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Mindful Marketing: BELIEVE

By Cathy Davis | December 17, 2009

BELIEVE in your product or service. When you BELIEVE in what you offer, you create a passion that motivates your consumer to purchase. Identify the FEELING you want your consumer to have with each purchase, and you are on your way to increased sales. Kashi actively markets the healthy lifestyle by building a community of health-conscious […]

BELIEVE

By Cathy Davis | December 14, 2009

CREATING GLOBAL CONNECTIONS As we usher in a month of winter celebrations, it gives us the opportunity to BELIEVE in that which makes us feel at peace with ourselves and with others. We surround ourselves with family and friends, building deeper connections as we “commune” and expand our community. When we make time to focus […]

Serving Up a Campaign that Cares

By Cathy Davis | November 14, 2009

Mindful Marketing: SERVE Offer a product or service that “serves” your consumer. Do your research Find your niche Fill a void Offer relief The DOVE Campaign for Real Beauty was inspired by a major global study, “The Real Truth About Beauty: A Global Report”. The study validated the hypothesis that the definition of beauty had become […]

What’s YOUR 3-Legged Stool?

By Cathy Davis | October 17, 2009

Building a Strong Brand Foundation Building your brand begins with three C’s. Each are dependent upon the other, and each grow exponentially as you develop the others. Fail at one, and the other two “wobble”. CREDIBILITY is built upon client trust in you, your product and your promises. CONSISTENCY in what you offer defines your BRAND. Consumers […]

The 5 “P’s” of What Matters

By Cathy Davis | September 14, 2009

Paying Attention to What Matters: Over the years, the businesses that SURVIVE downturns in the economy, and THRIVE when other companies are merely surviving, are those that pay attention to WHAT MATTERS. What does your business pay attention to?  PEOPLE: Do you listen to your employees? Do you listen to your customers? Are you a family-friendly […]

The 5 “W’s” of Branding

By Cathy Davis | September 7, 2009

The 5 “W”s of BRAND (and one “H”) Your BRAND sets you apart from your competition. WHO: Who is your customer? Who do you WANT your customer to be? WHAT: What are you REALLY selling? What need are you fulfilling? WHEN: When can your customers reach you? When can you reach your customers? WHERE: Where […]

Graphic File Formats

By Cathy Davis | August 30, 2009

JPG? PDF? PNG? AI? Is this a foreign language? No, not really. But, it IS important to know when you need which graphic file format, and why not all formats will work best for every purpose. We develop many new logos for our clients and their products, and upon completion, we always provide our clients a […]

Is DPI “dippy”?

By Cathy Davis | August 23, 2009

DPI stands for DOTS PER INCH found with a magnifier on a photograph. The more dots per inch you have in a photo, the higher the quality. Quite often, we request a photograph (head shot) of our clients to incorporate into marketing materials. Invariably, they ask us to “copy it off of our website”. QUICK […]

Visual Brand Identity

By Cathy Davis | August 18, 2009

Discover your Visual Brand . . . and develop a strong, compelling image for your business. DEFINE your business focus. · What are you REALLY selling? · What is your customer REALLY buying? DESIGN your business image. · What does your graphic image say about you? · Does your graphic image help to sell your […]

Brand Promises.

By Cathy Davis | August 14, 2009

Everyone is talking about BRAND. Just exactly what DOES that mean?! Your BRAND is your promise, your handshake, your reputation, your “method of operation”. Your BRAND sets you apart from your competition. How do your clients describe you and your business? The American Marketing Association describes a BRAND as a “name, term, sign, symbol or […]

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