ABCD & Company

09/08/2026

Nearly 2,000 years ago, two letters joined together to become one symbol. For a while it was even taught as the 27th letter of the alphabet, and it's been telling stories of connection ever since. Today, it's ours.

The ampersand isn't just our logo. It's the extra mile.

We see it every single day in our office. But could our team draw it from memory? No phones, no references and no looking at anyone else’s drawing. The winner gets a prize.

Happy World Ampersand Day from the team that lives by it in every strategy & every campaign & every experience, together.

Watch until the end to find out who nailed it!

08/27/2026

🏆 Our Wrike queen is officially elite!

Congratulations to Sophia Javaheri, ABCD & Company’s Strategic Initiatives Manager, on being named to the 2026 Wrike Elite 100.
Wrike is the work management platform we use to organize our workflows, strengthen collaboration, and keep our teams and client projects moving forward. This global recognition celebrates 100 outstanding Wrike users who are creating smarter systems, stronger collaboration, and better results within their organizations.

Sophia helps keep our bold ideas moving, our teams connected, and our work grounded in strategy and purpose. We’re proud to see her brilliance recognized on a global stage.

Thank you, Wrike, for providing the tools that help us work smarter and for recognizing Sophia’s incredible impact!

See the full list: https://www.wrike.com/elite-100-finalists/

07/11/2026

No offense, , but we know what we’re doing 🎬

From every person to every department, we can’t help but stay focused on getting the job done! And making it look good while we do it. Consider this our unofficial documentary trailer 👀

07/10/2026

The appeal of AI-generated creative is easy to see.

It’s fast, accessible, and delivers something polished right away.
But speed can smooth over what matters most.

In the latest Creativity In Color, Managing Partner & Chief Creative Officer Brittanye Briscoe explores what gets missed when you use AI instead of designers.

Worth a read if AI is part of your workflow.

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07/02/2026

Great campaigns look fearless in idea and flawless in ex*****on.
But that perception comes from strategy, alignment, and disciplined ex*****on long before launch.

At ABCD & Company, we design for both from the start.
In this edition of The ABCDs of Modern Marketing, Bill Holmes breaks down how that shows up in modern campaigns.
Follow the series and subscribe to learn your ABCDs.

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Great campaigns are often seen as two things. Fearless in the idea. Flawless in ex*****on. But neither is accidental. What looks bold or seamless is built through preparation, alignment, and disciplined ex*****on long before launch. Fearless and flawless are perceptions created on purpose. In the la...

06/27/2026

In moments like this, as we wrap the Every Child Thrives Festival, the first public event at we're especially grateful for the kind words shared by the WKKF team and the people who helped bring this experience to life.

Months of planning. Long nights. Early mornings. Countless calls, emails, texts, meetings, revisions, and decisions. The kind of work that happens long before the lights come on and the doors open.

When you're focused on delivering an experience at this scale, it's easy to move from one milestone to the next without fully appreciating the journey.

That's why it meant so much for rocsidiaz to pause and reflect on what we built together with at the .

What began as an idea became a global three-day gathering filled with inspiration, imagination, connection, and action. We're grateful for the opportunity to welcome more than 600 attendees in person, many more tuning in from around the world, and a city that embraced this vision from the moment we arrived.

We're also proud to have shared a little along the way. Showcasing the creativity, care, collaboration, and passion that our team pours into every experience we create.

From Chicago to the world. Until next time!

06/24/2026

The secret is out. ✨

ABCD & Company is honored to be producing the very first event at the Obama Presidential Center following its official opening, the inaugural Every Child Thrives Festival with the W.K. Kellogg Foundation

For the better part of a year, we've been imagining this moment. This week, we're living it.
It's been an incredible journey helping bring this vision from idea to reality. From strategy and storytelling to creative design, event production, attendee experiences, and the thousands of details in between, every part of our agency has played a role in bringing this first-of-its-kind festival to life.

To see this vision come to life at the Obama Presidential Center, surrounded by so many inspiring voices and ideas, is incredibly special.

Thank you to the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, our partners, and Team ABCD for helping make this moment possible.

A special shoutout to our Chief Events & Experiences Officer Jared Wilson, and Director of Conferences, Events & Experiences Tie Cole for their leadership in bringing this vision to life.

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06/19/2026

When Opal Lee was 12 years old, a mob burned her family's home to the ground in Fort Worth, Texas.

Decades later, she became known as the "Grandmother of Juneteenth," dedicating herself to ensuring the story of Juneteenth was recognized and remembered across the country.

At 89 years old, she began walking from Fort Worth to Washington, D.C. to raise awareness. She didn't make the journey all at once. She and her supporters walked 2.5 miles at a time, symbolizing the 2.5 years it took for news of emancipation to reach enslaved people in Texas.

In 2021, Juneteenth became a federal holiday.

There's something powerful in that reminder: meaningful change often starts with small steps taken consistently.

As ABCD & Company observes Juneteenth today, we're reflecting on how each of us can take our own small step forward.

Support a Black-owned business.
Make a new connection.
Learn a story you didn't know.
Invest in your community.

Small actions add up.

Happy Juneteenth.

06/16/2026

Last week, we had the opportunity to host the team from Timely at our new headquarters, traveling all the way from the UK for their first U.S. business shoot.

For anyone who’s not familiar, Timely is an AI-powered time tracking platform that helps teams understand how time is actually spent across projects and workstreams. It’s become a tool we use internally at ABCD & Company to bring greater clarity to how we work, plan, and how we deliver for our clients.

We brought their story to life inside our new production studio, recorded the first episode of our new content series with Adam, Head of Acquisition Marketing (more coming soon), and had members of our team sit down on camera to share how much they love working with Timely. Spoiler alert: we all love it.

Before heading back across the pond, Adam left us with something we won’t forget:

“You [all] must be incredibly proud of what you've built. I've traveled the world, and I don't often see this combination of culture and work product. People are happy here. They collaborate intentionally. You all aren't meeting the standard. You're setting it.”

Grateful for the energy, the collaboration, and the chance to create together in a space built for exactly this kind of work.

06/10/2026

The excitement around the New York Knicks isn't really about basketball. 🏀

It's about belief.

For nearly three decades, Knicks fans have endured losing seasons, playoff heartbreak, and years of being told, "Maybe next year." Yet through it all, Madison Square Garden stayed packed. Celebrities kept showing up courtside. Fans kept wearing the blue and orange. New Yorkers never stopped believing.

Now, for the first time in 27 years, the Knicks are back in the NBA Finals, and the city is electric. From packed watch parties to soaring ticket prices, this isn't just a sports moment; it's a New York moment.

People are so invested because they're not just celebrating a team. They're celebrating loyalty. Perseverance. The reward that comes from showing up year after year, even when success isn't guaranteed.

As marketers, we see a lesson in that.

The strongest brands aren't built overnight. They're built by consistently showing up, earning trust, and giving people something worth believing in.

The Knicks may be chasing a championship, but they've already reminded us of something powerful: people rally around stories, and the best ones are the stories they help create.

What's your favorite underdog story?