<!doctype html>
<html lang="en-US">
<head>
	<meta charset="UTF-8">
<script>
var gform;gform||(document.addEventListener("gform_main_scripts_loaded",function(){gform.scriptsLoaded=!0}),window.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){gform.domLoaded=!0}),gform={domLoaded:!1,scriptsLoaded:!1,initializeOnLoaded:function(o){gform.domLoaded&&gform.scriptsLoaded?o():!gform.domLoaded&&gform.scriptsLoaded?window.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",o):document.addEventListener("gform_main_scripts_loaded",o)},hooks:{action:{},filter:{}},addAction:function(o,n,r,t){gform.addHook("action",o,n,r,t)},addFilter:function(o,n,r,t){gform.addHook("filter",o,n,r,t)},doAction:function(o){gform.doHook("action",o,arguments)},applyFilters:function(o){return gform.doHook("filter",o,arguments)},removeAction:function(o,n){gform.removeHook("action",o,n)},removeFilter:function(o,n,r){gform.removeHook("filter",o,n,r)},addHook:function(o,n,r,t,i){null==gform.hooks[o][n]&&(gform.hooks[o][n]=[]);var e=gform.hooks[o][n];null==i&&(i=n+"_"+e.length),gform.hooks[o][n].push({tag:i,callable:r,priority:t=null==t?10:t})},doHook:function(n,o,r){var t;if(r=Array.prototype.slice.call(r,1),null!=gform.hooks[n][o]&&((o=gform.hooks[n][o]).sort(function(o,n){return o.priority-n.priority}),o.forEach(function(o){"function"!=typeof(t=o.callable)&&(t=window[t]),"action"==n?t.apply(null,r):r[0]=t.apply(null,r)})),"filter"==n)return r[0]},removeHook:function(o,n,t,i){var r;null!=gform.hooks[o][n]&&(r=(r=gform.hooks[o][n]).filter(function(o,n,r){return!!(null!=i&&i!=o.tag||null!=t&&t!=o.priority)}),gform.hooks[o][n]=r)}});
</script>

	<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
	<link rel="profile" href="https://gmpg.org/xfn/11">

	<meta name='robots' content='index, follow, max-image-preview:large, max-snippet:-1, max-video-preview:-1' />

	<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.3 - https://yoast.com/wordpress/plugins/seo/ -->
	<title>Blog - The Buddy Group</title>
	<meta name="description" content="Follow our storydriven adventures." />
	<link rel="canonical" href="https://www.thebuddygroup.com/blog/" />
	<meta property="og:locale" content="en_US" />
	<meta property="og:type" content="article" />
	<meta property="og:title" content="Blog - The Buddy Group" />
	<meta property="og:description" content="Follow our storydriven adventures." />
	<meta property="og:url" content="https://www.thebuddygroup.com/blog/" />
	<meta property="og:site_name" content="The Buddy Group" />
	<meta property="article:modified_time" content="2021-03-11T02:31:50+00:00" />
	<meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image" />
	<script type="application/ld+json" class="yoast-schema-graph">{"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://www.thebuddygroup.com/#website","url":"https://www.thebuddygroup.com/","name":"The Buddy Group","description":"We draw brands and their communities closer together.","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://www.thebuddygroup.com/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://www.thebuddygroup.com/blog/#webpage","url":"https://www.thebuddygroup.com/blog/","name":"Blog - The Buddy Group","isPartOf":{"@id":"https://www.thebuddygroup.com/#website"},"datePublished":"2020-12-11T17:17:29+00:00","dateModified":"2021-03-11T02:31:50+00:00","description":"Follow our storydriven adventures.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https://www.thebuddygroup.com/blog/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https://www.thebuddygroup.com/blog/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https://www.thebuddygroup.com/blog/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://www.thebuddygroup.com/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Blog"}]}]}</script>
	<!-- / Yoast SEO plugin. -->


