Kate is expecting on December 23, 2017, and will be taking a maternity leave through mid-February 2018. During this time, Advokate will be in triage mode. All emergencies will be handled promptly, and new projects will be tackled as time allows; some things may need to...
Advokate has two summer interns. Emily is with us courtesy of Upward Bound and we asked her to write about how the internship has gone. Emily is into unicorns, musicals and cartoons, is helpful in critique, and has worked up a few designs for our clients,...
Advokate has two summer interns. Brian is with us courtesy of NABA (Northeastern Association for the Blind at Albany), and we asked him to write about how the internship is going so far. Brian is into cartooning, helpful in critique, and has worked up a...
This is the presentation that Advokate gave to members and guests of NorthCountryARTS on Saturday, April 22, 2017, at Betty O'Brien's studio. Social media for artists 2017 from Kate Austin-Avon...
Here is the presentation on marketing, social media and branding that Kate Austin-Avon delivered to the MicroEnterprise Assistance Program at SUNY Adirondack on Tuesday, March 28, 2017. Marketing for the 21st century from Kate Austin-Avon...
I made these mugs up for the Glens Falls DRI MVPs and liked them so much I decided to offer some up for sale. They're $12, and you can pick up at my office at 16c Exchange Street in Glens Falls. I'm usually here from 10-5 Monday...
The following is a guest post by Advokate's SEO Guru, Erika Austin. SEO: always be better If you're in the digital marketing world, maybe you've heard at one point or another that SEO (Search Engine Optimization) is dead. SEO, to me, isn't about algorithms. This is important: It's...
Today I shared this presentation with the Adirondack Regional Chamber of Commerce's Leadership Adirondack Class. I did this same presentation last year, but this slideshow has been updated with trends predicted for 2017 (chatbots, live streaming, etc.) as well as current MAU rates for Facebook and...
We're excited to announce the return of The Advokate Boutique! The Advokate Boutique is a pop-up shop featuring locally-crafted gifts and accessories. It will be opening for the months of November and December as a temporary store, upstairs at 16c Exchange Street in Downtown Glens Falls. The Boutique is located upstairs in...
I'm honored that Diane Swanson asked me to be a panelist at this year's American Women Artists Symposium on Women in the Arts. The event is free and open to the public, with an all-star list of speakers, including Erin Coe, Executive Director of The Hyde...
