From Pencil To Stylus:Our CEO Reflects On &Barr’s 65th Anniversary By: Pete Barr Jr., CEO “You can’t really know where you’re going until you know where you’ve been.” – Maya Angelou Sixty-five years ago, Orlando was a small place. Mostly a military town with Army and Air Force bases. Adding to the economy was agriculture, mostly […]
By: Jenn Rivera, Director of Human Resources We love what we do—and we love where we do it. &Barr is proud to announce that we’ve been named one of the Orlando Business Journal’s 2022 Best Places To Work! This honor means the most because it’s awarded based on employee reviews. Companies that participate and are selected as a […]
Kim Blaylock Selected As A Woman Who Moves Orlando By: Douglas White, COO “Before you become a leader, success is all about growing yourself. After you become a leader, success is about growing others.” – Jack Welch former CEO of General Electric. &Barr’s very own Kim Blaylock, VP of Account Service, is someone who embodies this […]
By: Jenn Rivera, Director of Human Resources We’re a third of the way through the year and when you look around the office, you can’t help but feel the positive energy surging through everyone. Since the start of the year &Barr has been busy. Busy growing, busy working hard for our clients, and busy making sure that we’re […]
2022 Brand Refresh: To Adapt Is To Succeed Author’s Note: Some stories aren’t meant to be written by just one person. History certainly hasn’t been. And that’s what this is: you’re reading a piece of history. This is a carefully recorded and caringly reported conversation between colleagues—and friends. It’s a transcript of shared thoughts because that’s […]
By: Meg Rosenoff, Senior Copywriter Brand identity is the combination of design and messaging that work together to tell a brand story. There are countless other elements that make up the brand’s identity, such as a color palette, typography and fonts, icons, voice, tone and language. Together, these pieces create the DNA of the brands we […]
By: Meg Rosenoff, Senior Copywriter Winning “Best Of Show” is a big deal in any category. But winning “Best Of Show” in the AAF’s competitive category of “Self-Promotion” means something a little more. It means that our pride rose above the rest. Our belief in ourselves outshone all the competitors. We let our imaginations run wild—and […]