by Susan | Jan 28, 2015 | Blog, Brand Visibility, Branding, CMS, Design, Smart Business Practices, Website Design and Development, WordPress and Website Development, WordPress Plugins and Web Technology
…or who owns your website and the content within, them or you? This question comes up all the time. Do I start a website at WordPress.com or WordPress.org and what’s the difference? WordPress.com is a free space where you can create an account, start a blog, and...
by Susan | Jan 24, 2015 | Blog, Brand Visibility, Branding, Design, Smart Business Practices, Superhero Brands
When it comes to gaining that all-important “like-trust” factor from the public, is your company or organization on the right track? In a post from 2010, “Should BP change their flowery Logo now?” we discussed how a horrific event can change the public’s perception of...
by Susan | Jan 14, 2015 | Art Direction, Blog, Brand Visibility, Branding, Design, marketing, Smart Business Practices, Website Design and Development
On Suzy Brandtastic Radio, I interviewed Mallie Rydzik, author, coach and writer of the blog “The Off-Road Millennial.” During our discussion we talked about the state of business today and how millennials approach gaining work experience. Back in the day...
by Susan | Jan 2, 2015 | Blog, Brand Visibility, Branding, Jersey City and Hoboken, marketing, People I Admire, Smart Business Practices, Social Media
I want to thank Lauri Fortino, children’s book author and library assistant, who writes a blog called Frog On A Blog for nominating Frogs Are Green for the Very Inspiring Blogger Award! Starting 2015 off right! Lauri’s book, The Peddler’s Bed is...
by Susan | Nov 16, 2014 | Blog, Brand Visibility, marketing, Smart Business Practices, Social Media, Website Design and Development, WordPress and Website Development, WordPress Plugins and Web Technology
I was talking with a client this week, giving her tips on how she can effectively share her posts and pages on Facebook and other social media platforms, and realized this should be a short tutorial post with a few screenshots. The most important tip is to remember...
by Susan | Nov 13, 2014 | Blog, Brand Visibility, Branding, Celebrity Branding, Events, marketing, Social Media
I was watching the news like I do most evenings, and the reporter was talking about the amount of money spent on our recent midterm elections. So much money spent, without a clue of who contributed. In the business world, we depend on advocates who endorse us publicly...
by Susan | Nov 6, 2014 | art, Art Direction, Blog, Books, Brand-Interviews, Musicians and Artists, Photography and Illustration
How long have you been creating art? Please tell us a bit about yourself, your art, mission and goals. I studied my Masters in Communication Design at Pratt and started doing graphic design for all sorts of companies in 1985. At the same time, I started to publish as...