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We're taught to look at analytics wrong. We think we need to be able to drink from a firehose and still make confident decisions about what to do with the analytics...
Using Brand Archetypes to Build a Consistent Personality
If you watch a popular movie or read a best-selling book with your brain turned off, you’ll probably get some déjà vu. Whether it’s following the hero’s journey, or...
Memorable Brands Have Personality
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Five Steps to UX-Proof Your Website: Chart the Tasks
A crucial part of user-focused design is eliminating pain points. We go through the process of creating detailed personas so that we can streamline our design and...
Building Creative Strategy: The SWOT
Businesses are famous for believing lies about themselves. The SWOT analysis, rigorously done, will serve to disabuse you of misconceptions that could be costing you...
Protip: Have a Negativity Session
Did you know that “problem-minded” people are better problem solvers? It turns out, the longer you spend thinking about the problem, the simpler the solutions that...
Five Steps to UX-Proof Your Website: Personas
Think about a product or service that has made an impression in your life. Maybe it’s an app or web service, or maybe it’s something like a kitchen tool. It’s something...
Why Brands Have “Diversity,” but Still Don’t Know How to Use It
Diversity can be shallow. It can help your company satisfy employment law or help you fit into an industry. This article is not about that kind of diversity. This is...
Now’s the Time to Be Like Nike
Nike’s Kaepernick ad shows us that it’s okay to make bold statements through what you do and what you say. But it’s not a strategy move that's about ignoring the...
Five Steps to UX-Proof Your Website: Part 1
Many companies mistake a slick, clean website for an effective website. In a culture that values outward appearance and presentation, we’ve lost sight of the fact that...
SEO For Marketing Managers with More Brains than Budget
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) sits at the heart of inbound marketing. As a manager, you only want to invest so much time in the details of SEO. Yet, you still want...
Branding Isn’t Just Having the Watch; It’s Knowing the Time
Rebrands that work over the long term are all about character. You can dress up how you want, but how did that work for the rich kid who had awesome clothes and no...