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In a world of big marketing budgets and increasing advertising numbness by consumers, how can you and your small business compete and win market share with advertising and immediately make profit in the process?

Topics: Advertising, Creative, Team, Resources, Clients, Team Building, Learning, Digital Marketing, Online Advertising, Agency, Marketing, Tools, Vision, Facebook, Facebook Ads

Today’s modern society is so used to instant gratification. We can walk into our neighborhood Starbucks and have our white mocha latte sitting for us, hot and ready on the counter if we pre-order on their app. Amazon now offers same day delivery, and we can click a button and receive our item delivered to our doorstep within hours. With that mentality comes a society with little patience for waiting.

Topics: Advertising, Team, Resources, Clients, Team Building, Learning, Digital Marketing, Online Advertising, Agency, Marketing, Tools, Vision, Facebook, Facebook Ads, Website

Wether you are a beginning designer or a seasoned veteran; keyboard shortcuts are a great way to save time and streamline your work process. Enjoy these shortcuts that we love to use at Pulse!

Topics: Creative, Team, Resources, Clients, Team Building, Learning, Web Design, Agency, Marketing, Tools, Relationships, Design Team, Images

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We live in a time where experiences are valued more than anything else. Businesses can create experiences for their customers by telling stories, driving conversations, and addressing customer needs and interests will pull people closer to their brand; and this is where engagement marketing becomes so important

Topics: Creative, Team, Resources, Clients, Team Building, Learning, Psychology, Agency, Marketing, Tools, Relationships, Vision, Design Team, Food, Lunch

The brand portfolio needs to support and reflect the business strategy. When you are building a brand, you must understand the business model in each product/service market in which it competes. Which leads to 2 basic questions:

• What is the business strategy?
• How are the firms and its strategic brands performing with respect to the strategy?

Topics: branding, Brand Development, Creative, Team, Resources, Customer Experience, Learning, Graphic Designers, Agency, Marketing, Tools, Creative Team, Creative Brief, Essentials, Design, Style Guide

 

Maintaining a great corporate culture is valuable for all companies. What is company culture you ask? Well, it’s your identity. It’s your blood line. It is what’s at the core of your company that establishes the values and uniqueness that set’s you apart.

Topics: Inspiration, Creative, Team, Resources, Customer Experience, Learning, Agency, Marketing, Tools, WordPress, Website, Themes

Most people tend to think that being a graphic designer is a solitary job. You hide out in a room and work on your computer, magically creating these designs and sending them off to clients. While this may be true, it does not have to be. One of the best parts of being a graphic designer is being able to collaborate with other designers. 

Topics: Creative, Team, Resources, Customer Experience, Learning, Graphic Designers, Agency, Marketing, Tools, Creative Team, Creative Brief, Essentials, Design, Style Guide

TIPS ON HOW TO CREATE A GREAT PRESENTATION

To some, PowerPoint is that old program that you used to use back in high school that you have long forgotten. To others, just the word “PowerPoint” brings an immediate association to WordArt and Microsoft Paint. Oh the nostalgia. But when I had the opportunity to help a friend out with their PowerPoint Presentation recently, it allowed me to really dive deep into the new world of PowerPoint and see how things have truly changed for the better.

Topics: Inspiration, Creative, Team, Resources, Customer Experience, Learning, Agency, Marketing, Tools, WordPress, Website, Themes

Marketing online has evolved over the last 10 years. Consumers have gotten smarter and pickier about who they give their attention and hard earned dollars to. Gone are the days when you could just blast a purchased email list with your product or service offer and count the orders as they roll in.

Topics: Advertising, Creative, Team, Resources, Clients, Team Building, Learning, Digital Marketing, Online Advertising, Agency, Marketing, Tools, Vision, Facebook, Facebook Ads

Not so long ago, digital advertising was a thing of the future. At the turn of the century, online advertisements were the pests of the internet and you swatted them away as soon as they popped up. Fast forward to today and digital advertising has grown into one of the most customizable and efficient marketing strategies.

Topics: Advertising, Creative, Team, Resources, Clients, Team Building, Learning, Digital Marketing, SEO, Web Design, Search Engine Optimization, Website Content, Google Ranking, Agency, Marketing, Tools, Relationships, Vision, Design Team, Website Optimization, Google