Optimize My Brand

Strategy, tactics, ideas and tips from Creative Company.

Content marketing checklist, 10 key points

Content marketing checklist, 10 key points

Content Marketing Checklist: 10 Things to check before you publish Content marketing is a broad initiative to support marketing with good content. Content could be a blog post, an e-book, a magazine, an infographic, a video, a SlideShare post or any other combination of elements designed to support your brand.... read more
What is inbound marketing? How is it different?

What is inbound marketing? How is it different?

Inbound marketing connects with people who are already searching Inbound marketing is the opposite of outbound or interruptive marketing. It’s designed to reach people who are already looking for what you offer. And where do most people search for information, products or services these days? Online. Let’s back up... read more
Website evaluation needs more than an SEO audit

Website evaluation needs more than an SEO audit

Is it time for a website update? Probably! Many organizations are re-evaluating their websites now on the heels of explosive growth in online technologies; the proven success of inbound marketing methods; and rapidly changing buyer habits. Whether business to business (B2B) or consumers, nearly everyone starts their search for... read more
Today success starts with your online brand

Today success starts with your online brand

The web is now the center of your marketing and your online brand When I started in the marketing and design business more than 30 years ago, we worked with typewriters, drawing boards, rubber cement, X-acto knives and rapidograph pens. Our long and complicated process involved sending out for... read more
The visual shift in social media, online brands and marketing

The visual shift in social media, online brands and marketing

Pictures generate more response The old mantra “a picture is worth a thousand words” is so true. Even more so in today’s clutter of communication channels and information overload. We’re seeing a visual shift in social media, digital marketing, and online branding. Social media studies continually note that pictures... read more
Better marketing = bigger sales, part 2

Better marketing = bigger sales, part 2

They’re asking “what’s in it for me?” You know it’s always easier to sell when your prospect is already looking for what you offer. When they’re interested, even when they’ve already done some research, they’re more open to hearing your story and making a decision. Great marketing is about... read more
How do stealth applicants find and choose you?

How do stealth applicants find and choose you?

Student recruitment challenges: Part 3 A high school student who qualifies as “stealth” is doing his or her own research into colleges or universities. They’re avoiding direct contact. He or she is likely starting online and searching multiple sources of information—websites, reviews, magazine articles, social media, blogs, chat rooms... read more