Don’t Get Stuck Staring at a Blank Screen: A Beginner’s Guide to Wireframing
Building a website in WordPress can be challenging under the best of conditions but, if you’ve ever sat in front of blank page with no idea where to start, wireframing might be for you. Wireframing is the process of creating a visual representation of how you want your webpage to look. Wireframes can range from…
Keep readingThe Two Essential Canva Tools You Need for Creating Consistent Collateral With Your Team
Staying on-brand across all of your marketing collateral can be tough when you’re working solo but, when you have a team, it can feel nearly impossible to create consistent collateral day in and day out. It’s no secret that I love Canva, maybe an unhealthy amount. I sing the praises of this website to anyone…
Keep readingLogo Design for Non-Designers
Every brand needs a logo but how to go about getting one can be daunting. If you’ve got some cash to burn, you can hire a graphic designer in a matter of minutes on Fiverr. There’s also no shortage of free (or freemium) logo generators online. But, if you’re anything like me, you crave full…
Keep readingThis Is Your Brain on Social Marketing: Digital Activism for Harm Reduction
Addressing the drug epidemic isn’t the only thing Reagan got wrong but, it was definitely one of them. America’s longest war celebrated its 50th birthday last year but, nowadays it’s relatively well-accepted that War on Drugs failed or, to put it another way, drugs won. (This article is *eventually* about digital marketing, just hang with me for a minute.)…
Keep readingCoding for Digital Marketers
I’m a marketer, not a programmer, why should I learn to code? The answer to why it’s beneficial for digital marketers to have some coding knowledge lies in the job title itself, -digital- marketer. Without code, there is no digital. It goes without saying that coding is an infinitely vast and complex field but digital marketers…
Keep readingCash for Clicks: What You Need to Know about Paid Social
Paid social has a place in every brand’s marketing strategy but, what exactly is it? And more importantly, how can it help you achieve your business goals? Paid social media marketing is the practice of paying a social media platform (Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, LinkedIn) to promote a specific piece of your content/collateral to a…
Keep reading4 Examples of Brilliant Content Marketing and Why They Work
Now more than ever, consumers don’t want to feel like they’re being “sold to”. They’re tired of being interrupted by impersonal, aggressive promotion ads. It’s no secret that traditional marketing tactics are becoming less effective. Fortunately, adopting a content marketing strategy can enable your business to attract customers, increase engagement, and win conversions. As defined…
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