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Marketing planning & budget is critical to any business
Developing a sound marketing strategy and budget are vital to the business. Consider the 23 primary components of marketing and what that might cost to implement. But first, a simple review of the top 5 marketing questions: What is it that you are marketing? Why are you? How will you do it? To whom precisely? and what’s a reasonable budget?
Embracing change and creative-wellness for ultimate business fitness
Change and health. Important to optimal existence, and two of the secrets of growing your business.
The Art of Animation
In commercial design specifically, although imagination can take us anywhere, there are three primary types of animation that can be created to present content or data in an engaging, active manner— or to promote an idea, service, company, or product.
The Importance of Branding
A “brand” is a story. It’s a relationship, a label, a mark, and a meaning. It’s another word for a logo, but the logo is only a small part of a brand, and it has a lot of information behind it. A brand has a much wider narrative and descriptive nature that outlines every aspect of whatever it is. What it means, what it represents, why it is, how it is… the color, the font, and how things are said about it. A brand can turn a $2 piece of cloth into a $45 Nike t-shirt. THAT is the power of brand.
Creative pricing— what will it cost?
When it comes to pricing creative projects it helps to keep three primary things in mind: Value (worth), caliber (oomph level!), and investment (what can or should be spent). And while there is a wide range for each of these, the ideal cost is what’s most appropriate for that project. No matter what, think of it as a range—from basic and simple, to advanced and higher level.
Marketing ones creative Self
In addition to having talent and abilities, or drive and passion in the creative space, is marketing ones creative Self. If you do it for fun, sharing it to inspire others or letting your creative Self shine outward is a good idea.
eDocuments. The chameleon of design.
There’s no creative law that says “thou shall only create content the way it’s always been.” In the creative space, tapping into imagination and creativity means allowing exciting, fresh, and invigorating ideas to flow through and out. And that goes for everything— and in this case, ebooks and infographics.
eBook vs. InfoGraphics— filling the “gap”
There’s no creative law that says “thou shall only create content the way it’s always been.” In the creative space, tapping into imagination and creativity means allowing exciting, fresh, and invigorating ideas to flow through and out. And that goes for everything— and in this case, ebooks and infographics.
Branding and Identity—Some key questions.
A brand, is an experience. It’s a meaningful, and passionately created existence. It can be a product, a service, or business. It can even be a person, a team, or a volunteer organization. And while some of the strongest brands are organically grown and naturally attractive, powerful and compelling some may take more work to craft.
Announce your event presence and get people excited!
Get people excited about who you are and what you do! Stand out from the boring “regulars” and get your audience juiced up and ready to come see you at an event! One great way of building “hype” about your business, product, or services— is announcing your presence at an upcoming event. And even better— compelling reasons to go to your booth, at the event.