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Pantone’s Color(s) of the Year 2016

…are friggin’ Pink and Blue…?! Pantone, the “world-renowned authority on color” calls these colors Rose Quartz and Serenity. The nomenclature kind of reminds me of enthusiastic brides naming their wedding colors  “A Candle at Midnight” when they really just mean “black and white.” I kid, I kid. With Rose Quartz and Serenity, you may at […]

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When it’s a DON’T: social media for businesses

“Do I need a SnapChat?” Earlier this week, I met with a client to discuss their online branding strategy, from their website to their social media profiles. They were disappointed with the interaction they received online, and they needed help identifying which sites were resources, and which ones drained resources. My recommendation, much to their […]

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Getting a website–explained (for the technologically less-inclined)

Too bad we can’t just go to Wal-Mart and purchase a fully-designed, fully-functional website that suits our business needs and doesn’t look like a disaster from the MySpace era. So here, in plain English, are simplified steps to obtaining your own website using a real estate analogy to help explain the different parts of a website. […]