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Marketing strategy and growth

Five myths about AI search that are leading brands astray.

For years, the bargain was simple: you publish content, and search engines would send you clicks. But today, more searches end with an answer before ...

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Media and performance marketing

Our no-panic guide to media during the election.  

Election season can feel like advertising during the Super Bowl. If the Super Bowl lasted for months.   This year, the standard fourth-quarter sales push overlaps ...
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Company culture and thought leadership

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 ...
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Media and performance marketing

We went to VidCon 2024! Here are 5 takeaways. 

Ever been to VidCon? We hadn’t before this July. But with social video ad spending set to surpass TV ad spending by 2025, we knew ...
Company culture and thought leadership

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.  
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Brand and creative thinking

EVP: Why your brand matters to your employees.

Many companies spend a lot of time thinking about how their brand can appeal to their customers. How should it look? What should it sound ...
Media and performance marketing

Brandformance 101: Our approach to a smarter marketing mix.

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 ...
Media and performance marketing

What we learned about AI at Google Marketing Live.

In May, a few E&S team members joined our client partners and other marketing professionals at Google Marketing Live. During our time in Mountain View, ...
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Company culture and thought leadership

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.

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Leanne Prewitt

President & Chief Executive Officer

Shaped by her background in creative direction, Leanne leads the agency’s culture and creative vision and also oversees the operations that allow a team of marketing, design and media specialists to create powerful and effective work for their client partners.

Leanne began her professional career in New York City working for some of the nation’s leading agencies. In 2016, after a five-month sabbatical around the world, she returned to her hometown and joined Ervin & Smith. Her global perspective and expanded professional experience influence the work she does today.