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                <h3 style="text-align: center;">Here’s what that is and why we think it matters</h3>
<p>Want to know a secret about most business awards?</p>
<p>They’re pay-to-play opportunities that usually happen in one of two ways. Either the business applies and pays an application fee to be considered or it’s “nominated” and asked to purchase a branding or marketing package in order to “receive” the award.</p>
<p>Yuck, right?</p>
<p>There are, however, awards programs out there that are above the board, transparent and data-driven. <a href="https://clutch.co/press-releases/recognizes-1000-best-b2b-service-providers-its-exclusive-2019-1000-list" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Clutch 1000</a> is one of those programs—and we’re pumped we made the 2019 edition* and as a part of its <a href="https://clutch.co/web-designers/philadelphia" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Best Design Firms</a> list.</p>
<p><em>*Yes, we know we’re about six months behind on sharing this news, but times like these are anything but normal. Cut us (and everyone!) a break. </em>?</p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-946 size-full" src="http://thinkitfirst2.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Clutch_GlobalTop1000-thinkitfirst.png" alt="" width="434" height="434" srcset="https://wp.thinkitfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Clutch_GlobalTop1000-thinkitfirst.png 434w, https://wp.thinkitfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Clutch_GlobalTop1000-thinkitfirst-300x300.png 300w, https://wp.thinkitfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Clutch_GlobalTop1000-thinkitfirst-150x150.png 150w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 434px) 100vw, 434px" /></p>
<h3 style="text-align: center; color: #F16251">What makes the Clutch 1000 legit?</h3>
<p>In short, it’s entirely client review based. Firms that make it have no influence. Clutch is a B2B platform that uses verified client reviews to create authentic ratings across 400 industries. They do the reaching out. They have real conversations with clients like ours. We’re not even a part of it.</p>
<p>That’s why we’re so proud of our perfect five-star Clutch rating. It doesn’t speak to who we know or how much we paid. It speaks to our work, our team, and the value we provide to our clients. To them, we say thank you.</p>
<p><a href="https://clutch.co/profile/think-it-first" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">And just in case you want to read some of our reviews… </a></p>
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                        <p class="tif-mb-0">Over the years, we’ve amassed quite a universe of contacts. Clients past and present. Vendors. Partners. Prospects that didn’t sign that we’re still close with. Employees that moved on to other cool things.

Recently, we decided that we wanted to do something with that universe. That naturally led us to think “newsletter!” We thought about rounding up our most recent blog posts, showcasing our latest projects, and curating a bunch of interesting content from around the web.

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                        <p class="tif-mb-0">This week marks the beginning of our first foray into summer hours. For the next three months, we will shift to a four-day work week, giving everyone on the team Fridays off. As a distributed team, our culture is built on accountability, transparency and communication. Those characteristics are what will make this work and we’re excited to build on our commitment to a healthy work-life balance.</p>
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                        <p class="tif-mb-0">This post isn’t about <s>Ben</s> <s>Harden</s> Maxey or Jo-Jo or Sam Hinkie’s 7,000-word resignation letter. It’s not about a perplexing inability to win on the road against bottom-half teams. Aside from borrowing a hashtag, this post has nothing to do with basketball.</p>
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