McKenna Murphy

The Year-End Brand Audit: What Should You Change Before 2027?

The end of the year is a natural time to look at what worked, what did not, and what needs to change. Businesses often use this time to review financial performance, marketing results, sales numbers, and operational goals, but one important area can easily get overlooked: the brand itself. Before building a 2027 marketing plan,

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Season 2, Episode 25: 12 Part Series – The Creative Process – Review & Revision

Natalie McFarland hosts the 10th segment of McFarland Minutes’ filmmaking process series, focusing on the review and revision stage and how clients and production teams can communicate to reach a finished product efficiently. She and editor Ryan discuss managing multiple version files (V1, V2, etc.) by saving separate project/sequence copies, since earlier versions may be

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Documentary Production Company: Why Real Stories Make Better Commercials

The best commercial videos do more than explain what a company sells. They give people a reason to care. That is where documentary storytelling can change the way brands approach commercial video production. We believe the most compelling brand stories are often already happening. They are found in the people behind the business, the customers

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Season 2, Episode 24: 12 Part Series – The Creative Process – Post-Production

Natalie McFarland and Ryan continue their filmmaking process series with part nine on post-production, drawing on current projects in overlapping pre- and post-production. They stress first ensuring all footage and audio are fully backed up before formatting cards, noting “last day on set” mistakes. They discuss writing voiceover after shooting—especially for 30-second commercials—to incorporate discoveries

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Fractional CMO vs. Agency: What If Your Agency Could Be Both?

For many growing businesses, marketing falls into an awkward middle ground. You need someone to lead the strategy, but you may not be ready to hire a full-time Chief Marketing Officer. You need content and campaigns, but you may not have the team to execute them. That is where the traditional fractional CMO vs. agency

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Community Marketing: How Brands Build Loyal Communities Instead of Just Customers

Marketing has never been only about getting more people to see your brand. The strongest brands create something much harder to measure and much more valuable: a community of people who care about what the brand does, believe in what it stands for, and want to be part of the story. That is community marketing.

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Season 2, Episode 23: Crafting a Better Interview 

Natalie McFarland introduces McFarland Minutes and shares a recorded guest lecture for Scout Foster’s Texas Tech University class, explaining how McFarland Productions and its film arm, Off Your Rocker Films, conduct effective interviews for documentaries and brand storytelling, especially with non-media-trained subjects in agriculture and outdoor industries. She describes a two-camera interview setup from an

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Why Isn’t My Marketing Working? Understanding the Problems Behind Poor Results

When marketing does not produce the results a business expects, the first instinct is often to blame the channel. A company may decide that social media is ineffective, advertising does not work, or content marketing is a waste of resources. While those conclusions are understandable, they often overlook the larger issue. Marketing rarely fails because

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Season 2, Episode 22: 12 Part Series – The Creative Process – File Organization

The episode introduces Ryan who covers step eight of a twelve-step creative process: data stores and organization. He explains that consistent file structure and naming conventions, though tedious, prevent future headaches for recaps, year reels, client revisions, and storage migrations. Using a commercial shoot example, he recommends choosing an organization method (by location, day, or

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