The Goodies

Freebies: Branding Help & Resources

Writing A Memorable Tagline

We’re always recommending to clients about the importance of a well-phrased tagline to build their brand recognition
and state their point of difference. Download These Helpful Guidelines.

Building Credibility On Your Website

Another thing we recommend for professional services websites, (especially if you are the one and only running the show),
is having a well written bio to post. Download these tips to get you going in the right direction.

Rastor, Vector, DPI? What Do Those Mean?

Ever been bewildered by some of the terms designers use, especially when they request photos or graphics that need to be incorporated
into your project? Well, we thought we would help end the confusion and put together a handy guide to your visual content. And please,
let us know if we should add anything or tell us what would make it clearer.

Inspiration for Marketing Creative Types Who Hate to Do Their Own Marketing

Communicatrix Focus: A monthly newsletter that is short, sweet and usually very relevant to what’s going on with your business, how to pick
yourself out a slump, professional or otherwise. Plus it features a great tip of the month, book of the month and podcast of the month. Sign up >

MarketingMixBlog: Join in a dialog with other marketing types for ideas and inspiration, get answers to your burning business questions.

Minnesota Women in Marketing and Communications: If you’re a communicator, no matter what stage your career is in, whether you are a
young professional or a seasoned pro, this organization can help you and your career excel.

Need Help With Those Photos?

Let’s say you are working on a Powerpoint presentation or wanting add a profile and cover photo to your Facebook company page, but you
don’t have access to photo editing software, such as Photoshop — what do you do? Pic Monkey to the rescue! It’s a free online solution
where you can edit your photos and more. On the surface, the Pic Monkey website looks like a digital scapebook nirvana, but the editing tools
are effective and intuitive to use. Just upload your photos and use the various photo editing tools and filters to get the desired affect. You can
size and crop your photos as well. Want more info? Read our blog post about Pic Money.

Business Cards to Moo Over

Our No. 1 choice is always support local printers we love working with, however as an option for artists to showcase their work,
Moo Cards are fabulous! The beauty of Moo Cards is you can have any number of different card design fronts so for artists,
photographers, designers wanting to show off their work, Moo Cards make for a mini walking gallery on the go. Back side of cards
remain the same, so reserve that space for contact information. Here’s an example of a Moo Card series we designed for a
social media consultant.

Eco-Friendly Print Services

Fresh Color Press (fabulous digital printing capabilities and then some — just ask for Jackie Johnson)

BIG INK Display Graphics (they use recycled material for signage projects. Our clients love how their tradeshow booths look when we use BIG INK)

Sexton Printing (they’ve worked hard to gain a FSC Chain of Custody Certification, not to mention a great print company to work with)

Marketing and PR (of the Future)

Kane Consulting Its principal Jennifer Kane is definitely your go-to-gal when you want to get things done and then some.
Her focus is helping businesses communicate using digital technologies. She’s also a fabulous public speaker certain to
engage the toughest of audiences.

Digital Strategy and Social Media Consultant

SocialNicole, LLC founder Nicole Harrison knows her stuff and is always on top of the latest social media trends. She can take
the mystery out of social media and strategize plans that help businesses and non-profits effectively and profitably connect with
their target markets. Her team of talent is dedicated to creating unique brand presence with personality proven to build community,
deepen customer loyalty and grow sales. Services range from brand development, social media marketing. content marketing,
website development and digital/print design.

Writers

We’ve worked with and know more than a few writers — far more than we can post here. If you’re looking for a specific style or type of writing,
give us a call or shoot us an e-mail, we may be able to shorten your time hunting for the right talent.

Now for Some Fun...

For all you designers, illustrators, artists and doodle-doers, Illustration Friday offers a creative outlet in your in-box. Sign up and receive the theme
of the week each Friday morning. Draw, paint, use what ever medium that makes you happy to visually describe the day’s theme. Then post your
creation on the IF website and view what other creatives came up with — you’ll be amazed by this online community.

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