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Beyond Spots & Dots, a full-service marketing and advertising agency, is elated to announce its inclusion on the prestigious Inc. 5000 list for the sixth time. This recognition highlights the company’s consistent growth, innovation, and... Read More
Melanie Querry, President and Founder of Beyond Spots & Dots, has been inducted onto the prestigious Marquis Who’s Who list. This list, a beacon of recognition since 1898, showcases the achievements of individuals across diverse fields such... Read More
Beyond Spots & Dots, a full-service marketing and advertising agency, is thrilled to announce its outstanding achievement at the 39th Annual Educational Advertising Awards, where the agency secured an impressive total of six accolades. These... Read More
Beyond Spots & Dots is proud to commit its continued efforts to give back to local communities by supporting the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve’s Toys for Tots program for the tenth year in a row. Toys for Tots is a nationally-recognized toy... Read More
Beyond Spots & Dots has received international recognition from the 19th Annual Davey Awards for outstanding execution of a multi-layered tourism campaign. The advertising agency is credited by the Davey Awards as a 2023 Silver Award Winner... Read More
Beyond Spots & Dots has been recognized by the Pittsburgh Business Times as the 22nd fastest-growing company in their annual company growth listings. The prestigious Pittsburgh Fast 50 which ranks the fastest growing private companies in the... Read More
Beyond Spots & Dots’ award-winning video series Beyond the Scenes has made a breakout return. Beyond the Scenes offers insights and strategies from the marketing experts at Beyond Spots & Dots as they dive into the tactics that help... Read More
Beyond Spots & Dots received prestigious honors from the 2023 AVA Digital Awards. Beyond Spots & Dots’ Portfolio, which showcases a sample of the agency’s work for a multitude of clients, received Platinum Award recognition for Overall... Read More
Beyond Spots & Dots, a full-service marketing and advertising agency with offices in Pittsburgh, PA, Columbus, OH, and Baltimore, MD, has been named as the top agency in the United States by an international award program. The 2022... Read More
Beyond Spots & Dots, a full-service marketing and advertising agency with offices in Pittsburgh, PA, Columbus, OH, and Baltimore, MD, has been named as a champion for race and culture equality. As the United States celebrates Black History... Read More
Beyond Spots & Dots work with institutions of higher education across multiple mediums has received recognition through an industry-specific awards program. The Education Digital Marketing Awards honored Beyond Spots & Dots with a Silver... Read More
Beyond Spots & Dots has been honored with top recognition in the 2022 Vega Digital Awards. The advertising agency received one award for website design and a second award in the information video campaign category. These awards join numerous... Read More
Beyond Spots & Dots is proud to commit its continued efforts to give back to local communities by supporting the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve’s Toys for Tots program for the ninth year in a row. Toys for Tots is a nationally-recognized toy... Read More
Beyond Spots & Dots has received four prestigious awards for providing industry-leading work for its clients. The MarCom Awards have recognized several projects for exceeding industry expectations and demonstrating the highest level of... Read More
The 9th Annual Education Digital Marketing Awards has honored full-service agency, Beyond Spots & Dots, with three gold awards. These awards were presented to the agency for its expertise in website design of educational microsites,... Read More
Beyond Spots & Dots has received a Renaissance Award from the Pittsburgh Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA). The full-service agency won this award in the Digital Campaign category. As one of thirty awards presented at... Read More
Beyond Spots & Dots, a full-service advertising agency, announced that it has been recognized by the Central Ohio Chapter PRism Awards for the agency’s corporate social responsibility through its Women-to-Women Grant Program. This accolade... Read More
Beyond Spots & Dots has received recognition from the 2021 dotCOMM Awards and the Web Marketing Association. The full-service advertising agency was presented with two awards for website design and one award for video series production. Each... Read More
Beyond Spots & Dots is proud to extend its support to the local Toys for Tots collection campaign for the eighth year in a row. Organized by the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, the nationally-recognized toy collection program provides... Read More
Beyond Spots & Dots received recognition from the 2021 MarCom Awards, an international creative competition for marketing and communication professionals. The full-service advertising agency attained one platinum award for website redesign... Read More
Beyond Spots & Dots announced today that Digital.com, a leading independent review website for small businesses, has selected the firm as one of the best marketing and advertising agencies in Columbus, OH. This achievement fuels the agency’s... Read More
Beyond Spots & Dots has been awarded a prestigious Gamechangers 2021 Global Award. Having received the most nominations from industry peers, Beyond Spots & Dots was named Growth Company of the Year in the United States among advertising... Read More
Beyond Spots & Dots, a full-service advertising and marketing agency, received national recognition for creative excellence from the 38th Annual Healthcare Advertising Awards, one of the nation’s largest and most respected healthcare industry... Read More
Beyond Spots & Dots is earning international recognition for creativity, content and functionality by the 19th Annual Horizon Interactive Awards, a prestigious media competition. The full-service marketing and advertising agency earned a Gold... Read More
Agency’s new “Beyond the Scenes” series provides brands with insight on maximizing visibility.
