How to Find Your Ideal Customer

What are Audience Personas and Why do I Need Them? You ever hear the age-old saying, “You can’t be everything to everyone?” Well, audience personas whittle down that “everyone” portion of that sage advice. Because as bumper sticker worthy as that saying is, it’s right...

Brand vs. Branding vs. Marketing

It’s not unusual to see these three words used interchangeably. Consumers and even business owners frequently don’t fully understand the difference between them. As branding and marketing experts, we hope we can shed a little light on their meaning. Brand Your brand...

Brand Style Guides and Why Your Business Needs One.

What is a Brand Style Guide? Think about some of the most recognizable brands. What comes to mind? In all likelihood you recognize them because their logo, colors, and fonts are the same in all of their marketing platforms, and how they talk about themselves on their...

Why are Mission and Vision Statements Important for my Brand?

Defining your Why, What and How There’s a reason you started your business, and somewhere down the line, a goal you want your business to achieve. While these ideas may be swimming around in your head, it’s important to get them down on paper. Why? Well, because these...

Is a Mascot Right for Your Business

Think back to the first time you met a mascot. Maybe it was a Disney character at a parade, Smokey the Bear at a holiday festival, or a high school or college mascot at a sporting event. Either way, I guarantee that there was something magical about that moment. You...

5 Crucial Steps When Naming Your Business

The Painfully Practical Side of Naming Your Business Naming a company is one of the trickiest and most time consuming services we offer our clients because the concept and creativity must be balanced by the practical and prudent. If you’re like most people, you want...