We hosted a Dribbble Meetup and it was magnificent!

For those of you who aren’t familiar, Dribbble.com is a social network dedicated specifically to designers and basically allows them to geek out over design. To quote their “About”:     What are you working on? Dribbble is a community of designers answering that question each day. Web designers, graphic designers, illustrators, icon artists, typographers, logo designers, […]

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Using Pinterest for Business

When is a picture worth a thousand words? These days, practically always. Pinterest is no longer just a digital scrapbook for personal interests — most businesses today are discovering that it offers solid audience interaction and a pumped up social media presence. Turns out, there is a method to the madness behind all those fun pics. The […]

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The Importance of the Creative Brief

Jumping into any new marketing communications project without a plan can spell disaster or, at the very least, cause you to waste time, money and miss the mark on what you’re looking to accomplish. To avoid these missteps, put down on paper the project’s “who, what, where and how” in the form of a creative […]

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Support your brand with research

Think of your organization’s brand as its lifeblood and, as with anything, its well-being and growth requires nourishment. The best way to feed an effective marketing plan is with a healthy dose of marketing research. As Peter Drucker famously said, “What gets measured gets managed.” A marketing plan without the support of adequate research can […]

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Is It Time for a Brand Build?

We champion getting the personality of your organization — its brand — just right. Brand overhauls or simple tuneups come about in a variety of ways, but when done right, they speak volumes and set the tone for what you want to say to your audience. It’s a game of show and tell you play […]

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Retreat To The Great Outdoors!

A few weekends ago, the R&R team unplugged our laptops, used our cellphones for Kodak moments only and headed off into the mountains of Highlands, North Carolina, for some good ol’ fashioned bonding time. Although we weren’t gone for that long, we managed to accomplish a lot in terms of team spirit. Day 1 – […]

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