Beyond Spots & Dots, a full-service marketing and advertising agency, announced today the official launch of its new video... Read More
"Wow, there's something here. This is great." —Andreas Beck, CEO, describing the special moment early on when he knew Beyond Spots & Dots was the real deal.
Just as our name suggests, our team believes in going “beyond... Read More
“We take an analytical approach to everything we do, including creative…we really do take a full-service approach.” -Melanie Querry, President and Founder, describing what separates Beyond Spots & Dots from other agencies.
We’re... Read More
Beyond Spots & Dots, a full-service advertising agency, announced today that it has been named the recipient of a prestigious Gold Award from the 2021 AVA Digital Awards. The annual global competition recognizes outstanding achievement by... Read More
Beyond Spots & Dots, a full-service advertising agency, is earning international recognition as a 2020 Communitas Award winner for its Women-to-Women Grant Program, emphasizing the agency’s commitment to corporate social responsibility and... Read More
Beyond Spots & Dots, a full-service advertising agency, today announced that it has been recognized by the PRSA Renaissance Awards for the agency’s corporate social responsibility through its Women-to-Women Grant Program. This accolade... Read More
Beyond Spots & Dots today announced that it has been honored with two Gold awards in the 8th Annual Education Digital Marketing Awards competition, fueling their momentum as an agency leader in digital marketing and advertising. The full-... Read More
For the seventh year in a row, Beyond Spots & Dots is participating in the Marine Toys for Tots program and helping provide underprivileged children with new toys for the holidays.
As a way to bring the joy of the holiday season to... Read More
Beyond Spots & Dots, a full-service advertising agency, announced today that it has been recognized for outstanding achievement in the 2020 MarCom Awards, an international creative competition that recognizes industry leaders in marketing and... Read More
Beyond Spots & Dots, a full-service advertising agency, announced today that it has been selected as a winner of Expertise’s “Best Web Designers in Pittsburgh” award. This latest achievement adds to Beyond Spots & Dots’ momentum in... Read More
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent negative impact it’s had on businesses everywhere, Beyond Spots & Dots sought to make a positive difference. In June, the full-service advertising agency announced the implementation of... Read More
Layoffs. Furloughs. Businesses closing their doors. This has been the unfortunate reality for many during the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent stay-at-home orders. In an effort to help support women-owned businesses struggling to maintain... Read More
Beyond Spots & Dots is once again being recognized at the international level for work in both traditional and digital mediums. The full-service agency earned four accolades, two gold and two silver, from the 2019... Read More
Matching gentlemen to their ideal wedding bands. Inviting stakeholders to suit up and experience the life of a firefighter for a day. These were among the multiple campaigns led by Beyond Spots & Dots that were recognized by the... Read More
The outbreak of COVID-19 (coronavirus) marks a unique moment in our history. This pandemic has affected our loved ones, our work/life balance, the businesses we depend on, and, ultimately, the way we communicate. As professional communicators, we... Read More
Beyond Spots & Dots is happy to share that Melanie Querry, Founder & President will be a speaker at the International Association of Fair’s Impact & Impressions Specialty Seminar. The event will take place March 5-7, 2020 at the... Read More
Beyond Spots & Dots, a local full-service advertising agency, recently joined nearly 250 of the Pittsburgh region’s most talented communicators at the annual PRSA Pittsburgh Renaissance Awards. This year marked the agency’s first time... Read More
Beyond Spots & Dots announces the opening of a new office in Baltimore, Maryland which will help strengthen the agency’s ability to expand and cater to clients and potential prospects in the market. The Baltimore office marks the agency’s... Read More
Beyond Spots & Dots recently became certified as a Maryland minority business enterprise (MBE). This certification enables Beyond Spots & Dots to successfully penetrate the booming Maryland market.
