Advertising Blog
Why A Good 30 Second Pitch Will Grow Your Business
I’ve been networking since practically day 1 of my business journey. Every meeting in every group I’ve been in wants you to do a 30-second introduction or pitch. Over the years, I’ve ended up getting a lot of attention for my introductions. Today I thought we’d...
Why Your Existing Clients Are Important for Success
I do a lot in my business to help small established businesses use graphic design to get more leads. That means I help them get new customers and that’s been a big focus in the entrepreneur and small business communities for a long time. I see ads all the time about...
How Graphic Design Can Help Your Business During Every Part of the Sales Cycle
Ultimately what I help businesses do is sell things or find the right people for them to sell their products or services. I have a pretty good understanding of the sales cycle because of this. The sales cycle is the term used to discuss the process a business goes...
Ask the Designer: Pitch Decks vs. Media Kits
I was watching a T.V. show the other day about a scrappy bunch of software developers in California. In the show the team of four nerdy guys is preparing for a meeting to present their company to potential investors. They kept talking about their clothes and the demo...
Why It’s Important to Think Like Your Audience
When I started my business I was given a lot of advice on how to get customers. One of the pieces of advice I got was to think like my audience. It didn’t make sense to me then, but it makes a lot more sense to me now. Here are few things I’ve learned that will help...
Why Market Research is Important for Creating Good Designs
When I ask a client “Tell me about your audience?” they sometimes don’t know anything about them. One of the ways to learn more about your audience – your ideal clients – is to do market research. Today I’m going to answer a few of the most common questions I get when...
How to Write a Good Tagline to Help Your Business get Remembered!
A tagline is a great tool to help people remember your business. These are short phrases that help share your business's reputation and personality. Most of us can recite the catchiest ones and they stick with us long after the business is gone. If you’ve been reading...
Why Designs Need Good Copy
Every design’s best friend is copy. Copy or text refers to the written message in the design. The design layout and text work together. Graphic design has a job to do. Its job is to catch attention and communicate with your audience. Here’s the thing though – design...
The History of Christmas Advertising
History of Holiday Advertising The holiday season is here, so I thought I’d do something a little fun and a little nerdy. I love learning the origins of things and this holiday season, I felt like it would be fun to share some interesting info about the history of...
Why Market Positioning Matters in Graphic Design
One of graphic design’s best friends is marketing. The two disciplines work together towards the same goals – getting businesses noticed so they can get more sales and thrive. Market Positioning, sometimes shortened down simply to “positioning or position” is a tenet...
Why Not All Graphic Design is the Same
“What do you mean you don’t create websites, you’re a designer right? Don't you all do the same thing?” I hear this all the time when I have to explain to someone that I don't create websites but exclusively focus on creating marketing materials. What a lot of people...
What Halloween and Dia De Los Muertos can teach us about advertising and marketing
Did you know that Halloween is but one of the holidays celebrated at the end of October? There are actually many festivals held at the end of October, but the two most famous ones are Halloween and Día De Los Muertos While the holidays share some minor similarities,...
Why Good Design Grows Businesses
Graphic Design is art with a purpose. It’s meant to be a tool to communicate information between a business and its customers or potential customers. There is a lot of chatter around about whether graphic design helps a business – Does it matter for a business’s...
Understanding Fonts in Graphic Design
Fonts are the main tools to convey your message from the sender (you) to the receiver (your clients). Part of what graphic design is supposed to accomplish is to make this message look attractive so your customers will actually engage with your brand and read your...
The top 2 questions I get asked the most as a graphic design and visual marketing specialist
I spend a lot of time answering questions for potential clients, active clients, and former clients. I love answering their questions. It’s always fascinating to see what people want to know. Yet, I seem to find myself answering these same 2 questions the most, and...
Ask the Designer: Common Questions about Stock Art and Stock Media
I spend a lot of time discussing art and media with my clients. A topic of conversation that usually comes up is stock art and stock media. Stock photography alone makes an appearance in half of all ads with 9 out of 10 digital marketers using stock photos in their...
5 ways to boost the visibility of a business
Visibility. It’s a word thrown around on the internet a lot these days. What it means for business owners is advertising and putting your business out in front of potential customers. Businesses need visibility to grow - especially if you're in a fairly saturated...
5 Smartphone Apps I Use to Run My Business
It takes a lot to run a business and we all have our tools to get it done. Here are 5 apps on my phone that I love and use regularly for my business. DISCLAIMER: I do not have anything to do with any of these apps! I just like them and recommend them as a fan!...
3 easy ways to choose colors for your business
One of the top questions I get regularly is “how do I pick a color palette” for my business. Here I have three tips for picking a color palette and two reasons why color is good for business. Why you need it: Reason 1: Color helps a business get remembered. People...
5 common design choices that make a design less attractive
I’ve spent close to a decade doing graphic design in Orange County, California and I’ve seen a lot of designs that have these same unfortunate choices in them. It makes them stick out as something created by a newer designer or non-designer and can change the...