by Margot Carmichael Lester | Apr 28, 2020 | Marketing, Advertising & Promotion
We're all spending more time on Zoom calls, classes and webinars these days -- and that's something we don't expect to change much for the foreseeable future. So our creative director, Marc Borzelleca, created some branded Zoom backgrounds for us to use. I'm...
by Margot Carmichael Lester | Apr 7, 2020 | Content & Content Operations, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion
The way we communicate with our customers, employees, prospects and other stakeholders will never be the same. Organizations who understand tone and trust, caring and empathy -- and are baking that into their brand communications right now -- are faring better during...
by Margot Carmichael Lester | Feb 5, 2020 | Best Practice, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion
I've been a ROAD iD user for years, and this year I upgraded to a wristband model. Check out this fantastic packaging that my new gear arrived in: Example of terrific packaging from RoadID This isn't just packaging, it's content marketing, utilizing a blend of visual...
by Margot Carmichael Lester | Jan 7, 2020 | Blogs & Blogging, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion
Do you use email marketing? See the elements of a successful and creative marketing email from 1-800-Got-Junk. I'm a shameless promoter of 1-800-Got-Junk. Having used them in multiple cities over multiple years, I can vouch for the quality of their work helping me...
by Margot Carmichael Lester | Oct 29, 2019 | Marketing, Advertising & Promotion
Small Business Saturday is coming up soon. We all know the drill: Small business owners should be finalizing (or last-minute preparing) plans to promote their businesses. Get Small Business Saturday promotional ideas here.Marketing, advertising, PR and promotions...
by Margot Carmichael Lester | Oct 23, 2019 | Marketing, Advertising & Promotion
Visual content for cause marketing Design partner Marc Borzelleca and I collaborated to create social media content to help promote the 2019 ACA open enrollment period. Federal funding to market the sign-up opportunity has been slashed, so we're doing our part to get...