We’re so excited to announce the hiring of our first ever summer intern! We had a pool of incredibly savvy and promising applicants, making our job selecting the best fit for our business both a challenge and an honor. We found an awesome individual, someone we are sure can handle the demands of our unique business with many moving parts. …
We’re so fortunate to be the official photographers of the SD Summer Spotlight Show — for the FIFTH year in a row. It’s always a pleasure to work with the families of South Dakota, and take pictures of 4 species in as many days. This year was hot (what else should we expect in July) and the shows keep growing …
We’re thrilled to announce we have hired a new Field Staff Photographers to join our team at FMG! Welcome Alexis O’Boyle. We had so many wonderful applicants for the job, we decided to add an additional in-person interview to the process. Back in May, we flew a few photographers to South Dakota for a weekend of “real picture pen” experience …
Congratulations to the SDSU students for putting on another successful Jackrabbits Memorial Jackpot Show event in Sioux Falls! Our crew enjoys photographing this event every year. All photos from the show are available for purchase here, including the Showmanship Contest, Breeding Heifers, Market Animals and Scholarship Presentation. The ring shots from this year’s event are really really special. Be sure …
Next up in our Meet the Staff blog series, meet Amanda Holt, one of our very first hires at Focus Marketing Group. Amanda is well known in the show ring and is the best of the best at getting animals ready, but she is also incredible at graphic design. She has masterminded some of our most memorable design projects including …
It’s our FAVORITE week of the year — the infamous South Dakota State Fair (aka the Dirt Fair!) In 2020, we’ll again be the official photographers of the Open Class Beef Barn. We heard there’s going to be a FULL BARN this year and we’ll be here for every moment of it! Also, we’ve got a great team ready to …
Junior National events are a highlight of our summer, and we’re so glad that we got to see our good friends at the Livin’ For Summertime Maine-Anjou & Chianina National Jr. Show in Sioux Falls, SD earlier this month! We brought a talented crew to the show, and were able to turn all of the photos our quickest yet! If …
Over the past few years, our website division has exploded! Our team, lead by Kensie Meredith (our resident guru for all things WEB), has dove in head first to provide a one-of-a-kind service to our existing customers and wow-ed new customers too! With that being said, Kensie, needs help with the day-to-day. FMG offers unlimited updates to our customers as …
After nearly ten years of business, most know that at Focus Marketing Group, we take livestock photos and videos. We also create ads, flyers and sale catalogs, we build websites and provide social media management services. Since the beginning of FMG, we’ve always looked for ways to provide MORE to our customers. Over the past few years, we’ve also expanded …
At a time, when we can’t physically be together … the FMG crew thought we’d use this time to be together via technology. Enter the Zoom Meeting. We’ve scheduled a virtual Zoom Meeting with several members of the #FMGcrew for Thursday, April 30th at 7pm CST. If you haven’t participated in a Zoom meeting before, you can join (for free!) …
