For a couple of reasons, Halloween is always a very special event at Paulsen Marketing. I venture to say that not many businesses take the day as seriously as we do here.

First, it must be the innate creative nature of our people who put very serious time, thought and preparation into creating the perfect costume for the day’s festivities. I should also mention the extremely competitive nature of these folks—everyone is driven to create the cleverest/funniest/most outlandish costume.

Secondly, our Senior Art Director and “Art Princess” Kristie Weiberg celebrates her birthday on Halloween. Kristie has been with us for twelve years and has made such a tremendous contribution to our company’s growth and success. It’s because of Kristie’s enthusiasm and fun-loving nature that Halloween is such a celebrated event at Paulsen Marketing.

A word of caution: if you don’t want to be labeled a “fun-hater” you better show up at the agency in your Halloween costume!

The following photos are a true indication of just how serious we take Halloween at Paulsen Marketing.

Happy Halloween to all!

The creative crew.

I aint afraid of no ghosts!

Whos ready for a bath?

"You'll say WOW every time!"

Happy Birthday Kristie!

In the spirit of “Take Your Dog to Work Day", we have a number of canine companions with us at the agency today.  

So far, Molly, Kota, Sophie, Betty, Wrigley and Rudy seem to be getting along just fine.  No growls or dust-ups, just a whole lot of sniffing going on—and a slight “accident” outside Account Executive Marcus Squier’s office.

It seems that dogs and agency people have a lot in common.  We’re loyal and hard-working, playful and inquisitive.  We protect and defend, and lead the way for those seeking assistance. We retrieve and deliver things, and listen knowingly and intently when spoken...

We're celebrating Ag Day here at Paulsen Marketing today.  Activities include co-sponsorship of an Ag Day program at a local elementary school with our client Ag United for South Dakota, and a Kubota Tractor Ride-N-Drive in our agency parking lot later today.

"What do cows actually do?" was one of the questions posed by a fifth grader during the Ag Day event at Hayward Elementary School here in Sioux Falls. Our CEO, Thane Paulsen was on hand to help serve pizza, milk and pudding to over 100 inquisitive youngsters.  An area pork producer and dairy producer explained how they produce safe, healthy food for a hungry world. The questions that were asked are good indicators...

Here at Paulsen Marketing, we’re proud of our traditional midwestern work ethic.  It’s one of our core values.  But we’re also known as an agency that likes to play hard as well.  I have a few examples to share with you.

Last evening we held our annual Paulsen Tubing Event at Great Bear Recreation Area.  A number of employees and their families took advantage of a warmer-than -its-been-evening to race down the giant hill known locally as Great Bear. A fun time was enjoyed by all-- especially the kids who joined us.  I’ve discovered that I’m a much better “Chalet-er” than tuber.  My wife and I enjoyed the...