If you are business owner, I’m sure you’ve heard the quote above. So, does paid advertising REALLY matter? Well the answer isn’t yes, but MOST DEFINITELY YES! There are many different factors that come into play when owning a business, and marketing is a big one. As you may know, social media is huge! So, what better place to market your business? When a business owner reaches out needing social media marketing assistance, they often say their business is on social media, but they aren’t getting the desired growth/engagement. 9 times out of 10, there is no money being put towards their marketing efforts on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. These platforms don’t cost anything to use an

“It is impossible to imagine a color you have not seen.” Neil Hilborn Color theory has always been a topic of interest for me, so I thought I would write about color psychology and how graphic designers use it to create and build brands. Have you ever noticed that some of the most popular fast food restaurants all have similar color schemes in their logos and branding? Red and yellow are the most common because of color psychology. Think about it- those are the colors you’re likely to see while eating their food. Red evokes a feeling of hunger, as well as other emotions like passion and even satisfaction. Yellow is bright and exciting. Orange, the combination of red and yellow, combines red’

Each year, you spend money on marketing. For brick and mortar businesses, one of the goals is to get them into the business. We spend lots of time and effort on that. Creating the perfect messaging, making sure the staff is trained on how to ring up specials, placing things in the correct spot on the floor, changing signs, and a long list of other items. Many times, the staff can hit a home run with this. But, we are sometimes missing out on the big picture. Yesterday, I visited a local restaurant that's a group of a small chain. Once inside, the manager and two other team members were working. They were interacting with the customers, working hard, and the manager was obviously driving the