Staying Trendy on Social without Sabotaging Your Brand
[Estimated Read Time: 3 minutes] #NationalDonutDay and #CrosswordPuzzleDay have come and gone, and then the next national-day-of-something is right around the corner. On days like these, it seems like anyone and everyone is posting and engaging with this content. you feel like your brand is missing...
Five Relevant Fundamentals for Marketing Agencies
[Estimated Read Time: 7 minutes] Healthcare marketing and communications are in a state of rapid change. In fact, some would say it’s sideways compared to how it looked when I joined GSW in June 2000. Between customers, the competitive landscape, regulations, promotional strategies, and media options,...
2018 AIM Award Winners
1. ADVERTISING DIVISION Platinum Award: Sarnova Gold Award: Sarnova Gold Award: Sarnova Gold Award: K. Cramer Art Illustration & Design Gold Award: Kimball Midwest Gold Award: Sarnova Silver Award: The Dublin Irish Festival Silver Award: Mills James Silver Award: Kimball Midwest 2. MARKETING CAMPAIGNS DIVISION Platinum Award: RMD Advertising Gold Award: RMD Advertising Gold Award: Nationwide Children’s Hospital Gold...
“Get Lit” at Targeting Millennials (in the Opinion of One)
What are two buzz words that you can’t hear enough of? If you answered Millennial and social media, you’re right. I’m sure you're sick of hearing about these two things, but honestly – they are the today and the future of Marketing. A Millennial (known to...
Ten Steps to Building Up Your Small Business Brand
After spending four years at the Columbus Chamber, I came to love many things about our city. One of them being the small business community. Each business I spoke to had such a rich story and I truly enjoyed watching them grow and speaking with...
How Google Work Changed Our Small Business
I happen to be a proud (unpaid/unsponsored) user of many of Google’s products. At Portfolio Creative, we switched to Google for Work in 2012, which is comprised of Gmail (with your business domain name), Google Drive (Docs, Spreadsheets, Presentations, etc.), and others. We also use...
Marketing Mythbuster: You Don’t Need Expensive Software to Improve Your Website’s SEO
Search engine optimization (SEO) is a fickle, ever-changing part of websites and search engines like Google. Yes, using SEO software can boost you to the first page of search results, but there are some easy SEO basics that will always be relevant and easy to...
A NOTE FROM DEBRA PACK, AMA COLUMBUS BOARD PRESIDENT
As my second term as president closed on Friday, June 30 (that's me dressed in black with VP Visual Branding Laura Leggett), I’d like to share what an honor and privilege it has been to lead such a committed and passionate board, working hard to make your AMA Columbus...
How Changes in Media Viewing Habits Impact Advertisers
Originally posted on BrainstormMediaInc.com It’s no secret that the way people consume video content is changing. In 2010, Netflix had 20 million subscribers. By 2014, they had over 50 million subscribers. 7 Sony owned “Crackle” says they have 18 million viewers per month.8 YouTube has over one...
Digging in the Dirt for Social Media Gold
Back in the mid-2000s, no one knew what effect social media would have on the world. Sure, it was a new way to have a conversation. But it seemed wild, untamed and new. Its future still is murky. However, in the past five years, the...