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May is Mental Health Awareness Month. 1 in 5 of us lives with a mental illness; this is worthy of our attention, support and understanding. We are thankful for the people and organizations that provide mental health care to all in our community, especially Valeo Behavioral Health Care. This TBT to the grand opening of their Crisis Center in 2014 means so much to us.

We are a Woman Owned Small Business, and we've got the certification to show it! Martha Bartlett Piland shows off our freshly-renewed national certification, which we've had since 2015. For clients seeking supplier diversity, this is a confirmation that we're the real deal.

Period products aren't easy for some to access. A Seaman High student is changing that.

affects kids' learning and opportunities. Kate Eckert is doing something about it in her school. Well done, Kate!

Period products aren't easy for some to access. A Seaman High student is changing that. Kate Eckert will receive dispensers that allow students to have access to free products at Seaman High School.

Martha Bartlett Piland spoke today at Topeka South Rotary about MB Piland’s Punctuating the Period initiative in honor of our 25th business anniversary. The group had so many great questions and feedback about this effort to support students in Topeka Public Schools. Thanks, TSR friends, for inviting us to tell our story.

Salute Our Heroes: Woman-owned business sheds light on period poverty

Punctuating the Period Phase 2 is live! Watch the story from WIBW to learn more about why this campaign is important to us and why we chose to celebrate our 25th anniversary by shining a light on period poverty in our community. Thanks to Victoria Cassell and Doug Brown for helping tell our story.

Salute Our Heroes: Woman-owned business sheds light on period poverty In this week’s Salute Our Heroes a woman-owned business is going above and beyond to combat a health issue often left unaddressed.

What’s the difference between Al Capone and Anakin Skywalker driving an Uber?

One is a tax evader, the other is a taxi Vader.

Resist, we could not! Bringing you a smile on

THANK YOU to the many friends far and near who contributed time, treasure and product for this campaign for our friends at Topeka Public Schools. Special thanks to Seth Wagoner at AIM Strategies LLC for letting us use the beautiful downtown space for the Packing Party.

We wrapped up Phase 1 on March 31. Phase 2 is in full swing through the end of this year. If you'd like to support (or if you don't know about Punctuating the Period), click here: https://bit.ly/3zWARh7

Shout-out to our WIBW News friends for coming to interview us about our Punctuating the Period campaign in celebration of our 25th business anniversary. Kelse Cummings shares her thoughts (and a few laughs) with Victoria Cassell and Doug Brown. It was a treat to talk with them! Watch for a segment to be aired later this month.

Pink Moon delights skywatchers around the world during April full moon 2023 (photos)

Shine bright like a... pink moon ✨ It's the week of the famous pink moon and a symbol that Spring is coming. Another example of the color pink representing joy and optimism... you can see why we're so fond of it here at MB Piland!

Pink Moon delights skywatchers around the world during April full moon 2023 (photos) April's full moon did not disappoint.

Some Topeka girls pick between period products and buying lunch. This campaign will help.

Thank you Keishera Lately and Topeka Capital-Journal for the wonderful follow up on Punctuating the Period. We had a wildly successful packing event yesterday and delivered 613 kits to Topeka Public Schools.

BIG thank you to the many donors and volunteers who made it all possible!

Some Topeka girls pick between period products and buying lunch. This campaign will help. Punctuating the Period will help students in Topeka Public Schools have access to period products with product kits at school.

WOW! An amazing turnout for our packing party today. We're so excited to be able to donate over 613 period product kits (that's 19,310 items!) to Topeka Public Schools. Thank you to our amazing friends and community members who donated and volunteered their time to help out. What an incredible way to celebrate 25 years in business!

Thank you AIM Strategies LLC for allowing us to use the beautiful ASH Boutique for our work.

Friends, you are GENEROUS. More than $6,270 of period products have been donated, which purchased 18,794 items.

We've been busy unpacking and setting up for a fun and industrious Packaging Party this Friday.

Martha Bartlett Piland was the speaker at Dr. Michael Stoica's business marketing class this morning at Washburn University School of Business. In a short session, she covered brand, purpose, PR and how to maximize a client's budget with nontraditional strategies. These were topnotch students with great questions. At 8:00am!

We'd love to have some additional volunteers this Friday, March 31, for our Packing Party. If you can spare an hour, please sign up here: https://bit.ly/3nikA39

Sign up to help with our PACKING PARTY on March 31 to create kits for students at Topeka Public Schools. https://bit.ly/3nikA39

Two-thirds of low-income women in the US could not afford menstrual products in the past year, with half needing to choose between menstrual products and food. —source: Period Poverty: why it should be everybody’s business

More than 50% of the global population menstruates. But in Florida, there's a bill in their legislature to prevent young girls from talking about it. This is where conversation is most urgently needed. Young girls are the most vulnerable to misinformation and isolation when they get their period before grade 7.

