4-inches of snow on Saturday in Buffalo.) We are happy once again to have helped MLB Network launch their coverage of Opening...

Target is not the devil for using Photoshop

Target is not the devil for using Photoshop

I have waited a while to comment on the Target photo retouching debacle. I was waiting not because I wanted to see how Target spun the story, but to see if they were going to admit what actually happened. From my eyes, it looks like the person doing the retouching...

Because we eat with our eyes.

Because we eat with our eyes.

Who doesn't like frozen yogurt? OK, who doesn't like to put crushed up Kit Kats and Whoppers on top of anything? Now that we have that established, we wanted to introduce you to Chill Buffalo Frozen Yogurt at 2860 Niagara Falls Blvd. in Amherst, NY. We are honored to...

The Huffington Post likes us!

The Huffington Post likes us!

We are really excited to post this great mention of a product we designed for DG Apparel & Gifts. It is a glass to help celebrate your victories once you have run either a marathon or half-marathon. They were launched at the Buffalo Marathon in 2013 and have taken...

iDon’t completely get it

iDon’t completely get it

Congratulations to the folks over at Apple for creating huge lines around the world for the release of their iPhone 5S and 5C. It is so impressive to see the anticipation on people's faces as they wait in line at every Apple Store, Verizon and anywhere else that...

Catholic Medical Partners launches new campaign

Catholic Medical Partners launches new campaign

We are happy to unveil the new TV spots we created for Catholic Medical Partners to let people know how their network of 900+ physicians across WNY can help to make their lives better. Coordinated care, electronic medical records and patient involvement are all keys...

Congrats to Mike Switaski and Buffalo City Swim Racers

Congrats to Mike Switaski and Buffalo City Swim Racers

Great national press for a great friend and client of ours, Mike Switaski from Buffalo City Swim Racers. Helping kids learn to swim and develop great work habits is a selfless act that we need more of in our country. Click to see the article.

We believe in Mount St. Mary Academy

We believe in Mount St. Mary Academy

The school year is starting up and so is the new branding campaign we created for Mount St. Mary Academy. The goal of the campaign is to let middle school girls and their families know that the Mount believes in a lot of things with their educational offerings, but...

Pac-12 teams have new looks

Pac-12 teams have new looks

Cal. Oregon State. Arizona State. All 3 of them have updated their logos and/or uniforms for the upcoming 2013 schedules. We did not create the looks, but it is exciting to see how they did it. Take a look at the video revealing the Cal look by Nike. Great to hear the...

I wish I made that moment #1

From time to time I go back and look at things that have inspired me in the past. An old Apple ad. The Mesa Grill logo. Pearl Jam. Whatever it is for you, it is good to look at stuff. Well, today is one of those days that I began marching down the road of inspiration...

What if Don Draper had a Keurig

What if Don Draper had a Keurig

Mad Men comes back this weekend for another season full of the sexiest profession in America (says the owner of an advertising agency.) It is true that advertising is full of "zany" brainstorming sessions and late nights, but I have to tell you, I do not have crystal...

Because everything tastes better at a ball park

Because everything tastes better at a ball park

Today is Opening Day at Coca-Cola Field in sunny Downtown Buffalo. The Buffalo Bisons kick off their first season as the AAA team of the Toronto Blue Jays. There is always that reminder on Opening Day that summer is around the corner. We are extra excited because our...

Back to Baseball

Back to Baseball

If you close your eyes, you can smell the hot dogs in the air. The roar of the crowd is the soundtrack for the day as the umpire yells, "play ball!" Opening Day is today around the country in Major League Baseball (except for the game last night in Houston.) Whether...

Spring is in the air

Spring is in the air

With Opening Day quickly approaching, we are proud to announce our sponsorship of the Northtown Nationals 13U baseball team. Take a look at their new logo created by our team. Go Nationals!

Our client is ready for the Madness

Our client is ready for the Madness

Congratulations to our client, Pac-12 Networks, for having 5 teams in the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament that starts at 12:15 today (aka the time of year I don't go to bed.) Oregon and Cal are #12 seeds (my favorite upset match-ups annually.) Arizona and UCLA are...

At least part of Buffalo is heating up

At least part of Buffalo is heating up

As I sit here staring out my window and see the snow outside in March, I am reminded of a product that one of our clients recently launched—The Costanzo's Original Spicy Buffalo Roll. That's right, hot sauce and red pepper flakes baked into the roll. And yes, it is as...

The Buffalo Addys Show

The Buffalo Addys Show

Congratulations to our client, Becky Farbo, from Phillips Lytle for winning Odysseus Award at the Buffalo Addy's show last night. A great client and friend that is well-deserving of such an honor. A special congratulations to our Telesco Creative Group team for...

Tumbleweed blows through our blog

Well, we did it. We launched our new website–one of our goals for 2013. It is a responsive design for our mobile/tablet user friends and we think it gives us a nice place to feature some of our work. Thanks to the folks over at Newbird Design for helping us pull it...