When you’re surrounded by hard-working, talented people, you can start having an uneasy feeling that you don’t belong. You start doubting your accomplishments and if you deserved them. Compared to everyone else, you are just faking it, and you’ll soon be found out and...
As a designer, being able to effectively problem solve is an important part of the job. Having good ideas is essential....
Emoji: noun. A small digital image or icon used to express an idea, emotion, etc., in electronic communication. In 2015, the Oxford dictionary named the "Face with Tears of Joy" emoji 😂 as the word of the year. The first time a pictograph was...
I’m a movie fan. It’s not just the movies, but the business of movies that intrigues me. I pay attention to the trades, the internet rumors, the box office numbers, the awards and of course rotten tomatoes. It fascinates me. And nothing has captured...
At LEAD Marketing Agency, creativity takes many forms. Of course, the members of our Creative Team have creativity built into their DNA. It is clear in the art that we produce every day on behalf of our clients. But the others...
Some days, if you walk through the offices at LEAD Marketing Agency, you may be in earshot of an Account Manager declaring in a meeting, “Measure what matters!” and “Just because you can measure it, doesn’t mean you should!” You see, LEAD is in the...
Myopia is an eye condition that affects vision. Nearsightedness. It allows people to see close objects clearly, but objects farther away appear blurred. In our experience at LEAD, many businesses are suffering from myopia. It is often the very reason that they engage us....
11.7% of US marketing budgets are devoted to social media, up from 3.5% in 2009. Studies have shown that people are much more likely to buy a product recommended by a social media influencer than a celebrity....
Most of us in business can recite the Four P's of Marketing: Product, Price, Promotion, and Place. (Of course, these are directly correlated to the intake of the given P - People or Target Audience). However, the one "P" often overlooked is one that...
It’s that time of the year. The "Big Game” is days away. And yes I said “Big Game” because after years in the business I’m still conditioned to make sure I don’t say Super Bowl. All it takes is one cease and desist from...