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Automatic Image Sliders or Carousels: More Confusing Than Informative

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Automatic Image Sliders or Carousels: More Confusing Than Informative

Website developers continually seek new and innovative ways to display information that reaches audiences in an efficient and effective way. Occasionally, usability and design meet to create a new layout or format that revolutionizes the way websites are built. Some updates, however, seem useful in theory, but are not in practice. One recent trend uses automatic image sliders or carousels that seem useful for providing a large amount of information while taking up limited space above-the-fold.

By Ocreative| June 21st, 2018|Articles of Interest, Just for Fun, Marketing Ideas, Trends and Technology, Website, Website Design|Comments Off

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Ocreative Takes Home Three International Awards of Distinction From the 24th Annual Communicator Awards

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Ocreative Takes Home Three International Awards of Distinction From the 24th Annual Communicator Awards

Ocreative has been recognized for groundbreaking work in print media and web design at the 24th Annual Communicator awards. Receiving two coveted Silver Distinction awards for our print work with a few of our favorite nonprofits, INPEACE and the Funeral Service Foundation, and a third Silver Distinction for our work on the Oconomowoc Chamber website.

By Ocreative| June 5th, 2018|Articles of Interest, Just for Fun, News/Announcements|Comments Off

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Email Marketing Part 1: Choosing the Best Platform

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Email Marketing Part 1: Choosing the Best Platform

Any Google search for “email marketing” returns a staggering amount of hits including a wide variety of email marketing platforms bidding for your attention and your money. While choosing the right email marketing platform is essential, it is only half the battle. In part 1 of our email marketing series, we help you choose the right email marketing platform for your business and key factors to consider.

By Ocreative| May 18th, 2018|Articles of Interest, Email Marketing, Just for Fun, Marketing Ideas, Trends and Technology|Comments Off

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The Art of Business Email: Three Tips to Writing Effective Communications

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The Art of Business Email: Three Tips to Writing Effective Communications

Because email is such a prevalent communication tool both internally and externally, it is important to take the same level of care, and be just as thoughtful in emails to clients and business partners, as customer-facing communications. Here are three easy tips to remember to unify your business message and align your internal communications with your external brand presence.

By Ocreative| March 22nd, 2018|Articles of Interest, Branding, Email Marketing, Just for Fun, Marketing Ideas|Comments Off

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Optimizing Your Website for Voice Search

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Optimizing Your Website for Voice Search

As we saw on our 2018 marketing trends list, the use of voice search is only growing in popularity. With the popularity of voice search only growing, it is important to recognize this shift, and implement SEO tactics to help optimize your website for voice search so you are not missing out on any opportunities.

By Ocreative| January 16th, 2018|Articles of Interest, Just for Fun, Marketing Ideas, News/Announcements, Search Engine Optimization|Comments Off

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New Marketing Tools! SharpSpring Social

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New Marketing Tools! SharpSpring Social

SharpSpring Social and the new Content Calendar are now available! SharpSpring Social includes powerful conversion tools you can only get with fully-integrated marketing automation. It’s designed to help you turn lead interactions into meaningful conversations that generate sales. Create, schedule & publish content to social media accounts from SharpSpring.

By Ocreative| January 4th, 2018|Articles of Interest, Email Marketing, Just for Fun, Marketing Ideas|Comments Off

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Our Most Popular Articles of 2017

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Our Most Popular Articles of 2017

In celebration of 2018, we've put together our top 18 articles of 2017. Thank you to all of you for your support. Our clients, readers, and watchers have helped to make it a great year at Ocreative, and we are so grateful for all of you. We hope 2017 was just as fun, exciting, and profitable for you.

By Ocreative| December 27th, 2017|Articles of Interest, Branding, Color Consulting, Domains, Email Marketing, Google Series, Hosting, Just for Fun, Marketing Ideas, News/Announcements, Non-Profit, Search Engine Optimization, Social Media, Trends and Technology, Video, Website, Website Design|Comments Off

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An Overview of Typography

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An Overview of Typography

In its essence, typography is how a word looks, including what font (typeface) it is set in, what color it is, and how dramatic and decorative, or how practical, it is. The possibilities are almost endless, especially when you consider hand-lettering (the process of creating letters by hand) and the continual creation of new fonts

By Ocreative| October 12th, 2017|Articles of Interest, Branding, Just for Fun, Website Design|Comments Off

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How to Use Live Video for Your Business

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How to Use Live Video for Your Business

The use of live video is one of the largest trends we have seen in 2017. It gives brands the opportunity to be authentic by creating unfiltered and unedited content. Many different social media platforms have adopted the ability to stream live video so you can reach your audience. In this article, we explain live video, why your brand should be utilizing it, and the different platforms to use.

By Ocreative| August 16th, 2017|Just for Fun, Marketing Ideas, Search Engine Optimization, Social Media, Video|Comments Off

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Our Weekly Drawings – #ocreativeagencylife

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Our Weekly Drawings – #ocreativeagencylife

Happy Friday everyone! We're going to be sharing some fun agency-life happenings each week with you so make sure you follow us on Facebook and Twitter @ocreative with the #ocreativeagencylife hashtag! But first, let me set this up a little... We have an orange (surprised, right?!) dry erase board next to our coffee station. [...]

By Andrea Koeppel| July 24th, 2015|Just for Fun|Comments Off

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Corned Beef Hash for St. Patrick’s Day

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Corned Beef Hash for St. Patrick’s Day

Tired of the same old corned beef and cabbage you usually have? In spirit of St. Patrick's Day, I wanted to share one of my favorite recipes for corned beef hash. This recipe is my own take on a corned beef entree and is a compilation of the best of corned beef recipes I have [...]

By Andrea Koeppel| March 17th, 2015|Just for Fun|Comments Off

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Holiday Treat Recipes

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Holiday Treat Recipes

In the spirit of the season, we have cast our calorie counting apps aside in order to bring you, not just our favorite recipes, but ones that have become tradition for each of our families.

By Ocreative| December 15th, 2014|Just for Fun|Comments Off