Social media: the ever-changing marketing beast. Over 3.5 billion people (or 45% of the world’s population) use social media, making it essential to any company’s marketing plan. It can come across as intimidating, but below are three social media concepts you could implement today. Behind-the-Scenes Content Going behind-the-scenes on social media provides several options for …
Since starting Impact Marketing over 20 years ago, Founder and CEO James White has experienced a menagerie of difficulties and stepped up accordingly. Recently, Annika Wall, Impact’s creative director and project manager, sat down with White to have a conversation about Impact’s past, present and future. These are the results. Annika Wall: So, walk me …
Everybody knows the color wheel; we’ve been painting it since kindergarten. But how do we use it to choose our color scheme? A color scheme is an arrangement or combination of colors and can be used in a variety of situations. Whether it’s for your company branding, an individual design project or even painting your …
Infographic (noun): a chart, diagram, or illustration (as in a book or magazine, or on a website) that uses graphic elements to present information in a visually striking way. That’s the official definition of an infographic, according to Merriam Webster. Infographics are a great way to make your website stand out with engaging content, and …
On a recent routine grocery shopping trip, a rack of colorful cans caught my eye. As a perpetually impatient person, it’s rare for me to stop and examine anything in a grocery store, but this time I stopped for several minutes to study the products. I ended up buying one of these new, interesting-looking energy …
It’s every non-designer’s worst nightmare: the one day your (extremely talented) graphic designer takes a vacation day, a client contacts you and says they need a design done as soon as possible. While design takes years of experience and hours upon hours of practice, there are certain things even a non-designer can do to help …
Whether you’re a working professional looking for a quick solution, a curious hobbyist, or a cash-strapped student, we all at times turn to the vast number of free tools available online. These free tools are often too good to be true or hide real features behind the premium pay walls, but they can be useful …
Let’s be honest: working in a team environment can be one of the most difficult things about a workplace. Everyone’s been in a group that doesn’t work to its highest potential, whether it is because someone doesn’t pull their weight or others are unwilling to compromise. Teamwork is essential to a company’s success, and having …
How many times have you struggled to communicate with a client (or marketing agency, if you’re the client)? Now, how many of those struggles happened in an email, over the phone or through another virtual platform? Communication is one of the most essential parts of a healthy agency-client relationship, but it can be a struggle. …
What is it about advertising that convinces people to spend their hard-earned money on (sometimes) superfluous items? You’re bound to get different answers depending on who you ask, but from a technical standpoint, a successful advertisement relies on the balance of three concepts: ethos, pathos and logos. If you haven’t heard those terms since your …