Team-Building vs. Annual Planning vs. Training Formada is a remote agency. We make no secret of that. In fact, we’re pretty proud of how successful we’ve been at creating a healthy, collaborative work culture despite how seldom we’re all in the same room...
Personalizing the Remote Marketing Agency Experience We really are trying to do things differently here at Formada. I know that might sound kinda corny, but we’re sincere in our aim to build something that’s special. No, we’re not trying to “change...
This week, I took my car in for an oil change, and within 20 minutes, I was back on the road. The cashier handed me the paperwork, I glanced at it briefly, paid, and then drove away. Later that day, I received a call telling me that I had left a second pair of keys at...
Happy Birthday, Dear Formada. Happy Birthday to You. “My brain hurt like a warehouse/It had no room to spare/I had to cram so many things/To store everything in there” Those are lyrics to David Bowie’s classic song, “Five Years,” and while that song is very much...
It’s Really Easy To Overcomplicate Digital Marketing Maybe it’s just because the majority of my career has been in marketing and advertising, but I do believe that this is true: Digital marketing is actually quite simple. Seriously. You define a goal, build...
All Paths Lead To Here It’s funny how we all have certain experiences that leave us thinking, “Well, if I had the chance to do that again, I’d certainly do it differently.” While we all know that we can’t go back in time, make different choices, and “have a redo” so...
Yes, we’re a remote team, but in-person connections are still a priority It’s no secret that we at Formada pride ourselves in being a fully remote agency. It’s a foundational piece of our business, and it’s become a central element of our brand. Another central...
I have a complicated relationship with meeting culture In my corporate life, I've always hated meeting overload. On a fundamental level, this approach to business has just never made much sense to me. If your day is filled with back-to-back meetings, when are you...
What is company culture, really? Have you noticed the incredible amount of content written about company culture? So much of it is prescriptive — how to create a healthy one, how to rejuvenate one that’s failing, and so on. While I understand the motivation...
We founded our company in 2018 as a remote company. While it was initially required because we didn’t yet have a business space, we realized quickly that it gave us much more autonomy, time at home, and the ability to do work on our own terms. These were all goals we...