by Miriam Hara | Apr 16, 2025 | Agency, Creative, Design
Constructive Criticism… ugh! That’s all I have to say. In the world of marketing creative the use of the term constructive criticism is as prevalent as the air we breathe! Whether designing a campaign, writing a headline, or capturing the perfect shot,...
by Miriam Hara | Dec 3, 2024 | Advertising, Business Success, Communications, Marketing
Are Greeting Cards the Next Dodo Bird? In 2024… …with our inboxes overflowing and social media delivering instant “Happy Holidays” posts, is this the year paper greeting cards join Tupperware and the dodo bird in history’s archive of nostalgia?...
by Miriam Hara | Oct 22, 2024 | Advertising, Agency, Marketing
How do you know if you’re suffering from the Agency Blues? If you’re a brand marketer you’ve lived it… you’ve loathed it. The Agency Blues symptoms. Your heart is racing. You break out in a sweat (no, it’s not because you’re...
by Miriam Hara | Aug 20, 2024 | Design
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)....
by Miriam Hara | Jul 30, 2024 | Advertising, Agency, Management
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...
