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Visual Country: Where stop-motion magic is made

February 26, 2016

This New York agency may take a full day to shoot seconds of content, but the result will drum up likes faster than you can say, “stop-motion.”

COMMUNICATIONS ARTS

Visual Country Is Winning The Social Media Marketing Game

November 8, 2016

If you’ve ever dreamt of making art your job, but have no idea where to start, may we present your new role models: Meagan Cignoli and Amber Lee, the business (and life) partners behind Visual Country.

COVETEUR

This Is What The American Dream Looks Like Now

September 2016

Cignoli is a study in seeking oneself in the context of the so-called land of opportunity. Cignoli’s brand is the product of her own self-evolution, a process she credits New York with nourishing.

THE CUT

5 Vine Stars Share Why They Loved, And Outgrew, Platform

October 29, 2016

Vine was best used as a steppingstone to platforms that offered wider reach and, potentially, more revenue. Meagan Cignoli, a 35-year-old animator, amassed 749,000 followers before co-founding a creative agency, Visual Country.

THE NEW YORK TIMES

Meagan Cignoli Stops By HuffPost’s 6X60 To Get Animated

November 3, 2015

Meagan Cignoli took her animated vines from a hobby to a professional operation, creating videos for some of the world’s largest companies.

THE HUFFINGTON POST

This Woman Was A Genius At Stop-Motion Videos, So She Turned Her Hobby Into A Business

October 26, 2015

Meagan Cignoli is the wizard of short, branded videos. Lowe’s Chief Marketing Officer said Meagan gave the company “a different dimension.”

BUSINESS INSIDER

Q&A With Instagram Photographer Meagan Cignoli

October 4, 2013

In advance of Inside Social Marketing conference, Cignoli sat down for a brief Q&A with Inside Facebook about the fast-growing field of social video marketing.

ADWEEK

Six-Second Stars

October 14, 2013

In advance of Inside Social Marketing conference, Cignoli sat down for a brief Q&A with Inside Facebook about the fast-growing field of social video marketing.

TIME

The 6-Second, Stop-Motion Trend in Content Marketing

October 15, 2013

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery and all that. What I’m saying is that this is a common thing, and thus a predictable thing. And smart marketers want to steal good ideas at the beginning of a trend, not at the end.

FORBES

How Meagan Cignoli Became The Queen of Brand Vines

November 13, 2014

How do you go from freelance photographer to the founder of a fast-growing creative agency in less than two years? For Meagan Cignoli, the secret was when she discovered Vine in early 2013.

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