4 Steps to Sell Out Your New Product Launch

Have an upcoming new product launch? Worried it won’t sell? Lucky for you there are two tools available to all brands that when combined and executed correctly, can generate a huge amount of buzz, maximise launch day sales and continue to increase conversions post sale. In this blog, we will cover the four critical steps to sell out your new product launch…

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Instagram Engagement is Dropping. Here Are Our Top 6 Tips to Combat It.

A new report from Trust Insights’ has shown that from January to July this year brands are seeing a drop of almost 20% in their engagement! With the rising number of Instagram accounts, we can expect these results to continue declining. 

So if you’re a business using Instagram to promote your products or services, how do you combat this and stand out amongst the noise?

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Three ways to use Instagram's new chat sticker for business.

Instagram has just launched a new chat sticker as part of their story features. With the chat sticker, you’re able to initiate a private group chat with up to 31 of your followers. You also get to decide who joins the chat by approving requests and how long the group chat will remain open. To help you get started with the chat sticker, we're sharing 3 ways your business can use it.

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Should I Hire a Marketing Manager or Outsource to an Agency?

Marketing is a crucial part of the growth of every business. Whether you’re a small business trying to let the market know you exist or a large organisation trying to reach the peak of your industry, unless you have a clear and consistent marketing strategy there’s only one outcome for you.

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Q&A with Leslie Gan

Meet Leslie. Doctor by day, artist by night. One day during a particularly long work meeting, Leslie started doodling in her notebook. When she realised she could doodle, she felt inspired to join a local community sketching group where she refined her skills. Some time later she thought to herself, “if I can draw, why not paint?” So she bought some acrylic paints and never looked back.

Today you can find Leslie’s paintings splashed across consulting rooms and homes throughout Australia.

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How to Create a Logo

Logos are simple, right? They're often just a few letters or a shape. How hard could it possibly be to create a good one? This is a common misconception, however, there is a lot of background work that goes into designing a logo. If you've read our first two posts in the branding series you'll see that first an ideal customer profile should be established as well as a mood board. Even after these two stages are complete, you won't instantly have a concept for your logo. Usually a designer will create dozens of logo concepts and go through several rounds of revisions before selecting their favourite concepts to present to the client.

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How to Create a Mood Board

A mood board is an arrangement of images intended to project the ideal look and feel of the brand. It can incorporate colours, textures, fonts and patterns and is a great way to establish the design flow of your brand. It is also a perfect reference tool to help keep your branding consistent. If you are creating the branding for a client, a mood board is a perfect way to ensure you and your client are both on the same page. Now that you know what a mood board is and why it's used, let's explore how to create one.

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Q&A with Kelly Gibson

In just one year, Kelly Gibson has managed to create Brisbane's most exciting and fun fitness events. Sweat Social is here to shake up your workout routine, offering inspiring events for the body, mind and soul. We interview Kelly in today's Q&A to learn more about Sweat Social and how she managed to create this amazing community in under a year!

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Is Your Website the Best Restaurant on the Busiest Street?

Think of your website like a restaurant. You may serve incredible meals but without a nice ambiance you won't be attracting anywhere near the amount of customers you should be. A great website is the ambiance of your business and a website optimised for SEO is like owning a restaurant on the busiest street in town.

So, let's take a look at this analogy further and how it relates to your website...

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