Your website is only as good as the impression it makes on its visitors. Not only must it make a good first impression, but even more essential is a good lasting impression. Let’s look at some websites that do this exceptionally well and the lessons we can learn from them. Your Website Should Reflect Your...Read More
Have you outgrown your brand? It can be tough to know when to make a change. Here are some ideas to help you decide if you should rebrand now. Rebranding can include a new name, logo, colors, and fonts. The change can be subtle or drastic. But it is vital to rebrand sooner than later...Read More
Why is Accessibility Important? “We don’t serve anyone with a disability” “We can’t afford it” “We’ll just use an automated checker, plug-in, or an overlay” These misguided ideas about accessibility are harming your brand and your SEO. Ensuring your website is accessible to everyone will open your business to a larger audience. The benefits to...Read More
Fighting spam is an essential part of managing your website. Spam hurts your brand’s professional image and can even be used to steal your customer email list. Finding a solution to spam that balances ease of access for real users while barring the gates to robots has gotten easier in recent years with improvements to...Read More
Brand Clarity for Social Media Engagement You must have brand clarity and a defined purpose, ensuring your message is heard in the noise of social media. And understand the “rules” of the social platform you are using. How do you ensure your message is heard in today’s rapidly changing noisy environment of social media? You...Read More
Upgrade Your Elevator Pitch! If you can’t get prospects to convert, you have a brand-pitch issue, not a sales pitch issue. Your core messaging is either unclear or off-brand. The way to solve this problem is to quickly get to the bottom line by encapsulating your brand, what it is, and what it isn’t. Upgrade...Read More
Finding your brand voice. Most brands don’t have a famous narrator to keep audiences waiting in anticipation for their next ad campaign. But they should all have a voice—even if it is an imagined one. Are you branding your company for the first time, rebranding, or just defining a brand that has never been clearly...Read More
If someone says Coca-Cola, what immediately comes to your mind? Probably the same image that comes to everyone else’s mind—A red can with that classic script. With Google, everyone thinks of the colorful Google logo. And with Nike, you undoubtedly think of the iconic Nike swoosh (and probably Michael Jordan). That’s the power of brand...Read More
“Color is a power which directly influences the soul.” – Wassily Kandinsky Although Kandinsky may have been speaking about fine art, his wise words are true for those of us creating a branding masterpiece for our business. One of the most important elements of your brand is color. Not just any color, however, but color...Read More
