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12/12/2018

Is your business "Open To All" too? Update your Yelp business profile to let Yelpers know!

03/18/2017

Did you find it in under 5...?

02/02/2017

It's Groundhog Day - ttime to emerge from your burrow of day-to-day work, and look around for any shadows preventing you from achieving your New Year’s resolutions.

Are your New Year's resolutions stuck in a never-ending cycle, being repeated year after year, like a scene from the movie, Groundhog Day?

01/24/2017

Launching a lead generating website requires a specific strategy. Here's a great intro for how to get a return on your website investment.

I think you may be a lot like Jim. Jim is a partner at a small, but growing Chicago criminal law firm. At a recent staff meeting, Jim, and his trusty paralegal-turned-marketing-specialist Mary have been tasked with spearheading an overhaul to the firm’s stale, non-performing website (circa 2005). Le...

01/16/2017

We have to dream. How else will we make a future that does not yet exist?

01/14/2017

Yes, originality and design matter...

A (since deleted) tweet from the NFL with the logo released by the Chargers Thursday. It’s safe to say the new Chargers logo — which was released after the announcement that the team would move to L.A. — became the biggest joke on the internet Thursday. Chargers fans, fans of other teams and even...

07/26/2016

Optimizing your landing pages for usability and conversions is key. Here are some great examples.

Landing pages have the important job of helping you achieve a specific goal. Check out 10 examples of amazing landing pages.

06/28/2016

[ ] Yes, you need Visual Marketing. Learn why in this week's marketing quick tip.

Every year the importance of providing content with relevant images increases. In fact, it's almost imperative to associate visual images with your written content…

06/27/2016

As the importance of visual marketing grows, more and more small businesses are creating memes and other design assets. A lot of stock photography is being used. And a lot of copyright infringement is going on too...

Don't get slapped with a hefty copyright fine!

Pay attention to licensing, copyrights, and fair usage rights regarding image usage for visual marketing. A little caution can help you avoid a hefty fine for copyright infringement.

06/13/2016

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: Be Careful With Your Use of ALL CAPS

Common netiquette suggests to refrain from using all caps at all in electronic communications. Avoiding all caps entirely is a bit extreme though. Just be careful that your all caps emphasis isn't perceived as yelling... [read more]

06/10/2016

An explanation but no apology for the data breach.

05/27/2016

More on the importance of readability (and more) for SEO copywriting.

SEO copywriting is both a key element and a challenge in every SEO strategy. This guide covers all the phases of a good copywriting strategy.