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Early in Stout Heart’s existence, we reached a point where it was clear we were going to outgrow our very first office. It had served us well but we needed room for more team members, a real conference room, and on top of that, I had my first child in our first year and pumping… Read more »

After graduating from Leadership Seacoast, my eyes were opened to the number of nonprofits fighting for the same funding. In the “Live Free or Die” state, where government-funded social services are fairly limited, nonprofits are incredibly important to our communities. They support the physical and mental well-being of our citizens, ensure that arts and culture… Read more »

We get asked all kinds of questions. Where are you based? There are actually marketing agencies based in Portsmouth, New Hampshire? How many people work at Stout Heart? Do you build websites? Do you do branding? We thought we’d take a few minutes to answer some of the more common quandaries that we receive, starting… Read more »

At Stout Heart we dream of clients who will let us flex a little creative muscle; clients who think outside the box and don’t mind operating outside of the norm. In our brave three years in business,  we have been lucky enough to come across multiple clients who fit this description. They came to us… Read more »

October is finally here and the weather still seems to be in summer mode. There has yet to be a cold crisp morning where you throw on a cozy sweater and crave that infamous pumpkin spiced latte. As I look now, the upcoming forecast won’t even drop below sixty degrees. It is an unspoken rule… Read more »

Though it feels like I started working for Stout Heart but yesterday, my internship is somehow already at an end. As my last day as an intern approaches, I find myself reflecting on the past few months and the advice I’ve received from the Stout Heart crew during my time here. Perhaps most importantly I’ve… Read more »

When you think of advertising agencies, you don’t usually think of yoga pants and down dogs. You might think of suits, conference rooms, and skyscrapers. Well, I’m here to tell you that, if you are in the world of advertising and aren’t already practicing yoga, you should. Not because your doctor said so or because… Read more »

Have you ever tried something new that didn’t quite work out? For me, it was singing. I’m not exactly a mix between Fergie and Jesus (Step Brothers Reference) but I tried. I’d open my mouth and almost immediately I’d hear it, “Don’t quit your day job. Stick to what you’re good at.” Well, I don’t… Read more »

Let’s face it. The fact of the matter is that advertising agencies succeed when their clients succeed. Unfortunately, not every client-agency relationship ends in success. In fact, good advertising is hard to come by these days. People are inundated with a wide range of advertising from the moment they wake up in the morning until… Read more »