Design For Your Users - Not Yourself!
Who is your target audience? What do you want your target audience to do? It’s unfortunate that many web designers don’t consider these two extremely…
Flash and Your Target Audience
In a recent blog we discussed the advantages and disadvantages of using images or Flash as part of your website’s navigation structure. SEO Search…
Know Your Audience - the Public
In my last post, “ A 1.0 World versus a 2.0 World”, I mentioned that a 2.0 World is not just about the web. In fact, a 2.0 World includes…
Surveying Our Business Environment Shows We’re On the Right Path
It's one thing to back the right horse. It's something totally different to saddle up and try to guide that horse to victory. While there are a lot of…
Growing Your Business by Acting Small II -- Internal
It’s a common refrain amongst businesses as they grow: departments become siloed; co-workers who were at one time intimately aware of all business…
Does Your Business Have a Social Media Voice? - Let's Build One!
In business, social media has grown from an “I know we should be using it” attitude to "It's an essential component of any online strategy"…
Is it Really Possible to Laugh Your Way to the Bank? Humour, Virality, and Business
Humour can be a powerful branding weapon when wielded appropriately. Generally when used as quick, dagger-like strikes designed to pierce the social…
How to Improve Your eCommerce Email Strategy: A Step-By-Step Guide
This content was originally presented at the Magento Imagine 2018 conference. It was created alongside our friends at Mailchimp. If you have questions…
If You're Different, You Don't Necessarily Have to Be Better
Last week, the client services team at Echidna headed to The Art of Marketing (#TAOM) Conference in Toronto and listened to a variety of speakers such…
Lose the Crutches, Let Your Client’s Message Run Free
If you want your content to really take off, you might have to shake off a few crutches. The New York Times regularly reviews its content for usage…