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INTERACTIVE AGENCY
Less e-mail, more cowbell please!
Long ago and in a far away land at a startup firm, there were impromptu celebrations of a new client relationship with the ringing of a cowbell, followed by a boom box playback of “Grazing In the Grass”, an instrumental by South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela. There was really no significance in the cowbell or the song itself, other than taking the time to celebrate a successful milestone where hard work, talent and tenacity paid off.
Over time, the culture changed from outward to inward as the endless meetings, recaps, IMs and emails started infringing on productivity. A team of twenty quickly mushroomed to over three hundred team members with a corresponding exponential deluge of e-mails.
BarCamp Nashville: A Digital Festival
The Exit/In has been a music fixture in Nashville dating back to the seventies. In the shadows of Vanderbilt University behind the facade of black painted walls on Elliston Place – known as “The Rock Block” in the old days - lies The Exit/In where many talented acts have launched their careers while performing over the years. From comedian Steve Martin to Jimmy Buffett, John Prine and Linda Ronstadt, musicians of all genres have made late night memories over the storied thirty-six year history of the club.