Insights

Here are five principles to help keep school systems from flunking communications at the beginning of school year 2020-21.

Tired of fighting the limitations of virtual event platforms? Check out some tips for breakout rooms that work.

A few months ago, in the wake of the pandemic, the entire meetings and events market became fully virtual, a remarkable shift that happened almost overnight. Rather than cancel or postpone, many Yes& clients decided to give virtual events a shot—and now they’re glad they did.

NEW YORK, August 12, 2020 – Inc. magazine today revealed that Yes& is No. 3449 on its annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. The Alexandria-based marketing agency grew 108% over the previous year.

Marine species are being trapped and entangled by derelict fishing gear, and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) has granted over $1M for scuba divers to remove it to protect U.S. coastlines. Yes& has been working on behalf of NFWF to bring televised media coverage to the Gulf Coast, which resulted in NFWF being recognized with a prestigious Hermes award.

B2C brands aren’t the only ones expected to tackle Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Learn how consumer views on CSR are changing and what it means for B2B suppliers.

In this three part series, we’ll take a look at the best tips and tricks for setting up your speakers for success across the space, the presentation, and the tech.

In this second blog of a three-part series, we’re looking at ways to support and guide speakers for virtual events. We first looked at the recommendations in and around the physical spaces of the speakers, so now let’s turn our attention to how they present online.

This is our final blog of a three-part series where we’re looking at ways to support and guide speakers for virtual events. We’ve shared the tips and tricks for setting up their physical space and we’ve explored ways to guide them in presenting online. And perhaps, the most critical piece of preparing your speakers is the technology.

Akima and Yes& were honored with Platinum at the 14th Annual Hermes Creative Awards.

Balancing social activism with unrelated full-time work has always been challenging. Rallies don’t only occur after business hours and commentary must come within hours of an event, not days. Those driven to make the world a better place make hard choices about working in activism around work hours, not to mention the worry that it may have a negative impact if the boss is unsupportive.

COVID-19 significantly disrupted the operations of organizations across the globe, and one industry hit extremely hard was the association community.