In the end, it wasn’t even close. It only took Ernie “The Beefcake” Frate (pronouced “frah TAY,” like “par TAY”) a mere 9 minutes and 40 seconds to totally demolish and consume a 10-patty Vertigo Burger. The contest was held on Thursday, May 27th at 12:30PM at Elevation Burger…, 442 S. Washington Street, Falls Church, VA.
I have to say that this was my first visit to Elevation Burger, but it will not be my last. This up-and-coming friendly
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The “Beefcake” KO’s “The Beef”
Twitter Tools for Local Retail Businesses
I’m very pleased to turn the blog over to our incredible summer intern Lindsey. Lindsey has been with us for a couple of weeks, but she’s already becoming quite the expert on Twitter tools. I gave her an assignment to find local followers for some of our retail accounts. For most local businesses, it doesn’t do a lot of good to have Twitter followers that are a thousand miles away!
There are thousands of Twitter applications, but our intrepid Lindsey…
The Beefcake vs. The Beef
Mark your calendars! Next Thursday, our resident strongman Ernie Frate will have to put extra time in at the gym as he prepares to take on Elevation Burger‘s infamous Vertigo burger…. That’s right folks, Ernesto says he can polish off TEN mouth-watering, 100% USDA-certified organic, grass-fed, free-range, ground-on-premises beef patties, ten thick slices of golden yellow all-American cheddar cheese, a whole mess of ketchup and onions, all lovingly cradled by two big, buttery buns. …With fries on the
And the Addy goes to . . . Yep SmithGifford! That’s us!
Our work continues to garner recognition and we’re really happy to announce that we’ve followed up our “Best in Show” at the local Addy’s with 4 Silver Addy’s at the District Two Addy Awards…. SmithGifford was one of 12 local agencies that went on to win additional awards in this next level of competition.
Here’s what we took home!
Silver ADDY: “Broadcast” for Identity Guard (Television, Regional/National TV, Single, Consumer Services)
Silver ADDY: “Sandals” for Identity Guard (Television, Regional/National
Señor Everson versus Mexican Coca Cola
A while back, Patrick bragged that he could tell the difference between the high fructose corn syrup (found in American Coke) and real sugar (found in Mexican Coca Cola). Jason requested that Patrick put up or shut up. Today we finally put him to the test. Here are the results:
The set-up, complete with scorecards and Roy Rogers styrofoam coffee cups.
Paul preps the experiment.
Kevin told Paul to “look devious.”
Patrick is presented with the experiment.
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Patrick begins the