To be eligible for MBE... Read More
Beyond Spots & Dots continues to earn recognition in advertising and marketing for their work. Most recently, the agency was recognized by the 7th Annual Education... Read More
Beyond Spots & Dots earned two awards at the prestigious American Marketing Association Awards ceremony in Pittsburgh on Tuesday, December 3 that took place at the Union Trust Building. These awards complement an already successful year, as... Read More
Beyond Spots & Dots earned recognition by the 2019 MarCom Awards, an international creative competition for marketing and communication professionals. The full-service advertising agency received two Gold awards and one honorable mention. ... Read More
For the sixth straight year, Beyond Spots & Dots is participating in the Marine Toys for Tots program which helps provide underprivileged children with new toys for the holidays.
Each year, Beyond Spots & Dots employees donate... Read More
Beyond Spots & Dots will sponsor Cribs for Kids’® second annual Junior Women of Achievement Awards taking place on Sunday, November 24, 2019 at the Omni William Penn Hotel. As a woman-owned business, Beyond Spots & Dots is thrilled to... Read More
Beyond Spots & Dots recently became a City of Columbus Woman Business Enterprise (WBE) and an Ohio Unified Certification Program Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE). These certifications enable Beyond Spots & Dots to continue to... Read More
Beyond Spots & Dots earned recognition for four separate campaigns from the 34th Annual Education Advertising Awards Competition. The full-service advertising agency received gold,... Read More
Beyond Spots & Dots President and Founder, Melanie Querry, shared her personal experiences and endeavors in the advertising industry as well as professional advice to students and alumni eager to follow a similar path at Robert Morris... Read More
Beyond Spots & Dots President and Founder, Melanie Querry, will share the story of how she broke the $1 million mark during Chatham University’s Women Business Leaders Breakfast Series event: Pittsburgh’s Million Dollar Women-Owned Businesses... Read More
Beyond Spots & Dots announces that it has been recognized with two awards by the 2018 MarCom Awards. The full-service advertising agency earned two Gold MarCom Awards for the design of a brochure for a medical device company in the Print... Read More
Beyond Spots & Dots has received national certification as a Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE) by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC).
To receive this designation, businesses must be at least 51% owned, operated... Read More
Beyond Spots & Dots earned recognition for excellence, creativity and functionality at the 16th Annual Horizon Interactive Media Award Competition. The integrated, full-service advertising agency earned a Best in Category award in the... Read More
Full-service integrated advertising agency, Beyond Spots & Dots, has launched additional programmatic tactics for small and medium-sized organizations which include CRM targeting, geofencing, geofence retargeting, geoconversion tracking,... Read More
Beyond Spots & Dots, a full-service advertising agency, earned recognition from the Pittsburgh Chapter of the American Marketing Association (AMA), being named Grand Marketer of the Year.
Awards received during the 11th annual... Read More
For the fourth straight year, Beyond Spots & Dots is participating in the Toys for Tots program which helps to provide children with new toys for the holidays.
