Happening Recently at Jell

Most Jell team members are avid public radio fans. We love to trade stories we heard on Morning Edition, This American Life, Marketplace, or The World. Some are avid followers of Sound Opinions, while others prefer Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me! or Prairie Home Companion. MORE >

Posted January 9, 2013

Launching a new brand into the world — orchestrating the look, the messaging, a new website, a search engine marketing (aka, PPC) campaign — is quadruple the fun for us. It’s everything we love to do, and it’s always best when we get to do it all at once! MORE >

Posted January 1, 2013

Most people love celebrating anniversaries. But we all know these celebrations are inherently odd. What makes a day or a year truly special? Its number? If that were true, something significant (e.g., the end of the world, or the beginning of a new one) might have actually occurred on Dec. 21, 2012. But we’re not superstitious. MORE >

Posted December 21, 2012

We’ve shared many news stories about Free Spirit Media since we began working with them in 2008. We love their energy and commitment to underserved urban youth. And we like to celebrate organizations that do good here in Chicago. MORE >

Posted December 17, 2012

In previous stories, we’ve mentioned our involvement with Umoja Student Development Corporation, a Chicago nonprofit dedicated to equipping young people to succeed after high school. MORE >

Posted December 3, 2012

As we mentioned last year in a story on native iPhone app design, we’ve been collaborating with the very clever developers at Leverage Software for several years. MORE >

Posted December 1, 2012

For over 15 years, Umoja Student Development Corporation has been working in underperforming Chicago public schools, offering students a chance to succeed. We’ve been inspired by their mission and methods, and have been working with Umoja for nearly two years to improve their branding and messaging. MORE >

Posted November 19, 2012

It’s not unusual for a client to visit Jell with a particular idea in mind — a “look” or a marketing approach — but walk out with brand new ideas and possibilities. This is one of those stories. We met Mark Snow, John Dore, and Dean Conlin thanks to a client referral (thanks Jack!). MORE >

Posted November 8, 2012

“Big data” is one of the hottest boom areas in tech, and it’s quite literally changing the way businesses sell. Big data tools, now available as online services, enable businesses to crunch millions of data points to identify and analyze customer patterns in a way that just wasn’t possible previously. MORE >

Posted September 19, 2012

What makes a neighborhood a community? That’s the big question posed by Scott Jacobs, a veteran journalist, author, and an old friend of Jell. Scott lives & breathes Bucktown. MORE >

Posted September 10, 2012