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From Complexity to Clarity: How Northern Simplified UW Bothell's Digital Presence

Northern transformed the University of Washington Bothell’s sprawling 14,000-page website into a streamlined multi-site architecture to better meet staff and student needs. Built on the WordPress platform, Bothell’s site was redesigned for a more consistent front-end experience.

Social Media 2012 – The Year in Review Part I – The Bad

To quote Ferris Bueller, “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” Now, I’m sure John Hughes…

Reimer's Campaign a Net Gain for Social Networks

I may be a business owner, but I'm still human. And the immediacy (and relative anonymity) of social media can make it easy for a quick thought, an "I…

How to Identify Yourself – Canada’s Anti-Spam Laws Simplified and Demystified

Are you who you say you are? Are you promising what you're delivering? Are you using the ol' bait-and-switch to get "consent" under false pretences…

More than a Thousand Words: Using Pictures and Text to Effectively Tell Your Story

You’ve likely heard the saying, “a picture is worth a thousand words.” It’s a saying that sends writers into internal Linda-Blair-esque, head-spinning…

The Case for Treating Your Students Like Customers in Higher Education

One of the ideas that we face the greatest resistance to when working with higher education clients is understanding that students are customers. But…

Earn Your Way In

Relationship Marketing is defined as “a marketing practice that recognizes the long term value of customer relationships and extends communication…

A Brand New You? Not Necessarily

You are what you are. And while there are no quick fixes to building a personal brand, you can quickly lay a solid foundation for successfully…

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Canada Pooch Sniffs Up Black Friday and Cyber Monday Success

Northern developed a comprehensive paid media strategy that contributed to an impressive increase in in-store revenue coupled with a lower cost per sale, effectively helping Canada Pooch realize conversion and revenue goals for Black Friday and Cyber Monday (BFCM) 2021.

A Tale of Two Keynotes

A recent story about the iRobot Roomba vacuum collecting and selling data about their owners homes reminded me of two different presentations I was…