Free & Cheap Marketing Tools Won’t Get You Very Far
If you feel like the marketing industry is becoming more complex by the day, you’re not alone. It seems as if every day there is something new to explore, whether it’s a social media algorithm update or a new software to consider. Marketing your business is something that requires resources—your time and your money. In […]
You’re Cut!: Why Your Email Marketing Doesn’t Cut Through Inbox Clutter
Miss our latest webinar on email marketing? Read the full recap below, or scroll to the bottom of this post for the recording and to download our quick reference guide. If you’ve ever heard the phrase “email marketing is dead,” you might want to think again. According to the 2019 Adobe Email Usage Study, Americans […]
Audience Profiles: Getting to Know Your Customers & Prospects BETTER
Check out our audience profiles worksheet available for download at the end of this post. A few months ago, we presented a webinar about getting feedback from your customers because people’s perception is shifting in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and a host of other factors. There are many different ways you can use feedback, […]
The Creative Brief: The Game Plan for Your Campaign
Documenting your overall campaign, whether you are planning a social media campaign, an annual marketing plan, or any other kind of campaign, is important to ensure you’ve got all your bases covered so that you and your collaborators are all moving in the same direction with the same goal in mind. One item that can […]
Determining Success is a Team Sport
Anytime you begin a new project or campaign, you want it to be successful. But what success looks like in your eyes may not always look like success to others. That’s why you have to get your team onboard up front and work together to determine what success looks like collectively, and part of defining […]
Getting to Know You: Knowing and Understanding Your Audience
When it comes to determining whether your social media efforts are effective, you have to think with the end in mind. Rather than diving into your messaging and determining what creative to use, start by thinking about who you want to reach rather than what you want to tell them. The first step in effective […]
Introducing Prosperous Places!
We are proud to have recently launched a brand new resource for community and economic development with the Janus Institute. Prosperous Places was born out of our shared passion for making the world a better place by using our talents in the realm of community and economic development, as well as our goal of inspiring […]
The Power of Visual Storytelling with Infographics
We recently teamed up with the Community Foundation for Northeast Georgia to present our annual storytelling workshop for nonprofits. For this year’s topic, The Power of Visual Storytelling, RPS Creative Director and CEO Amanda Sutt gave a presentation on telling your story through infographics. While this presentation was for nonprofits, the truth is infographics are […]
Colors, Patterns, and Textures in TV
Here’s the deal: There’s nothing like your boss calling you into the office and assigning you the tremendous task of creating the next segment of the video series for your website and social media marketing campaign, featuring your latest and greatest project. This is the big leagues and Coach is putting YOU in. It’s easy […]
Audience Personas: What They Are & Why You Need Them – Part 2
In our latest webinar, we talked about what audience personas are and why you need them. Read on to learn more about creating your audience personas. Be sure to read our Part 1 blog post for the background information, or you can watch a recording of the entire webinar at the bottom of this post. […]