by Susan | Jun 18, 2017 | Blog, Brand Visibility, Brand-Interviews, Events, indie authors, marketing, People I Admire, Podcasting, self publishing, Smart Business Practices, social marketing, Social Media, Website Design and Development, WordPress and Website Development, WordPress Plugins and Web Technology
I’m very sorry to share that a great woman, friend and colleague has passed. Joanne Quinn-Smith, The Techno Granny was an original. She cared deeply for entrepreneurs and small business owners and worked tirelessly to help them with marketing through her many...
by Susan | Dec 26, 2016 | Blog, Brand-Interviews, Branding, Design, Smart Business Practices, social marketing, Social Media, Website Design and Development
Many companies see a brand in terms of its tagline, logo or other superficial things, but a true brand is always far more than that. A true brand can be recognized by its far-reaching strategies. A strategic plan is the most important thing in any organization, and...
by Susan | Dec 3, 2016 | art, Art Direction, Blog, Brand Visibility, Brand-Interviews, Branding, Crowdfunding & Fundraising, Design, marketing, Smart Business Practices, Website Design and Development
Tell us about “For Design.” When did you launch your business and what is your mission? We started For Design (fordesign.io) in April of this year. The whole idea behind it was to make graphic design available to anyone by giving those who don’t have the necessary...
by Susan | Oct 22, 2016 | art, Art Direction, Blog, Brand Visibility, Brand-Interviews, Branding, Design, Events, food truck branding, Innovation, Jersey City and Hoboken, marketing, Smart Business Practices
A few months back, Jersey City had a fantastic food truck festival. I was so impressed with the design of the food trucks and of course the delectable food, I just had to write about it. Since then I have received quite a few notes, but this story from Bro-Ritos is...
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...
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...
