From our blog
Four Ways Videos Can Build Your Brand
Videos are becoming the go-to tool for brands to reach NEW audiences. Their inclusion can happen across multiple communication channels and with a variety of objectives. For example: When you include a video on your website landing page, it has shown to increase...
Consumers Prefer Buying From Brands “Doing Good”
Recent research, by Google, indicates “doing good” and “being helpful” are two measures of a brand now being used when consumers are making purchasing decisions. The COVID-19 pandemic has placed a spotlight on how businesses engage with the world around them and have...
Change takes endurance: how to keep your consumers engaged
Recent research, by Google, indicates COVID-19 lockdown created a platform for us to engage with our health. It allowed people who stayed home to exercise more. Health professionals have drawn attention to why our overall health matters and how getting into a healthy...
We’re seeking simple pleasures in the garden and beyond
Recent research, by Google, indicates we’re seeking simple pleasures in the garden and beyond. With additional time at home, COVID-19 has pushed many of us to explore new interests. We have needed to find different ways to source answers to our questions as attending...
We’re rethinking the spaces we live in
Recent research, by Google, indicates we are rethinking the spaces we live in. It's not surprising that with the time most of us have had to spend in our homes, many of us are rethinking what we’d like to have around us. We’ve moved from spending a few hours a day...
Increased online shopping equals higher consumer demands
Recent research, by Google and Salesforce, indicates that COVID-19 has accelerated the trend to shop online. While access to physical shops has been restored, the habit of shopping in-person has been broken and consumers are seeing the benefits of online shopping....
Sales and Marketing Systems are worth your attention
We thoroughly enjoyed, “Leap: How to Thrive in a World Where Everything Can Be Copied" by Howard Yu. (You can find our review here). Recently on Howard's blog, we were intrigued! This paragraph in particular caught our attention: "Similarly, if you have invested in...
Localism is a trend that is here to stay
Recent research, by Google, indicates the localism trend is accelerating. People are paying more attention to where the products and services they choose are sourced from. Localism came into focus as product and service options were, and in some places still are,...
Book Review: What is Strategy? by Joan Magretta
I just loved the idea of communicating with the business audience using an easy-to-understand graphic format. Capturing the intangibles of business is certainly challenging and I found the illustrations to be a great framework for the reader to better understand what...
4 reasons Social Media are now mainstream!
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and many other social media platforms have woven their way into our society and into people’s daily habits. Often I encounter those in business who exclaim, at the mention of social media, "I don't have time for Facebook" or "I don't do...