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Can Big Brands Compete with Small Batch Consumers?

Altered image from Kristoffer Tripplaar—Alamy (Money) In the past, proclaiming that you've sold billions of hamburgers was a way to communicate the quality of your product. After all, popularity is equal to quality, right? And for McDonald's, keeping...

4 Ways to Increase Website Session Duration (SEO)

Content marketing is a marketing tactic employed by millions of businesses and marketing agencies around the world. But how do you leverage your content to improve your website's SEO? One primary way is to use your content to increase the amount of t...

10 Signs That You Need to Step Up Your Digital Branding

Your digital branding matters. With brand strategy being a multifaceted effort, it’s easy to forget or not recognize things that could be done to improve it.

Details Matter - Your brand communicates at every point

I want to talk about brand experience by telling a story.

Analog Landing Pages - What to do (and not to do)

"The ideas presented in your copy should flow in a logical fashion (down), anticipating your prospects' questions and answering them as if the questions were asked face to face." – Joseph Sugarman

Finding Your Brand Voice - You need personality

Your brand's voice needs to have a personality. Think about Geico, Coca-Cola or Apple. These are all very different types of companies but each has its own defined voice. They each speak in a way that sets them apart. Your brand also needs to have it...

Get More from Your Advertising with Linking and Syncing

Data is hot right now, but not many brands know how to use data to their advantage. So we’re going to show you a few simple ways to use data to improve your paid advertising and marketing performance.

6 Easy Steps to Build a Keyword List That Actually Works

Creating an effective keyword list takes time, effort, and focus. But it is one of the most important things you can do to help your business, agency, or customers be successful.

Sorry, You Can't Teleport Through the Buyer's Journey

Having worked in marketing for many years, I've noticed something in common with many schools and organizations…they all want to teleport.

Key Performance Indicators of a Digital Marketing Campaign

Digital marketing campaigns have many moving parts. How do you figure out whether your efforts are effective?

What Makes a Great Visual Brand Identity for Blogging & Social

It’s no secret that visual media lies at the core of any successful branding endeavor. After all, you want your audience to recognize your brand at a glance, so it needs to be eye-catching, evocative, and above all, unique.

6 Second Ads – The Future of Digital Storytelling

I recently pulled up a video on YouTube and was presented with a 4-minute pre-roll ad... No thanks. What advertising agency thought this was a good idea?

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