PSA from your customer: Love your business; don’t devalue your brand

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I’m a customer. I buy things. I know the struggle of wanting to save a few bucks by shopping around. But, unlike some consumers, I understand the cheapest option is not always the best. There is an amount of quality you sacrifice when you only look for the cheapest option. Same goes for marketing. Websites, logos, graphic design – all …

By the way, Y-O-U apostrophe R-E means ‘you are,’ Y-O-U-R means ‘your’

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Ross Gellar from “Friends” had his faults, but I have to agree with his grammar. I see “you’re” and “your” used incorrectly all the time, and sometimes, I feel like saying exactly what he said to Rachel in this clip. My best tip: if you are one to incorrectly switch up the two, say it out loud when you’re writing …

outdoor signage building sign

Sign me up

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I had a meeting with a company last week that I found in a seemingly old-fashioned manner – its sign. Yup. In an age of digital marketing, my eyes were drawn to a bright, stationary sign on the side of the road that stated who the company was and what they did – quickly. I looked them up when I …

BRAINSTORMING

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Over the years, I’ve been part of more brainstorming meetings than I can count. And in that time, I’ve seen many different kinds of techniques and strategies used to get to a solution. I’ve come to believe that the most critical moment in the brainstorm is the launch of the meeting. There are many ways to conduct a brainstorm, but …

Resolution Matters: What is DPI and why do I need to know?

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Picture this: you’ve been looking at the numbers for your company and feel like you could benefit from some advertising. There’s a photo on your website you’ve always liked and know that you definitely want it in this ad. So, you come up with a market to target, buy a full-page space in a magazine, think of a catchy campaign, …

Location, location, location

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Instagram is my personal favorite social media platform. I spend far too much time on it. And because of my frequent use and the fact that our phones are always listening, I get targeted with a lot of specific, relevant ads. And when one piques my interest enough for me to view the profile or offer, I’m often instantly annoyed …

A brief description of what marketing is

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Marketing is a communications strategy used by a company or individual to reach and connect with their target market through various methods. It includes your message (what are you trying to communicate), the medium (how are you trying to communicate), and the target (to whom you’re trying to communicate). There are many ways to build effective marketing. One is to …