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How to win rabid fans by creating content people hate

By Guest Blogger | January 7, 2014

Everyone wants to be loved. The problem is, trying force people to love you doesn’t really work. Many people fall into the trap of over-tempering their marketing content and branding, because they want to appeal to everyone.

The Whole Point – Value

By Tim Priebe | December 17, 2013

Whether you’re on social networks, working on your email newsletter, or blogging on your website, you should be working on getting others to Know, Like, Trust, and Value you. Value is a key component of that, because people that don’t know what you do or aren’t in the market for what you do won’t do business with you.

The Whole Point – Trust

By Tim Priebe | December 10, 2013

When marketing online, you want people to Know, Like, Trust, and Value you. One of the more challenging aspects of that is getting people to trust you. So how do you do that? Getting people to Trust you requires that you Show Integrity. Let’s look at a few ways to visibly demonstrate integrity online.

Who Cares About Branding?

By Holly Kosec | September 17, 2013

A company’s branding is formed by a combination of the company’s name, culture, logo, and other design elements. Branding is responsible for sending out a cohesive message and feeling that defines your company to your customers. So who cares? Let’s take a look at the effects inconsistent branding can have, and why you should care.

How to Choose the Right Colors for Your Brand

By Holly Kosec | November 12, 2012

One of the main components of a company’s brand are the colors. If your company is just starting out, or you’re looking to breathe some new life into your brand, there are a few things you should keep in mind as you’re deciding which direction to go.

4 Steps to a Good Logo

By Holly Kosec | June 26, 2012

Every business has a logo, or should. It’s the identifying symbol of your entire company. If you get this wrong, the reputation of your company could be at stake. So how can you make sure your logo isn’t sending all the wrong signals? Here are four steps to follow in your logo-making journey.

Logo Design: Vector vs. Bitmap

By Guest Blogger | July 11, 2008

Many times when designing a website, I receive logos that are not in vector format. For those who may not know, vector images can be scaled infinitely, without losing quality, whereas a normal bitmap image will lose quality as it is scaled up, and even just saving the file repeatedly can lessen the quality.

Favicons explained

By Tim Priebe | June 25, 2008

Here at T&S we recently started creating favicons for all our clients’ websites. What is a favicon? Well, visit any popular website and take a look at your browser’s tab, or up at the address bar. You’ll see a small 16×16 icon. Each browser has a default icon (Internet Explorer 7 has the IE logo),…