How to Create Exciting Marketing for Uninspiring Industries
How do you turn staid, conventional industries into appealing, engaging prospects for customers? No question, this is one of the hardest things for marketers to tackle. With industries that aren’t very inspirational but are necessary – insurance, medical devices, and lawyers come to mind – marketing is all about narrowly defining your target audience so you can find brand messages,[…]
Make Your Brand Stand Out with Unique Typeface Design
Top companies often commission a custom-designed font for their brands – think Kellogg’s cereal boxes, for example (Kellogg’s Sans font). An experienced graphic designer who understands your business strategy can create a new typeface or modify an existing font to help distinguish your brand.[…]
There’s More to Marstudio’s Logo Than Meets the “Eye”
A Good Logo Tells a Story
Most everyone has heard of an “elevator pitch.” It’s the way you explain your business’ value proposition quickly to people you meet on an elevator before they get off at the next floor. To create that elevator pitch,[…]
The 5 Key Elements of Every Successful Brand
We have seen a lot of marketing and advertising trends come and go over the years, and they have taken on every shape, size, and form imaginable. Remember when banner ads, automated direct messages on Twitter, QR codes on marketing collateral,[…]
Branding vs. Marketing: What’s the difference?
Marstudio is a Brand Strategy Firm and Creative Marketing Agency, so we work on a lot of branding and marketing initiatives. One thing that we’ve noticed over and over is that there is a lot of confusion about the difference between branding and marketing.[…]
6 Steps to Rebrand a Product for Selling Online
Our client, Gemnique, came to us last year looking to rebrand the company. The unique gem wholesaler had been selling their products on Amazon, but they wanted to make their brand compelling enough to sell directly to the consumer through their own website.[…]
UBER’s Quiet Rebrand Makes App Icon Harder to Spot
Sometimes companies rebrand themselves with a lot of hoopla and fanfare – as Yahoo did, and the end result was a huge disappointment. So there is merit in doing a rebrand quietly, and that is what UBER opted for.[…]
What the “Big Game” Can Do for Your Brand, Without a TV Ad
Marstudio’s “Big Game” Commercial
Last year we created a “commercial” poking fun at the exorbitant costs of airing an ad during the “Big Game”… and we’ve just found out that it received an Honorable Mention from the 2016 AVA Digital Awards![…]
IN & OUT Design Trends for 2016
We always keep a close eye on the latest web design trends, and this year has been no exception. As we move into 2016, there are a number of trends we’ve seen build momentum, while others have fizzled out. There are also a number of hot trends in 2015 that will continue to gain strength in the new year.[…]