GLENS FALLS, NY — Kate Austin-Avon, an entrepreneur, arts activist, writer and artist who has been operating her marketing, web and graphic design and publicity firm Advokate since 2010, announces a new venture: The Advokate Boutique.The Advokate Boutique is a shop of locally handmade goods,...
The Advokate Boutique, featuring local, handmade gifts and fashion accessories, is now open Tuesday to Friday from noon to 5 p.m. in Suite 201a at The Shirt Factory in Glens Falls!Find unique handmade jewelry, funky Candy Thief headbands, Early Girl Ink hand-stamped and sewn purses, hand-crocheted...
Are you voting tomorrow? Please consider voting for Matt Funiciello.Advokate was happy to donate web design to the campaign for Matt Funiciello For Congress. (View the site here.) Matt was one of my very first clients when I opened the business. He's supported me in...
How does one go about designing a website?Every company has their own system for web design, but here's how Advokate works it:All Advokate websites are designed in Wordpress, a Content Management System (CMS) that allows me to turn the keys over to you so you...
Three weeks ago I never thought I’d have the opportunity to get my foot in the graphic/web design and marketing door....
Art activist Kate Austin-Avon has opened Advokate, a marketing, web & graphic design and fine art studio and gallery in Suite 201a on the second floor of The Shirt Factory Arts and Healing Center, located at 21 Cooper Street in Glens Falls, New York....
The final steps toward full-time Advokate feel like stages of grief, stages of metamorphosis, stages of evolution.There's denial, anger, depression, and moments where I'm not sure if I can breathe. I've had cocoon days.The way I counted the steps down the aisle on my wedding day...
I'm rolling out the new Amity Card program!Schedule regular 1-2 hour marketing sessions with Advokate and after 10, enjoy one free*. Space in this program is LIMITED! Taking sign-ups now to start in October. $75/hour. We'll figure out a time that works for you.What would...
Advokate will be offering a FREE seminar on branding during the Shirt Factory's event LocalFest: Stuff Made Here this Saturday, September 6, at 3:15 p.m. Here is more information in the press release that was just sent out. Don't miss it!Free Day of Business Seminars...
In honor of Labor Day, let me share some big Advokate news.Since Advokate's inception, it has been a part-time job for me, needing to fit around volunteer obligations and my part-time position as co-manager of The Shirt Factory.When my son Henry came along about two...
