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## Robert Sprague
### Recent Posts
[ Yes& General
## A Year of Results
Yes& is ready for continued success in 2025.
**Robert Sprague
](https://insights.yesandagency.com/yearofresults)
[ Marketing & PR Public Relations Yes& General Tips
## An agency guy bites the hand that feeds him
A vision for the future of advertising As seen on Fast Company Executive Board
**Robert Sprague
](https://insights.yesandagency.com/an-agency-guy-fastcompany)
[ Strategy Marketing & PR Government
## Putting the Art in Partnership
It’s a rare thing.
**Robert Sprague
](https://insights.yesandagency.com/partnership)
[ Virtual Events Branding Announcement
## 7 Lessons From AdWeek DC 2019
It’s hard to get out of the office—but it’s worthwhile to attend industry events and other opportunities for continuing education in our rapidly evolving field. That’s why six Yes& staff members and I attended the sessions on October 3 at the Ronald Reagan Building.
**Robert Sprague
](https://insights.yesandagency.com/seven-lessons-from-adweek-dc)
[ Announcement
## The Fragility of Agility
Something happens when an agency’s staff grows past an even dozen. Up to that size, everyone is able to know everything, all the time. One leader/proprietor can manage by fiat. The agency is “agile” by default. But also limited in its ability to handle large or complex accounts.
**Robert Sprague
](https://insights.yesandagency.com/the-fragility-of-agility)
[ Virtual Events Announcement Associations
## Yes& Produces 2019 Annual Meeting for ASAE Columbus
Six thousand association professionals, CEOs, and industry partners gathered in Columbus, Ohio in August for ASAE’s 2019 Annual Meeting and Exposition. Once again, as it has every year since 2005, Yes& produced a highly successful series of general sessions.
**Robert Sprague
](https://insights.yesandagency.com/yes-and-produces-annual-meeting-for-asae)
[ Virtual Events Announcement Yes& General
## Yes& to Sponsor ADWKDC 2019
As the fourth-largest ad agency in the Washington, D.C region, Yes& has signed on as a sponsor of this year’s event, entitled “The Ripple Effect.”
**Robert Sprague
](https://insights.yesandagency.com/yes-and-to-sponsor-adwkdc-in-october)
[ Announcement
## GreenSmith PR Joins the Yes& Team
Yes& is delighted to announce the acquisition of GreenSmith Public Relations as of September 1, 2019.
**Robert Sprague
](https://insights.yesandagency.com/greensmith-pr-joins-yes-and-team)
[ Announcement
## Yes& in Inc. 5000 for Second Consecutive Year, Reaches #4 on Washington Business Journal List
Growth at Yes& has landed it once again on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing companies, while Yes& now ranks #4 on the Washington Business Journal’s list of the largest Washington-area advertising agencies.
**Robert Sprague
](https://insights.yesandagency.com/yes-and-in-inc-5000-and-reaches-4-on-wbj-book-of-lists)
[ Announcement
## Mark Pedersen Talks Native Advertising in Washington Business Journal
Yes& Director of Marketing Strategy Mark Pedersen was quoted in the Washington Business Journal speaking about native advertising.
**Robert Sprague
](https://insights.yesandagency.com/mark-pedersen-talks-native-advertising-in-washington-business-journal)
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