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Blog: 3H Hoopla
The Agency-Client Romance
The Agency-Client Romance: The Unrequited Love Story In the bustling city of creativity, nestled not far from the skyscrapers of innovation, there lies a humble agency, 3H, with a heart as big as its ideas, in a place brimming with inspiration. This agency has been...
Perfectionist Marketing Syndrome: The Cost of Achieving 100%
This may seem counterintuitive and, for those who read my posts, contradictory! I recently wrote an article about how "Good Enough" isn’t beneficial for marketing and branding. Now, I would like to talk about the Perfectionist Marketing Syndrome (PMS). It's real and...
Your Brand Visual Campaign: 100% Ownable?
Does your current brand visual campaign undermine your brand's authenticity? Brand visuals are the cornerstone of a brand's identity. It is my stance that you cannot build a brand visual campaign utilizing stock imagery, especially when they should depict your target...
A Day in the Life of a Creative in a Marketing Agency
Nostalgia for the Mad Man Era It's hard not to be nostalgic about what was once the 'life of a creative' in a marketing agency. We were the epitome of cool. Dress-down Fridays? Every day was a casual masterpiece of quirky tees, ripped jeans, and comfy sneakers....
Sustainable Swagger: The Future of Eco-Friendly Branding
Sustainable Swagger: The Future of Eco-Friendly Branding Sustainability in branding may have begun as an eco-chic trend that had all the ‘cool kids’ bandwagon jumping, but it has most definitely evolved into an essential element of modern branding. Embracing...
Creating Brands: Good enough?
Set the Bar High When you're in the business of creating brands the bar needs to be set high.That doesn't mean that the brand should be high end. Creating a brand from the ground up is essentially comprised of many different "conscious marketing" decisions that are...
Leverage LinkedIn for Business
Like many social platforms, the LinkedIn social platform has evolved. It launched itself as a social platform for professionals and to a large extent it has maintained that unique edge. I would argue that LinkedIn has somewhat devolved into a professional Facebook...
Brand Image Isn’t Brand Identity
The name of the marketing game is brand awareness. If your brand (product or service) doesn't achieve a strong brand awareness among your intended audience, it'll probably end up in the proverbial big black hole in the marketplace universe. Ensuring your brand doesn't...
The Evolution of Casual Fridays
The Evolution of Casual Fridays Remember when Casual Fridays were the highlight of the week? It was that one day you could ditch the high heels and starched shirts for something more laid-back. For a while, the art and advertising industries led this trend. We...
Marketing Tactics: Revisiting the ‘Been there, Done that’.
Timing is everything...especially when it comes to marketing tactics. Whether you're launching a new brand or executing a plan for an existing one, timing is critical to the success of any initiative, regardless of where the brand is in its product life cycle. As...