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Goodnight Ellen McConnell. You will be missed, but never forgotten.

Thirty-five years ago, Ellen McConnell (Blakeman) was – for lack of a better description – my boss. I respected and revered her… and occasionally even feared her. She was the toughest and smartest woman I had met since my own mother, another classic Irishwoman whose...

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Simplistic Storytelling Delivers Impactful (Award-Winning) Results

Our good friends at the Cleveland Animal Protective League, with very little budget, requested Sweeney’s help to meet some big numbers. The Cleveland APL sets out annually to encourage donations that support shelter initiatives. This past summer, Sweeney and the APL worked together to develop an...

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Forget the Elevator Speech, Just Give Me Three Words

Last week, team members from Sweeney’s Cleveland office attended a PRSA event at Cinecraft Productions. The event, The Art of Visual Storytelling, was sponsored by Cinecraft Productions and its owner, Neil McCormick, led the conversation about storytelling in today’s market. Stories are powerful tools in marketing...