1905 New Media

09/04/2026

Big thanks to Bisnow for having us at the second-annual CRE Property Marketing & Brand Strategy Cocktail!

Our Director of Digital Marketing, Kaysha Hanock, joined industry leaders for a panel on how Commercial Real Estate teams can build brand equity and drive occupancy, while the rest of our team connected with the owners, brokers and creative partners shaping Chicago's real estate scene.

The group got into what actually works in CRE marketing today, from building brands that lasts to creating the strategies that help fill buildings. We left with sharper thinking and a full page of ideas for the clients we build with.

Want a brand that moves tenants through the door? Let's talk: 1905newmedia.com/contact-marketing-agency.

09/03/2026

Meet the two people presenting The New Marketing Funnel at our FREE Marketing Disrupted event in St. Louis!

Kaysha Hanock, Director of Digital Marketing, has spent more than 20 years on the agency side and oversees SEO, paid media, social, email and analytics for clients in healthcare, manufacturing, financial services and e-commerce. Her current focus is AI Optimization and how structured data and content frameworks get brands cited by large language models, not just ranked by search engines.

Amanda Schomaker, Head of Growth, came up through design and earned her MBA from Washington University's Olin Business School. She's spent 20+ years moving between the creative side and the strategy side, working inside organizations and then leading the agencies that serve them. That overlap shapes how she reads where growth breaks down.

📅 Sept. 30 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
📍 Missouri Athletic Club West

Secure your spot: bit.ly/4gAPLQo

08/20/2026

Buyers ask a chatbot about you before they ever type your name into Google. By the time they reach your site, they've already stacked you against three competitors you didn't know were in the running.

On Wednesday, Sept. 30, Amanda Schomaker, our Head of Growth, and Kaysha Hanock, our Director of Digital Marketing, map out what the marketing funnel looks like now that AI sits at the front of it. We'll cover the first impression you no longer control, what you can hand to AI without quietly losing the sale and the work AI still can't fake.

Join us for this FREE happy hour event, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. CST at the Missouri Athletic Club West. Save your seat: https://bit.ly/4wDJAja.

08/11/2026

🎉 We made the list! 1905 New Media just landed at No. 3286 on the 2026 Inc. 5000, marking our third year in a row among America's fastest-growing private companies.

From 2022 to 2025, we grew revenue 89.6%, expanding our work across St. Louis and Chicago along the way.

"I am deeply proud of the work and dedication behind these numbers, and I can't wait to see what the future holds." — John Meilink, President

Thank you to our clients and team for making this possible. Read more about the award: https://www.einpresswire.com/article/933180469/1905-new-media-ranks-no-3286-on-the-2026-inc-5000-list-of-america-s-fastest-growing-private-companies

Inc. Magazine

08/06/2026

Your last media placement might have reached thousands of people, but did the AI search engines ever see it?

Buyers aren't Googling the way they used to. They're asking AI platforms to help make decisions, and those tools don't rank sources by audience size. They pull from sources they can parse and verify.

We share four questions worth asking before your team says yes to any media opportunity:
https://1905newmedia.com/marketing-blog-and-news/pr-seo-geo-ai-visibility/.

08/04/2026

Page-one rankings no longer guarantee visibility.

As AI Overviews reshape search results, businesses need to think beyond traditional SEO and focus on becoming the trusted sources AI pulls from and recommends. We’re breaking down what's changing and why topical authority matters more than ever:
https://1905newmedia.com/marketing-blog-and-news/google-ai-overviews-seo-strategy/

07/30/2026

Case Study Spotlight: Hartwig, Inc. 🏭

Hartwig needed a stronger digital experience to support its growing brand. 1905 New Media stepped in with a strategy focused on performance, usability and scalability. From technical improvements to enhanced user experience, we created a streamlined online presence built for growth that carried into their sales collateral.

See how we did it: https://1905newmedia.com/marketing-case-studies/hartwig/.

07/28/2026

For two decades, page one was the goal. That's no longer enough.

A recent Ahrefs study found Google AI Overview citations from top-10 ranked pages dropped from 76% to just 38% in seven months and first-position CTR has fallen 79% when AI Overviews are present. The culprit? Gemini 3's sub-query system, which pulls citations from pages ranked across dozens of related searches, not just your target keyword.

Visibility is the new KPI. Our blog breaks down what that means for your SEO strategy:
https://1905newmedia.com/marketing-blog-and-news/google-ai-overviews-seo-strategy/

Google AI Overviews now cite pages outside the top 100. Learn why the old SEO playbook isn’t enough and what to do about it.

07/24/2026

Meet Kyle, a Web Developer on our team who focuses on building modern, responsive WordPress websites.

Kyle brings designs to life through clean layouts, thoughtful styling and attention to user experience. He also supports ongoing site updates and troubleshooting, helping keep client websites running smoothly and performing at their best.

Kyle enjoys taking a concept from idea to finished product, especially when it involves solving problems and improving functionality along the way. With a background in web design and interactive media, he’s adaptable and comfortable in an ever-changing industry. Outside of work, Kyle enjoys spending time with his family, playing ice hockey with his son, mountain biking, recording music, fly fishing and painting. 🚲

See what Kyle and our team can build for you at 1905newmedia.com.

07/22/2026

Thanks to Bisnow for hosting a great CRE Property Marketing & Brand Strategy Panel and Cocktail Reception in Chicago.

Kaysha Hanock, our Director of Digital Marketing, joined the panel "Telling the Story, Filling the Building: The Modern CRE Marketing Playbook" alongside marketing leaders from Cushman & Wakefield, Becknell Industrial, Stream Realty Partners, Madison Rose and Taylor Johnson.

Kaysha spoke to where AI is delivering real ROI in CRE marketing today, and where it's still mostly hype, plus weighed in on how Chicago's Loop factors into marketing a building against a headline narrative you can't control.

Thanks to everyone who stopped by the 1905 New Media booth and asked great questions. If we met last week, we'd love to keep the conversation going. Send us a message to stay in touch!