The first-ever Direct Effect Innovation Challenge took place on April 6th from 10:00 – 4:00 PM at Wilkes-Barre’s THINK Center. We’ve partnered with The Institute for Public Policy & Economic Development, Maga Design, Inc., and the united States Postal Service to create a ONE DAY challenge: create innovative direct mail marketing solutions for two community organizations,…
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Our last Spotlight event, held on Thursday, November 1st, in Wilkes-Barre’s THINK Center, was titled “Innovations in Marketing & Branding.” Our featured speaker was Julie Anixter, Founder at Ensemble.Works, Special Advisor to the President at AIGA, and Fellow at Signal Analytics. Our three video spotlights included Nicole Farber, CEO at ENX2 Marketing, Tanner Coleman, General Manager…
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Our last Spotlight event, held on Thursday, April 26th in Wilkes-Barre’s THINK Center, was centered around video gaming and titled “Level Up” Our featured speaker was Chris Bennett, Co-Founder/ Chief Executive Officer at Skyless Game Studios. Our three video spotlights included Jeremy Benscoter, Founder/Programmer & Brandi Brace, Designer/Artist at Atlantic Divide Games; Jeffrey Chiampi, Instructor of…
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In their Thanksgiving newspaper, Times Leader featured an insert that was all about Wilkes Barre Connect. In the insert, they highlight how the “connections are invaluable” within Wilkes Barre Connect. The paper also goes into detail about what Wilkes Barre Connect is at the core. They give first hand accounts of events and break down…
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