When talking with colleagues or people within a certain industry, we can easily get into a groove, using terms and phrases we’ve mastered or are trending. It can be satisfying and even affirming to speak freely about these relatable and understandable topics. But go outside the bubble and what happens? Confusion, misunderstanding and dissatisfaction.
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Public art, placemaking and the use of art in business settings are not new concepts but in recent years, a new push to include diverse artists in these efforts and deeper integration of the arts into the community has emerged. It’s a trend arts community leaders and artists alike are celebrating. But greater use of art in the community has real impact for brands who embrace the trend, too.
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During a prospective client’s agency vetting process, the question sometimes comes up – “Are you working with any other (insert industry) clients?” The way I see it, people ask this question for different reasons…
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TikTok has emerged as one of the hottest platforms today, with more than 1 billion users worldwide. In the US alone, there are more than 80 million active users, and 60% of those users are Gen Z.
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Customer journey mapping isn’t a new concept, and there are several philosophies about how to go about it. But for many brands, the exercise is done when launching a new product or a re-brand and is typically not considered again until another major change in business strategy. However, this tool provides clear insight about your internal and external stakeholders – making it a worthwhile, ongoing exercise to reveal new ways of thinking about your audiences and how you connect with them.
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It’s easy to get caught up in the imagery or clever copy in an ad, isn’t it? We see something that speaks to us because, “Hey, shiny object!” Or we find something we’ve been searching for or feel we need. But what happens if/when we make the purchase or use the service and it doesn’t match our expectation? You guessed it – we can easily lose trust in a company, which can erode our loyalty over time. Even worse, we may tell our friends about the negative experience. Ouch!
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Have you reached the point of needing to hire an agency? Or, perhaps you already have one, but feel the need to make a change? What do you do now? Conventional thinking might suggest an RFP is the right way to go to find a new agency partner. That’s one way, but not the only way, and it might not reveal what you hope or need, relative to potential partners.
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The science behind decision making has come a long way in the past decade. Yet, for some reason, many marketers haven’t shifted their messaging strategies to address this simple fact:
Human decision making is based on emotion and not reason/rationality
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When it comes to the finished sound of a story told through video or audio broadcast, there’s a huge difference between “ok” and “great!” Our most recent Shoff Chat guests shared their insights on the power of audio and how to get the most from the audio portion of your storytelling tactics. The team at Earshot Audio Post in Indianapolis has nearly a century of collective experience and a keen understanding of the classic as well as the cutting-edge in this area. Our guests from Earshot included Brice Bowman, Rick Such and Ben Ericsen.
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The news media landscape continues to change and with those changes come new challenges and opportunities for journalists and for those seeking to tell their stories through the media.
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