October 2020 – MEDiAHEAD

Izzy Came Up With Treat Delivery Systems for Halloween!

Hi everybody. It’s Izzy!

BOOOOO!!! And Happy Halloween!

Did you know the custom of trick-or-treating on Halloween comes from the belief that supernatural beings, or dead pups roamed the earth at this time, and they wanted treats? YIKES that scares me. But the good thing is we give them treats… that way they’re happy (and then I think they go away.)

I love treats, don’t you?

I wanted to check in to see how everyone was doing and see how creative you’re going to get this year when it’s time to hand out treats. I sure hope you’re handing out treats!

Anyway, I’m super excited and have lots of treat delivery system ideas I thought I would share with you. These might be safe alternatives for you to be able to hand out treats.

Here are some initial plans I drew up for you!

I love Halloween, I love seeing all the costumes and I particularly love the treats. I usually grab a treat to give out, and then grab one for myself. Repeat. Do you do this?

So, I know you can’t wait to see my outfit… I took a pic just for you, this is what I am going as this year. What are you going to be?

I love it… what do you think?

Happy Haunting!

– Iz

October 28, 2020/0 Comments/by MEDiAHEAD

Nature is Nurture

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By Kat McDaniel, Principal at MEDiAHEAD

So many of us have turned to nature to escape and to diminish the many negative emotions stemming from the current state of the country and the isolation we’re experiencing. We’re rediscovering parks and hiking with friends at a safe distance. Our back yards have become our sanctuaries where we enjoy time with family and friends. Even removing your shoes and standing on the grass can reinvigorate your connection to the earth.

Being in nature, or even viewing scenes of nature, reduces anger, fear, and stress and increases pleasant feelings. Exposure to nature not only makes you feel better emotionally, it contributes to your physical wellbeing, reducing blood pressure, heart rate, muscle tension, and the production of stress hormones.

My Octopus Teacher is my new favorite nature film on Netflix. The filmmaker forges an unusual friendship with an octopus living in a South African kelp forest learning about nature as the animal shares the mysteries of her world.

“What she taught me was to feel that you’re part of this place, not a visitor”
– Craig Foster

Foster, meeting the octopus every day for 250 days, learns about healing, caring and growing in a world filled with solace and newness. The eight armed animal touched his soul in a way nobody else did, he felt for her deeply as if it was someone he had to take care of.

We watch the octopus grow from a little animal till the day she gives birth, turns white, and dies. There is something so heart touching about this documentary that you feel some amount of the pain Foster did watching her every day. She has to dodge pajama sharks and other predators constantly. As she fights to survive in this wilderness, you grow so proud of her wit and skills – realizing how smart she is.

The documentary finds its core, in its earnestness – an affection that is beyond the boundaries of science and sea. A bond where their pain feels like a personal loss. At no point do you lose the ground reality where you feel that this is scripted – it all feels genuine and heartfelt.

Indeed, nature is a friend everyone seeks!

October 21, 2020/0 Comments/by MEDiAHEAD

It’s Okay Not to be Okay Right Now.

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By Kat McDaniel, Principal at MEDiAHEAD

Data indicates that anxiety and depression, among other mental health problems, have surged to historic levels in recent months. Generally, our culture values positivity, and I’ve always been a very positive person. “It’s an attractive behavior in people that makes them seem more well adapted and more popular with their peers, so there are a lot of reasons people want to seem or be positive.”

But lately I’m telling myself it’s okay not to be okay.

A friend posted a sweet birthday message for me: “Happy Birthday to a woman who appears to be the essence of resiliency.” I don’t know about you, but I’m getting a little tired of being so resilient.

We all have so many negative emotions stemming from the current state of the country and the isolation we are experiencing. Denying or minimizing those feelings can be harmful with the dire situations we are dealing with: illness, homelessness, food insecurity, unemployment or racial injustice.

It is a privilege for us to “look on the bright side” when so many are suffering.

It is important for people to recognize how they are feeling and remove any expectations or goals that they should feel better than they do.

Disasters — personal, national, international — are horrible of course, but they also have value. They give you perspective amid all the chaos and pain.

Reading Before Sleep

My cousin Cam recommended Edmund Wilson to relax. Wilson was a problematic person and an absurdly prolific writer. He found reading before sleep calmed his mind. Europe Without Baedeker, is an account of his visits to Europe shortly after the devastation of World War Two. On one trip Wilson visited a former professor of his.

“One day I remarked that the immediate future seemed to me extremely depressing, and he vigorously took me up, declaring that he thought it looked hopeful.

When I asked him how he could possibly think so, he replied: ‘People’s complacency shaken.’ A lot of ground had been cleared, he felt; we knew what elements we had to deal with and we should have to come to grips with our problems. A constructive age might well ensue.”

This perfectly reflects how many of us are feeling at the end of 2020 – the sadness and struggle, mixed with hope and resilience.

October 12, 2020/1 Comment/by MEDiAHEAD

Customize and Print your RFPs On Demand with our Web-to-Print Portals!

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By Michele Stillwell, Director of Marketing and Accounting at MEDiAHEAD

You need that RFP ASAP! Let us help you with that. We are your partner who can meet your critical needs and have the tools and the equipment to get it done.

RFP = Request for Proposal

Several of our large clients already have an RFP builder on their Web-to-Print Marketing and Distribution portals. With its build on demand functionality, you are the driver.

Imagine you are sitting in your next meeting with your client. Your RFP is personalized with the portfolios of the pictures of the team that’s going to work on their project. It’s specific to their needs and it’s been printed with their personal pricing page. All the company information is included, and you look like a rock star in your presentation. You might even make them think, “If you can execute your proposal this well, I am sure you can execute our project.”

The great thing about all this content being on your Web-to-Print portal is efficient customization. When your company data information changes, you (or your marketing team) can make those changes in your portal and BOOM! It’s done. The next time you generate an RFP, your company data sections will be up-to-date. The options are limitless!

Demo?

Unique cover pages, adding your company business information, case studies, company information, cover letter, maps, product data sheets and so much more. With our new digital printing press, we can make that cover page thicker, add spot clear, and many other options that no other press in Kansas City can offer.

WOW. You just made a huge impression on your client!

Many people learn more quickly by seeing something instead of reading about it. Let’s do a demo together! We’ll show you what a Web-to-Print portal is all about and how it can help you win more business. Give us a call at 816-931-7900 or email help@mymediahead.com to see what’s possible.

October 7, 2020/0 Comments/by MEDiAHEAD