Making the Most of Students as Fundraising Ambassadors

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Making the Most of Students as Fundraising Ambassadors It can be hard to know what your alumni care about, and what they might be willing to support philanthropically. So, why not let your students help you out? Whether it be for annual giving, or for major gifts, you can create content that allows your students […]

Create Smarter Podcast – Why You Need an AV Translator

Create Smarter Podcast – Why You Need an AV Translator https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoIjrDIN1HI When working with AV for an event, sometimes you’re handed over a list of equipment as part of the contract. But how’re you supposed to know what you need and what each thing does? Your production team might tell you that you need a […]

Turning Your Event into a Content Factory

Turning Your Event into a Content Factory When all of your industry professionals are in one place, it’s a great opportunity to capture a variety of content that you can use to fill your marketing calendar throughout the year. Take advantage of everyone being in one place at one time! That’s exactly what we helped […]

Create Smarter Podcast – Creating a Partnership For Your Event

Create Smarter Podcast – Creating a Partnership for Your Event: Broker-Carrier Summit 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIztPtS6R7k Tune in and listen to Connor and Kyle discuss a recent project they worked on down in Kansas City! 5 Tool was able to work with the folks at the Broker-Carrier Summit to put on a great conference with keynote speakers, […]

Create Smarter Podcast – How to Maximize Zoom for Broadcast

Create Smarter Podcast – Maximize Zoom for Broadcast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nyxrkFcbnk Zoom is becoming more widely used as a broadcast tool. So how do you make sure to capture the best possible video for on demand viewing later? Kyle and Connor share Zoom tips and tricks on the latest Create Smarter podcast episode about how to maximize […]

Power Hitters: The Women’s Foundation of Boston

Power Hitters: The Women’s Foundation of Boston “The quality of a community is directly correlated with the quality of life of women and girls.” In the latest edition of Power Hitters, we sat down with Co-Founder and CEO of The Women’s Foundation of Boston, Christina Gordon, to learn more about the work that the foundation […]

Create Smarter Podcast – Benefits of an AV Partner

Create Smarter Podcast – Benefits of an AV Partner https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKqRMsESJ1A A lot of times, interactions with events & AV companies can be very transactional. But here at 5 Tool Productions, we want to be your partner! Your success is our success. We can be involved in your event throughout the whole process beginning to end […]

Create Smarter Podcast – The Surprising Leader in Streaming on TV

Create Smarter Podcast – The Surprising Leader in Streaming on TV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSnDSTXlsRY Believe it or not, people are starting to consume more and more streamed content from places like YouTube on their TVs opposed to their phones or laptops. So, when you’re planning an event with a live streamed component, it’s important to keep that […]

Create Smarter Podcast – The State of Video in 2024

Create Smarter Podcast – The State of Video in 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqbVoLhNgm8 The Content Marketing Institute recently published the results of their latest survey and our team had some thoughts! Tyler sat down with Connor and Jake to talk through the stats and what it means for the state of video in 2024. Watch the full […]

Create Smarter Podcast – Compass Retirement Case Study

Create Smarter Podcast – Compass Retirement Case Study https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAQVedhePP8 In this episode of the Create Smarter podcast, host Kyle MacNaught is joined by Janet Kalandranis from 95 Creative and Chris Paterna, Chief Revenue Officer at Compass Retirement Consulting Group, to discuss Compass’ innovative approach to digital video strategy . They delve into how they’ve transformed […]