Welcome to our branding and marketing blog
This is the best place to learn how we think as creative and strategic communicators. You’ll find various observations and best practices about branding, design, client relations, and communications, in general. We try to keep things instructive and advisory. However, we can’t guarantee that there won’t be a rant or rave once in a while. So, please cut us some slack.
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15 marketing reality checks (Don’t let #9 hurt your feelings.)
by Step2 Branding & Design
Over the years, we’ve been offering helpful tips and best practices advice through our branding blog. Here, we’ve collected a number of the more salient points and are presenting them as a marketing reality check. A good number of these apply to new or small businesses.
Branding and marketing blog posts
My client hugged me the first time we met.
It wasn’t until that first face-to-face meeting that I felt the emotional impact of the work we do for new businesses just like hers.
15 ways your website could be hurting your business … and what you can do about it
Even if you’ve been able to put a check mark next to that spanking-new website on your marketing to-do list, get out your eraser. Your work has only just begun. A successful website is never once-and-done.
If you’re not a risk-taker, you’re likely working for someone who is.
Ever get the sense that your competitors have a leg up on you? Maybe a secret to their success? Why is that? Are they smarter than you? Or are they just bolder?
“Good enough” Is no longer good enough.
Those who can harness new technology without losing sight of the basics, like branding and positioning, will be poised for greater success than those who find contentment with what they consider, “good enough.”
A story that’s never completely told.
Building a great brand is never once-and-done. It’s more than a name, logo, and graphics. It’s a frame of mind — an experience — with a narrative that stays relevant and makes its audience part of the story.
8 business blogging tips for marketers
Here are a few business blogging tips to help you begin to carve out your role, educate your customers, and distinguish your organization. Your blog should begin with a clearly defined purpose and follow best practices in order to maximize its effectiveness.