Chuck, Bob and Pete were the three founders of Fry/Hammond/Barr. I knew all three and worked closely with Chuck and Pete. The agency was already a 30-year-old company when I joined in 1987. It was built from scratch at a time when things were different. One could argue that while things have changed and evolved, many things […]

DEAR CLIENTS, &Barr doesn’t work without you.That’s why we have the & in our name. So we can put your name first.Nemours&Barr.Rosen Hotels & Resorts&Barr.Merlin Entertainments&Barr.You get the idea.Point is, we love working with you to create work that meets your business goals.That gets your message out there.That works.This past Saturday night, the Orlando advertising community gathered […]

A new year always offers a chance to start fresh. A time to tackle projects you’ve always wanted to do, but never got around to or made time for. In this spirit, I was determined to get an official &Barr Account Service training series off the ground in 2019. I’m happy to report I’ve crossed that resolution […]

At &Barr, our mission is to add value to our client’s business and their brand. This has become an oft-repeated mantra at our agency, because this is the reason clients hire us. Agencies are valued for their creative ideas, but the ideas need to build up brands and generate short- and long-term ROI or, quite frankly, […]

Happy new year. Now that we’re all back from the holidays—a time we documented by posting photos on social of food, drinks, and/or feet in hammocks—it’s time to figure out what’s next. The next campaign. The next big idea. The next pitch. The next insight. After all, you’re only as good as the groundbreaking, award-winning […]