Appleton Creative was thrilled to host the first-ever Brain Crush on Wednesday night. The Brain Crush event took the idea of an ordinary mixer and held it upright until all the blood rushed to its head. It was unique, stimulating and a plain-old good time that featured brain foods, Chia-tinis and a sensory-test that was [...]

Building Online Trust: 7 Tips for Being Authentic Online In order to cultivate mutually beneficial relationships with opinion leading peers, consumers are more likely to believe your claims if your company is transparent and honest in the market space. These tips below will assure you’re serving your online markets authentically: 1. Be Real- Use your [...]

Once social activism meant protest marches, civil obedience and sit-ins. But for today’s 20-somethings — sometimes called “slactivists” — supporting or denouncing a cause is as simple as hitting the “like” button on Facebook or posting a hashtag to Twitter. And that’s often where it ends.

For the past several months, we have seen the Twitter phenomenon sweep the world in quite an impressive way. In just a very short time, this social networking site that also doubles as a micro-blog has become one of the most popular sites on the Internet.

Appleton Creative, Orlando advertising agency, believes that social networking websites, especially Facebook, have significant implications for business owners, marketers, and entrepreneurs. To keep your business current, you should at least be familiar with the latest conversational marketing techniques and viral technologies, including Facebook and its array of powerful features.

With the skies looking sunny and a high below 90 degrees, this Sunday is expected to be a perfect day. Now how to spend that day? You could stay home and watch television on the couch, or you could come experience all the festivities at Lake Eola in downtown Orlando. On the Schedule: “The Giving [...]

Appleton Creative hosted another successful Giving Circle awareness art exhibit last night – and what a great turnout! We had a lot of fun showing our guests art made by local foster kids, and garnered donations for the Foundation for Foster Children. The theme of the event, “Blue Hope,” was seen throughout the many blue-inspired [...]

The Giving Tree: Fostering Hope with Heart Few things in this world matter as much as the wholesome, flawless wishes of a child. While big dreams come easy for most Central Florida children, our community’s foster children bear heavy burdens. They move from home to home facing the trials of a disconnected family, lacking in [...]

Last October, Appleton Creative was part of the winning team that won the “Why I Love Orlando” contest, and a grant to create an event to benefit the Orlando community. With help from the City of Orlando, Orlando City Commissioner Patty Sheehan and Panera Bread, Appleton Creative is proud to announce the inaugural Giving Tree [...]

Appleton Creative was proud to support MBA Orlando at their recent Pride in Business Awards Gala, which honored Central Florida’s LGBT & Allied business leaders. MBA Orlando celebrated their 20th anniversary as an organization and after four years of recognizing the Debbie Simmons Community Service Award, they expanded the festivities into a red-carpet awards affair! [...]

Time to dust off those golf skills, enjoy another perfect Orlando spring day and raise some money for The Coalition for the Homeless. On Monday, April 23, the Leader Winter Park Golf Classic at Dubsdread Golf Course hit a hole-in-one with good company and great weather with all proceeds benefiting a worthy cause. The scramble [...]

Appleton Creative worked with the Foundation for Foster Children and ArtWorks to create art with the Foster Children of Central Florida. Over a dozen budding artists participated in creating their own unique art pieces. The children started by using light-sensitive canvas to make silhouettes, then they created personal art appliques to attach to the canvas. [...]