INDIANAPOLIS—What do you do to celebrate 40 years of successful advertising? 40 different events including outings, activities, community service days, spirit days, and in one case, dinner for breakfast. It was a fun way to remind ourselves to stop and smell the roses. And the occasional rosé. We called it our 40x40 Challenge. And truth be told, we actually snuck in 41 of them. (Don’t tell the Analytics department.)
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You bet your axe we had fun throwing axes. (Wait, can we say "axe" on the Internet?)
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We loved helping out at Second Helpings.
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Spirit Day: show some school pride.
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Agency outing at an Indianapolis Indians game.
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Executive Creative Director, David Stanton, knows the value of protective head gear for his beer.
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David and Senior Art Director, Scott Arvin, chow down at the Monumental Marketplace in support of our Indiana Grown members.
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Agency outing to the top of the Soldiers and Sailors Monument on the Circle in downtown Indy.
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Agency outing: Indianapolis Detective Day.
While the actual anniversary didn’t happen until just recently, on October 1, we started the celebration, er, Challenge, months ago. It was a great way to honor (and in some cases, learn) our history, do some good in the community, and just have a little fun.
Speaking of learning our history, we kicked things off with the video we produced to celebrate our FIFTH anniversary. After that we tackled everything from cleaning up the Indianapolis Cultural Trail and helping out at Second Helpings, to throwing axes and watching baseball, to dressing up in honor of our favorite decade and our founder.
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Spirit Week: Dress Like Charlie Williams Day.
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Bring Your Dog to Work Day.
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On the set of "Gail on the Streets" with Emma, Gail (so down to earth for such a big star) and Lexa.
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Agency outing to clean up the Indianapolis Cultural Trail.
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Cleaning the Indianapolis Cultural Trail: no cigarette butt left behind.
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More from Indianapolis Detective Day.
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Everyone pitching in for our Williams Randall original artwork hanging in the lobby.
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The Williams Randall original artwork in progress.
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The Williams Randall original artwork completed.
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Agency outing: climbing the Soldiers and Sailors Monument was harder than we expected.
It wasn’t as easy as it sounds (just ask Emma, Gail, Carly, Joy, Lexa and Lindsay, who organized all 41 of our 40 challenges), but it sure made turning 40 a lot more fun.
- Watch 5th Anniversary Video
- Easter-Themed Egg Hunt
- Cinco de Mayo Taco Pitch-In
- Nintendo Game Beer O’clock
- Detective Day Outing
- National Mimosa Day
- Share Your Favorite Ad Campaign
- Williams Randall Exterior Sign Updated
- Second Helpings Volunteer Event
- School Spirit Day
- Beer O’clock on the Roof
- Indianapolis Indians Game
- Two Truths and a Lie Game at Company Meeting
- Bring Your Dog to Work Day
- Monumental Marketplace
- Official Williams Randall Website Launch
- Bomb Pops for the 4th of July
- Make a Piece of Artwork as a Team
- Guess the Employee Baby Pictures
- Mid-Summer Ice Cream Bar
- Picnic in the Park
- Gail on the Streets
- Trivia – Williams Randall Edition
- Indianapolis Cultural Trail Clean-Up
- Climb to the Top of the Soldiers and Sailors Monument
- Axe Throwing
- Dinner for Breakfast
- Lobby Installation and Left-Brain Creativity Artwork in Office
- Surprise Giveaway (Albanese Candy)
- Surprise Company Event (Staff Appreciation Day – Thank You Cards)
- Surprise Giveaway (WR Pint Glasses)
- Friday the 13th Spooky Event
- Inaugural Chiwi Awards
- City Market Outing
- Wine and Beer Tasting Event
- Coffee O’clock
- Spirit Week – Dress like Charlie
- Spirit Week – Dress Like Your Favorite Side of the Brain
- Spirit Week – Dress Like One of the Four Decades of Williams Randall
- Spirit Week – Dress Up Day
- Spirit Week – Dress Down Day (in Your Agency T-shirt)
Phew!