OTR Media Group

05/15/2026

We are proud to be ONE of the many sponsors for the 2026 Preservation Awards!

Historic Columbia is an incredible gem in the Columbia community that has been on a mission to preserve, maintain, and share complex stories from our City's past that connect us in the present and inspire our future!.

Congratulations to the winners and thank you for your continued work to help shape Columbia's identity.

We had an absolute blast spending time with the winners, hearing and sharing their stories. We can't wait to share them with ya'll!

Historic Columbia OTR Media Group

⭐Announcing the winners of the 2026 Preservation Awards! ⭐

Last night, Historic Columbia awarded 9️⃣ recently completed projects and 2️⃣ preservation leaders for their amazing contributions to preserving our built environment. We also introduced a NEW award category—Traditional Building Arts—and honored 1️⃣ organization as the inaugural recipient!

Want to see all the winners? Visit our website to learn all about the winners, watch their videos, scope dramatic before-and-after images, and much more!

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We will be highlighting all of last night's winners over the coming days—stay tuned!

02/09/2026

Happy Monday friends of followers of our work.

We are proud to be a Grand Sponsor of 2026!

South Carolina's creative economy plays a huge role in education, our industries, our workforce and the lives of our citizens.

Arts improves communities and is the driving force behind creative problem solving skills every industry is looking for involving tech or AI.

All week we will be sharing updates here on our socials with from the South Carolina Arts Alliance. Please join us this Arts Advocacy Week to support the Arts in SC AND on February 11th at The Columbia Museum of Art and February 12th at The South Carolina State House to advocate for arts educators, artists, art organizations, art industries and more.

For more information please visit scartsalliance.com/arts-day-2026

01/21/2026

is literally the of now….

That’s a bar.

breaks down why is important and how we approach the screen as a language in all of our Media Literacy programming here at

01/15/2026

Already making content but not sure if it’s working?

Bring us sample of your video, podcast, social post, or campaign. We’ll do a live review and evaluate your content’s flow and rhythm.

You’ll get concrete feedback, plus practical tweaks you can implement right away to maximize your impact and authenticity, all in 60 minutes.

You’ll walk away with:

📈 A content scorecard (what’s working / what’s not)

🔥 3–5 high-impact improvements for your content

🗒️ Tips for scaling your process without losing quality

Click the link in the comments to learn more.






OTR Media Group

01/05/2026

For us, 2026 is all about responsible media business.

And, that’s why we designed OTR to be the place where education, content, strategy and culture intersect... to help people navigate our screen-based world.

We create content, we design strategies to help people engage with their audience, AND we educate the public on how to make sense of this screen world we all live in.

That's why we call OTR "the media company of now."

To learn more, hit the link in the comments below.

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12/16/2025

"We wanna say happppyyyyyyyy birthdaaaaayyyyyy!!!"

Happy Birthday to our Project Manager Jr.!!

Photo: The Foto Bros. LLC

12/10/2025

Are you familiar with the term "emotional scamming"?

Even if you aren't, if you're on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram or TikTok, you've experienced it before.

"Emotional Scamming" is the calculated use of content designed to trigger a high-intensity emotional response—to bypass your logic and force you to engage.

You'll see a bold headline (usually in all caps or in BOLD color) on the screenshot with phrases like: "Do Men Hate Women?!" or "Career Over Family!" or "Everyone's Hips Are F*&*d UP!" And instantly your response is 'What?!' then, you click.

Sound familiar now?

It is called a "scam" because the content often isn't genuine; it is engineered to steal the most valuable resource you have: your attention.

Media Literacy is self defense.

In this 60-minute session, we’ll give you the building blocks for understanding the basic visual "grammar" (shots, angles, pacing, phrases) that influences how you think and feel about the content you watch.

Great for consumers that are curious about media literacy but struggle with screen overload and misinformation.

Hit the link in the comments to find out more.