7 Strategies for Time Management
Time is limited. We get 24 hours in a day and no more. How do some make great progress while others wonder where their days have gone? Here are a 7 strategies to help you maximize the effective use of your time. From the boardroom to the boardwalk, remember these little budgeting tips to tame the time-wasters in your week.
Press Release: Giving Back with Project 70
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Project 70: Local Marketing Company Gives for Good Jacksonville, NC – March, 2014. 17blue in cooperation with Onslow Women’s Center is pleased to announce the launch of Project 70, a community partnership initiative. Beginning …
This Elevator Doesn’t Go to the Top Floor
Have you heard the many experts advising you to spend time developing an elevator speech? How many times have you been encouraged to rehearse one? It’s common practice, but does it WORK? Will it persuade decision makers and influencers? I’m joining the chorus that says “no.”
Are Keywords Still Helpful in SEO?
The short answer, yes.
The long answer, yes but keywords aren’t what they used to be.
The Graphic Truth: Visual Trends in Social Media
Visual media speaks – period. Here are a few types of “graphic” visual content and a few tools to make it easier to create your visual content posts.
What’s Your Type?
I like mine thin, but strong. Andrew favors boldness. Cindy likes ‘em a little more go with the flow. Of course I’m not talking about people here. I’m talking about typography, and in your marketing, the subconscious emotions that font choices convey.
Marketing for a Trade Show
Before you haul in your gear and set up that booth, here are some things you should do in advance to market your presence at the show and make sure it’s a success. Find out what you can do before the event to promote your participation and gain exposure, leads and opportunities.
Creating a Strong Trade Show Display
Start early to make sure you have a plan, the materials you need, extra hands for breaks and a way to connect with interested visitors. If you plan ahead, you have the ability to connect with customers, meet vendors and be remembered later for referrals. Here are 5 tips to get you heading in the right direction.
Brand Personality in Social Media
If your brand was a person, how would it look? Sound? Act? — These are the questions we ask our clients and their customers when we are helping them to refine or establish a brand persona. Social media is a powerful way to bolster your brand’s personality and connect with customers. There are plenty of cases where brands have made major missteps in their online relations, but there are also many cases where a brand’s social presence has defined their personality, won brand-fans and boosted sales tremendously, sometimes in just seconds.