**Excerpt from USA Today article:

“So if little girls experience their menstrual cycle in fifth grade or fourth grade, would that prohibit conversations from them since they are in a grade lower than sixth grade?”

McClain confirmed that the bill’s language would do exactly that: “It would” McClain responded.
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The fight is real.

Join us in creating a more period positive culture in Topeka here: https://www.mbpiland.com/25

*Today, 3/17, is the last day to donate to Phase 1 of our campaign.

Why should you care about period poverty? The list is long.

• Wage gap.
• Unfair taxation on period products (Hint: these aren't "luxury" items!).
• Lifetime cost can be up to $18,000!
• Unaffordable: Many low-income households cannot afford menstrual products on a regular basis.
• Missing out and falling behind: When people don’t have access to the period products they need, they miss school, work and activities that put them behind their peers.

You can help. Join our campaign. Donate here: https://rightgift.com/businesses/mb-piland-advertising-marketing-llc

A rainy day can't keep these bright scholars away! We had an awesome Shadow Day today with students from 7 different Kansas colleges. They had the opportunity to experience a day in an agency and try their hand at strategizing, client meetings, brainstorming and more. We can't wait to see what they do next.

An ellipsis is punctuation that is used to show where words have been left out.

When students don't have access to period products, they get left out: left out of class time, activities and opportunities that can put them behind. This is preventable.

You can help. Join our Punctuating the Period campaign. Donate here: https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Frightgift.com%2Fbusinesses%2Fmb-piland-advertising-marketing-llc%2Fwish-lists%2F68ef0ca7-de20-4e2f-bc7f-f81ce877c060%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR2-_V6wa2NUK6kuf6jGFiWGqUUXGgJSdPZKzUr-oqEGCa2IM4hA4mKsigg&h=AT2Azt2NJjUEkoQUI3lvHHY5wTwcjCfg5qu4P2JizDPlbCRW5W_0qKxZ06zm5gCycovNM5ac42sKLCVUC57HZ_w5vLN6V-Uy4UbLo9cVHJIwTF4-chutVP3Oc8LYNldvoU0dqPY&__tn__=-UK-R&c[0]=AT1bb4PyaB4s_ot8Ip8u2-rS2I97TwjLnrUZzm0E1065yg_T8LW2IomStGXo7VHFq_9LFQEsc92IKqP_amTaB0wknDMzCvANnW73r_BdYEL2ZB12O7GXQt7sb8bf6z2ezo97fq-GPplr9pmQN6tXOoCgoYoaxrR5n1RiueGJWFO_994SplM0oonJq0Le5NE_AXosKqE8Ck3I

A lack of access to menstrual products, hygiene facilities, waste management and education that affects many women globally, causing physical, mental and emotional challenges.

You can help. Join our Punctuating the Period campaign. Donate here: https://rightgift.com/businesses/mb-piland-advertising-marketing-llc/wish-lists/68ef0ca7-de20-4e2f-bc7f-f81ce877c060

Thank you WIBW Melissa Brunner for having Martha Bartlett Piland on the Red Couch show today to talk about Punctuating the Period, our 25th anniversary campaign to benefit Topeka Public Schools. Friends, you can learn more at mbpiland.com/25

Women's History Month got off to an inspiring start this morning at the Greater Topeka Partnership's Women's Forum with stories of leadership, history and vision. With Dr. JuliAnn Mazachek of Washburn University, Michelle Cuevas Stubblefield of the GTP, and Ms. Tonya Sims from Topeka Public Schools (Topeka High School) with the MB Piland team. We talked about period poverty and our campaign to overcome it called Punctuating the Period. If you want to know more, please check out our website: www.mbpiland.com/25

Special announcement: Today is Kelse Cummings' one year workaversary at MB Piland. She's a smart millennial, a Corgi Queen, a yogi and a truly groovy person. We're so glad you're part of the team. Congrats KC!

Here's a look back at her first year in pictures.

Here's why a Topeka business is celebrating 25 years by fighting period poverty

Front page news!

Thank you Keishera Lately for writing about our story.

Here's why a Topeka business is celebrating 25 years by fighting period poverty Punctuating the Period will help students in Topeka Public Schools have access to period products.

