- Tangible Worldwide
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name = Tangible Worldwide, LLC
type = Independent
foundation =2008
location_city =Chicago ,Illinois
location_country =USA
locations = 2
founder = Merrick, President/ECD
industry =Advertising ,Marketing ,Design
subsid =Lakonic ,The Volume of Silence ,GetUp and Skate
homepage = http://www.tangibleworldwide.com/
intl =yesTangible Worldwide is an independent design and lifestyle communications agency based in
Chicago ,Illinois , with offices inPortland, Oregon . [cite web
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title = Tangible Worldwide expanding to Portland
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publisher = Portland Business Journal
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url = http://portland.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2008/08/11/daily40.html
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accessdate = 2008-08-14] [cite web
last = Hunsberger
first = Brent
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title = Advertising agencies follow trail of talent to Portland
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publisher = The Oregonian
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url = http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2008/08/advertising_agencies_follow_tr.html
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accessdate = 2008-08-21] [cite web
last = Hunsberger
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title = Tangible, Fuel3 are latest ad firms expanding to Portland
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publisher = Oregonlive.com Playbooks & Profits
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url = http://blog.oregonlive.com/playbooksandprofits/2008/08/tangible_latest_agency_to_expa.html
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accessdate = 2008-08-21]Founded by Merrick in January, 2008, [cite news | first=Lisa | last=Bertagnoli | title=An ever-grander holiday | date=
2007-12-17 | url =http://www.chicagobusiness.com/cgi-bin/mag/article.pl?article_id=29013 | work =Crain's Business] the relatively new agency currently represents Effen Vodka,Pitchfork Media and Podi Footwear, and has has worked on projects for clients such asUNICEF ,Adler Planetarium , andNixon Watches .Tangible Worldwide works primarily with lifestyle brands. The agency's capabilities include brand and creative design, traditional and non-traditional
marketing ,interactive marketing andpublic relations .History
Tangible was founded by Merrick in January 2008 as a sister agency to his interactive marketing agency, Lakonic, founded November 2000. Tangible opened its doors with Effen Vodka as a client, followed by Podi, which has since named Tangible their integrated agency-of-record. The agency received its first public recognition for their limited-edition silkscreen poster designs, part of their
guerrilla marketing campaign for UNICEF's Tap Project. [cite news | first=Lewis | last=Lazare | title=UNICEF Tap Project shows Tangible work | date=2008-3-10 | url =http://www.suntimes.com/business/lazare/833899,CST-FIN-lew10.article | work =Chicago Sun-Times] [cite web
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title = Tap Project Posters
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url = http://www.tangibleworldwide.com/tapproject.html
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accessdate = 2008-3-6] In May 2008, Pitchfork Media, the most popular independent-focused music publication online, [cite web
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title = Site Traffic Information for www.pitchforkmedia.com
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publisher =Alexa Internet
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url = http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details?q=&url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/
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accessdate = 2006-10-29] appointed Tangible as its first integrated agency-of-record. [cite news | first=Jim | last=DeRogatis | title=Why would Pitchfork need an "independent lifestyle communications and brand agency"? | date=2008-5-21 | url =http://blogs.suntimes.com/derogatis/2008/05/why_would_pitchfork_need_an_in.html | work =Chicago Sun-Times] Tangible recently launched Effen's first multi-national website, and continues to build on Lakonic's vast interactive history.Subsidiaries
* [http://www.lakonic.com Lakonic] , The Silent Creative Partner™, is a transparent creative and production resource that partners exclusively with creative service agencies.
* [http://www.thevolumeofsilence.com The Volume of Silence] provides design, vfx, animation and cgi services.
* [http://www.getupandskate.com GetUp and Skate] , a skate spot locator toolExternal links
* [http://www.tangibleworldwide.com Tangible Worldwide]
* [http://www.tangibleworldwide.com/ahead.html How to Get "A Head" in Advertising] , Merrick gets a tattoo — of a second head — on his neck.
* [http://www.effen.com Effen Vodka's Website]References
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