A Note From Tina Reynolds Regarding The Coronavirus
Last week, Uptown Studios made the decision for our teams to work remotely due to the coronavirus. While the decision is a bit of a challenge, our team is highly motivated to stay on your projects and turn them around quickly and efficiently. We are all available to you through a Google Hangout or Zoom meeting …
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5 Tips for Great Video Calls When You’re Working From Home
Google has rolled out free access to our advanced Hangouts Meet video conferencing capabilities to all G Suite customers globally until July 1, 2020 so businesses can work from home. Uptown Studios full crew is working remotely – we are rotating three people in the studio Monday through Friday so they will be there to answer the phones …
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5 Big Reasons Video is Important to Marketing Your Business
Video has become a standard in all marketing. It has been steadily growing to become one of the main vehicles for sending out your messages and video should be one of your go-to tools for marketing fun, information and strategy. Video is versatile and relatively easy these days so read on as we explain some of the “why’s.” …
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Is Video for Marketing a Worthy Investment?
Is Video for Marketing a Worthy Investment for your business? I am a big fan of video on any marketing project – there are a few buts in there though: • It has to be short and sweet • You have to get your call to action in there early (like 35 seconds) and then …
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Be a Change Agent for Good
As the leader of the best creative team in Sacramento, I work hard to create a community of giving, learning and growing – from the inside out. Our team is committed to building a world around us that is conscious and filled with positive intentions. We want to work with people who tear down silos. …
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8 Ways to Improve Your Listening Skills
Listening is something I practice, and most of us need to practice listening, like an internal workout. I get better if I am listening with intention – leaning in and really focusing on what the person is saying. Not thinking of what I will say or how I will respond, which is what most of us want to …
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Growing a Business with Integrity and Fairness
Growing a business with integrity and fairness is something you have to plan for from the beginning, whether you own a start-up or a decades-old business like ours. It’s good to establish a company mission and vision that includes the community you serve. Your mission is a key to creating a brand that endures and …
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TEAL – Rocking a Self-Managed Business
You can’t just snap your fingers and have your entire organization switch from a hierarchical organization to a TEAL self-managed team – although I thought it would be easier than it has been. I thought “wow, no bosses and everyone does what they do best – what an awesome way to run a business.” Uptown Studios …
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Our Bold Business Model has Power and Magic
Uptown Studios has moved our business model to a TEAL model and it is based on “self-management.” It is a bold shift from the standard work environment – where everyone has a boss – to no one having a boss. What does that mean and how is it different from a standard business model? Each person …
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