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Big Changes Come to Instagram

Big Changes Come to Instagram

Big change is heading to Instagram. Since creation, you’ve been used to seeing all the photos in your feed in chronological order.  If you are like me, you open the Instagram app and keep scrolling until you hit a picture that you remember seeing before.  Done.  All caught...

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Social Media for Introverts

Social Media for Introverts

For some it’s hard to put themselves out there in social settings. However, that doesn’t have to translate to your social media platforms. One can be an introvert and still be successful and socially active online. Here are some tips to help you stay active and out there...

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4 Simple Ways to Cut Startup Expenses

4 Simple Ways to Cut Startup Expenses

One of the best ways to increase your chances and give your business the time it needs to learn and adjust to the market is to slash your expenses.  Here's four ways to make that happen: Hire Cleverly You need manpower, but you can't quite afford it.  How do you pay...

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4 Branding Buzzwords that Must Die

4 Branding Buzzwords that Must Die

We talk with a lot of start-up companies and young entrepreneurs every day.  When asked to describe their brand, or their concept, it seems as though we are always hearing many of the same buzz-words. These are descriptors that are designed to set the brand apart, and make...

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5 Tips to Become Ridiculously Productive

5 Tips to Become Ridiculously Productive

We are all busy, I get it.  It seems like, no matter how hard we try, we can never seem to get everything we want done.  We end each day with an unfinished task list and the dread of more items being added to that list in the morning. There is a better way, and I'm here to...

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Do Customers Love Your Brand?

Do Customers Love Your Brand?

As we put Valentine's Day in our rear-view, I started thinking about how we fall in love with brands much the same way we fall in love with our significant others.  Think about it.  We all have a brand or two that we have that "till-death do we part" style relationship...

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Develop Your Social Media Strategy

Develop Your Social Media Strategy

The art of social media.  Some people seem to have the "gift" and some people don't.  What distinguishes the great social media leaders from the rest of the pack?  They just work a little bit harder, and like every other part of business, it requires just a little bit of...

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Why Would You Hire Marketing Staff Again?

Why Would You Hire Marketing Staff Again?

It is a question I ask our clients and prospects regularly.  It is also the source of frequently complaints from our clients.  The internal marketing staff. Businesses across the nation, both large and small are struggling to grow and adapt to new marketing strategies. ...

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How to be a BOLD Brand

How to be a BOLD Brand

For companies with a small marketing budget and very little awareness outside of their small circle of influence, it can be a difficult journey to win business and grow popularity on a massive scale.  Instead of trying to mainstream your product and message to appeal to a...

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