3 TRENDS FOR STORYTELLING IN WEB DESIGN

“Design is in everything we make, but it’s also between those things. It’s a mix of craft, science, storytelling, propaganda, and philosophy.” --Erik Adigard, designer and media artist STORYTELLING? IN WEB DESIGN? REALLY? Yes. Storytelling can make or break a business. Whether or not you have heard a formal story from a major brand, you

SOCIAL MEDIA BRANDING

“In Social Media the “squeaky wheel” gets the oil. You have to put yourself out there, to find people who will relate or even debate with you, depending on what you are looking for.” -Jessica Northey, Multimedia Personality and Digital Consultant SOCIAL MEDIA BRANDING SOCIAL MEDIA IS HERE TO STAY Social media continues to rise

BUILD A STARTER PROMOTIONAL PRODUCT CATALOG

“Think like a customer.” -Paul, Gillin, author SIMPLE STARTER PROMOTIONAL PRODUCT CATALOG Part of growing your business includes telling people that your business exists. Pretty simple concept, right? You can do that in a lot of ways, but one way you do that is by creating products that have important information about your business to

STORYTELLING IN A BRANDING CAMPAIGN

BRAND CAMPAIGNS ARE COMPLEX I think Carabiner Communications nailed this infographic. One look at the infographic and it doesn't take long to tell that marketing your branding campaign can be complex. One thing business after business is finding is that you need to effectively share your company's unique story (or stories). You want people to get to

SEO FOR BRAND AWARENESS

“Give them quality. That’s the best kind of advertising.” -Milton Hershey SEO BRAND AWARENESS AND RETAIL SEO can help optimize your site for search engines. It can improve your position in search rankings. You can improve your probability of a click after a search. Its likely you know this. But did you know SEO can

BRANDING MINNEAPOLIS

"There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you." -Maya Angelou, poet & author (and one of my favorite storytellers) Minneapolis Brands Minneapolis is home to some of the biggest known brand names in the world. In 2016, Minneapolis and its metro areas had 25 Fortune 1000 companies. Seventeen of those companies

BRANDING: TIMING AND TRAINING TO BE AN OVERNIGHT SUCCESS

“If you want to know the real character of man, intentionally and timely give him the test of 3d’s; delay, denial and disappointment” ― Ernest Agyemang Yeboah BRANDING, TIMING, TRAINING Perfect Timing Doesn't Happen, It Is Created Time is a tool in the hands of a properly prepared business owner. You have done the research.

BRANDING BEAUTY: THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER

“The stars up close to the moon were pale; they got brighter and braver the farther they got out of the circle of light ruled by the giant moon” ― Ken Kesey, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER Have you ever looked at your eye? Really? Have you ever just