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Mt Hood Meadows is giving away 32+ lift tickets to 13 different resorts with your purchase of an All Access Season Pass! The past two seasons I’ve taken advantage of the All Access Season Pass that’s offered by Mt. Hood Meadows. I’ve taken advantage of this incredible deal not only to make sure I could […]

Why do we Celebrate Cinco de Mayo?

We celebrate because it is the Mexican Independence day right? Wrong.  Cinco de Mayo is not Mexico’s independence day, that is on September 16th.  Cinco de Mayo, meaning May 5th in Spanish, commemorates the Mexican army’s victory over France during the Franco-Mexican War at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. Cinco de Mayo in Mexico […]

Off The Wall Media’s ‘Hawthorne Hangout’ just got more Hip

A year ago, Off The Wall Media’s office space was featured in the Portland Business Journal as the ‘Hawthorne hangout”.  We continue to strive to create a fun and inviting workspace for employees, clients and business colleagues.  One of our newer clients, Robert Enrico, is a local artist that we are working on creating a new […]

The Origin of St. Patrick’s Day in America

Back in the 17th century, St. Patrick’s Day was a religious feast day commemorating the death of St. Patrick who brought Christianity to Ireland.  The holiday was primarily religious and very quiet with no parades, festivals or public events and bars weren’t even open.  Not until the 20th century was St. Patrick’s Day even considered […]

Facebook Pages Launch New Call-to-Action Button

Facebook is constantly searching for new ways to make their business pages more easy for people to interact with.  They recently announced a new call-to-action feature to help businesses drive specific objectives on their page.  Every businesses top priority is leads and sales, making this button important to reach those goals.  The admins of a […]

What did you Google this year?

Google just released their comprehensive list of 2014’s top searches.  Previously we wrote about Bing and Yahoo’s top lists and it seems Google has many of the similar topics.   The top 10 searched topics include Robin Williams World Cup Ebola MH370 ALS Flappy Bird Conchita Wurst ISIS Frozen Sochi Just like Bing and Yahoo […]

Google Ranks the Top Thanksgiving Recipes in Each State

The New York Times put together a study on what the most popular Thanksgiving recipe in each state is, according to Google.  The research did not include “turkey” because that would be the most popular dish in all 50 states.  Google searching can be a meaningful indicator of behaviors and attitudes of people in different […]

14 Interesting Facts about Veterans Day

Happy Veterans Day. We would like to take a moment to remember and honor all of those who have served our country.  Thank you for your service! Below are some interesting facts about Veterans Day that you may not know. In 1919, President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed November 11 as Armistice Day. In 1954, President Eisenhower […]

Find the Best Areas to Trick-or-Treat with the App Nextdoor’s Treat Map

  The social network Nextdoor’s Treat Map is back by popular demand for another Halloween.  The app is available on iOS and Android for the second year to give insider’s a guide to the best streets for treats in their neighborhood. The app allows homeowners to mark their home with a candy corn to let people […]

Paid vs. Organic Search, Which Should You Choose?

Is it more effective to use paid search (PPC) or organic search (SEO) marketing? Both methods have pros and cons so it is a complex question to answer. Organic search results are the listings of web pages returned by the search engine’s algorithms that closely match the string of keywords.  The goal is to be on the […]