marketing

Before you upload that photo…

Today’s online marketing requires imagery. Imagery is engaging. It captures attention, improves SEO and helps with social media rankings. And, quality images are more accessible now than ever. Here are five issues you should consider when using images and photos in online marketing materials. 1. Most photos and images are protected by copyright. Does your company’s “image library” include photos pulled from other websites, blog posts or search engine results? Just because an image or photo appears online, doesn’t mean...

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Pitching: When numbers aren’t enough.

The intersection of financials, brand identity, and intellectual property. You know how to run the numbers, but what is your company’s story? Does your pitch deck convey who you really are? Do you really know your company’s brand and it’s value as a company asset? Do you understand your intellectual property assets? Do you have the language to talk about these issues at length? Unless your numbers truly speak for themselves, you need every tool at your disposal for communicating...

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Endorsements – Your Responsibilities as a Business Owner

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has long enforced the principle that “material connections” (sometimes payments or free products) between advertisers and endorsers – connections that consumers would not expect – must be disclosed. For example, bloggers who make an endorsement must disclose the material connections they share with the seller of the product or service. And a paid endorsement, like any other advertisement, is considered deceptive if it makes false or misleading claims. A recent example of the FTC’s enforcement...

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