TOMORROW is the last day to apply for MB Piland's Career Test Drive, a unique Shadow Day experience for college juniors and seniors majoring in Business, Marketing or Communications. Successful applicants will spend one action-packed day at MB Piland during Spring Break. Apply here: https://bit.ly/3Gjo6A6

MBP SHADOW DAY 2022 SD 480p

COLLEGE STUDENTS: APPLY BY TUESDAY, FEB. 28.
We're looking forward to another action-packed day with business, marketing and communications students from around the state for our Career Test Drive Shadow Day. More than a shadow day, students get a hands-on experience.

What last year's participants said about it: https://youtu.be/42xmUfsnlFk

MBP SHADOW DAY 2022 SD 480p We had a bright group of college students join us for Shadow Day on March 15, 2022. They shared some thoughts with us on how the day went.

Today we celebrated MB Piland's web wizard, Gary Piland. It was a rock-n-roll, heavy metal, road warrior themed birthday feast of juicy burgers (from The Pennant Topeka), crispy tater tots, Dr. Pepper and hot cherry pie á la mode. ICYMI, Gary previously toured in the heavy metal band Limousine, where he played drums and sang. Please join us in wishing him a very rockin' birthday!

MB Piland is 25 years old this year. To mark the occasion, we are shining a light on an issue that impacts people in every community: period poverty. We're Punctuating the Period by raising awareness and collecting donations.

You can help. Join our campaign. Click for more info. https://mbpiland.com/25

Congratulations to our dear friend Julie Millard DeVader on her retirement from FHLBank Topeka. In 22 years she has made an indelible impact on the bank. Her energy, creativity, leadership and laughter will be sorely missed by all.

Thank you, Julie, for all the many opportunities to work with you and your team on behalf of the bank and most of all for your friendship.

Lays Super Bowl 2022 with Seth Rogen and Paul Rudd

The Super Bowl is this weekend and that means it's ad time! So far this year, we're seeing a familiar trend of brands using celebrity or influencer endorsers.

What is your favorite Super Bowl commercial with a celeb appearance (past or present year)? Here's one of our favorites from last year.

Lays Super Bowl 2022 with Seth Rogen and Paul Rudd MIGHT UPSET SMALL KIDS! Just a warning for Lays hilarious Super Bowl ad with everyone's favourites Seth ...

January is over, which means your New Year's Resolutions may have already gotten left behind in the stress of your day-to-day.

So if you resolve to be more creative and innovative this year, read our article for 5 ways to inject more creativity and innovation into your organization.
https://mbpiland.com/our-blog/brand-alignment/345-upside-down-and-inside-out-5-ways-to-inject-more-creativity-and-innovation-in-your-organization

Attention college juniors and seniors majoring in business, marketing or communications. MB Piland is accepting applications for Shadow Day. Click here for more information: https://bit.ly/3Yf0800

We are accepting applications through February 28 for our interactive Shadow Day that will be held during spring break on Thursday, March 16. Please share the application link with any interested college juniors and seniors majoring in business, marketing or communications: https://bit.ly/3Gjo6A6

We have limited seats available so early application is encouraged!

The Pantone® color of the year is...Viva Magenta 18-1750! We love it for the same reasons we love our own brand color, Rubine: "it's brave and fearless, a pulsating color whose exuberance promotes a joyous and optimistic celebration," says Pantone®. So Friends, put on your Viva Magenta or your Rubine Red and make 2023 a year of courage, boldness, confidence and fun.

Fantastic announcement today for Kansas: the K-State 105 + Network Kansas partnership. This collaboration was born out of the Kansas Board of Regents strategic plan to align higher education with the needs of families, businesses and our Kansas economy.

She’s groovy. She’s smart. She’s talented, fun, creative, a leader and cheerleader. She’s got a head for business and a heart for everyone. It’s her 18th anniversary at MB Piland and *we* are the lucky ones. Cheers and gratitude to Alexandra Goodpasture Reilly!

Trying to satisfy an upset customer can be draining. Give your team a boost by teaching them to use a few tools from an unlikely source. 3 Rules of Improv for Amazing Customer Service: https://mbpiland.com/our-blog/brand-alignment/343-3-rules-of-improv-for-amazing-customer-service

S/O to our own Alexandra Goodpasture Reilly for this great throwback photo from 2002. Want to see these tools in action? Laugh Lines performs regularly at Topeka Civic Theatre & Academy.

Thank you to friends near and far who sent us holiday greetings! Today we reviewed the many greetings we received by mail and by email to determine winners for the highly coveted virtual MB Piland Holiday Card Awards. Scroll through to see the highlights, and happy new year one an all!

Best of Show: Kristine A. Luber, fabric artist
Best Branded: Civium Architects
Most Unexpected: Gary Piland
Best Video: Envista Credit Union
Most Holiday Spirit: Whitney Casement for Kansas Women Attorneys Association - KWAA
Best Employer Branded: HR Partners KS