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Coming up with ideas to post?

By advertising, branding, corporate branding
Every brand, business, and creator hits this wall eventually. You open your content calendar, stare at the blank space, and think, “I’ve got nothing.” No ideas. No inspiration. Nothing that feels worth sharing. The truth is, this usually isn’t a creativity problem. It’s a strategy problem. When posting relies on inspiration alone, it dries up fast. When posting is guided...
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Why AI Can’t Replace Creativity

By advertising, AI, branding, corporate branding, design, Direct Mail, Direct Marketing, Events, full moon design group, Graphic Design, marketing, News, Random Thoughts, strategy
Artificial intelligence is everywhere right now. It writes emails, generates images, summarizes articles, and even composes music. With all of this progress, it’s fair to ask: Can AI replace creativity? The short answer is no.And the longer answer explains why creativity remains a uniquely human strength—one that technology can support, but never replace. AI Works With What Already Exists Artist...
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Email Marketing Tips That Actually Make Sense (No Jargon)

Email Marketing Tips That Actually Make Sense

By advertising, branding, email marketing, marketing, strategy
Email marketing isn’t just about blasting people with messages anymore. It’s about sending the right emails to the right people at the right time so that they actually open, read, and act on them. With so many emails flooding inboxes everyday, good strategy matters more than ever. If you want your emails to work — whether you’re a small business...
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Get Ahead of Marketing Season: 6 Thanksgiving-Themed Promotions Your Clients Will Love

By advertising, Direct Marketing, email marketing, Events, Food for thought, marketing, Promotional Marketing, strategy

Ideally, you’ve got a consistent marketing plan in place and your potential clients and customers are hearing from you throughout the year. And when the holidays roll around? It’s time to have a little extra fun! It’s understandable that your mind probably just jumped straight to Christmas. But it’s actually Thanksgiving that holds tons of untapped potential for business promotions….

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5 Things Google LOVES To See On Your Website

By advertising, Direct Marketing, marketing, social media, strategy, website

When you’re proud of your innovative and engaging website, you’ll want to share it with as many people as possible, especially your ideal future clients and customers. To make that happen, you’ll need to appear as high in the Google search rankings as possible. Today I’ll be sharing 5 tested, Google-approved strategies that are working right now and will take…

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The Power of Direct Mail in A Digital World

By advertising, design, Direct Mail, Direct Marketing, marketing

These days, it seems like just about everything continues to move into the digital sphere, and we’ll soon be living in a paperless world. But that might not be the case at all, especially when it comes to marketing. Could some of the most effective campaigns be spearheaded by…direct mail? A fascinating Canadian study compared the effects of direct mail…

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Promotional Items = Walking Billboards

By advertising, branding, marketing, Promotional Marketing, strategy

Take a second and look around. You are probably at your desk reading this blog post or you are reading this on your phone. My bet is you have a few promotional items around that you may not realize are there anymore, but for one reason or another you kept it nearby. Me? Just at my office, I have an acrylic cup from one of my favorite vacation spots, a cup from the World Championship Goat Cook-Off, a couple of coasters, one representing my Longhorns, koozies from numerous clients, a client’s calendar and too many pens to count! At home, I have so many chip clips that I am never hurting for one when in need! Do I use them all? Yes! That’s what makes them effective. Even the notepad that I love so much I use it daily has the company’s logo on it.

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What are QR codes and Why Should you be Using them in your business??

By advertising, Direct Marketing, Graphic Design, marketing, Vicky Gouge

Many of you (hopefully most) have seen these little box codes start popping up everywhere. What most of you don’t know is that these Quick Response (QR) codes have been around for some time now. They were invented in Japan in 1994!! But, like most new technology, it has taken years for these little codes to emerge. Now they are…

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The Written Word – Making a Comeback

By advertising, branding, Direct Marketing, email marketing, Graphic Design, Promotional Marketing, website

I’ve noticed more and more lately that writing is sort of “last week.” It’s old school. Blame it on technology, if you like. Pick one: whether it’s cell phone texting,  word processing auto correct,  or spell check they’ve all contributed to the slow demise of a basic skill. Sometimes I wonder if a person realizes that they’ve sent me a…

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