The New York Times bestseller, The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman, gives us insight into the most effective ways to communicate love. He outlines the five languages as Quality Time, Words of Affirmation, Physical Touch, Acts of Service, and Gift Giving. Chapman asserts that everyone has a primary love language, but not everyone shares the same one.

The last two months we offered you a crash course in Snapchat 101 and outlined some of the unique features of the phone application. This month we are going to discuss some of the small business opportunities with Snapchat.

This month’s case study is a review of our client, StaffScapes and their website activity since their new site launch on July 20th. StaffScapes has been a client of FiG’s since 2013 when they came to us for some tweaks to an email campaign. Now, FiG works on StaffScapes social media, monthly SEO, and recently, the launch of a re-branded, customized, mobile-friendly website.

Lodestar Tax and Accounting is a client that FiG branded back in 2013. Lodestar, “provides outstanding service to our clients because of our dedication to the three underlying principles of professionalism, responsiveness, and quality.” In the years since we branded them, their business has expanded, and they reached out to us recently to help them brand a new payroll company they are launching.

You’re in for a “punny” surprise with September’s Ad of the Month. Geico started a commercial series called, “It’s Not Surprising,” this month with the Martin Agency. We found the series to be cheesy, but attention grabbing.

With the 2016 Summer Rio Olympics at a close, we decided it was only right to feature one of the many great Olympic advertisements this month. “Never Lose the Love,” is a 70-second spot from Gatorade featuring some of our favorite Olympic athletes. These elite athletes have a particular dedication to their sport that goes beyond grit and commitment; they have a true love for their sport.