Squeaky Wins Two Pixels!

All the votes have been tallied and after an outpouring of support from our wonderful clients and fans, we are proud to announce that Squeaky is the recipient of not one, but two Pixel Awards.

Both Almay and I Had Cancer walked away with People’s Champ Awards and we couldn’t be more flattered.

We enter many awards competitions throughout the year but the Pixel Awards is one of our favorites because they allow the people to vote and winning the fans’ award is especially cool and democratic.

We’d like to thank our amazing clients and awesome, hard-working staff for this great recognition. We strive to make all the work we produce award-worthy and when others take notice it makes us feel warm and fuzzy inside.

Thanks again for all your support and for taking time to vote for us.

IFC Center Studio Ghibli Series

What are you doing this weekend? It’s the last week of the IFC Center’s Studio Ghibli series. If you’re not familiar with the Japanese animation powerhouse, it is famous for its whimsical and magical films such as Spirited Away, Howl’s Moving Castle and My Neighbor Totoro, which won heaps of praise from Roger Ebert. We at Squeaky love to celebrate the diversity of our team, and jump on cultural opportunities like this when they pop up in New York City. So go, buy your tickets, and make sure to get there early (the theaters fill up very quickly).

Google Zeitgeist 2011: How the World Searched

Zeit·geist
noun
-The spirit of the time; general trend of thought or feeling characteristic of a particular period of time.


After sorting through billions of searches, Google has put together a concise list of the most popular searches of 2011. They also display data on these searches in a really cool and interactive fashion. You can see how the most popular searches stacked up to other queries as well as see how often it was searched around the globe. Check it out, we’re sure you’ll be impressed.

The Rickford Institute All-Star Classic

The Good Life and the Milk Gallery here in New York City are celebrating renowned artist—and our good friend—Ricky Powell along with other artists in Powell’s talent group (The Rickford Institute) with an exhibition displaying classic photography from Powell and others.

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Philanthropy and Social Media

The holiday season is upon us and—once again—we find ourselves poised to open our wallets and let the shopping frenzy begin. So far, holiday spending is up 15% from last year (comScore) and according to USA Today and the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, charitable giving has also risen slightly from 2009-2010.

This should come as no surprise since brands and organizations are making it easier than ever for consumers to be charitable. In our research, we came across many organizations harnessing the power of social media to give back to the community and these are a few that we liked.

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