Your brand guidelines should form the foundation of all the design work you do, from digital advertising to printed assets and beyond. But your website, which forms the hub of your digital marketing activities, deserves extra attention. Consider putting together a set of website design guidelines to complement your brand guidelines. This allows you to scale your website without introducing…
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Identifying the right distribution channels for your content is essential to remaining relevant as younger generations become decision makers and begin shopping for financial services firms. Let’s put it this way. Do you know any millenials who get excited about opening a PDF or visiting a website landing page? Do you think they’re going to share it widely with their…
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Major corporations aren’t exactly known for their transparency. But I’ve recently started seeing something that’s really surprised me. Corporate heavyweights like IBM, Goldman Sachs, Google, and Starbucks are providing a rare peek behind the corporate curtain: They’re publicly posting their internal brand standards, design guidelines and plans right on their websites. When these large, established companies start sharing information that…
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The old analogy of the three-legged stool applies to your firm’s digital marketing strategy. For marketplace success, you need more than a clear message. You also need an outstanding website experience and a compelling social media presence. Without any one of those pillars of support (message, website and social channels), your firm will be wobbly—and irrelevant. Strengthening your brand and…
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In today’s digital-first world, your website is your business’s “front door.” It’s likely to be the first (and sometimes only) point of contact your prospective clients have with your professional services firm. So it’s no wonder marketing executives like you are so preoccupied with your website’s design, user experience and messaging! But focusing all your energy on those details—as important…
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