The Beyond Spots & Dots Pittsburgh office will be a Toys for Tots drop... Read More
Beyond Spots & Dots, a full-service advertising agency, is pleased to congratulate agency Founder and President, Melanie Querry, for being recognized with the Entrepreneurial Achievement Award during the 2017 Junior Achievement Spirit of... Read More
Beyond Spots & Dots earned recognition through the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals (AMCP) by receiving eight 2017 MarCom Awards. The full-service advertising agency earned both platinum and gold level awards for... Read More
Beyond Spots & Dots has been honored by Inc. Magazine as part of the 36th Annual Inc. 5000 list of top organizations in the country. This is Beyond Spots & Dots’ fifth appearance on the Inc. 5000 list and has been recognized as a “Hall of... Read More
Pittsburgh-based advertising agency, Beyond Spots & Dots opens office in Columbus, OH, bringing advertising and marketing services and over 10 years of experience to the market. The Columbus office is the agency’s second location and is... Read More
Beyond Spots & Dots has been named as a 2017 Top Ten Creative Industries project finalist in this year’s CREATE Festival Awards. The agency’s integrated marketing campaign for a local destination client is nominated in CREATE’s Communication... Read More
Beyond Spots & Dots President, Melanie Querry, will guide fellow businesswomen during today’s Bizwomen Mentoring Monday, a Pittsburgh Business Times event. This one-of-a-kind workshop is designed to give women the opportunity to learn from... Read More
Beyond Spots & Dots has gained international recognition as a winner of three 2016 MarCom Awards. The agency earned gold-level awards for excellence in marketing and website development.
Beyond Spots & Dots’ website earned a gold... Read More
Beyond Spots & Dots is proud to extend its support to the local Toys for Tots collection campaign for the third year in a row. The nationally-recognized U.S. Marine Corps toy collection provides children with gifts every holiday season.
... Read MoreBeyond Spots & Dots garnered several wins at the 37th Annual IABC Golden Triangle Awards. The agency received recognition for recent advertising campaigns.
This year’s competition received 41 total submissions, awarding seven Awards of... Read More
Beyond Spots & Dots is proud to celebrate 10 years of advertising success. The agency was founded in October 2006 by Owner and President, Melanie Querry, and it has grown to include a 27-employee team, occupying its Fifth Avenue location in... Read More
Beyond Spots & Dots has been recognized by the Pittsburgh Business Times as the 45th fastest-growing company, and the fourth fastest-growing advertising... Read More
Beyond Spots & Dots has been honored by Inc. magazine as part of the 35th Annual Inc. 5000 list of top organizations in the country. Inclusion in this exclusive list... Read More
Beyond Spots & Dots is pleased to congratulate agency President, Melanie Querry, for being recognized among the distinguished Pittsburgh honorees of the 11th Annual Women Achievement Awards. In partnership with the Allegheny County District... Read More
Beyond Spots & Dots is pleased to support the Toys for Tots giving program for the second year in a row. The charitable endeavor, sponsored by the U.S. Marines, provides local youths with gifts for the winter holidays.
This year’s... Read More
Beyond Spots & Dots has been honored by Entrepreneur magazine as one of the “Best Entrepreneurial Companies in America” in the inaugural Entrepreneur360™ Performance Index (E360), the most comprehensive analysis of private companies in... Read More
Beyond Spots & Dots has been honored by Inc. magazine as part of the 34th Annual Inc. 5000 list of the top organizations in the country. This distinction solidifies Beyond Spots & Dots as one of the fastest-growing advertising... Read More
Advertising agency, Beyond Spots & Dots, has been ranked by The Pittsburgh Business Times as the 67th fastest-growing Pittsburgh company in its 2015 Pittsburgh 100 list.
