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Retainer vs. Project Estimate which is better for your business?

By Jenifer Crader

As an agency, one question we get often from both new and existing clients is how do retainers work and do I need one? This is something that, as the Accounting Manager, I help the account team at the agency evaluate for clients regularly. Below, I outline the differences between a monthly retainer and per project estimates. This will hopefully answer any questions you may have about the differences between the two,  the advantages and disadvantages to each approach, and possibly help you d
Reasons Why Your Company Should Start Blogging Today

3 Reasons Why Your Company Should Start Blogging Today

By Texas Creative

Is your company blogging? If not, it should start ASAP. Hubspot defines business blogging as a marketing tactic that uses blogging to get your business more online visibility (just like social media, direct mail, email marketing, etc.) that helps support business growth. According to research, B2B marketers that use blogs receive 67% more leads than those that don’t. Still not sold on blogging? Here are a couple more reasons why your organization needs utilize this underrated tool. 1. SEO Bene
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Move Over for Movement Marketing

By Texas Creative

Like a fine wine, advertising has only become better with age. Now, there is more media and platforms for your brand to feature their product or service. Through the power of advertising we can now also change how people view key issues. With the political state of the country seeing radical changes in the past two to three years which have polarized the nation, advertising has started taking on the battle of activism.This activism in advertising is called movement marketing. Movement marketing
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To Research, Or Not to Research.

By Rebecca Czarobski

The idea of conducting market research can seem overwhelming and expensive. I recently had the privilege of helping conduct market research for one of my clients and it has been an extremely educational and eye-opening experience for myself, my internal team and my client. Because market research has been a huge part of my daily life lately, I thought I would share with you the three reasons why you, as a brand, should invest in market research. Market research bases your communications strategy
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STUFF Designers say you might not completely understand

By Michael Streubert

Over the years I’ve noticed most people in our industry know how to “speak designer.” With that said there are a handful of terms or issues that routinely come up that seem to cause confusion. Here’s a short list of some of the most common offenders and how they’re defined by a designer. TYPE: Distressed: Essentially type that looks worn – think of old painted letters on the side of a 50 year old exterior wall. Typeface: A specific style of alphanumeric characters. E.g. Times New Rom