Annual Public Relations Society of America awards ceremony recognizes Buffalo Niagara PR efforts; MDPR wins 31 awards  Read more

At one point in my career, I found myself planning around 75 events a year for various clients across the U.S. and in Canada. From bar activations to sampling events to hospitality events at the PGA, my clients wanted to differentiate their brand and leave their customers with a positive lasting impression. Along the way,…  Read more

Lessons from a Professional Basketball Player Turned Entrepreneur  Read more

I walked into The Martin Group for my interview and was immediately impressed with the environment. I could tell that this was an agency with a professional sense of design and spirit. I knew it was somewhere I would be able to develop and grow as a designer. A few weeks later, I began my…  Read more

The Martin Group (TMG) is pleased to be among the presenting sponsors list for Seth Godin’s Leading Innovation in the Social Sector event, which will be hosted at Buffalo RiverWorks from 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 27. Godin is a Buffalo native, Tufts University and Stanford School of Business graduate, and one…  Read more

The Martin Group (TMG) received four 2016 CardioVascular Advertising Awards (CVA Awards) for their work with the Gates Vascular Institute, part of Buffalo General Medical Center – including two gold and two silver awards for the “Hearts in the Right Place” campaign. The CVA Awards is the nation’s leading competition recognizing the most talented healthcare…  Read more

11 years of Twitter – What’s Next? Do you remember your first tweet? Today, we remember the first-ever post on Twitter, penned by CEO Jack Dorsey on March 21, 2006: “just setting up my twttr.” Twitter was created in 2006 (with the original name Twttr), by four friends who met working at a podcasting company.…  Read more

TMG earned 13 awards as part of the American Advertising Awards Buffalo, hosted by American Advertising Federation (AAF) Buffalo on Friday, March 10. Formerly known as the ADDYs, the American Advertising Awards honor advertising professionals, along with the best local advertising and marketing work from the previous year. Over 500 professional and student entries were scored…  Read more

In my last two blogs I discussed how actions speak louder than words when it comes to building and maintaining a positive corporate reputation. I also examined how two well-known and once highly respected companies – Volkswagen and Chipotle Mexican Grill – suffered the consequences of their actions, along with the negative impact crises had…  Read more