{"id":6831,"date":"2017-12-31T11:19:52","date_gmt":"2017-12-31T19:19:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fwdlabs.com\/blog\/?p=6831"},"modified":"2017-12-31T11:19:52","modified_gmt":"2017-12-31T19:19:52","slug":"10-best-posts-of-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fwdlabs.com\/blog\/10-best-posts-of-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Best Posts of 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

This year we published 11 articles on film, web, and design, in addition to sharing a few dozen posts on Facebook<\/a> and Twitter<\/a>. Here are our favorite subjects covered this last year.<\/p>\n

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  1. \"John
    John Goraj “Adventheart”<\/a>
    \nWe recently produced a music film for a singer-songwriter from South Dakota. It was great to make some visual poetry for his latest album release.<\/li>\n
  2. \"Viral
    Viral Marketing Videos for Purple, Squatty Potty, and Dollar Shave Club<\/a>
    \nIn an era of social media newsfeeds, what spots make you react, share, and comment? We found a few that blew up and got a lot of positive attention.<\/li>\n
  3. \"Behind
    Behind the Controversial Budweiser, Audi, and 84 Lumber Super Bowl Ads<\/a>
    \nSome of the 2017 Super Bowl ads were especially polemic, getting a rise out of lovers and haters, which certainly gets their efforts more memorability and air time — but how about customers?<\/li>\n
  4. \"Brand-new
    Website for Allan Havey<\/a>
    \nWe had the opportunity to work with Allan Havey, one of the best stand-ups working today. You also may recognize him as “Lou Avery” from AMC’s highly acclaimed MAD MEN.<\/li>\n
  5. \"One
    Brand spot for Silk Way West Airlines<\/a>
    \nWe did all the post on a series of five spots filmed by Wolfe Air Aviation, giving us an opportunity to work with Boeing. Needless to say, we were on cloud nine.<\/li>\n
  6. \"Proof
    Proof That Money Isn’t Everything<\/a>
    \nGuest writer Jackie Lam penned a series of tips for freelancers, ranging from saying “no” to ways to stay distraction-free to focus on the task at hand.<\/li>\n
  7. \"Put
    Put a Stake In It: 5 Tips for Building Tension in Your Stories<\/a>
    \nGuest writer Andrew Lindermann knocked another one out of the park with his story-forward tips that apply to all, using the horror film “Carrie” as an example.<\/li>\n
  8. \"We
    We Need an Open Internet<\/a>
    \nOur two cents before the FCC voted to dismantle Net Neutrality.<\/li>\n
  9. \"How
    How We Run Facebook Ads<\/a>
    \nOur most popular article of 2017 explored how we analyze data for clients to make Facebook’s messy advertising stats a little easier to understand.<\/li>\n
  10. \"Lin-Manuel
    Lin-Manuel Miranda’s New “Music Film” Helps “Get The Job Done”<\/a>
    \nTimely with “Travel Ban 2.0” all over the news, this anthem reached Lin-Manuel’s “Hamilton” heavy fan base and gave some of us something relevant for today’s issues.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Got a favorite that’s not here? Browse the archive<\/a> and comment below.<\/p>\n

    Finally, check out our 10 best posts of 2016<\/a>, 2015<\/a>, 2014<\/a>, 2013<\/a>, 2012<\/a>, 2011<\/a>, 2010<\/a>, 2009<\/a> and 2008<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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