Apex Branding & Design

05/26/2025

The struggle is real, folks 🤣

05/26/2025

Alright folks we're getting entries! This contest is happening. Quick refresher:

We're giving away 3 websites, one for a heavily discounted $1,000, one for an even MORE discounted $500, and ONE FOR FREE!

This contest is available to non-profits, terms and conditions apply.

We'll accept submissions until the 30th, at which point we'll open it up for public voting. The most votes wins a free website! The second most gets a $500 website and the third most votes gets a $1000 website.

It's easy to sign up: https://apexbranding.design/non-profit-website-giveaway/

Please share this with your favorite non profits!

Non-profit Website Giveaway! Prizes: We will accept non-profit submissions until Monday, May 30, at which point we will open up voting! (If you can’t afford 2nd or 3rd prize, you’re still welcome to submit your non-profit, just select the prizes that you’d like to be eligible for) Submit non-p...

05/21/2025

Hello Friends! We're doing another non-profit website giveaway!

It's pretty simple, you have until May 26 to submit your non profit, at which point voting will begin. Whichever non-profit gets the most votes will win.

We have 3 prizes:

3rd place gets a website for only $1,000
2nd place gets a website for only $500
1st place gets a FREE WEBSITE

For reference, our websites typically start at $5,000.

If you can't afford $1,000 that's ok, when you sign up you can choose which prizes you'd like to be eligible for.

Registering is super simple, just submit your non profit here:

https://apexbranding.design/non-profit-website-giveaway/

We'll accept submissions until Monday, then we'll open up voting!

Non-profit Website Giveaway! Prizes: We will accept non-profit submissions until Monday, May 30, at which point we will open up voting! (If you can’t afford 2nd or 3rd prize, you’re still welcome to submit your non-profit, just select the prizes that you’d like to be eligible for) Submit non-p...

03/12/2025

Just sayin'

05/01/2023

I was honored to be a part of the Marketing Stuff | The Outskirts podcast. I always enjoy talking shop with Maurice A Davis and this was a particularly enjoyable experience, despite the fact that I was in my garage and it was so cold you could see my breath. I hadn't had a cigar in awhile and I was jonesin' so I threw on a coat, turned on a space heater and made it happen!

Anyways Maurice and I talk about Branding and how it relates to Marketing and there's a lot of good stuff in there.

Links in the comments 👇

03/28/2023

Congrats to Oja for winning the Emerging Entrepreneur Summit pitch competition presented by Linn Area Credit Union!

We're excited for a couple things:

1. To try their food once they're all set up in the newbo city market
2. To build them a brand new website for free!

If you haven't already please take a second to visit their page and give it a like so you'll know when they're all setup and you can pop in for some delicious Korean food!

03/24/2023

A couple weeks ago, James was asked if he would like to take part in a Marketing panel at an event that NewBo City Market was putting on called the Emerging Entrepreneur Of The Year Summit..

Obviously James said yes, it sounded like a lot of fun!

He also offered to build a free website for whoever won the pitch competition.

Then a few days later, Sarah from the NewBo city market reached out to James and asked if he'd like to give his own presentation during the event.

Again, James said yes. He loves doing that sort of thing.

The day before the event, they called and told him he was no longer able to give his presentation, gave a vague reason, something about "rearranging the schedule". He asked about it the next day and they told him that he also wasn't welcome at the marketing panel, and that they no longer needed his web development services.

When he asked why, they ignored him, and continue to ignore him.

We have no idea why they decided to remove him completely from the event, but as they had already announced that we were going to provide a free website to the owner, we wanted to make it clear that we plan to honor our offer. We will do our best to figure out who won the competition and we will be happy to provide them with a website free of charge, if they would like one.

If you know who won, please help us get in touch!

Thanks!

11/29/2021

🚨 Free Resource Incoming 🚨

This Friday, I'm excited to give a presentation about Branding your Business, as part of a FREE Bootcamp in partnership with Iowa .

About my presentation:

"Great Marketers are Full of BS".

What's the difference between a marketer, and a great marketer?

Branding.

without is like acting before thinking. You might get lucky, but most likely you're going to struggle.

You're going to waste precious marketing dollars and you're going to wonder why your are producing so few qualified , despite driving lots of traffic to the start of the funnel.

In this presentation I'm going to teach you the importance of branding, and some actionable tips to help you fill your with BS ( ).

About the Marketing Bootcamp:

Do you feel stuck in your marketing plan?

We’re hosting a free event for small business owners to help them get unstuck and on the right track. You can learn from experts, network with peers, and have fun while doing it!

This is an opportunity that shouldn’t be missed. It will only take up one day of your time but could change your life forever. Don’t miss out on this chance to grow your business! Register now before we sell out!

Link to register for this FREE virtual event in the comments

10/21/2021

https://apexbranding.design/podcast-what-branding-is/

Wondering what "brand" means? Turns out it's more than a logo.

In this episode of A Load of BS (Brand Strategy) Sara and James talk about what brand is and why it's important.

“A person’s gut feeling about your product, service, or company. ” -Marty Nuemayer Branding. What is Branding? It’s a massive concept. Although we all have bits and pieces of brand, there is a big picture and it’s about time we took a look at it. Brand is more than a mood board. It’s mor...

02/26/2021

Advertising presented through the lens of solid branding builds consumer loyalty.

It says "Hey you. See our company? See how our values and our vibe really jive with your values and your vibe? You wanna be part of our tribe?"

Studies show that people 30 years old and younger are more likely to purchase from brands they relate to. They care less about the specific benefits of the product. They will purchase from their favorite brands even if it's more expensive or less convenient.

Building a solid brand starts with getting clear on your business presentation and messaging. We can help you gain more than customers, we can help you build your tribe.