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Mar 2019

Determine Your Brand’s Target Audience

Too many times, I’ve been part of creative brainstorming sessions or meetings and the topics of direction and target audience never want to be bridged. To some, making something “look cool” is the ultimate goal because “more people will want to look at it or keep it.” Let’s be honest with ourselves. “Cool” is a… Read More

25

Oct 2017

Your Videos Suck.

This isn’t click bait. You heard right. Your videos suck. Why, you ask? Because you told me everything I needed to know in the first 15 seconds. This may be brutal, but for a large majority of the content creators that are reading this right now, it rings 100% true. Sometimes I don’t even need… Read More

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Sep 2017

Content Creation: What to Do When You Don’t Know What to Do

A few weeks ago I attended Content Marketing World (CMW) in Cleveland, Ohio. As a writer at heart, I was thrilled at the opportunity to attend so many sessions on content creation hosted by some of the industry’s greatest. At CMW, I learned that while it’s easy to get stuck in a rut, finding what… Read More

20

Sep 2017

Trade Shows: To Exhibit or Not

I am very involved in the community and am a member of a number of organizations. For me, it’s a great way to stay connected. I had two different groups recently host combination-type trade shows and networking events. I exhibited at one and attended the other. It really got me to thinking, what’s the best… Read More

11

Sep 2017

How to get Your Message Into their Home

We all know that highly useful promotional products are some of the most effective at driving your message, especially housewares. But many automatically assume that means kitchen products… and we get it. Beyond the fact that we all have to eat to survive, it’s the natural gathering place for the family and arguably the most… Read More