<link rel='dns-prefetch' href='//fonts.googleapis.com' />
<link rel='dns-prefetch' href='//use.fontawesome.com' />
<link rel='dns-prefetch' href='//s.w.org' />
<link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="The Buddy Group &raquo; Feed" href="https://www.thebuddygroup.com/feed/" />
<link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="The Buddy Group &raquo; Comments Feed" href="https://www.thebuddygroup.com/comments/feed/" />
<script>
window._wpemojiSettings = {"baseUrl":"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/13.1.0\/72x72\/","ext":".png","svgUrl":"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/13.1.0\/svg\/","svgExt":".svg","source":{"concatemoji":"https:\/\/www.thebuddygroup.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-emoji-release.min.js?ver=5.9.2"}};
/*! This file is auto-generated */
!function(e,a,t){var n,r,o,i=a.createElement("canvas"),p=i.getContext&&i.getContext("2d");function s(e,t){var a=String.fromCharCode;p.clearRect(0,0,i.width,i.height),p.fillText(a.apply(this,e),0,0);e=i.toDataURL();return p.clearRect(0,0,i.width,i.height),p.fillText(a.apply(this,t),0,0),e===i.toDataURL()}function c(e){var t=a.createElement("script");t.src=e,t.defer=t.type="text/javascript",a.getElementsByTagName("head")[0].appendChild(t)}for(o=Array("flag","emoji"),t.supports={everything:!0,everythingExceptFlag:!0},r=0;r<o.length;r++)t.supports[o[r]]=function(e){if(!p||!p.fillText)return!1;switch(p.textBaseline="top",p.font="600 32px Arial",e){case"flag":return s([127987,65039,8205,9895,65039],[127987,65039,8203,9895,65039])?!1:!s([55356,56826,55356,56819],[55356,56826,8203,55356,56819])&&!s([55356,57332,56128,56423,56128,56418,56128,56421,56128,56430,56128,56423,56128,56447],[55356,57332,8203,56128,56423,8203,56128,56418,8203,56128,56421,8203,56128,56430,8203,56128,56423,8203,56128,56447]);case"emoji":return!s([10084,65039,8205,55357,56613],[10084,65039,8203,55357,56613])}return!1}(o[r]),t.supports.everything=t.supports.everything&&t.supports[o[r]],"flag"!==o[r]&&(t.supports.everythingExceptFlag=t.supports.everythingExceptFlag&&t.supports[o[r]]);t.supports.everythingExceptFlag=t.supports.everythingExceptFlag&&!t.supports.flag,t.DOMReady=!1,t.readyCallback=function(){t.DOMReady=!0},t.supports.everything||(n=function(){t.readyCallback()},a.addEventListener?(a.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",n,!1),e.addEventListener("load",n,!1)):(e.attachEvent("onload",n),a.attachEvent("onreadystatechange",function(){"complete"===a.readyState&&t.readyCallback()})),(n=t.source||{}).concatemoji?c(n.concatemoji):n.wpemoji&&n.twemoji&&(c(n.twemoji),c(n.wpemoji)))}(window,document,window._wpemojiSettings);
</script>
<style>
img.wp-smiley,
img.emoji {
	display: inline !important;
	border: none !important;
	box-shadow: none !important;
	height: 1em !important;
	width: 1em !important;
	margin: 0 0.07em !important;
	vertical-align: -0.1em !important;
	background: none !important;
	padding: 0 !important;
}
</style>
	<link rel='stylesheet' id='wp-block-library-css'  href='https://www.thebuddygroup.com/wp-includes/css/dist/block-library/style.min.css?ver=5.9.2' media='all' />
<style id='global-styles-inline-css'>
body{--wp--preset--color--black: #000000;--wp--preset--color--cyan-bluish-gray: #abb8c3;--wp--preset--color--white: #ffffff;--wp--preset--color--pale-pink: #f78da7;--wp--preset--color--vivid-red: #cf2e2e;--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-orange: #ff6900;--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-amber: #fcb900;--wp--preset--color--light-green-cyan: #7bdcb5;--wp--preset--color--vivid-green-cyan: #00d084;--wp--preset--color--pale-cyan-blue: #8ed1fc;--wp--preset--color--vivid-cyan-blue: #0693e3;--wp--preset--color--vivid-purple: #9b51e0;--wp--preset--gradient--vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple: linear-gradient(135deg,rgba(6,147,227,1) 0%,rgb(155,81,224) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--light-green-cyan-to-vivid-green-cyan: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(122,220,180) 0%,rgb(0,208,130) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-vivid-amber-to-luminous-vivid-orange: linear-gradient(135deg,rgba(252,185,0,1) 0%,rgba(255,105,0,1) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-vivid-orange-to-vivid-red: linear-gradient(135deg,rgba(255,105,0,1) 0%,rgb(207,46,46) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(238,238,238) 0%,rgb(169,184,195) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--cool-to-warm-spectrum: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(74,234,220) 0%,rgb(151,120,209) 20%,rgb(207,42,186) 40%,rgb(238,44,130) 60%,rgb(251,105,98) 80%,rgb(254,248,76) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--blush-light-purple: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(255,206,236) 0%,rgb(152,150,240) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--blush-bordeaux: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(254,205,165) 0%,rgb(254,45,45) 50%,rgb(107,0,62) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-dusk: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(255,203,112) 0%,rgb(199,81,192) 50%,rgb(65,88,208) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--pale-ocean: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(255,245,203) 0%,rgb(182,227,212) 50%,rgb(51,167,181) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--electric-grass: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(202,248,128) 0%,rgb(113,206,126) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--midnight: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(2,3,129) 0%,rgb(40,116,252) 100%);--wp--preset--duotone--dark-grayscale: url('#wp-duotone-dark-grayscale');--wp--preset--duotone--grayscale: url('#wp-duotone-grayscale');--wp--preset--duotone--purple-yellow: url('#wp-duotone-purple-yellow');--wp--preset--duotone--blue-red: url('#wp-duotone-blue-red');--wp--preset--duotone--midnight: url('#wp-duotone-midnight');--wp--preset--duotone--magenta-yellow: url('#wp-duotone-magenta-yellow');--wp--preset--duotone--purple-green: url('#wp-duotone-purple-green');--wp--preset--duotone--blue-orange: url('#wp-duotone-blue-orange');--wp--preset--font-size--small: 13px;--wp--preset--font-size--medium: 20px;--wp--preset--font-size--large: 36px;--wp--preset--font-size--x-large: 42px;}.has-black-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--black) !important;}.has-cyan-bluish-gray-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--cyan-bluish-gray) !important;}.has-white-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--white) !important;}.has-pale-pink-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-pink) !important;}.has-vivid-red-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-red) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-orange-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-orange) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-amber-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-amber) !important;}.has-light-green-cyan-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--light-green-cyan) !important;}.has-vivid-green-cyan-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-green-cyan) !important;}.has-pale-cyan-blue-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-cyan-blue-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-purple-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-purple) !important;}.has-black-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--black) !important;}.has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--cyan-bluish-gray) !important;}.has-white-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--white) !important;}.has-pale-pink-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-pink) !important;}.has-vivid-red-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-red) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-orange-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-orange) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-amber-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-amber) !important;}.has-light-green-cyan-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--light-green-cyan) !important;}.has-vivid-green-cyan-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-green-cyan) !important;}.has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-purple-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-purple) !important;}.has-black-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--black) !important;}.has-cyan-bluish-gray-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--cyan-bluish-gray) !important;}.has-white-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--white) !important;}.has-pale-pink-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-pink) !important;}.has-vivid-red-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-red) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-orange-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-orange) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-amber-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-amber) !important;}.has-light-green-cyan-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--light-green-cyan) !important;}.has-vivid-green-cyan-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-green-cyan) !important;}.has-pale-cyan-blue-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-cyan-blue-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-purple-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-purple) !important;}.has-vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple) !important;}.has-light-green-cyan-to-vivid-green-cyan-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--light-green-cyan-to-vivid-green-cyan) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-amber-to-luminous-vivid-orange-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-vivid-amber-to-luminous-vivid-orange) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-orange-to-vivid-red-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-vivid-orange-to-vivid-red) !important;}.has-very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray) !important;}.has-cool-to-warm-spectrum-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--cool-to-warm-spectrum) !important;}.has-blush-light-purple-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--blush-light-purple) !important;}.has-blush-bordeaux-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--blush-bordeaux) !important;}.has-luminous-dusk-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-dusk) !important;}.has-pale-ocean-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--pale-ocean) !important;}.has-electric-grass-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--electric-grass) !important;}.has-midnight-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--midnight) !important;}.has-small-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--small) !important;}.has-medium-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--medium) !important;}.has-large-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--large) !important;}.has-x-large-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--x-large) !important;}
</style>
<link rel='stylesheet' id='bootstrap-css-css'  href='https://www.thebuddygroup.com/wp-content/themes/thebuddygroup/css/bootstrap.css?ver=5.9.2' media='all' />
<link rel='stylesheet' id='flexslider-css-css'  href='https://www.thebuddygroup.com/wp-content/themes/thebuddygroup/css/flexslider.css?ver=1.0.0' media='' />
<link rel='stylesheet' id='fancyapps-css-css'  href='https://www.thebuddygroup.com/wp-content/themes/thebuddygroup/css/jquery.fancybox.min.css?ver=1.0.0' media='' />
<link rel='stylesheet' id='thebuddygroup-style-css'  href='https://www.thebuddygroup.com/wp-content/themes/thebuddygroup/style.css?ver=1.0.0' media='all' />
<link rel='stylesheet' id='wpb-google-fonts-montserrat-css'  href='//fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Montserrat%3Awght%40300%3B400%3B500%3B600%3B700%3B800&#038;display=swap&#038;ver=5.9.2' media='all' />
<link rel='stylesheet' id='font-awesome-official-css'  href='https://use.fontawesome.com/releases/v5.15.1/css/all.css' media='all' integrity="sha384-vp86vTRFVJgpjF9jiIGPEEqYqlDwgyBgEF109VFjmqGmIY/Y4HV4d3Gp2irVfcrp" crossorigin="anonymous" />
<link rel='stylesheet' id='font-awesome-official-v4shim-css'  href='https://use.fontawesome.com/releases/v5.15.1/css/v4-shims.css' media='all' integrity="sha384-WCuYjm/u5NsK4s/NfnJeHuMj6zzN2HFyjhBu/SnZJj7eZ6+ds4zqIM3wYgL59Clf" crossorigin="anonymous" />
<style id='font-awesome-official-v4shim-inline-css'>
@font-face {
font-family: "FontAwesome";
font-display: block;
src: url("https://use.fontawesome.com/releases/v5.15.1/webfonts/fa-brands-400.eot"),
		url("https://use.fontawesome.com/releases/v5.15.1/webfonts/fa-brands-400.eot?#iefix") format("embedded-opentype"),
		url("https://use.fontawesome.com/releases/v5.15.1/webfonts/fa-brands-400.woff2") format("woff2"),
		url("https://use.fontawesome.com/releases/v5.15.1/webfonts/fa-brands-400.woff") format("woff"),
		url("https://use.fontawesome.com/releases/v5.15.1/webfonts/fa-brands-400.ttf") format("truetype"),
		url("https://use.fontawesome.com/releases/v5.15.1/webfonts/fa-brands-400.svg#fontawesome") format("svg");
}

@font-face {
font-family: "FontAwesome";
font-display: block;
src: url("https://use.fontawesome.com/releases/v5.15.1/webfonts/fa-solid-900.eot"),
		url("https://use.fontawesome.com/releases/v5.15.1/webfonts/fa-solid-900.eot?#iefix") format("embedded-opentype"),
		url("https://use.fontawesome.com/releases/v5.15.1/webfonts/fa-solid-900.woff2") format("woff2"),
		url("https://use.fontawesome.com/releases/v5.15.1/webfonts/fa-solid-900.woff") format("woff"),
		url("https://use.fontawesome.com/releases/v5.15.1/webfonts/fa-solid-900.ttf") format("truetype"),
		url("https://use.fontawesome.com/releases/v5.15.1/webfonts/fa-solid-900.svg#fontawesome") format("svg");
}

@font-face {
font-family: "FontAwesome";
font-display: block;
src: url("https://use.fontawesome.com/releases/v5.15.1/webfonts/fa-regular-400.eot"),
		url("https://use.fontawesome.com/releases/v5.15.1/webfonts/fa-regular-400.eot?#iefix") format("embedded-opentype"),
		url("https://use.fontawesome.com/releases/v5.15.1/webfonts/fa-regular-400.woff2") format("woff2"),
		url("https://use.fontawesome.com/releases/v5.15.1/webfonts/fa-regular-400.woff") format("woff"),
		url("https://use.fontawesome.com/releases/v5.15.1/webfonts/fa-regular-400.ttf") format("truetype"),
		url("https://use.fontawesome.com/releases/v5.15.1/webfonts/fa-regular-400.svg#fontawesome") format("svg");
unicode-range: U+F004-F005,U+F007,U+F017,U+F022,U+F024,U+F02E,U+F03E,U+F044,U+F057-F059,U+F06E,U+F070,U+F075,U+F07B-F07C,U+F080,U+F086,U+F089,U+F094,U+F09D,U+F0A0,U+F0A4-F0A7,U+F0C5,U+F0C7-F0C8,U+F0E0,U+F0EB,U+F0F3,U+F0F8,U+F0FE,U+F111,U+F118-F11A,U+F11C,U+F133,U+F144,U+F146,U+F14A,U+F14D-F14E,U+F150-F152,U+F15B-F15C,U+F164-F165,U+F185-F186,U+F191-F192,U+F1AD,U+F1C1-F1C9,U+F1CD,U+F1D8,U+F1E3,U+F1EA,U+F1F6,U+F1F9,U+F20A,U+F247-F249,U+F24D,U+F254-F25B,U+F25D,U+F267,U+F271-F274,U+F279,U+F28B,U+F28D,U+F2B5-F2B6,U+F2B9,U+F2BB,U+F2BD,U+F2C1-F2C2,U+F2D0,U+F2D2,U+F2DC,U+F2ED,U+F328,U+F358-F35B,U+F3A5,U+F3D1,U+F410,U+F4AD;
}
</style>
<script src='https://www.thebuddygroup.com/wp-content/themes/thebuddygroup/js/jquery-3.5.1.min.js?ver=5.9.2' id='jquery-3-js-js'></script>
<script src='https://www.thebuddygroup.com/wp-content/themes/thebuddygroup/js/popper.min.js?ver=5.9.2' id='bootstrap-popper-js-js'></script>
<script src='https://www.thebuddygroup.com/wp-content/themes/thebuddygroup/js/bootstrap.min.js?ver=5.9.2' id='bootstrap-js-js'></script>
<script src='https://www.thebuddygroup.com/wp-content/themes/thebuddygroup/js/jquery.flexslider.js?ver=1.0.0' id='flexslider-js-js'></script>
<script src='https://www.thebuddygroup.com/wp-content/themes/thebuddygroup/js/jquery.fancybox.min.js?ver=1.0.0' id='fancyapps-js-js'></script>
<script src='https://www.thebuddygroup.com/wp-content/themes/thebuddygroup/js/custom.js?ver=5.9.2' id='custom-js-js'></script>
<link rel="https://api.w.org/" href="https://www.thebuddygroup.com/wp-json/" /><link rel="alternate" type="application/json" href="https://www.thebuddygroup.com/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/37" /><link rel="EditURI" type="application/rsd+xml" title="RSD" href="https://www.thebuddygroup.com/xmlrpc.php?rsd" />
<link rel="wlwmanifest" type="application/wlwmanifest+xml" href="https://www.thebuddygroup.com/wp-includes/wlwmanifest.xml" /> 
<meta name="generator" content="WordPress 5.9.2" />
<link rel='shortlink' href='https://www.thebuddygroup.com/?p=37' />
<link rel="alternate" type="application/json+oembed" href="https://www.thebuddygroup.com/wp-json/oembed/1.0/embed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thebuddygroup.com%2Fblog%2F" />
<link rel="alternate" type="text/xml+oembed" href="https://www.thebuddygroup.com/wp-json/oembed/1.0/embed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thebuddygroup.com%2Fblog%2F&#038;format=xml" />
<style>.recentcomments a{display:inline !important;padding:0 !important;margin:0 !important;}</style><link rel="icon" href="https://www.thebuddygroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/favicon.png" sizes="32x32" />
<link rel="icon" href="https://www.thebuddygroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/favicon.png" sizes="192x192" />
<link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="https://www.thebuddygroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/favicon.png" />
<meta name="msapplication-TileImage" content="https://www.thebuddygroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/favicon.png" />
			<!-- Global site tag (gtag.js) - Google Analytics -->
<script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-81TL3YN9Y2"></script>
<script>
window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || [];
function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);}
gtag('js', new Date());

gtag('config', 'G-81TL3YN9Y2');
</script>	
</head>

<body class="page-template page-template-page-templates page-template-blog-page page-template-page-templatesblog-page-php page page-id-37 wp-custom-logo">
<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 0 0" width="0" height="0" focusable="false" role="none" style="visibility: hidden; position: absolute; left: -9999px; overflow: hidden;" ><defs><filter id="wp-duotone-dark-grayscale"><feColorMatrix color-interpolation-filters="sRGB" type="matrix" values=" .299 .587 .114 0 0 .299 .587 .114 0 0 .299 .587 .114 0 0 .299 .587 .114 0 0 " /><feComponentTransfer color-interpolation-filters="sRGB" ><feFuncR type="table" tableValues="0 0.49803921568627" /><feFuncG type="table" tableValues="0 0.49803921568627" /><feFuncB type="table" tableValues="0 0.49803921568627" /><feFuncA type="table" tableValues="1 1" /></feComponentTransfer><feComposite in2="SourceGraphic" operator="in" /></filter></defs></svg><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 0 0" width="0" height="0" focusable="false" role="none" style="visibility: hidden; position: absolute; left: -9999px; overflow: hidden;" ><defs><filter id="wp-duotone-grayscale"><feColorMatrix color-interpolation-filters="sRGB" type="matrix" values=" .299 .587 .114 0 0 .299 .587 .114 0 0 .299 .587 .114 0 0 .299 .587 .114 0 0 " /><feComponentTransfer color-interpolation-filters="sRGB" ><feFuncR type="table" tableValues="0 1" /><feFuncG type="table" tableValues="0 1" /><feFuncB type="table" tableValues="0 1" /><feFuncA type="table" tableValues="1 1" /></feComponentTransfer><feComposite in2="SourceGraphic" operator="in" /></filter></defs></svg><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 0 0" width="0" height="0" focusable="false" role="none" style="visibility: hidden; position: absolute; left: -9999px; overflow: hidden;" ><defs><filter id="wp-duotone-purple-yellow"><feColorMatrix color-interpolation-filters="sRGB" type="matrix" values=" .299 .587 .114 0 0 .299 .587 .114 0 0 .299 .587 .114 0 0 .299 .587 .114 0 0 " /><feComponentTransfer color-interpolation-filters="sRGB" ><feFuncR type="table" tableValues="0.54901960784314 0.98823529411765" /><feFuncG type="table" tableValues="0 1" /><feFuncB type="table" tableValues="0.71764705882353 0.25490196078431" /><feFuncA type="table" tableValues="1 1" /></feComponentTransfer><feComposite in2="SourceGraphic" operator="in" /></filter></defs></svg><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 0 0" width="0" height="0" focusable="false" role="none" style="visibility: hidden; position: absolute; left: -9999px; overflow: hidden;" ><defs><filter id="wp-duotone-blue-red"><feColorMatrix color-interpolation-filters="sRGB" type="matrix" values=" .299 .587 .114 0 0 .299 .587 .114 0 0 .299 .587 .114 0 0 .299 .587 .114 0 0 " /><feComponentTransfer color-interpolation-filters="sRGB" ><feFuncR type="table" tableValues="0 1" /><feFuncG type="table" tableValues="0 0.27843137254902" /><feFuncB type="table" tableValues="0.5921568627451 0.27843137254902" /><feFuncA type="table" tableValues="1 1" /></feComponentTransfer><feComposite in2="SourceGraphic" operator="in" /></filter></defs></svg><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 0 0" width="0" height="0" focusable="false" role="none" style="visibility: hidden; position: absolute; left: -9999px; overflow: hidden;" ><defs><filter id="wp-duotone-midnight"><feColorMatrix color-interpolation-filters="sRGB" type="matrix" values=" .299 .587 .114 0 0 .299 .587 .114 0 0 .299 .587 .114 0 0 .299 .587 .114 0 0 " /><feComponentTransfer color-interpolation-filters="sRGB" ><feFuncR type="table" tableValues="0 0" /><feFuncG type="table" tableValues="0 0.64705882352941" /><feFuncB type="table" tableValues="0 1" /><feFuncA type="table" tableValues="1 1" /></feComponentTransfer><feComposite in2="SourceGraphic" operator="in" /></filter></defs></svg><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 0 0" width="0" height="0" focusable="false" role="none" style="visibility: hidden; position: absolute; left: -9999px; overflow: hidden;" ><defs><filter id="wp-duotone-magenta-yellow"><feColorMatrix color-interpolation-filters="sRGB" type="matrix" values=" .299 .587 .114 0 0 .299 .587 .114 0 0 .299 .587 .114 0 0 .299 .587 .114 0 0 " /><feComponentTransfer color-interpolation-filters="sRGB" ><feFuncR type="table" tableValues="0.78039215686275 1" /><feFuncG type="table" tableValues="0 0.94901960784314" /><feFuncB type="table" tableValues="0.35294117647059 0.47058823529412" /><feFuncA type="table" tableValues="1 1" /></feComponentTransfer><feComposite in2="SourceGraphic" operator="in" /></filter></defs></svg><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 0 0" width="0" height="0" focusable="false" role="none" style="visibility: hidden; position: absolute; left: -9999px; overflow: hidden;" ><defs><filter id="wp-duotone-purple-green"><feColorMatrix color-interpolation-filters="sRGB" type="matrix" values=" .299 .587 .114 0 0 .299 .587 .114 0 0 .299 .587 .114 0 0 .299 .587 .114 0 0 " /><feComponentTransfer color-interpolation-filters="sRGB" ><feFuncR type="table" tableValues="0.65098039215686 0.40392156862745" /><feFuncG type="table" tableValues="0 1" /><feFuncB type="table" tableValues="0.44705882352941 0.4" /><feFuncA type="table" tableValues="1 1" /></feComponentTransfer><feComposite in2="SourceGraphic" operator="in" /></filter></defs></svg><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 0 0" width="0" height="0" focusable="false" role="none" style="visibility: hidden; position: absolute; left: -9999px; overflow: hidden;" ><defs><filter id="wp-duotone-blue-orange"><feColorMatrix color-interpolation-filters="sRGB" type="matrix" values=" .299 .587 .114 0 0 .299 .587 .114 0 0 .299 .587 .114 0 0 .299 .587 .114 0 0 " /><feComponentTransfer color-interpolation-filters="sRGB" ><feFuncR type="table" tableValues="0.098039215686275 1" /><feFuncG type="table" tableValues="0 0.66274509803922" /><feFuncB type="table" tableValues="0.84705882352941 0.41960784313725" /><feFuncA type="table" tableValues="1 1" /></feComponentTransfer><feComposite in2="SourceGraphic" operator="in" /></filter></defs></svg><div id="page" class="site">
	<a class="skip-link screen-reader-text" href="#primary">Skip to content</a>

		<header id="masthead" class="site-header has_bg_img light-header has-image-bg">

				<div class="header-top">
		<div class="container">
		<div class="site-logo">
		<div class="site-branding">
			
																<div class="logo small-logo text-left"><a href="https://www.thebuddygroup.com/" rel="home"><img data-no-lazy="1" src="https://www.thebuddygroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/small-logo.png"></a></div>
										<div class="site-menu">
				<a href="#"><span></span><span></span><span></span></a>
			</div>
		</div><!-- .site-branding -->
		</div>
		</div>
	</div>
	
		<div class="banner-main" style="background: url(https://www.thebuddygroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Blog-Page-Banner-1.jpg) no-repeat; background-size: cover;">
		<div class="container">
								<div class="page-banner-title"><h1>Follow our <br/>adventures</h1></div>
								</div>
			<img class="background-header" src="https://www.thebuddygroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Blog-Page-Banner-1.jpg" style="visibility: hidden;width: 100%;">
				<div class="banner-shape"><img src="https://www.thebuddygroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/blog-banner-shape.png"></div>
		</div>
		
	<div class="header-menu">
		<div class="container">
			<div class="row">
				<div class="col-md-6">
																<div class="menu-logo text-left"><a href="https://www.thebuddygroup.com/" rel="home"><img data-no-lazy="1" src="https://www.thebuddygroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/menu-logo.png"></a></div>
					
					<div class="menu-phone">
											<p class="cphone"><i class="fas fa-phone-alt"></i>949.468.0042</p>
																<p class="caddress"><i class="fas fa-map-marker-alt"></i> <p><a href="https://goo.gl/maps/6NStQqEK8XXtdLhQ8" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2940 Randolph Ave A<br />
Costa Mesa, CA 92626</a></p>
</p>
										</div>
				</div>
				<div class="col-md-6">
					<div class="close-menu"><a href="#"><img src="/wp-content/themes/thebuddygroup/images/close-menu.png"></a></div>
					<div class="menu-main pl-5">
					<div class="menu-header-menu-container"><ul id="primary-menu" class="menu"><li id="menu-item-250" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-250"><a href="https://www.thebuddygroup.com/services/">Our Services</a></li>
<li id="menu-item-51" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-51"><a href="https://www.thebuddygroup.com/work/">Success Stories</a></li>
<li id="menu-item-48" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-48"><a href="https://www.thebuddygroup.com/our-story/">Our Story</a></li>
<li id="menu-item-49" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-49"><a href="https://www.thebuddygroup.com/our-team/">Our Team</a></li>
<li id="menu-item-1093" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1093"><a href="https://www.thebuddygroup.com/investor-events/">Investor Events</a></li>
<li id="menu-item-224" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-224"><a href="https://www.thebuddygroup.com/careers/">Careers</a></li>
<li id="menu-item-45" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-45"><a href="https://www.thebuddygroup.com/contact/">Contact</a></li>
</ul></div>					</div>
				</div>
			</div>
		</div>
	</div>

	</header><!-- #masthead -->

	<main id="primary" class="site-main">
		<div class="container">
			<div class="blog-list">
			<div class="blog-wrap">
										<div class="page-title">our blog</div>
						

								<div class="blog_posts_list">
					<div class="blog-filter">
						<ul>
							<li><a class="active-cat" href="#" data-category="">All</a></li>
							<li><a href="#" data-category="biz-dev">Biz Dev</a></li><li><a href="#" data-category="campaigns">Campaigns</a></li><li><a href="#" data-category="content-marketing">Content Marketing</a></li><li><a href="#" data-category="creative">Creative</a></li><li><a href="#" data-category="culture">Culture</a></li><li><a href="#" data-category="development">Development</a></li><li><a href="#" data-category="influencer-marketing">Influencer Marketing</a></li><li><a href="#" data-category="production">Production</a></li><li><a href="#" data-category="social-media">Social Media</a></li><li><a href="#" data-category="strategy">Strategy</a></li><li><a href="#" data-category="video">Video</a></li>						</ul>
						<select class="form-control filter_blog" style="display: none;">
							<option value="">All</option>
							<option value="biz-dev">Biz Dev</option><option value="campaigns">Campaigns</option><option value="content-marketing">Content Marketing</option><option value="creative">Creative</option><option value="culture">Culture</option><option value="development">Development</option><option value="influencer-marketing">Influencer Marketing</option><option value="production">Production</option><option value="social-media">Social Media</option><option value="strategy">Strategy</option><option value="video">Video</option>						</select>
					</div>
					<div class="load_more_post mt-5">
												<div class="row mb-5">
																			<div class="col-md-5 align-self-center">
											<a href="https://www.thebuddygroup.com/blog/the-buddy-group-recognized-by-inc-5000-fastest-growing-companies-in-america/"><img src="https://www.thebuddygroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/INC5000-Header.jpg"></a>
										</div>
																		<div class="col-md-7 align-self-center">
										<div class="blog-post-detail">
																					<div class="blog-date">August 25, 2021</div>
																															<div class="blog-title"><a href="https://www.thebuddygroup.com/blog/the-buddy-group-recognized-by-inc-5000-fastest-growing-companies-in-america/">The Buddy Group Recognized by Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Companies in America</a></div>
																															<div class="blog-excerpt">The Buddy Group is excited to share our latest milestone with you, and it’s a really good one - we are proud to announce that The Buddy Group has been ranked among the Inc. 5000’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America for 2021! </div>
																				<div class="blog-read-more"><a href="https://www.thebuddygroup.com/blog/the-buddy-group-recognized-by-inc-5000-fastest-growing-companies-in-america/">Read More</a></div>
										</div>
									</div>
							</div>
														<div class="row mb-5">
																			<div class="col-md-5 align-self-center">
											<a href="https://www.thebuddygroup.com/blog/the-buddy-groups-chief-buddy-takes-on-head-of-innovation-role-at-michaels-companies/"><img src="https://www.thebuddygroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/CEO.jpeg"></a>
										</div>
																		<div class="col-md-7 align-self-center">
										<div class="blog-post-detail">
																					<div class="blog-date">November 18, 2020</div>
																															<div class="blog-title"><a href="https://www.thebuddygroup.com/blog/the-buddy-groups-chief-buddy-takes-on-head-of-innovation-role-at-michaels-companies/">The Buddy Group’s Chief Buddy takes on Head of Innovation role at Michaels Companies</a></div>
																															<div class="blog-excerpt">The summit. Most people view it as an ultimate achievement…...a tangible destination and the highest reward for a long climb. As for me? I favor the climb itself - the adventure of it. </div>
																				<div class="blog-read-more"><a href="https://www.thebuddygroup.com/blog/the-buddy-groups-chief-buddy-takes-on-head-of-innovation-role-at-michaels-companies/">Read More</a></div>
										</div>
									</div>
							</div>
														<div class="row mb-5">
																			<div class="col-md-5 align-self-center">
											<a href="https://www.thebuddygroup.com/blog/lack-of-covid-confidence/"><img src="https://www.thebuddygroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/blog-detail-page.jpg"></a>
										</div>
																		<div class="col-md-7 align-self-center">
										<div class="blog-post-detail">
																					<div class="blog-date">March 26, 2020</div>
																															<div class="blog-title"><a href="https://www.thebuddygroup.com/blog/lack-of-covid-confidence/">Lack of COVID CONFIDENCE?</a></div>
																															<div class="blog-excerpt">The reality is that Covid will not be going away. COVID CONFIDENCE is a segment’s willingness to spend on non-essentials and risk public interaction to do so.</div>
																				<div class="blog-read-more"><a href="https://www.thebuddygroup.com/blog/lack-of-covid-confidence/">Read More</a></div>
										</div>
									</div>
							</div>
														<div class="row mb-5">
																			<div class="col-md-5 align-self-center">
											<a href="https://www.thebuddygroup.com/blog/marketing-requires-a-childlike-heart/"><img src="https://www.thebuddygroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Child.png"></a>
										</div>
																		<div class="col-md-7 align-self-center">
										<div class="blog-post-detail">
																					<div class="blog-date">March 26, 2020</div>
																															<div class="blog-title"><a href="https://www.thebuddygroup.com/blog/marketing-requires-a-childlike-heart/">Marketing Requires A Childlike Heart</a></div>
																															<div class="blog-excerpt">Please don't be fooled by my childlike heart,

And mistake this for lack of strategy and smarts</div>
																				<div class="blog-read-more"><a href="https://www.thebuddygroup.com/blog/marketing-requires-a-childlike-heart/">Read More</a></div>
										</div>
									</div>
							</div>
														<div class="row mb-5">
																			<div class="col-md-5 align-self-center">
											<a href="https://www.thebuddygroup.com/blog/5-trends-of-2020/"><img src="https://www.thebuddygroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Office-Desk.png"></a>
										</div>
																		<div class="col-md-7 align-self-center">
										<div class="blog-post-detail">
																					<div class="blog-date">March 26, 2020</div>
																															<div class="blog-title"><a href="https://www.thebuddygroup.com/blog/5-trends-of-2020/">5 Trends of 2020</a></div>
																															<div class="blog-excerpt">In this business, it’s important to stay on top of what’s trending and why. We found an awesome article by David Mattin & wanted to share the 5 trends of 2020!
 </div>
																				<div class="blog-read-more"><a href="https://www.thebuddygroup.com/blog/5-trends-of-2020/">Read More</a></div>
										</div>
									</div>
							</div>
														<div class="row mb-5">
																			<div class="col-md-5 align-self-center">
											<a href="https://www.thebuddygroup.com/blog/a-portal-powered-by-personalization/"><img src="https://www.thebuddygroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Mac-Phone.jpeg"></a>
										</div>
																		<div class="col-md-7 align-self-center">
										<div class="blog-post-detail">
																					<div class="blog-date">May 9, 2017</div>
																															<div class="blog-title"><a href="https://www.thebuddygroup.com/blog/a-portal-powered-by-personalization/">A PORTAL POWERED BY PERSONALIZATION</a></div>
																															<div class="blog-excerpt">When The Buddy Group learned of the opportunity to partner with OCTANe on a build of their new website portal we jumped at the opportunity. Not only because they’re a smart, collaborative team, but we are passionate about helping other Orange County-based organizations thrive. </div>
																				<div class="blog-read-more"><a href="https://www.thebuddygroup.com/blog/a-portal-powered-by-personalization/">Read More</a></div>
										</div>
									</div>
							</div>
														<div class="row mb-5">
																			<div class="col-md-5 align-self-center">
											<a href="https://www.thebuddygroup.com/blog/building-lasting-connections/"><img src="https://www.thebuddygroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Laptop-Phone.jpeg"></a>
										</div>
																		<div class="col-md-7 align-self-center">
										<div class="blog-post-detail">
																					<div class="blog-date">April 21, 2017</div>
																															<div class="blog-title"><a href="https://www.thebuddygroup.com/blog/building-lasting-connections/">Building Lasting Connections</a></div>
																															<div class="blog-excerpt">For the Ladera Ranch Community Services board, "do it right" meant partnering with an agency that has the expertise in strategy, UI/UX, website design, and development. That's where we came in. When The Buddy Group team first met with Ladera Ranch, we knew it was a great fit. We started off on the right foot by engaging the residents to share their thoughts on the current state of the site but most importantly to understand the desired features as they are the primary user. </div>
																				<div class="blog-read-more"><a href="https://www.thebuddygroup.com/blog/building-lasting-connections/">Read More</a></div>
										</div>
									</div>
							</div>
														<div class="row mb-5">
																			<div class="col-md-5 align-self-center">
											<a href="https://www.thebuddygroup.com/blog/evolving-what-it-means-to-be-an-agency/"><img src="https://www.thebuddygroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Eggs.png"></a>
										</div>
																		<div class="col-md-7 align-self-center">
										<div class="blog-post-detail">
																					<div class="blog-date">September 17, 2016</div>
																															<div class="blog-title"><a href="https://www.thebuddygroup.com/blog/evolving-what-it-means-to-be-an-agency/">Evolving What It Means to be An Agency</a></div>
																															<div class="blog-excerpt">As I look back over the last 11 years (since The Buddy Group’s inception) it has been our team’s ability to evolve and force change that has provided some of our greatest fuel for growth.

This week I will be speaking to a group of business leaders and fellow CEOs about a point of view we (at The Buddy Group) have had for a while.</div>
																				<div class="blog-read-more"><a href="https://www.thebuddygroup.com/blog/evolving-what-it-means-to-be-an-agency/">Read More</a></div>
										</div>
									</div>
							</div>
														<div class="row mb-5">
																			<div class="col-md-5 align-self-center">
											<a href="https://www.thebuddygroup.com/blog/stories-inspired-by-the-internet-of-things/"><img src="https://www.thebuddygroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/NASCAR.jpeg"></a>
										</div>
																		<div class="col-md-7 align-self-center">
										<div class="blog-post-detail">
																					<div class="blog-date">April 27, 2016</div>
																															<div class="blog-title"><a href="https://www.thebuddygroup.com/blog/stories-inspired-by-the-internet-of-things/">Stories Inspired by the Internet of Things</a></div>
																															<div class="blog-excerpt">Ever since the advent of the Internet, it’s as if everything in the world is interconnected—people to people; people to technology; technology to objects; the list goes on. As a result of this interconnectedness, businesses have been able to access information that would have seemed unfathomable 20, 15, or even 10 years ago. Nowadays one aspect that is completely transforming businesses in new interconnected ways is the Internet of Things (IoT).</div>
																				<div class="blog-read-more"><a href="https://www.thebuddygroup.com/blog/stories-inspired-by-the-internet-of-things/">Read More</a></div>
										</div>
									</div>
							</div>
														<div class="row mb-5">
																			<div class="col-md-5 align-self-center">
											<a href="https://www.thebuddygroup.com/blog/youre-invited/"><img src="https://www.thebuddygroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Invitational.jpeg"></a>
										</div>
																		<div class="col-md-7 align-self-center">
										<div class="blog-post-detail">
																					<div class="blog-date">October 15, 2015</div>
																															<div class="blog-title"><a href="https://www.thebuddygroup.com/blog/youre-invited/">You&#8217;re Invited!</a></div>
																															<div class="blog-excerpt">The Buddy Group, Inc. and Project Hope Alliance, a 501(c)(3) non-profit charity dedicated to ending the cycle of homelessness for kids in Orange County, announced the details today for the Third Annual Buddy Group Invitational to be held on Monday, November 9th, 2015 at the Aliso Viejo Country Club in Aliso Viejo, California.</div>
																				<div class="blog-read-more"><a href="https://www.thebuddygroup.com/blog/youre-invited/">Read More</a></div>
										</div>
									</div>
							</div>
												</div>
										<div class="more_posts mb-5 text-center"><a href="#" class="btn-light btn-curved">Load more posts</a></div>
									</div>

			</div>
			</div>
			</div>
	</main><!-- #main -->

			<footer id="colophon" class="site-footer">
		<div class="container">
			<div class="footer-row-1">
			<div class="row">
				<div class="col-3 align-self-center">
					<div class="footer-logo">
																<a href="https://www.thebuddygroup.com/" rel="home"><img data-no-lazy="1" src="https://www.thebuddygroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/footer-logo.png"></a>
										</div>
				</div>
				<div class="col-9 align-self-center">
					<div class="menu-footer-menu-container"><ul id="secondary-menu" class="menu"><li id="menu-item-52" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-52"><a href="https://www.thebuddygroup.com/work/">Success Stories</a></li>
<li id="menu-item-53" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-53"><a href="https://www.thebuddygroup.com/services/">Services</a></li>
<li id="menu-item-54" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-54"><a href="https://www.thebuddygroup.com/our-story/">Our Story</a></li>
<li id="menu-item-484" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-484"><a href="https://www.thebuddygroup.com/contact/">Let&#8217;s Talk</a></li>
<li id="menu-item-55" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page current-menu-item page_item page-item-37 current_page_item menu-item-55"><a href="https://www.thebuddygroup.com/blog/" aria-current="page">Blog</a></li>
</ul></div>				</div>
			</div>
			</div>
			<div class="footer-row-2">
			<div class="row">
				<div class="col-md-4">
					<h3>Our Office</h3>
											<p>949.468.0042</p>
																<p><a href="https://goo.gl/maps/6NStQqEK8XXtdLhQ8" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2940 Randolph Ave A<br />
Costa Mesa, CA 92626</a></p>
										<p><img src="/wp-content/themes/thebuddygroup/images/5000-Medallion-Logo.svg" style="max-width: 95px;"></p>
				</div>
				<div class="col-md-4">
					<h3>Get in Touch</h3>
					<script type="text/javascript"></script>
                <div class='gf_browser_unknown gform_wrapper gform_legacy_markup_wrapper' id='gform_wrapper_2' ><div id='gf_2' class='gform_anchor' tabindex='-1'></div><form method='post' enctype='multipart/form-data' target='gform_ajax_frame_2' id='gform_2'  action='/blog/#gf_2' >
                        <div class='gform_body gform-body'><ul id='gform_fields_2' class='gform_fields top_label form_sublabel_below description_below'><li id="field_2_1" class="gfield gfield_contains_required field_sublabel_below field_description_below gfield_visibility_visible" ><label class='gfield_label' for='input_2_1' >Name<span class="gfield_required"><span class="gfield_required gfield_required_asterisk">*</span></span></label><div class='ginput_container ginput_container_text'><input name='input_1' id='input_2_1' type='text' value='' class='large'    placeholder='Name' aria-required="true" aria-invalid="false"   /> </div></li><li id="field_2_2" class="gfield gfield_contains_required field_sublabel_below field_description_below gfield_visibility_visible" ><label class='gfield_label' for='input_2_2' >Email<span class="gfield_required"><span class="gfield_required gfield_required_asterisk">*</span></span></label><div class='ginput_container ginput_container_email'>
                            <input name='input_2' id='input_2_2' type='text' value='' class='large'   placeholder='Email' aria-required="true" aria-invalid="false"  />
                        </div></li><li id="field_2_3" class="gfield gfield_contains_required field_sublabel_below field_description_below gfield_visibility_visible" ><label class='gfield_label' for='input_2_3' >Message<span class="gfield_required"><span class="gfield_required gfield_required_asterisk">*</span></span></label><div class='ginput_container ginput_container_textarea'><textarea name='input_3' id='input_2_3' class='textarea large'    placeholder='Let&#039;s talk business, what are you looking for?' aria-required="true" aria-invalid="false"   rows='10' cols='50'></textarea></div></li><li id="field_2_4" class="gfield gfield--width-full field_sublabel_below field_description_below gfield_visibility_visible" ><label class='gfield_label' for='input_2_4' >CAPTCHA</label><div id='input_2_4' class='ginput_container ginput_recaptcha' data-sitekey='6LcAeeIbAAAAALdJSQiL-vPpG_fQLur7FQRa0cIO'  data-theme='light' data-tabindex='0'  data-badge=''></div></li></ul></div>
        <div class='gform_footer top_label'> <input type='submit' id='gform_submit_button_2' class='gform_button button' value='Submit'  onclick='if(window["gf_submitting_2"]){return false;}  window["gf_submitting_2"]=true;  ' onkeypress='if( event.keyCode == 13 ){ if(window["gf_submitting_2"]){return false;} window["gf_submitting_2"]=true;  jQuery("#gform_2").trigger("submit",[true]); }' /> <input type='hidden' name='gform_ajax' value='form_id=2&amp;title=&amp;description=&amp;tabindex=0' />
            <input type='hidden' class='gform_hidden' name='is_submit_2' value='1' />
            <input type='hidden' class='gform_hidden' name='gform_submit' value='2' />
            
            <input type='hidden' class='gform_hidden' name='gform_unique_id' value='' />
            <input type='hidden' class='gform_hidden' name='state_2' value='WyJbXSIsIjBkYTA3MTg4ZDA0YjJlNWM2MDM3ZmYwZmRlNzZhY2M4Il0=' />
            <input type='hidden' class='gform_hidden' name='gform_target_page_number_2' id='gform_target_page_number_2' value='0' />
            <input type='hidden' class='gform_hidden' name='gform_source_page_number_2' id='gform_source_page_number_2' value='1' />
            <input type='hidden' name='gform_field_values' value='' />
            
        </div>
                        <p style="display: none !important;"><label>&#916;<textarea name="ak_hp_textarea" cols="45" rows="8" maxlength="100"></textarea></label><input type="hidden" id="ak_js_1" name="ak_js" value="75"/><script>document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() );</script></p></form>
                        </div>
                <iframe style='display:none;width:0px;height:0px;' src='about:blank' name='gform_ajax_frame_2' id='gform_ajax_frame_2' title='This iframe contains the logic required to handle Ajax powered Gravity Forms.'></iframe>
                <script>
gform.initializeOnLoaded( function() {gformInitSpinner( 2, 'https://www.thebuddygroup.com/wp-content/plugins/gravityforms/images/spinner.svg' );jQuery('#gform_ajax_frame_2').on('load',function(){var contents = jQuery(this).contents().find('*').html();var is_postback = contents.indexOf('GF_AJAX_POSTBACK') >= 0;if(!is_postback){return;}var form_content = jQuery(this).contents().find('#gform_wrapper_2');var is_confirmation = jQuery(this).contents().find('#gform_confirmation_wrapper_2').length > 0;var is_redirect = contents.indexOf('gformRedirect(){') >= 0;var is_form = form_content.length > 0 && ! is_redirect && ! is_confirmation;var mt = parseInt(jQuery('html').css('margin-top'), 10) + parseInt(jQuery('body').css('margin-top'), 10) + 100;if(is_form){jQuery('#gform_wrapper_2').html(form_content.html());if(form_content.hasClass('gform_validation_error')){jQuery('#gform_wrapper_2').addClass('gform_validation_error');} else {jQuery('#gform_wrapper_2').removeClass('gform_validation_error');}setTimeout( function() { /* delay the scroll by 50 milliseconds to fix a bug in chrome */ jQuery(document).scrollTop(jQuery('#gform_wrapper_2').offset().top - mt); }, 50 );if(window['gformInitDatepicker']) {gformInitDatepicker();}if(window['gformInitPriceFields']) {gformInitPriceFields();}var current_page = jQuery('#gform_source_page_number_2').val();gformInitSpinner( 2, 'https://www.thebuddygroup.com/wp-content/plugins/gravityforms/images/spinner.svg' );jQuery(document).trigger('gform_page_loaded', [2, current_page]);window['gf_submitting_2'] = false;}else if(!is_redirect){var confirmation_content = jQuery(this).contents().find('.GF_AJAX_POSTBACK').html();if(!confirmation_content){confirmation_content = contents;}setTimeout(function(){jQuery('#gform_wrapper_2').replaceWith(confirmation_content);jQuery(document).scrollTop(jQuery('#gf_2').offset().top - mt);jQuery(document).trigger('gform_confirmation_loaded', [2]);window['gf_submitting_2'] = false;wp.a11y.speak(jQuery('#gform_confirmation_message_2').text());}, 50);}else{jQuery('#gform_2').append(contents);if(window['gformRedirect']) {gformRedirect();}}jQuery(document).trigger('gform_post_render', [2, current_page]);} );} );
</script>
				</div>
				<div class="col-md-2"></div>
				<div class="col-md-2">
					<h3>Follow Us</h3>
					<div class="float-right">
													<div class="social_links_main">
								<div class="social_links">
															<span class="mkdf-icon-shortcode">
									<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-buddy-group/" target="_blank" class="LinkedIn_icon external" rel="nofollow" title="LinkedIn">
										<i class="fab fa-linkedin-in" aria-hidden="true"></i> LinkedIn									</a>
								</span>

															<span class="mkdf-icon-shortcode">
									<a href="http://instagram.com/thebuddygroup" target="_blank" class="Instagram_icon external" rel="nofollow" title="Instagram">
										<i class="fab fa-instagram" aria-hidden="true"></i> Instagram									</a>
								</span>

															<span class="mkdf-icon-shortcode">
									<a href="https://twitter.com/thebuddygroup" target="_blank" class="Twitter_icon external" rel="nofollow" title="Twitter">
										<i class="fab fa-twitter" aria-hidden="true"></i> Twitter									</a>
								</span>

															<span class="mkdf-icon-shortcode">
									<a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheBuddyGroup" target="_blank" class="Facebook_icon external" rel="nofollow" title="Facebook">
										<i class="fab fa-facebook-f" aria-hidden="true"></i> Facebook									</a>
								</span>

														</div>
							</div>
											</div>
				</div>
			</div>
			</div>
			<div class="footer-row-3">
			<div class="row">
				<div class="col-md-12">
											<p>Copyright 2021. All Rights Reserved   <a href="/privacy-policy/">Privacy Policy</a></p>
									</div>
			</div>
			</div>
		</div>
	</footer><!-- #colophon -->
	<div class="loaderdiv">
        <div class="loader-spinner"></div>
    </div>
</div><!-- #page -->

<link rel='stylesheet' id='gforms_reset_css-css'  href='https://www.thebuddygroup.com/wp-content/plugins/gravityforms/legacy/css/formreset.min.css?ver=2.5.16' media='all' />
<link rel='stylesheet' id='gforms_formsmain_css-css'  href='https://www.thebuddygroup.com/wp-content/plugins/gravityforms/legacy/css/formsmain.min.css?ver=2.5.16' media='all' />
<link rel='stylesheet' id='gforms_ready_class_css-css'  href='https://www.thebuddygroup.com/wp-content/plugins/gravityforms/legacy/css/readyclass.min.css?ver=2.5.16' media='all' />
<link rel='stylesheet' id='gforms_browsers_css-css'  href='https://www.thebuddygroup.com/wp-content/plugins/gravityforms/legacy/css/browsers.min.css?ver=2.5.16' media='all' />
<script src='https://www.thebuddygroup.com/wp-includes/js/dist/vendor/regenerator-runtime.min.js?ver=0.13.9' id='regenerator-runtime-js'></script>
<script src='https://www.thebuddygroup.com/wp-includes/js/dist/vendor/wp-polyfill.min.js?ver=3.15.0' id='wp-polyfill-js'></script>
<script src='https://www.thebuddygroup.com/wp-includes/js/dist/dom-ready.min.js?ver=ecda74de0221e1c2ce5c57cbb5af09d5' id='wp-dom-ready-js'></script>
<script src='https://www.thebuddygroup.com/wp-includes/js/dist/hooks.min.js?ver=1e58c8c5a32b2e97491080c5b10dc71c' id='wp-hooks-js'></script>
<script src='https://www.thebuddygroup.com/wp-includes/js/dist/i18n.min.js?ver=30fcecb428a0e8383d3776bcdd3a7834' id='wp-i18n-js'></script>
<script id='wp-i18n-js-after'>
wp.i18n.setLocaleData( { 'text direction\u0004ltr': [ 'ltr' ] } );
</script>
<script id='wp-a11y-js-translations'>
( function( domain, translations ) {
	var localeData = translations.locale_data[ domain ] || translations.locale_data.messages;
	localeData[""].domain = domain;
	wp.i18n.setLocaleData( localeData, domain );
} )( "default", { "locale_data": { "messages": { "": {} } } } );
</script>
<script src='https://www.thebuddygroup.com/wp-includes/js/dist/a11y.min.js?ver=68e470cf840f69530e9db3be229ad4b6' id='wp-a11y-js'></script>
<script src='https://www.thebuddygroup.com/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.min.js?ver=3.6.0' id='jquery-core-js'></script>
<script src='https://www.thebuddygroup.com/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery-migrate.min.js?ver=3.3.2' id='jquery-migrate-js'></script>
<script defer='defer' src='https://www.thebuddygroup.com/wp-content/plugins/gravityforms/js/jquery.json.min.js?ver=2.5.16' id='gform_json-js'></script>
<script id='gform_gravityforms-js-extra'>
var gform_i18n = {"datepicker":{"days":{"monday":"Mon","tuesday":"Tue","wednesday":"Wed","thursday":"Thu","friday":"Fri","saturday":"Sat","sunday":"Sun"},"months":{"january":"January","february":"February","march":"March","april":"April","may":"May","june":"June","july":"July","august":"August","september":"September","october":"October","november":"November","december":"December"},"firstDay":1,"iconText":"Select date"}};
var gf_global = {"gf_currency_config":{"name":"U.S. Dollar","symbol_left":"$","symbol_right":"","symbol_padding":"","thousand_separator":",","decimal_separator":".","decimals":2,"code":"USD"},"base_url":"https:\/\/www.thebuddygroup.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/gravityforms","number_formats":[],"spinnerUrl":"https:\/\/www.thebuddygroup.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/gravityforms\/images\/spinner.svg","strings":{"newRowAdded":"New row added.","rowRemoved":"Row removed","formSaved":"The form has been saved.  The content contains the link to return and complete the form."}};
var gf_legacy_multi = {"2":"1"};
</script>
<script defer='defer' src='https://www.thebuddygroup.com/wp-content/plugins/gravityforms/js/gravityforms.min.js?ver=2.5.16' id='gform_gravityforms-js'></script>
<script defer='defer' src='https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api.js?hl=en&#038;ver=5.9.2#038;render=explicit' id='gform_recaptcha-js'></script>
<script defer='defer' src='https://www.thebuddygroup.com/wp-content/plugins/gravityforms/js/placeholders.jquery.min.js?ver=2.5.16' id='gform_placeholder-js'></script>
<script>
gform.initializeOnLoaded( function() { jQuery(document).on('gform_post_render', function(event, formId, currentPage){if(formId == 2) {if(typeof Placeholders != 'undefined'){
                        Placeholders.enable();
                    }} } );jQuery(document).bind('gform_post_conditional_logic', function(event, formId, fields, isInit){} ) } );
</script>
<script>
gform.initializeOnLoaded( function() { jQuery(document).trigger('gform_post_render', [2, 1]) } );
</script>
</body>
</html>

<!--Generated by Endurance Page Cache-->