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The Secret Behind a Successful SEM Program

Good Structure: The Secret Behind a Successful SEM Program

By Texas Creative

Building a successful Search Engine Marketing (SEM) program on a search engine platform is not an easy task. With all sorts of bells and whistles, a ton of different strategic approaches and constant updates to the platforms – there’s a lot that can impact your plans. What you can count on, is that no matter the platform – in order to have a successful paid search program, you need a strong account structure.  Housing your SEM The account structure is the most important part of a succ
Celebrating a year of hybrid workspace at the Rand in downtown San Antonio

Home sweet Houston Street: Celebrating a year of hybrid workspace at the Rand in downtown San Antonio

By Josh Norman

The summer of 2023 saw Texas Creative claim space in downtown San Antonio for the first time in our nearly 40-year history. It was an ambitious move for our agency, which had always called San Antonio’s Northside home. How has the pivot from “outside the loop” (Loop 410, that is) to “deep in the heart of San Antonio'' unfolded over the past year? Location, migration, location The ball started rolling towards Houston Street for us much longer ago than one year. We had spent nearly two yea
Delivering Professional Audio with LUFS

Mastering for Loudness: Delivering Professional Audio with LUFS

By Marcus Romero

Audio nerd alert! Let’s talk loudness. Mastering to loudness specs may sound like an overly technical endeavor, but it’s essential to deliver usable, high-quality audio. Whether your track is streaming on Spotify, airing on the radio, or playing on YouTube, achieving the right loudness ensures your audio sounds clear, consistent, and professional across all platforms. Loudness is not just volume. It’s all about perception. It’s how much sound pressure a source emits at any given moment ?
Advertising During the Olympics

Capturing the Gold: Advertising During the Olympics

By Krystal Vela

The Paris 2024 Olympics promise to be a celebration of sport, culture, and innovation, bringing together athletes and spectators from around the world in the heart of one of Europe's most iconic cities. On that note, it is poised to be the biggest media event of 2024 with 3 in 4 Americans intending to watch! 🤯 We now live in a time where live sports events remain the biggest draw on traditional TV. Major events like the Super Bowl, World Cup, Olympics, NBA Finals, and other premier sports lea
InDesign Essential Tips

InDesign Essential Tips: 5 simple ways you should be using paragraph styles

By Kelley Olmedo

Hello aspiring InDesigners! Let’s talk paragraph styles. When laying out a text-heavy document, not only will these bad boys keep your type consistent across multiple page layouts (and multiple projects), but it’ll also make editing so much easier across the entire document. If the options are overwhelming, check out this quick cheat sheet for starters: Basic Character Formats This is the traditional formatting of font, weight, size, leading, etc. If you’re going to underline or bold only