by Susan | Oct 5, 2014 | Art Direction, Blog, Brand Visibility, Branding, Design, marketing, Smart Business Practices, Social Media, Website Design and Development, WordPress and Website Development, WordPress Plugins and Web Technology
At what point does it seem right for a creative agency’s website to stop displaying past projects? Why would they make that choice? I can’t imagine why. As a designer, I love seeing the work of colleagues and cheer for them when they achieve excellence. Lately, I’ve...
by Susan | Sep 26, 2014 | Blog, Brand Visibility, Branding, marketing, Smart Business Practices, Social Media
(…or Goodbye Facebook for Business, Hello LinkedIn and Google+) Let’s face facts. If you are not visible on the web, you don’t exist. I have the added problem of competing for Google’s first page every day with a child psychologist who has my same name. For this...
by Susan | Aug 14, 2014 | Blog, Brand Visibility, Brand-Interviews, Celebrity Branding, event networking, marketing, Smart Business Practices, Social Media
I started watching Mad Men, (the advertising agency tv show set in the 60s) last year, occasionally. I bet you’re surprised by that statement. Being that I’m a branding designer, why wouldn’t I have watched from the very beginning? Well, when you do...
by Susan | Jul 28, 2014 | art, Art Direction, Blog, Brand Visibility, Design, Events, marketing, Musicians and Artists, Social Media
Walking around Times Square was pretty interesting. I hadn’t been there on a Saturday for a while and as I passed the Naked Cowboy taking photos and signing autographs, and a few superheros who didn’t look much like they do in film, I settled in at my spot...
by Susan | Jul 6, 2014 | Blog, Books, event networking, Events, Great Business Books, marketing
Profit First. Now there’s an interesting concept for entrepreneurs to adopt. Leave it to Mike Michalowicz to turn our standard business operating system on its ear! Get ready, because your business will never be the same… it’s about to make a profit...
by Susan | Jul 2, 2014 | Blog, Brand Visibility, Branding, Crowdfunding & Fundraising, event networking, Events, marketing, Smart Business Practices, Social Media, Website Design and Development
…or what I learned for the next campaign! Crowdfunding isn’t what you expect it to be. You’ve got an event you want to host, a new product you are bringing to market or a cause you believe in and now you want the public around the world to back you. Here’s the...