Giving back together: Thankfulness Giving Challenge year two.
The holiday season is a time of reflection and deep gratitude – and since “Give a damn” is one of our core values, it’s also a time to put those grateful feelings into action. For the second year in a row, everyone at E&S participated in our give-back event: the Thankfulness Giving Challenge. The challenge […]
Fall 2024 all-hands: a balanced week of work & play.
As we settled in for the final quarter of the year, the entire E&S team reunited in Omaha for our Q4 all-hands gathering – one of our favorite traditions. This year, we prioritized work time together versus filling our calendars with outings or special activities. Why? In the hybrid, fast-paced world we live in, nothing beats […]
A year of ownership: what we’ve learned (so far).
We recently celebrated our 40th anniversary by toasting to yesterday, today and tomorrow.
How to create high-functioning agency/client relationships.
In nearly 40 years of business, we can count on one hand the number of times that a client has come to us wanting “some ads just to see what happens.”
Run on EOS? Your marketing agency should, too.
We love EOS® (aka the Entrepreneurial Operating System®). It might sound odd to say we love a business management system, but it’s true.
How CEOs can keep employee mental health a priority.
E&S CEO, Leanne Prewitt, shares her advice for creating a work culture that cares about mental health.
Best of Show & other wins at the Pinnacle Awards.
Let’s be real. We’re a little skeptical of most award shows. Many are political. And subjective. Often, the flashiest creative wins without any interest in what matters most to us: Was the work effective? We’re a results-driven marketing firm. Beautiful work is important, but it means nothing if it doesn’t move the needle for our […]
The impact of giving a damn: How our employees donated $12,000+ this holiday season.
At Ervin & Smith, we care a lot about making an impact — in our community, our work and the lives of our clients and each other. This commitment is so critical to who we are that it is penned into one of our core values: Give a damn. We believe wholeheartedly that giving a […]
40 years of adaptation: Ervin & Smith transitions leadership.
This article was originally published for Midlands Business Journal and written by Tiffany Brazda. Starting as a small advertising agency by Doug Smith and Pat Ervin in 1983, Ervin & Smith has flourished over the past 40 years into a full-service marketing agency with notable clients from Berkshire Hathaway to Scoular under its wings. As […]
Reflections from Doug on 40 years of E&S.
As of October 17th, 2023, it’s been forty years for Ervin & Smith. That’s forty years of change, forty years of challenges, of victories and failures, of learning on the job, of having fun, of breaking new ground. And forty years of building careers and livelihoods with some the smartest talent in Omaha and beyond. […]