In our podcast episode, Mergers and Acquisitions: Opportunities and Pitfalls, Julia and Laura discussed the importance of mergers and acquisitions when it comes to business strategy, especially the importance of building trust and rapport with the affected parties before signing on the line. In this article, we’ll explore another aspect of M&A: how marketing factors […]
Building a business from the ground up isn’t easy, and it’s easy to overlook a marketing department on your way to the top. But once you hit a plateau, that missing component might be holding you back. From better strategy to better branding and larger audiences, learn what you’re missing out on with no marketing […]
A few technical difficulties aside, Communications Manager Catrina Gardner and Marketing Specialist Dominique Goyette-Connerty had a great time walking viewers through the reasons and reasoning behind the need to respond to negative customer reviews in our most recent Vision Business Bootcamp. If you’re interested in learning why you should and how to respond to reviews […]
We’ve all had that moment where we’ve looked at a company’s social media – from an expensive commercial to a simple text post – and thought, “What the hell were they thinking?” While we all hope we won’t think this when we see some of our own business’s marketing, it can happen. From simple tone-deaf […]
A logo is a visual foundation for your brand’s identity. We’re told “you can’t judge a book by its cover,” but business logos are often the exception to that rule. A logo can both entice prospective consumers and exhibit dependability to retain existing ones. Giving your existing logo a facelift can show your business’s commitment […]
Last week, we hosted the other half of our marketing webinar on Facebook Live, Your Brand is More Than Your Logo! While we’ve done many marketing workshops and other events in the past, using Facebook Live is allowing us to reach a broader audience. And what’s more, now that we’ve got both parts of this […]
Your brand – your company’s identity – should first and foremost be the story that you are telling. Controlling this narrative on the internet isn’t about tricky advertising or whitewashing over gaffs: it’s about being consistent with your brand online. Information about your company can be found numerous places online, so it’s up to you […]
How do people find and connect with your business online? From Facebook to Google, from contact forms on your website to third-party apps, this network of online websites and tools is how you connect with customers and clients. The ability to manage these systems – collectively known as your online presence – and coordinate the […]
The month of June is Pride Month, where you’ll see many companies switch out their logos and headers for rainbow versions and slogans such as “Love is Love.” This is an example of online branding businesses do for events, usually as part of a larger marketing program, to show support and celebration of the message […]
At the end of March, myself representing Vision Advertising, Phil Hollow of FeedBlitz, and about 20 local entrepreneurs and marketing professionals tackled one of the hardest questions of a business: what is your brand? The workshop – Your Brand is More Than Your Logo: Insights on Branding from the Front Line of Marketing – was […]