What do you look for when you decide to promote your company online? You may be looking to increase your brand awareness, maybe to dip your toes into the online environment and see how it works for your small business, or you may also be looking to increase your customer’s database. Ultimately you are looking…
Summer vacations are when we relax, enjoy the nice weather, and maybe take our mind off work for a bit. It’s healthy—even necessary for people to go through seasons of greater and lesser productivity. But if you’re using similar logic when thinking about the amount of effort you’re putting into your business, you may be…
Logos are the centerpiece of your brand identity. Looking out over the vast and varied landscape of logos, it seems almost impossible to navigate the endless options out there toward the one that will express your company best. This is why many people don’t think twice about going to a branding agency in Orange County…
Not that long ago someone asked me what type of brand “they” (meaning his company) should develop; this question took me by surprise because I had no idea what this person meant. I asked him what did he mean by the type of brand, and he proceeded to give me a list of brand “types”…
Who doesn’t love a good movie or a great book? Many of us have childhood memories with our parents telling us a bedtime story and a lot of us have suffered watching the same movie over and over again with a child. Why is it that makes us want to be like the hero? Or…
Philosopher and Mathematician Alfred North Whitehead said, “Seek simplicity and distrust it.” While a concise and even beautiful distillation of his life’s philosophy, it would also be tough to think of a better battle cry for those who work in the ever-mercurial world of design. Your app development strategy may benefit from an approach of…
Every time I ask someone what their online marketing strategies are and they answer with “I have a (insert any social media name) page and a website” , my next question, of course (and I already know the answer) is, “and how is that working for you?” They give me a sad look as a…
There’s a concern among small local business owners. They keep looking around their neighborhoods and they notice that a lot of stores that have been around for years are disappearing all of a sudden. At Twelve12, we have seen a lot of concerned faces coming through our doors, and one of the main questions when…
Plant life shows possibly the clearest examples of adaptation. Based on where a tree or plant needs to live, you’ll be able to instantly see ways in which it’s grown to succeed with what it’s given. To get informed for your rebranding strategy, take a look at your surroundings—and maybe keep the tree planted right…
Over the last few years, we have witnessed a constant rise in video sharing: being able to watch a video about an interesting topic, funny compilations of silly footage, videos of international relevance, and even smart advertising. Today, we watch them every day, and most people would rather watch a video than read an article…