Based primarily on revenue growth between 2012 and 2014, the 2015... Read More
Beyond Spots & Dots has prepared for additional company growth, with an office expansion. The agency has spent nine years in Pittsburgh and has grown both in employee numbers and service offerings to accommodate the changing needs of its... Read More
Beyond Spots & Dots has claimed four wins in Higher Ed Marketing Report’s 30th Annual Educational Advertising Awards, the largest educational advertising competition in the nation. The agency was recognized for its efforts in executing... Read More
Melanie Querry has been honored by Enterprising Women Magazine as one of 2015’s recipients of the Enterprising Women of the Year Award.
Now in its 13th year, the Enterprising Women of the Year Award spotlights outstanding women... Read More
Beyond Spots & Dots, a Pittsburgh advertising agency, is participating in the Toys for Tots program, an annual event designed to help the community’s less fortunate and provide children with toys for the holidays.
The Beyond Spots... Read More
The Pittsburgh Business Times has named Beyond Spots & Dots CEO, Andreas Beck, as one of its 2014 Fast Trackers.
The Pittsburgh Business Times chose 40 recipients under the age of 40 for this award, honoring them for their achievements... Read More
Beyond Spots & Dots today announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire visuaLATTÉ, a website development company with expertise in graphic design and CMS/e-Commerce software such as Drupal and WordPress. Bringing together... Read More
Pittsburgh advertising agency Beyond Spots & Dots has been named a Google Partner. As a Google Partner, Beyond Spots & Dots has been trusted by Google as a certified expert who has demonstrated proven success using industry best practices... Read More
During the month of February, Pittsburgh advertising agency Beyond Spots & Dots will donate $1 to the Boys and Girls Clubs of Western Pennsylvania for each new person who “Likes” Beyond Spots & Dots on Facebook.
After raising money... Read More
Beyond Spots & Dots today announced that Andreas Beck, previously Chief Financial Officer, has taken on the role as the company’s new CEO. With this announcement, Beck’s duties as CEO will begin immediately.
“Andreas has been with us... Read More
For the second consecutive year, Inc. Magazine has included Pittsburgh advertising agency, Beyond Spots & Dots, in its 2013 “Inc. 5000” list.
For 2013, Beyond Spots & Dots has been listed as the 2,840th fastest-growing private... Read More
Pittsburgh advertising agency Beyond Spots & Dots has completed its office expansion project at their current downtown location.
As a result of the success and growth of the agency, Beyond Spots & Dots has expanded onto a third... Read More
Pittsburgh advertising agency Beyond Spots & Dots has completed the necessary requirements to become a Google AdWords certified partner. Beyond Spots & Dots is now one of a select few companies in Pittsburgh to receive this certification... Read More
The Pittsburgh Business Times has included Melanie Querry, president of the advertising agency Beyond Spots & Dots, in its BusinessWomen First list.
The 25 influential business women in the Pittsburgh region are featured on this list... Read More
The Pittsburgh Business Times has included Pittsburgh advertising agency, Beyond Spots & Dots, in its 2012 "Best Places to Work in Western Pennsylvania" list as the 10th best place to work. "We are extremely proud to be named one of the best... Read More
Pittsburgh advertising agency Beyond Spots & Dots has been named the 16th Largest Pittsburgh-Area Advertising Firm by the Pittsburgh Business Times.
In 2012, Beyond Spots & Dots improved its ranking by four spots, from a rank of... Read More
The Pittsburgh Business Times has included Pittsburgh advertising agency, Beyond Spots & Dots, in its 2012 Pittsburgh 100 list as the 23rd fastest-growing company in Pittsburgh.
The Pittsburgh Business Times' Pittsburgh 100 list ranks... Read More
Inc. magazine has included Pittsburgh advertising agency, Beyond Spots & Dots, in its 2012 Inc. 5000 list as the 1,843rd fastest-growing private company in the nation.
Beyond Spots & Dots was also ranked the 174th fastest-growing... Read More
During the month of June, Pittsburgh advertising agency Beyond Spots & Dots will donate $1 to the Boys & Girls Clubs of America for each new person who "Likes" Beyond Spots & Dots on Facebook.
