Regular Posts Tagged ‘marketing’
Dating and marketing
27th Dec 2011Posted in: Blog 1

Like all legitimate forms of marketing, dating requires you to be real about who you are, your intentions and your ideal “customers.”

When’s the right time to invest in graphic design services?
5th Aug 2011Posted in: Blog 0

As someone who has been designing for more than a decade, I can tell you that my most successful clients are those who come to me with a strong business foundation and a solid marketing plan.

Now on Facebook
30th Mar 2011Posted in: Blog 0

Like what you see on this blog? Become a fan of Mike Watters Design on Facebook at facebook.com/MikeWattersDesign. I post interesting design and marketing news once or twice a day. (I’m still tweeting at @mikewatterspdx.)

What has he done for you lately?
23rd Mar 2011Posted in: Blog 3

Recent work by Mike Watters Design.

Respect your known brand
1st Feb 2011Posted in: Blog 0

How do you launch a new brand message or design without annoying — or alienating — your existing customers? It’s a matter of respecting your known brand.

Why ugly design sometimes works
24th Jan 2011Posted in: Blog 2

How do some hugely successful companies get away with bad design when most people know their stuff is ugly?

Making the case for copy editors
18th Jan 2011Posted in: Blog 4

Nothing enhances design more than concise, clear, complete, consistent and correct copy. And nothing detracts from design more than sloppy text.

How Starbucks finally won me over
13th Oct 2010Posted in: Blog 7

I don’t love Starbucks coffee, so why do I go there all the time?

Say good-bye to free business cards
29th Sep 2010Posted in: Blog 3

When someone hands me a freebie VistaPrint card for their business, my immediate reaction is that the person doesn’t know what they’re doing.

Incentivize!
10th Sep 2010Posted in: Blog 5

A quick review of Nudge by Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein.