5 ways our marketing agency is leveling up in 2025

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Well, this year was a wild ride. As we turn the page to 2025, it’s time to set intentions and make our own agency New Year’s resolutions. If your company is anything like ours, you’ve already met with your internal teams to determine what steps you will take to level up this year. This isn’t one-size-fits-all. Your approach may look entirely different, depending on your:

• Niche and target market
• Unique goals
• Resources
• Team structure

This new year is all about progress, and we’re ready to raise the bar. Here are five ways we’re leveling up our game in the new year.

1. EMPOWER OUR TEAMS WITH AI TRAINING

If you haven’t already implemented AI training, you’re missing out on a major opportunity to amplify. For us, 2025 is all about ensuring every team member knows how to leverage AI tools effectively and responsibly. We are prioritizing hands-on training programs, including our “Thursd-AI” workshops.

Adopting AI isn’t just about saving time; it’s about giving our teams the tools to push boundaries and feel empowered in their work. The teams that are curious and exploring AI are the ones leading change, and we’re making sure we’re right there at the forefront.

2. STRENGTHEN OUR COLLABORATION AND FLEXIBILITY

We’ve always been a remote agency that values collaboration and flexibility. Flexibility is the future of work, and we’re leaning into that by enhancing how our team collaborates—no matter where they’re working from. We’re creating new ways for our remote team to connect, whether planning event space layouts in the Meta Wooorld app or playing a round of mini golf in apps like Walkabout.

3. REFRESH OUR MARKETING AND SALES MATERIALS

It’s been a busy year. Like most agencies, our internal marketing projects often take a backseat to client projects and tight deadlines. But we’re changing that in 2025. We’re refreshing everything, from our capabilities deck, to our one-pager, and everything in between. Our team is continuously evolving, and our materials need to keep up.

What’s more, our marketing should reflect the same creativity, innovation, and strategic thinking that we deliver each day for our clients. By getting this task off the back burner, we’ll have stronger tools to win over new clients and showcase our value.

4. DOUBLE DOWN ON EMERGING PLATFORMS AND TRENDS

This past year, we experimented A LOT with immersive virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and mixed reality (MR) environments. We don’t take this lightly. The digital marketing world is expanding beyond traditional platforms, and if you’re not actively trying to get ahead, you’re falling behind.

At the start of 2024, we gifted all of our employees a VR headset to experiment with. As we look back at the year, we’ve managed to incorporate VR into our creative workflows in such incredible ways! This past month, one designer even created an immersive experience to excite team members about our upcoming 2025 company retreat. This mindset and hands-on approach opened up new opportunities and allows us to now build similar campaigns for our clients.

5. MAINTAIN A CULTURE OF CONTINUOUS INNOVATION

Innovation isn’t just a buzzword at Quantious—it’s the foundation of our company and culture. In 2025, we’re continuing to foster this through regular team workshops, think tanks, and collaborations with other creatives. This culture extends to how we approach client work, surpassing limits and introducing innovative strategies in our campaigns. This focus is what will keep our work—and our clients—on the cutting edge of what’s possible.

We know that the future of marketing will be as exciting as it is challenging. That’s why our goal is to not just adapt to change, but to drive change! The year ahead is full of opportunities for agencies—and companies of all types—to push limits, surprise clients/customers, and show what’s possible in marketing. For your New Year’s resolution, vow to level up and deliver your best work yet.

Lisa Larson-Kelley is founder and CEO of Quantious.