Explosive growth in the tech industry over the past two decades has resulted in sweeping changes for a number of different fields, including digital marketing. In the earliest days of digital marketing, companies were limited to simple banner ad placements....read more
23 Social Media Questions that Will Help You Create a Winning Strategy
23 Social Media Questions that Will Help You Create a Winning Strategy
If you’re getting ready to implement a social media strategy for your business, you're going to want to answer a handful of fundamental questions -- which will allow you to hit the ground running with as much knowledge and preparation as possible....read more
How to Get Intimate With Your Inbound Marketing Agency
How to Get Intimate With Your Inbound Marketing Agency
Navigating new relationships was always weird, but when dating starts with a swipe to the right and not “Hey how are you,” it gets all the weirder. The “rules” are murky, ghosting is acceptable, and for better or worse, formalities are left by...read more
9 Copywriting Tips that Will Make Customers Love You
9 Copywriting Tips that Will Make Customers Love You
So, you’re looking for some copywriting tips. Most people turn to copywriting as a way of delighting their prospects, leads, and customers. However, many business owners are somewhat iffy on how copywriting can be used to enhance their brand. The name...read more
The Secret to the Kentucky Derby’s Incredible Branding Process
The Secret to the Kentucky Derby’s Incredible Branding Process
What makes a great branding process? Is it the way a logo evolves over time, or adjustments to messaging? Maybe a combination of many things? Brand evolution is a tricky progression. A messy process can mean the downfall of a brand, but a great process...read more
Why So Serious? Using Humor in Marketing
If you think you have to be serious to be taken seriously--or to get people to do something--you're wrong. Just ask Barack Obama. In the last few weeks before the sign-up deadline on HealthCare.gov, Obama was a guest on Funny or Die's "Between Two Ferns...read more
Magazine Design Tips: Typography
Today we’re going to expand on hints and tips to do with text that will help you make the most of your design efforts. In our previous piece we recommended that you keep text clean, but what does that really mean? Today, we hope to help you find some...read more
5 Must-Read Social Media Management Tips & Tricks
Think back five years. Remember when social media management was a novelty? In 2013, 96% of...read more
The Best Logos: A Joy Ride
If you're working with a graphic designer who suggests that you “take a ride," he or she...read more
How to Identify a Branding Expert
Launching a brand can be a painstaking process that tests both your fortitude and patience....read more
Bad Corporate Headshots Are Bad
The business world is built on the importance of making a first impression, but the sad truth is that the first impression a potential client or business partner is not always made at your first meeting. In this ever-more wired world, your first impression...read more
Magazine Design: DOs and DON’Ts
From the stylish pages of fashion magazines like Vogue to the info-packed spreads found in Scientific American, there are a few unifying elements that make industry-leading magazine designs stand out from the rest of what’s found on the shelves....read more
Print Ad Design: DOs and DON’Ts
Though online promotion has grown in popularity, print advertising is still a great way to reach your target audience and...read more
Product Photographer Tips & Tricks
Product photographers are the unsung heroes of great websites. Well-designed pages are important...read more
Thank Your Wordsmith: Copywriter-Content Strategists Exist
Let’s start with some clarifying statements: Content is not copy. Marketing is not advertising. Content Strategists are not Copywriters. But, sometimes copywriters can be content strategists. Most likely, they can write content...read more