Effective And Necessary Tips For Your Video Ads Success

Oct 23, 2018 | Insight, Video & Motion, DIY Marketing, Business

Now that you’ve made your way onto Facebook and started moving up your ad game, you need to cement something in the minds of your customers. You need to show your clients your product or service in more than just posts, you need to show them in real time. This is...

Take Your Business To The Sky Like The Chicago Air & Water Show

Aug 17, 2018 | Insight, Social Media, Advertising, fbBoost, Chicago Air & Water Show, Business

This weekend, all of Chicago is looking forward to beating the heat by watching the skies from the beach. With close to 2 million people in attendance every year during August, the Chicago Air & Water Show is the largest free air & water exhibition in the...

Hosting And Servers And You

Aug 11, 2018 | Business Lessons, Education, eCommerce, Technology, Server, Web Hosting, Insight

Hosting: What Is It? As your business expands, you’ll need a place to host your presence online. A place to house your website, keep people engaged, and manage increased traffic.  To make your websites accessible across the Internet, you’ll need to choose a web...

Gonesh Ballpark Video

Jun 28, 2018 | advertising, motion, portfolio, promo

Gonesh, an incense company and a longtime client of ours, came to us with an exciting opportunity that had been offered to them: a partnership with a minor league baseball team that would include running a 30 second ad for Gonesh on the videoboard during every home...

Gonesh Baseball Video // Behind the Spark

Jun 28, 2018 | Advertising, Video & Motion, Behind The Spark

Gonesh, an incense company and a longtime client of ours, came to us with an exciting opportunity that had been offered to them: a partnership with a minor league baseball team that would include running a 30 second ad for Gonesh on the videoboard during every home...

Midwest Performance Cars Porsche Repair Services Ad

Jun 7, 2018 | advertising, direct, portfolio, print

Midwest Performance Cars came to Sparkfactor looking for help with an ad. They wanted to place an ad in the Porsche Club of America Chicago’s magazine to advertise their Porsche repair services. They also wanted to update the previous ad to look more inviting and have...

Midwest Performance Cars Porsche Repair Services Ad // Behind the Spark

Jun 7, 2018 | Advertising, Direct, Photography, Behind the Spark, Behind The Spark

Midwest Performance Cars came to Sparkfactor looking for help with an ad. They wanted to place an ad in the Porsche Club of America Chicago’s magazine to advertise their Porsche repair services. They also wanted to update the previous ad to look more inviting and have...

#InspiredBy Independent Bookstore Day

Apr 27, 2018 | Social Media, Marketing, Advertising, Business Lessons, Neighborhood Marketing

Last April I spent a very rainy and cold Saturday traveling around Chicago with some friends, running in and out bookstores, collecting punchcards. It was the last Saturday of the month—Independent Bookstore Day—and we were participating in the first My Chicago...

Back of the Yards Neighborhood Council Annual Report Brochure // Behind the Spark

Apr 26, 2018 | Behind The Spark, Direct, Behind the Spark, Neighborhood Marketing

The Back of the Yards Neighborhood Council selected Sparkfactor to create an informational brochure and annual report for the Special Service Area #13, the Stockyards Industrial Park, which is under purview of the BYNC. The content provided from BYNC detailed the...

Brighton Park and Archer Heights SSA #39 Brand Identity and Ad Campaign // Behind the Spark

Apr 19, 2018 | Behind The Spark, Web Design, Advertising, Photography, WordPress, Behind the Spark, Neighborhood Marketing

In Chicago, there are Special Service Areas (SSAs) throughout the city, streets that are economic thoroughfares in the neighborhood. SSAs are under local neighborhood organizations and provide services to business owners, like facade and building improvements and...