21 Jul Look, Mom! I Made That!
As a kid, I always imagined how cool it would be to enter a store and see products sitting on the shelves in boxes that I designed. Now, that actually happens, and it makes me giddy every time!...
01 Jun Things to Consider When Producing Video Content
Content creation is no longer confined to the worlds of marketing and advertising. Today, everyone carries a near-production-quality camera in their pocket. And video platforms such as YouTube, Instagram and TikTok have become common household names. Everyone has access to the tools needed to capture and...
01 May Got Links? (Why You Need Backlinks)
The landscape of search engine optimization is constantly changing. Building high-quality backlinks has never been more important, if you want to compete and thrive online....
01 Apr Style Guides, Part 2: How Do I Create One?
Your style guide provides a reference for developers to use when building the website. A useful tool to have in your pocket is easy-to-remember, meaningful class names. This not only makes it easier to read and understand but also helps increase efficiency....
01 Mar Style Guides, Part 1: Why Are They Important?
Think of a style guide as being like a brand guide for a website. Your company has guidelines that describe its identity through the use of color choices, typographical rules, and logo treatments. Your website can also benefit from having a single source of truth...
01 Feb Where You Can Find Music For Video
Posted at 10:00h in How To, motion graphics, Music, Storm Cloud Blog, video graphics, video production
The lighting is perfect. You’ve color corrected everything and applied a rather nice grade to make the images pop. This is going to be a stellar example of cinematography and storytelling. You finally arrive at a rough cut that you feel delivers the message you...
27 Jan Design Trends in 2021
Several new design trends are making their way into 2021. These include muted color palettes, geometric shapes, flat icons, and serif fonts. We like to think we are cutting edge, in terms of design, and have been incorporating a few of these trends before they...
11 Jan Marketing Challenges You May Face In 2021
Posted at 10:00h in Business, Consulting and Strategy, Digital Marketing, marketing strategies, Social Media Marketing, Storm Cloud Blog
Finding, facing, and overcoming obstacles in marketing is pretty commonplace for those of us who are directly tasked with marketing. We wire ourselves into the complex process of marketing every single day. But what about you? What about now, in such an uncertain and volatile...
31 Dec Marketing Changes In 2020
Posted at 10:00h in Brand Design, Branding, Business, Client Work, Commercial Photography, commercial production, Consulting and Strategy, Content Development, Digital Marketing, Experience Management, filming, Graphic Design, Inbound Marketing, joplin, Local Advertising, Logo Design, Marketing, marketing strategies, marketing team, motion graphics, Photography, promotional marketing, Search Engine Marketing, search engine optimization, seo, Social Media Marketing, video graphics, video production, Web Design, Website Design
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28 Dec You Need Blog Content – Here’s Why
Do you see other people and businesses posting frequent blog content and find yourself wondering what the big deal is? If not, I am here to tell you that you need good quality blog content. This should be top of mind. There are many different...