So, you’re looking for a new flyer for your information packets. Or a new brochure. Or a website banner ad, palm card, or tradeshow handout. You know it’s crucial to keep your marketing collateral updated with new, fresh looks…but where do you start? Graphic designers should really be called ‘artistic puzzle solvers.’ Designers mix their […]
Welcome back to part two of our discussion on Twitter Moments, the storytelling-via-tweet functionality that Twitter recently unleashed on the Twitterverse. If you have no idea what I’m talking about, you can always check out Part I of this series for a rundown of what Twitter Moments are and why they should matter to you. […]
What do you think of when you hear the word “moment”? A single beat of time? A memory, event, or that instant when you gain greater insight about yourself and the world around you? All of these serve well as the definition of a moment. But, I think the bigger question is, in today’s mile-a-minute, […]
Applying the Golden Circle to Content Marketing Strategy “People don’t buy what you do, they buy why you do it.” – Simon Sinek, author, speaker, and consultant At a recent Knoxville American Marketing Association meeting I was reminded of Simon Sinek’s Golden Circle concept on how great leaders inspire action. In short, his message is […]
Content Marketing. You’ve heard the term, but have you got a strategy in place? It’s crucial in this day and age to populate your social media with interesting and relevant content to keep the engagement levels high, but where do you even begin? Content marketing really refers to saturating your social platforms with information, articles, […]
I’m an aficionado of the horror genre. Bad horror movies? Awww, yisss. Really good scary movies – the kind that make you want to turn on every light in the house and check under your bed just to be sure there’s nothing lurking – even better. The Walking Dead? You’d better believe I’m a card-carrying […]
Full disclosure – I’m a huge Disney World fan. The memories that I’ve made during the last 20 years are just priceless. For example, this one: my family and I sat down for a Disney Character breakfast – one where Mickey, Minnie, and other Disney characters visit your table for pictures and autographs while you […]
Does a day go by where you, personally, do not utilize Google? We use it so much that it was added to the dictionary as a noun and a verb in 2006. In fact, four years ago, the American Dialect Society chose “Google” as the “most useful word of 2002″. When they were back at […]
You’ve secured your venue, lined up an array of amazing speakers, and executed a brilliant promotional campaign. Now what? What else could you possibly do to shine the spotlight down on your event, webinar, or press conference? Is there even anything left that might help you gain that extra oomph needed to really put your […]
It’s sweet summertime, but something other than the warm weather, cool pools, and bright sunshine is tempting people from their homes into the great outdoors. The recently launched and wildly popular smartphone app Pokémon Go has produced a surge in people walking around outside – albeit glued to their smartphones – but nevertheless out and […]