Part of the reason Portland’s such a creative mecca is the company it keeps. And it’s been so for quite a long time. Names you might recognize like Winslow Homer and Longfellow (and many others) have lived and loved the Maine coastal lifestyle. And so it is for us.
Part of choosing (and keeping) an agency ought to have as much to do with the qualitative aspects of the relationship as the quantitative. Ask yourself if you actually LIKE the people you’re working with? If the answer is “no,” chances are the work and service aren’t so great, either.
Being in a great place, among great people fuels our lives and infuses our work with a sort of gratefulness that cuts through a lot of the cynical drivel we’re noticing our industry is putting out these days.
Sounds corny, but it’s the truth. Maine really is the way life should be. And you don’t have to be a sap to love it.