After raising money for the... Read More
Local radio station Q92.9 FM has partnered with Pittsburgh advertising agency Beyond Spots & Dots in its rebranding efforts and has selected artwork created by the agency as their new logo.
“We are honored that Q92.9 FM has selected... Read More
Local Pittsburgh advertising agency Beyond Spots & Dots has transitioned to Google Apps for Business. The new system will allow the company to streamline communications and enhance overall productivity and performance.
Google Apps... Read More
Pittsburgh advertising agency Beyond Spots & Dots has been named the 20th Largest Pittsburgh-Area Advertising Firm in the Pittsburgh Business Times' 2012 Book of Lists. Beyond Spots & Dots was also ranked 33rd on the Largest Pittsburgh-... Read More
Beyond Spots & Dots CFO Andreas Beck has been named a finalist in the Small Company category of the Pittsburgh Business Times 2011 "CFO of the Year Awards." Nineteen western Pennsylvania CFOs were honored during the ceremony, which was held... Read More
The Pittsburgh Business Times has included Pittsburgh advertising agency, Beyond Spots & Dots, in its 2011 "Best Places to Work in Western Pennsylvania" list as the 44th best place to work. Beyond Spots & Dots has also been named the 35th... Read More
The Pittsburgh Business Times has included Pittsburgh advertising agency, Beyond Spots & Dots, in its 2011 Pittsburgh 100 list as the 18th fastest growing company in Pittsburgh.
Beyond Spots & Dots has also been named the fastest... Read More
Pittsburgh advertising agency Beyond Spots & Dots will be participating in the 23rd Annual Run/Walk for Epilepsy Saturday, June 25, 2011 at PNC Park.
Beyond Spots & Dots is inviting the community to support the company's Graphic... Read More
Media Association of Pittsburgh awards Pittsburgh advertising agency Beyond Spots & Dots five “Media All Star” awards during annual awards luncheon.
Competing against prominent Pittsburgh advertising agencies in each award category... Read More
Pittsburgh Magazine names Pittsburgh advertising agency Beyond Spots & Dots as an “Honorable Mention” on its list of “Great Places to Work.”
“Great Places to Work” appears in the October 2010 issue of Pittsburgh Magazine, and... Read More
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania grants Pittsburgh advertising agency Beyond Spots & Dots a Woman Business Enterprise (WBE) certification.
WBE certification is conferred upon businesses where a woman (or women) has majority ownership and... Read More
Beyond Spots & Dots has launched a billboard campaign aimed at driving growth, strengthening brand identify and increasing local exposure. Positioned around Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania the billboards are in high visible areas leading into and... Read More
Katie McGinley has joined Beyond Spots & Dots as the companies Integrated Marketing Manager. Please help us in welcoming a new member to the Beyond Spots & Dots team.
Having been in sales and on the agency side, Katie is a seasoned... Read More
Beyond Spots & Dots has been contracted to represent the Indiana University of Pennsylvania's School of Graduate Studies and Research.
Beyond Spots & Dots will conduct extensive market research and create a strategic advertising... Read More
Beyond Spots & Dots hiring practices have been profiled in the Business Tools section of the Pittsburgh Business Times. The article "Ad Agency Takes a Different Approach to Hiring" outlines the unique approach to hiring the company take to... Read More
Beyond Spots & Dots has been contracted to represent the Central PA and Baltimore, Maryland markets of Cross Country Ventures, a franchisee of Yum! Brands, that owns Long John Silver’s and A&W restaurants throughout markets in PA, MD, and... Read More
Beyond Spots & Dots Chief Financial Officer has been profiled in the Pittsburgh Business Times. The article "Beck's Investing Strategy Takes a Defensive Tilt" in the November 20th - 25th 2009 "Investing It" section outlines Beck's short and... Read More