23
Aug
Importance of Consistently Updating your Business’ Online Presence
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In the digital age, it is essential to have a strong online presence. Having an online presence is a key factor in enhancing your brand...
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01
Feb
4 Reasons You Should Be Using Social Media Marketing
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You might be wondering, “Is social media marketing really essential for my business?” The short answer is YES!
Social media has quick...
03
Sep
Choosing Colours for your Homepage
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In most cases, the first page your website visitors will see is your homepage – therefore the colour scheme of your website is going to...
14
Apr
A Brief History of Typography
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Other than designers, very few people actually think about typography. There are several important choices that need to be made when it...
24
Aug
Do You Really Need to Hold That Meeting?
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With the right decision-making process, you can radically reduce the number of meetings you attend and increase the amount of work that...
18
Aug
Avoiding the Taco Strategy
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Strategy is more about the discipline of saying “no.” True or False?Before you decide, read this article. It provides really grea...
06
Aug
Establishing Brand Awareness
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The ultimate goal of any company is to be top of mind with their customers. The best way to do this is to ensure that your brand identi...
16
Jul
The Rules for Using Text
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We've said it before, and we'll say it again: There are rules to choosing fonts for designs and documents! In order to achieve a visua...
28
Jul
The Basics of Business Body Language
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When pitching an idea or promoting your business, your words may be sending one message but your body language could be sending another...
01
Dec
Why Website Maintenance is Important
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Having a website is not a set it and forget it type of project, websites require maintenance and work best when they are constantly bei...
21
Apr
Doing The Right Kind Of Business
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In a highly competitive world it is sometimes easy to lose scope of ethics and morals. Competition can be heavy and customers can be ...
10
Mar
When Communication Really Matters
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Communication between individuals is a two-way street, but communication between a small business owner and his associates is a multi-l...
04
Mar
The Benefit of Using Infographics
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In a world consumed by flashy graphics and interactive everything, it has become almost human nature to skip over long-winded, text dom...
24
Mar
Play Nicely In the Sandbox
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Remember the days of how we could spend countless hours playing in the sandbox? We would build the best sandcastles, mud pies, and cak...
30
Mar
How to Make Instagram Work for Your Business
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What’s the big fuss about Instagram?Well according to 300 million instagrammers sharing more than 70 million photos and videos each...
05
Jun
The Scoop on the Mobilegeddon
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Since about February 2015, the SEO forums have been abuzz with talk of the impending change to Google’s search algorithms specific to m...
27
May
Top Trends for 2015
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There are many ways to create great design, but keeping up with the current trends ensures your designs will catch the viewer's attenti...
11
May
Taking technology to a new level!
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How does a company combat media coverage of food safety issues plaguing China? If you are Chinese search engine giant Baidu – you inves...
01
May
Conquering your Fear of Technology and why its important for Successful Business
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From phones to computers and everywhere in between technology is beginning to take a huge part in our everyday lives. To understand and...
13
Jul
5 Great Tools for Choosing the Right Colour Scheme for your Brand or Design
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Colour has so many messages and can evoke a multitude of emotions. Choosing the right colours can give your design or brand a life of i...
26
Feb
Pick Up The Phone
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Today, when calling a business, it is far more common to reach a recorded message than an actual person. We have all been frustrated b...
17
Feb
Why We Share on Social Media
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Social Media is huge! Those who have been sucked into the ‘social media time vacuum’ can agree how easy it is to spend hours flipping t...
11
Feb
Conquer Your Fear Of Public Speaking
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It’s common knowledge. One of the number one fears is public speaking. Let’s see how we can help you claim your victory with this one....
03
Feb
Getting Out of That Design Rut
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After coming back from the holidays, or from a vacation or even sometimes the weekend - it can be hard to get back into the work routin...
28
Jan
What is Responsive Website Design?
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A lot of people ask what exactly does responsive website design mean? The concept can be difficult at first to understand. Website desi...
23
Dec
The Joys of Christmas Advertising!
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Christmas is just around the corner… seriously it’s 48 hours away!!! As we all finish our last minute shopping, put ribbon on the last ...
22
Dec
Can I Have Your Attention?
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Technology has changed the way that we live our lives. We are now ‘connected’ 24-7 which means that we are easily distracted around th...
01
Dec
Dealing with Difficult Conversations
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We interact with a large number of people every day and in many ways; verbal, text and email to name just a few! It would be unreali...
24
Nov
Motivation and Achieving Our Goals
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Whether it be at work or in our personal lives, we all set goals for ourselves with the intention of one day accomplishing them. Distra...
10
Nov
Expert Advice
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Great customer service starts with knowledge! Regardless of the position you hold within your company you should know as much as possib...
30
Oct
The Power of Social Media
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Is social media absolutely necessary for every business? The short answer, no… but here’s a quick test to evaluate whether you should i...