The Texas Society of Architects hosts an annual Conference and showcase that features in-person building tours, educational sessions, a tradeshow, keynote presentations, and various networking activities. When 2020 made it impossible for TxA to proceed with their plans for an in-person conference, they turned to their trusted partner, Shepard Exposition Services to transition to a virtual event. Shepard engaged TalkingTree Creative to execute the design and production of the event. TxA’s goal was an event that preserved… Read More
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Bolton St. Synagogue Virtual Gala and Auction
Date: May 2020 Location: Virtual Client: Bolton St. Synagogue Goal: Create a live-streaming virtual gala with enough engagement to make it feel like a shared experience while raising funds for the synagogue’s community funds. Background: The Bolton St. annual fundraiser gala is a community fundraising event featuring a live concert, auction, great food and drinks and lots of socializing between the guests. This year due to COVID-19, Bolton St. asked us to transform their in-person events… Read More
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GSK Virtual Set
Client: GSK Project: Virtual studio set Location: Madrid, Spain This September, TTC traveled to Madrid for the 2019 European Respiratory Society congress where medical professionals present new findings to the community. At the event, we set up a branded studio set for our client, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK). GSK hosts brief on-camera studio sessions in which speakers and event attendees come to review and discuss the information presented at the congress. In the past, we’ve designed and… Read More
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HughesNet – When You Need it Most
Client: Hughes Date: January 2019 Location: Puerto Rico Job: This year, we were asked to deliver a hard-hitting short-form documentary about the impact of Hurricane Maria on the people of Puerto Rico after it devastated the community and HughesNet satellite internet was the only source of communication available. TalkingTree spent time on the island connecting with locals and collecting their stories about what it meant to finally get cell and internet connection after the hurricane. … Read More
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Kearney All-Hands Meeting
Date: March 2019 Location: Baltimore, Washington DC Client: Kearney & Company Event: Kearney & Co. is a fast-growing accounting firm specializing in auditing and consulting for the Federal Government. Each year, they hold a day-long meeting in which all of their employees come together for a general session meeting and networking afterparty. Challenge: Kearney is always fun to work with because they like to inject humor into their original video content, so we typically knockoff scenes from… Read More
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SECAF Gala 2018
Client: Small and Emerging Contractors Advisory Forum (SECAF) Job/Challenge Each year, we design and produce the annual awards gala for the SECAF Government Contractor Awards. The 2018 event marked the 10th year in a row of our partnership and SECAF’s 10-year anniversary. We are so proud to have been a part of this event since the early days of the company, and we wanted to create something truly breathtaking for this momentous occasion. Solution: Our TalkingTree production… Read More
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GSK VR Pilot
Client: GSK (GlaxoSmithKline) Respiratory Division Job/Challenge The Respiratory sector of GSK approached our team about producing an interactive virtual reality experience as part of the ERS event in which medical professionals convene to hear a panel of doctors present innovations in research. During this event, we design a custom set for GSK where they host talk show-style one-on-one interviews with the doctors presenting research at the conference. The client wanted to use VR technology to bring… Read More
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WRPS Webcasts
Client: Washington Retirement Planning Specialists (WRPS) Job: We produce a quarterly webcast for WRPS that they promote as a video marketing campaign. WRPS uses these broadcasts to expand their clientele by sharing tax updates and tips to existing and prospective clients. Challenge: One of the most common challenges we run into when we produce webcasts is working with people who don’t have live TV experience and providing the tools and training they need in order to… Read More
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HughesNet Summit
Date: Fall, 2017 Location: Williamsburg, VA Client: HughesNet Event: The HughesNet Summit is a retailers’ meeting for Hughes’ consumer service of satellite internet. Dealers and agents of the service are invited to a 3-day-long event where they receive company updates, promotions for new locations and selling incentives, along with feedback and networking opportunities. Challenge: Roughly the same group of people return year after year to this event, so we are faced with the challenge of keeping the… Read More
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Make48
The Job In 2018 we had the opportunity to work and be featured on the reality TV competition series, Make48 which airs on PBS and is distributed internationally. Known for being the world’s fasted invention competition, groups of inventors have 48 hours to brainstorm a product, build a prototype and pitch the idea to investors. Our creative team appeared in season two to work with a finalist group and produce a product video that would… Read More