Great Big Day of Giving Deal

Uptown Studios is discounting our video package by 50% to our non-profit friends to take part in Uptown Studios’s Big Day of Giving promotion. We have put together a special video and social media package to promote your non-profit, this Big Day of Giving! Scheduling is only available for the first 15 applications at this promotional rate …

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New Beginnings – How will you survive and thrive moving forward?

After completing another year surrounded by the threat of COVID-19, we march on. Our drummer is sounding a beat that keeps us marching in step, AND watching our step. We have all had to make adjustments, and now we are into our reality of make it or break it. We have figured out how to survive when so much has changed. Now, we are changing with the times…

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A Note From Tina Reynolds

This month I would like to chat with everyone about hindsight and the journey that comes with it. The story of how I built Uptown Studios, and the community I brought with it, may be just what you need to hear to get your budding business off the ground. In my early days, I had a lot of time and not a lot of money. Sound familiar? While I didn’t have work, I did have a strong desire to help build up the community around me…

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Congratulations to our recently promoted team members!

At Uptown Studios, we’re not only adding team members, but we’re also promoting them! Last month we mentioned that we’ve added some incredibly talented team members to the Uptown Studios crew this past year. This month, we’re thrilled to announce we’ve also had some recent promotions!   Lizzie Carroll, Lead Copywriter promoted to Marketing Director …

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Meet the Newest Members of Our Team

Uptown Studios is easy, fun, and popular, and our team is, too! We’ve added some incredibly talented members to the Uptown Studios crew this past year. Usually, while in the office, there is a chance to meet everyone. Since we aren’t in person, we wanted to take a moment to introduce you to: Bex Rielly, …

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Happy PRIDE Month – A Note from Tina Reynolds

Happy Pride Month Every June I celebrate the whole month. Being an openly gay woman in California is one of the lucks of my life. I was active in the LGBTQI equality movement, fought for the HIV/AIDS movement to be recognized by our government while so many young men died, marched in pride events, protested …

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2021 Philanthropic Goals

Last year, we donated nearly $90,000 in services to nonprofits within our community. This year, we want to grow our impact. While we certainly will never turn down help to anyone changing the world, our 2021 goal is to focus on organizations doing great work to end environmental racism.

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IDEO Human-Centered Design Learning and Experience

Having recently completed my certificate in “Foundations in Design Thinking” from the global design company, IDEO, I am reminded that the human experience is at the heart of good design. Not every client has a clear vision at the start of the creative process, but when they approach Uptown Studios …

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2021 Small Business Branding Check-in

Happy New Year! And what a start it’s been. With any new year, business owners are inevitably stuck doing a little bit of reflecting. While we could recommend that you, say, finally change that light bulb or fix that MailChimp problem, we have decided to instead direct your attention to something even more important! Your brand. For business owners of any …

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A note from Tina Reynolds

It feels a bit more like an extended 2020 to me. I realize it is a brand new year, but the way this year got started was not like a rocket but more like a rock. So much trouble, trials, and tribulation around us. I like to promote the positive in all things and stay optimistic through and through, but I gotta tell you: this is testing me …

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