Ever wondered if having your brand name written in lower case on your logo is appropriate? Logo design can come with a few challenges when it comes to creativity. Often, companies are predisposed to certain design and strategy rules that are more on the traditional side. We recently faced this challenge when a client came to […]
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12 Visual Principles for Everyday Design
Design is essential and affects so much of our work. But design is also expensive. And the tech world, social media, the web, and business are full of designs we do ourselves. Profile pages, presentations, for example. Turning to designers is a luxury that takes time and money. And I care about quality too, so this […]
Building a Brand: 6 Tips for a Brandable Business
It’s easy for businesses to get lost amongst competitors. For this reason, creating a brand that is memorable and unique is an integral step in building a successful business. Maximizing visibility, establishing relationships, and showing consistency are all key elements in creating an effective brand. Here are six ways you can extend your reach and […]
7 Creative Ways to Make Your Storefront Stand Out
Physical stores have seen rising competition from online brands, but they still have some serious advantages, including the ability to generate foot traffic. However, to succeed in drawing in foot traffic, stores have to go out of their way to stand out from the competition. The best way to do this is to come up […]
A Simple Brand Development Strategy
One of the biggest misconceptions about brand development is that it’s a long-drawn, complicated, and expensive process that should only happen in the formative years of a business. The truth is, it is not always the case nor does it have to be. What makes your business unique, who you’re intending to serve, your value proposition, […]
Unique, Quirky, Unusual: Building Brand Personality That Sticks
Two interns are giving an important presentation: each is trying to sell a product to the other. They have the attention of all the executives and senior managers in the room. The outcome will determine whether they will work in the company or not. The first intern outlines the facts and injects his confident opinion […]
Make Sure There is Demand for Your Product or Service
“Nobody ever lost money taking a profit.” -Bernard Baruch Basic marketing 101 demands that before you introduce any new product or start a business selling a new product, you need to make sure that there is a solid demand for the product. While this sounds so elementary, we continually have entrepreneurs and inventors that just […]
B2B Branding Beyond Your Name or Logo
There is often a misconception that a “brand” is simply the logo, the color scheme, name, or font a business utilizes. Although branding got its humble origins from burned insignias on products back in the day to show ownership, branding has evolved by leaps and bounds. Contrary to its origin, brands are no longer just […]
Who Should You Target: Specific or General Audiences?
When plotting a course for business development, small businesses have one of two main options. They can either be generalists, appealing to a wide audience with an equally wide range of products and services, or specialists, targeting one specific audience with specialized needs. But is one approach inherently better than the other? Is it advantageous […]
Choose the Right Non-Profit Group for Your Small Business to Support
Charitable contributions from your small business not only benefit the less fortunate but also allow you to receive a tax deduction. But what’s the correct approach for immersing your business into the world of philanthropy? Let us walk you through the steps of how you can give back the right way. What Is the Right […]
