July 2019

by Dara McBride|July 30, 2019May 15, 2020|Advertising, Email Marketing, Event Marketing, Marketing, Marketing Insights, Media, Promotion, Social Media

Bring your event to guests with video. Thanks to social and online options, no one is ever excluded from the guest list. Using video across your social media platforms, you can extend your marketing powers while playing with new tools....

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Craft Your Out-of-Office Email

by Dara McBride|July 25, 2019October 16, 2023|Use Your Words

Rejuvenation is especially important in marketing. Fast-paced environments, exciting challenges, and frequent deadlines can be both thrilling and stressful. Even if marketers are happy in their industry, they can still feel overloaded and in need of a break. Yes, you can and...

Add Emojis for Fun, Creative Connections

by Dara McBride|July 23, 2019October 16, 2023|Creative Connections

Does your business speak emoji? There are more than 3,000 emojis at our fingertips⁠—and we are making use of them! Facebook statistics show an average of 5 billion emojis are sent each day on Facebook Messenger. And as of mid-2015—a few...

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Slow Down and Make Time to Relax

by Dara McBride|July 18, 2019May 15, 2020|Marketing, Marketing Insights, Media, Public Relations, Public Speaking, Thought Leadership

Slowing down is just as important as speeding up. With so much on our to-do lists, taking a quiet moment to yourself can feel counterintuitive. Sitting still—away from your devices and the endless scroll—may at first encourage your mind to...

Your Inbox Knows Your Birthday

by Dara McBride|July 16, 2019October 16, 2023|Use Your Words

How can you make your digital well wishes feel authentic? People love to feel special. Keeping track of birthdays and milestones can be a special way to stay in touch with customers and clients. Coupons, discounts, and freebies are great birthday perks....

Relax Your Way to Creativity

by Dara McBride|July 11, 2019October 16, 2023|Creative Connections

Taking time for yourself can have myriad benefits. When we rest, we open up our minds to opportunities to be creative and productive. Although it might look like we are doing one thing, our minds remain hard at work⁠. We...

Make Your Social Media Move

by Dara McBride|July 09, 2019May 03, 2020|Advertising, Marketing, Marketing Insights, Media, Mobile, Social Media, Social Media Tools

In online marketing, words alone don’t cut it. According to molecular biologist and Brain Rules creator John Medina, “Vision trumps all other senses.” For example, Medina says that three days after hearing a piece of information people will remember 10 percent of...

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Let’s Get Visual with Strong Images

by Dara McBride|July 02, 2019March 26, 2021|Advertising, Design and Visuals, Marketing, Mobile, Promotion, Social Media, Social Media Tools

Images can help you tell a story. Strong visuals grab our attention. They make us laugh, cry, and feel every emotion in between. But, if you have limited resources, upping your visual game may feel like turning straw into gold....

July 2019

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