Last semester, I took a sports promotion and fan engagement class that focused on how professional sports teams can leverage social media to engage their fans. The majority of the topics that we covered can be applied to any organization’s use of social media. Whether it is a few posts or a full-blown campaign, the… Read More
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For The Love Of Having Your Company Name Front And Center
Staying in a positive top-of-mind position in your client’s life is one of the most important things you can achieve. One way of accomplishing that is with an impressive technological promotional gift. Technology is a dominant part of life these days. And, I think we can all agree that it’s not going to decrease its… Read More
“Why do you Need to Study How to Communicate?”
As a student studying Communications, one of my biggest pet peeves is people who don’t see the value in what I’m studying. Many communications students have heard it, “Why do you need to study how to communicate? What are you going to do with that?” There are schools, jobs, departments even companies and industries dedicated… Read More
Picture Perfect Ways to Improve Marketing Strategies
A lot of kids grow up playing as many sports as they can juggle in a season, and while I gave quite a few of them a try, I finally accepted that athleticism was not my strong suit. I did, however, discover that I had an eye for photography. I started off taking blurry pictures… Read More
Leading Golf Gear – Ideas for Your Next Hole in One Golf Outing
Golf is a quintessential way to establish and solidify business relationships, and this strategy-laden sport offers compelling marketing opportunities and there is even a National Golf Day to celebrate the nearly $70 billion industry according to WEAREGOLF. This year leading associations and industry partners will recognize National Golf Day on Wednesday, April 25 with a… Read More
Create Social Content Like a Pro Part II
This is part two of the two part blog post, “Tools to Help you Create Social Content Like a Pro.” Last week I highlighted Canva and Fotor, two websites that can be used for photo editing and graphic creation. This week I will be highlighting Hootsuite and Grammarly. Hootsuite – Hootsuite is probably the biggest… Read More
The Give and Take of Creative
When dealing with a creative project, whether it’s a design critique or a concept review, it’s important to remember that all creative is subjective. Meaning that the interpretation of the art is influenced by one’s own feelings of the piece. Also keep in mind that your own views may be very different than someone else… Read More
Create Social Content Like a Pro Part I
Running a social media page for your business can seem like a real challenge at times. With social media becoming ever more sophisticated it can sometimes feel like if you don’t have advanced degrees in graphic design, English and marketing you’re already behind the game. This blog post will be a two part series that… Read More
Tips for More Effective Research
As any good marketer knows research should be at the core of everything you do. Sometimes you need to research the product you’re selling, sometimes you need to research who your audience for a product or service is, sometimes you need to research your audience itself, the list goes on and on. However, a lot… Read More
Marketing Through the Ages – Email
Coworkers of mine over the years have been entertained by stories from the early part of my career when I designed phone book ads. Not just because of the stories themselves, but also because I always begin them the same way; “Back in the dark ages, when there were phone books…” Indeed, some of my… Read More
5 Promo Trends You Need to Know for This Year
For many people January and February mark more than just the beginning of a new year. It is also the beginning of a new trade show season. In the promotional products, printing and packaging industry, this is the time of year that new products are rolled out and promotional professionals can start to identify the… Read More
Quick Tips for Effective Online Video
Video marketing has become such a powerful force in online marketing that it may be a good time to revisit your video marketing campaigns and determine if there are better ways to produce your videos and get better results. There’s a common misconception that video is hard to do or takes a lot of technical… Read More