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A year of digital transformation—Lori Byrd-McDevitt reflects

The month of March may not ever lose the sting that comes with reminiscences of quarantine and urgent closures. As cultural sector professionals and supporters, we hold space for our friends and colleagues who have faced immense professional and personal challenges this year from museum closures, layoffs, and furloughs. Due to our close ties to […]

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Meet 12 Stars Media: Our go-to for video storytelling

The co-owners of 1909—Jarred, Chris, and I—love to have tongue-in-cheek debates about who is “better friends” with the long-time digital marketers we’ve known for years. (We think we’re hilarious, but our team members probably think we’re obnoxious.) Indianapolis is “the world’s biggest small town” where we’re lucky to have grown up knowing most of the […]

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“We Are No Mean City.” Reflecting on 1909 in Indianapolis…in 2021

1909 DIGITAL is an academically “Evocative” brand name. It’s slightly mysterious. When done right, an evocative name should cause people to ask, “What does it mean?” Things have gone just as planned for us. The story behind 1909 DIGITAL has inspired us from day one. It has built meaning into our brand and it’s let […]

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