Calling all pet parents and furry friends alike! On August 26^th, National Dog Day, Inspira Marketing Group worked alongside the Pet Animal Welfare Society of Norwalk (PAWS) to put on the 4 Legged 4K, a benefit to raise funds for the local no-kill animal shelter. Held at Norwalk’s Taylor Farms, the event included a 4K walk and post-walk ‘Yappy Hour’ for pets and their owners.

A lover of travel and a well-made cocktail, Natalie Barnes joins our team as a Division Lead on the Activation Army program. To get to know her more, read along in this edition of the Employee Spotlight!

While other platforms may be losing users (we’re looking at you Facebook and Twitter), Instagram is in high-growth mode. Between 2017 and 2020, Instagram is expected to grow its user base by almost 7% to reach 95 million users in the U.S. alone. Moreover, researchers found that Instagram users are more engaged and actively follow brands on the platform.

Norwalk-based Inspira Marketing Group, an experiential marketing agency, has topped Inc.’s list of fastest-growing companies in Connecticut, ranking seventh in the state and second in the Stamford-Bridgeport metro area. In addition, the agency has received top honors as a six-time honoree, with an impressive overall nationwide ranking of 1,180, up more than 40% over 2017.

We're excited to welcome Chelsey Brick to the Inspira team as our Talent Acquisition Associate! Her personal motto? "Each morning, we are born again. What we do today is what matters most." To get to know Chelsey better, read along in this edition of the Employee Spotlight!

A native of Long Island, NY and resident of Wilton, CT, Dan Sullivan joins Inspira as our Chief Engagement Officer. With a mantra of "I never lose. I either win or I learn," he's sure to be a major asset to the team. To get to know Dan more, read along in this edition of the Employee Spotlight!

Hailing from New Haven, Connecticut, Jade Axman is our team’s Social Media & PR Coordinator. To get to know her more, read along in this edition of the Employee Spotlight!

On June 19^th, Chief Marketer celebrated the best experiential marketing campaigns of the year at the 28^th annual PRO Awards Gala. We are excited to announce that Inspira won a Bronze PRO Award for Best Campaign Targeting Millennials for our work with Hefty.

Now that the Cannes Lions Festival is in the rearview mirror, we at Inspira have been looking back on some of the industry's finest work from the past year. From hit commercials and PR stunts to festival activations and pop-up shops, there's been lots of work for marketers to be proud of.

On June 4^th, IHOP tweeted out to the world that the restaurant’s name would be changing to IHOb, with an announcement of what the ‘B’ represented to come on June 11^th.