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Melana Preston

Melana Preston is a Sr. Copywriter for NumberBarn and ClearHello. With her extensive background in marketing and humanitarian work, she loves working for “a company that truly values people and meaningful connections.” When she’s not pun-tificating clever copy or dad jokes, you can find her lost behind her camera lens capturing a mountain or sunset.

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Santa’s Crew Spreads Holiday Cheer on the Reindeer Hotline

Call the Reindeer Hotline at (803) MR-CLAUS to Find Out When Santa Claus Is Coming to Your Area… Code The most wonderful time of the year is here! And this year, we at NumberBarn are spreading the cheer along with Santa and his nine reindeer with Santa’s Reindeer Hotline! Are you, your friends and family […]

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Step Up Your Sleuthing With Riddle Routes Trivia Hunts

“Tired of planning? No need to hide. 🙈 Just let the game be your guide! 📲Simply gather your team of 2-4, 🧑‍🤝‍ 🧑Venture into town to explore!” Introducing Riddle Routes, “gamified towntours for curious crews,” where local flavor, history and some friendly competition guide the adventure. We were elated to discover that NumberBarn customer, Riddle […]

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Gentle Giants Draft Horse Rescue Saves Lives and Steals Hearts

“Do I hear fifty dollars? Fifty, do I hear fifty dollars for the quarter horse? I hear sixty, now 70, 80, the competition’s getting tough here folks. Sold for $200, in a close contest between the gentleman in the black hat and the woman on the right.”  Based in the rolling hills of rural Mount […]

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Help Actress Jen Lilley Give 25k Toys To Kids In Foster Care This Christmas!

It was the now infamous year, 2020, and the Centers for Disease Control had just announced that “Thanksgiving was canceled.” Actress and singer Jen Lilley and her best friend sarcastically remarked to each other, “What, is Christmas canceled too?” In jest, they purchased a domain, “christmasisnotcancelled.com” only to watch in dismay as just a few […]

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Energize Your Workday And Reboot Your Motivation

Fighting the motivational blues? Try these ten easy hacks to reconnect with your purpose and get your workday in gear! 1. Cultivate Curiosity Ask yourself what you’re most curious about. If you had all the time and resources in the world, what would you do? What would you learn? Where would you go? Let your […]

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Yeehaw! We’ve Reached 1 Million Active Numbers!

And we couldn’t have done it without YOU!  It’s No Tall Tale Once upon a time, three friends got fed up with working for companies driven solely by profit margins and padded pocketbooks (you could call them the Big Bad Wolf.) In a stroke of defiance, they banded together, corralling their collective experience and resources […]

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Painting a Story with Kris Friesen, Canadian Artist and Muralist

I sat in the hot tub at the fitness center facility of my hotel in Vancouver, B.C. a few months back, mesmerized by an extravagant, detailed and whimsical double-story mural decorating the expansive wall of the pool area. My eyes drifted to the signature at the bottom right corner and I instantly jumped out of […]

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Connecting San Francisco with Nature in the City

April showers bring May flowers! And butterflies too, like the Western Tiger Swallowtail and Green Hairstreak Butterfly! And endangered ecosystems blooming and thriving in the middle of Northern California’s densely-populated San Francisco Bay area! As you can tell, we’re a little excited to share the life-giving work of our customer, Nature in the City, restoring […]

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Keepin’ it Reel with “Let’s Talk Hookup”

When we learned that popular fishing radio talk show “Let’s Talk Hookup” uses NumberBarn to let their callers text in their questions, we bit. President and Co-Host Pete Gray shares more of the “Let’s Talk Hookup” story. “From fly fishing for trophy rainbow trout to saltwater fishing for 400-pound tuna,” the “Let’s Talk HookUp” show […]

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Murder Mystery Scavenger Hunt Thrills With an Interactive Adventure

Welcome to the ultimate who-dunit Murder Mystery Scavenger Hunt! A life-sized game reminiscent of “Clue,” it’s full of intrigue and no small shortage of plot twists and turns. (Literal “plot” twists…in the Old Town version, you might find yourself deciphering clues near a centuries-old graveyard.) If you appreciate riddles and strategic board games, this Southern […]

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Introducing New Opportunities to Reach Your Leads and Contacts!

It’s a new year and we want to introduce you to new opportunities to maximize your contact and customer communications! As a ClearHello company, we don’t want you to miss out on the countless invaluable resources available to you through our sister companies. Build your business and brand with our full suite of services. From […]

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Meals on Wheels Serves up Connection and Nourishment to Seniors of Alameda County

For elderly clients of Meals on Wheels of Alameda County’s programs, sometimes “a little bit really does go a long way.” Meals on Wheels (MOW), a renowned and national name for feeding homebound seniors, serves up more than a meal to our senior loved ones across the United States. When Meals on Wheels delivers a […]

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Find Out if You Made the Nice List With “Talk to Santa”

“Santa! We know him!!!” Ok, well maybe not quite Santa but we’re definitely “in” with his closest circle. It’s not everyday you get to talk to Santa’s Head Elf, but what can we say…we know people (and elves.) Even more wild, did you know that you, your children, your relatives and even your coworkers can […]

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Five Ways to Boost Your Contact Engagement Through SMS Marketing

“You have an appointment with Dr. Doe tomorrow at 3 PM. Text Y to confirm.” Do you rely on timely text reminders like these to help you keep your show on the road? You’re not alone. For some of us, (as in…me) these text reminders have even saved us from inadvertent no-show fees for an […]