Almost Productive: A podcast mostly about marketing

Do you think AI is man's new best friend or Satan's pawn? As the technology — and our relationship to it — evolves, the NBCG team shares our thoughts about AI and advice we give clients. (Note: Those em dashes were 100% human-generated.).

Ready to make some magic? Let’s do this! Have your people call our people and we’ll do lunch. Or, give us a jingle, shoot us an email, fill out your deets, pop off a letter ... whatever your method, we’ll be pleased as punch to hear from you!

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Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]

Everybody knows your business in a small town. (Literally!) Owning a company in a small town poses unique challenges and opportunities. With firsthand experience in this arena, the Almost Productive team discusses operating strategies for businesses in low-population communities.

Ready to make some magic? Let’s do this! Have your people call our people and we’ll do lunch. Or, give us a jingle, shoot us an email, fill out your deets, pop off a letter ... whatever your method, we’ll be pleased as punch to hear from you!

Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠newbostoncreative.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]

Keeping track of to-dos, staying on top of project statuses, prioritizing tasks — there’s a lot to juggle in the world of marketing! In this Coffee Break episode, our hosts share the tools they regularly use to manage their workloads and offer advice to help you do the same.

Ready to make some magic? Let’s do this! Have your people call our people and we’ll do lunch. Or, give us a jingle, shoot us an email, fill out your deets, pop off a letter ... whatever your method, we’ll be pleased as punch to hear from you!

Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠newbostoncreative.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]

Feel like you speak a different language from people older or younger than you? Not sure how to get through to someone of another era? Addie, Shawn and Julie talk about how to reach and engage with people of all age groups. Listen up to find out who prefers authenticity in marketing, who has spending power and who is mostly likely to cancel you in this episode on generational marketing. Let's all get along!

Ready to make some magic? Let’s do this! Have your people call our people and we’ll do lunch. Or, give us a jingle, shoot us an email, fill out your deets, pop off a letter ... whatever your method, we’ll be pleased as punch to hear from you!

Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠newbostoncreative.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]

A security notification from your bank, a potential client with specific requests, an email threatening legal action: Scammers are getting more and more creative!

Listen to this Coffee Break episode of Almost Productive for common tactics we see and tips on how to avoid scams — plus the story of how we almost fell for one. 

How well do you know your co-workers? As a small marketing team, our Almost Productive hosts think they know each other pretty well, so they’re putting it to the test. In this episode, Julie, Shawn and Addie square off in the Marketing Match Game, guessing each other’s answers to questions about logos, social media pet peeves, writing preferences and more. This one goes down to the wire!

Psst! Hey, marketers! Need to sharpen your communications chops? Want to stay on top of the latest trends? The team shares ideas for professional development for even the busiest schedules. Need a growth mindset? Shawn delivers motivation. Want branding best practices? Follow Addie’s social media recs. Niche interests? Julie’s got an email newsletter to cater to every marketing whim. Listen in and brush up!

Pranks aren’t just for whoopee cushions and hand buzzers — marketing teams get in on the fun, too. In this Coffee Break, the Almost Productive crew explores the world of April Fools' marketing, from fake product launches to brand stunts that actually worked well (and a few that maybe should’ve been real).

Follow along as our Almost Productive hosts combine the drama of March Madness with the productivity and satisfaction of spring cleaning. In a bracket-style showdown, we help you decide which marketing efforts to prioritize as you tidy your company’s house. There will be upsets. There will be cheers. And ultimately, there will be one Spring Cleaning March Madness Champion.

Ready to make some magic? Let’s do this! Have your people call our people and we’ll do lunch. Or, give us a jingle, shoot us an email, fill out your deets, pop off a letter ... whatever your method, we’ll be pleased as punch to hear from you!

Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠newbostoncreative.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]

As marketers, the Super Bowl is one of our favorite events. The commercials are the real spectacle, and it can be more fun to watch which brands score big than to follow the actual game. In this episode, we break down our favorite spots, call out the misses and take a hard look at how well (or badly) AI showed up. Readddddy, break!

Ready to make some magic? Let’s do this! Have your people call our people and we’ll do lunch. Or, give us a jingle, shoot us an email, fill out your deets, pop off a letter ... whatever your method, we’ll be pleased as punch to hear from you!

Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠newbostoncreative.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]