Cates Collaborative

12/09/2022

Time to get promographic with your content!

(Sound up!)

03/07/2022

Animate YOUR Message!

08/03/2021

Enjoy this magnificent, amazing, tremendous, and totally not fake commercial from Cates Collaborative...

05/26/2021

Presenting Griffin and Job, aka "The Folk Faces." Our favorite Office-Based Folk ("Offolk") Duo, with a new song about returning home, to work, from home, where we worked...

Official music video for Coming Home (To Work, From Home, Where We Worked) by The Folk Faces. Directed by Zach Nowlin.

04/27/2021

Excited to see that our Interactive Partners at Adventr are featuring our Animated Info Modules as the "Adventr of the Week!" Their amazing technology made it possible for us to bring our creative solutions to life. Click the link below to check out the demo and follow Adventr on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter !

Make your own interactive Adventr at adventr.io

04/01/2021

This is Jan Derwin. Jan is better than you, and he believes you can be too.

11/11/2020

Check out the new INTERACTIVE demo for our Animated Info Modules we've created with the interactive technologies from Adventr. This new offering is customizable for all manner of internal and external messaging, and the interactive features make it perfect for learning and training applications! Hit me up to learn more!

Make your own interactive Adventr at adventr.io

07/23/2020

Animate your company's message with Cates Collaborative Animated Info Modules! Customizable characters and themes for policy and informational campaigns, and interactive elements for training initiatives!

05/14/2020

Just because we have to keep our distance, doesn’t mean we can’t keep moving. This video is a simple example of how we can still produce effective video communications remotely, and remain safe and healthy in the process of keeping busy.

05/07/2020

05/04/2020

In these uncertain times, one thing is for certain. We are certainly very proud of this spot Cates Collaborative and Matt Geiler of SickPicnic Media created for the fine folks at Hammersmith Beekin.

08/02/2019

With my friends at Zacuto Studios developing exciting new talk show-style approaches to corporate and B2B marketing videos. We're talking no more talking heads! Stay tuned!

08/01/2019

If you’re a B2B Marketer wondering if humor has a place in your messaging, stop. The answer is NO.

07/25/2019

You know you need a video, but what kind? Not all videos do the same job. It helps to know some basic video styles to start the conversation around what will best speak for your brand.

07/08/2019

Have you ever told what you were certain was an amazing story to an audience that was so unmoved that even the crickets didn’t know how to respond? Among the many personal creative pursuits I’ve followed over the years, there was a time I thought standup comedy looked easy. So trust me, I’ve l...

06/27/2019

An "answer" to the age-old question...

(Credit to Brynne Hovde, who first introduced me to the house analogy.)

It’s a question I hear all the time, and while it’s a difficult one to answer, I genuinely enjoy trying. I hope you’re reading this because you are interested in using video to promote something, like your brand, a product, some new internal initiatives.

08/08/2018

I don’t want to be the 1000th person to tell you that you “need video.”

What I would like to tell you is how a unique creative approach can deliver any message more effectively. HR initiatives, internal or external company policies, or PSAs can benefit from an appropriate level of humor and a fresh point of view.

Let’s talk about that! (And then maybe we make some videos about it?)

This is "Cates Collaborative Video Promo" by John Cates on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

01/02/2017

Here's an example of how Cates Collaborative can create a cool, cost-effective ad for a startup with an awesome new phone accessory, featuring product animation and original music. BassCase: Making the Case for Superior Sound...

Turn up the sound – anywhere, anytime! Finally, a phone case that delivers loud and clear sound everywhere you go while also giving you extra battery power. ...