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Blog: 3H Hoopla
Brand Development: A Necessity?
Brand development is necessary for any brand competing in the market today. Regardless of the media channel or consumer behaviour, the need for brand development is still relevant. Brand means so many things to so many people. Yet, a brand should by definition be the...
Think you’re cut out for doing creative? Take this quiz!
Here's a quiz that will help you to see if you have what it takes to work in the creative field. There are so many ways to make a living in the creative field. How do you determine if you're cut out for heading up the ranks in the business of creative? With the...
Story Sell: Once upon a brand sell.
There was a time (in the recent past) when brand sell was all about showcasing features and benefits to an intended target audience. With the emergence of social media, the art of the brand sell has evolved to include a very real social component. Social media has...
Google It: Taking the Guesswork Out of Life?
Google makes it easy for us to search for any kind of information we want, instantaneously. It has taken the guesswork out of life. But how accurate or relevant is the information we find? Let’s face it, Gen Y and Z are largely responsible for changing today’s...
Strategic Brainstorming: Big-Picture Thinking
What makes a brainstorming session a strategic brainstorming session? Some might say, “Aren’t all brainstorming sessions essentially strategic?” Well yes and no. It might surprise many that most brainstorming sessions are an exercise in establishing creative concepts...
Delivering Great Packaging Design
Packaging design has always been touted as the "art of art". If a designer can make it as a packaging designer, they can make it anywhere! Developing great packaging design is essential for any brand. Often the package is the only advertising a product does while...
Social Media, a has-been? Already?!
Could it be that corporate social media has seen its day in the sun? Only a few short years ago social media growth was exponential. Now it's slowing down – almost to a crawl. Yet the explosion of the social media channel caused major corporations and small businesses...
Creative Integrity: A few tips for keeping it intact
In order to maintain creative integrity when discussing concept ideas with your client, it’s paramount to listen to what they are not saying. The art of listening has long been deemed as the key to success in any sales situation. And that is very true. The same is...
Your Advertising Agency: Soul Mate or Dead Weight?
How do you determine if your branding and advertising agency is your true soul mate? In today's fast-paced market conditions it's important for your agency to be part of your marketing team. What makes a branding and advertising agency a true partner? In order to come...
Marketing Pitfall #3: Same old, same old.
In today’s business environment it is increasingly difficult to carve out an edge. So it’s understandable that when something works, one might continue to do it on an annual basis – and that’s a marketing pitfall prevalent in many businesses. Marketing complacency is...