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Brand Logos: 19 Logo Examples, Samples, & Sources of Inspiration
When it comes to your business’ branding strategy, establishing a logo is one of the most critical tasks. Your logo will be pervasive throughout your marketing campaigns, and it’s one of the most prominent branding elements people will think of when someone mentions your company. Mounting research backs up how important a logo can be to your brand. In fact, a recent study from the Journal of Marketing Research found that an effectively designed logo can “influence brand evaluations, purchase intentions, and brand performance.” Not sure what it takes to create a killer brand logo? To give you a better […]
2022 February Flash Fiction Challenge: Day 17
In my very first creative writing class in college, I remember my professor ripping pages out of a book of photos, crumpling them, and putting them in a bag. We would reach into the bag and pick out a page, uncrumple it, and then whatever object was pictured was what we had to use as inspiration to write. Instead of a book of photos, here’s a list of just a few objects: Hammer Key Fishing pole Lamp Book Bottle For today’s prompt, use one or more of these objects to inspire your story! Remember: As mentioned yesterday, these prompts are […]
10 Things to Consider When Writing About Obsession in Fiction
Obsession can be a powerful engine in fiction writing. Your main character might be fixated on another person, or an object, or a task. Yet by its nature, their desire cannot be satisfied. Getting more leads to wanting more. Obstacles only make the need stronger. (Kiare Ladner: On Anticipating False Summits) As the stakes increase, obsession brings a natural arc to your story. Tension rises and rises until … what? In the end, something has to give, whether it is the obsession itself or the main character’s sanity or their life. Sound easy? Nothing’s ever as easy as it sounds […]
Semantic Keyword Clustering For 10,000+ Keywords [With Script] via @sejournal, @LeeFootSEO
Check out this free Python script to semantically cluster keywords in over one hundred languages using deep learning natural language processing (NLP). The post Semantic Keyword Clustering For 10,000+ Keywords [With Script] appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
How To Do A Complete Local SEO Audit: 10-Point Checklist via @sejournal, @JRiddall
Stay ahead of your local competition in the SERPs with this comprehensive local SEO audit that will help identify and prioritize top ranking opportunities. The post How To Do A Complete Local SEO Audit: 10-Point Checklist appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
The Ultimate Guide to Advertising in 2022
When you hear the word advertising, what comes to mind? Do you think of banner ads on your favorite website? Those hilarious Super Bowl commercials? The billboards along the highway or posters in the subway stations? While most of us have a pretty good idea of what advertising looks like, we often struggle to nail down exactly what it means — and how to do it well. From the printing press to pop-up ads, advertising has certainly changed with the times. Despite this, though, the need for advertising hasn’t changed, and neither have the techniques and best practices that make […]
How to Improve Your Communication Skills in 5 Simple Steps
In the workplace, each employee may have their own tasks and targets, but together, you are all working toward the same end goal. But with so many different people coming together, there’s bound to be some friction on how to implement ideas and strategies best. The key to helping your team succeed is communication. Communication is a collaborative effort, and everyone can stand to work on their communication skills. While some workers may feel shy and won’t share their brilliant ideas, other team members may struggle to see or understand different points of view. No matter where you are with […]
3 Ways To Incorporate Food in Your Fiction
Food and books are probably the greatest pleasures of my life. So imagine my excitement when I found out there was an entire sub-genre that combined my two loves: culinary cozy mysteries. I was so happy to contribute my own spin on the genre last year with my debut novel, Arsenic and Adobo, which is part of the Tita Rosie’s Kitchen Mystery series. My books center around a family-run Filipino restaurant in a small town just outside of Chicago (and murder, but this article isn’t about that). (Mia P. Manansala: On Savoring Positive Feedback) Just like sex scenes and fight […]
Google Web Stories – The New AMP? via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Google’s push for adoption of Web Stories is drawing comparisons to AMP, another lightweight web technology that received a similar push in its early years. The post Google Web Stories – The New AMP? appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Paid Search In A Cookieless World: Are You Ready? via @sejournal, @hethr_campbell
The move to a privacy-first world has significant implications for the entire digital ecosystem. Find out how to come out on top. The post Paid Search In A Cookieless World: Are You Ready? appeared first on Search Engine Journal.