The Battle of Big Tech

March 22, 2021

Ever since the Fortnite craze that took off in 2017, the tech world has been enamored by battles royale. Now in 2021, the stage is being set for one of tech’s biggest standoffs: Facebook versus Apple. The stakes? Your privacy and – as Facebook claims – the lifeblood of small businesses: targeted advertising. So what’s […]

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Statistics on Video Consumption

Does it make sense for me as a business owner to incorporate video into my business model? Will clients actually watch or listen to my content? What if it’s not perfect or is it even worth the effort? We’re here to tell you a resounding YES! And we’re going to back it up with proof. […]

The Most Powerful Tool in Business

January 15, 2021

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An Open Letter To Our Frontline Workers

May 1, 2020

First of all, let’s not beat around the bush. You’re heroes. Plain and simple. You’re ALL heroes! Everyone out there helping our world maintain some semblance of normalcy. From cop to cashier – from bank teller to teacher – from doctor to delivery driver; we owe an enormous debt of gratitude to each and every […]

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Does running bore you? Are you up for a challenge? Want to burn 3X the calories as walking? Then what are you waiting for? Get the ruck out there! First of all, what is rucking? As our friends at Go Ruck put it, rucking is cardio for anyone who hates running. (Count me in, for […]

What the Ruck?

April 3, 2020

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Be So Good They Bend The Rules

March 11, 2020

Last week was Dubsado’s 4th birthday. For those of you who aren’t as acquainted with the software as we are, Dubsado is a business management solution designed to streamline your projects from start to finish; handling all the busy work so you can focus on moving projects forward. We leverage the handy tools Dubsado offers […]

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This winter, our friends at Punchbowl – the gold standard in online invitations – challenged us to create a captivating 30-second commercial for the holidays. Here’s where it got exciting, though; we had only TEN days to turn this around! Since we’ve collaborated with Punchbowl on previous projects, we knew our team was up to […]

Focus Forward Media: How We Handled the Holiday Rush

February 22, 2020

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3 Fun Facts For Your Tuesday Evening

February 11, 2020

We’re here to share a few fun facts about video, marketing and the future of it all. Let’s dive right in. 81% of businesses are now using video as a marketing tool, as opposed to 63% over the last year. That’s a big jump in 1 year, which means a lot of businesses are now […]

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From a survey done by Wyzowl, it said that 12% of marketers who weren’t using video thought it was too expensive. The cost of a video can really fluctuate based on several different variables, but to that point, yes it’s typically not ‘cheap’ to produce high-quality video. One big reason for this is because it […]

5 Hours For 5 Seconds of Video

December 16, 2019

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We Started A Podcast!

February 11, 2019

Mike and Mike are at it again with brand spankin’ new content; same great quality, new medium.  Introducing the Up In Your Business podcast. In this podcast you will hear the Mikes converse with like-minded entrepreneurs, freelancers, creatives, and more. The weekly show aims to capture insight into each individual’s perspective and journey towards both […]

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Happy Friday friends and followers! Thanks for being subscribed to our blog.   It’s been a while since we’ve put out a new article so we wanted to give you an update on what we’ve been up to. First off, we added a ‘branding’ section to our website! Besides video and photography, we offer some branding […]

What Are We Up To?

July 13, 2018

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