Does Your Content Imagery Pack a Punch or Fizzle into the Background?
19/09/17 Blogging , Brand Moodboard , Brand Styling , Brand Tone of Voice , Branding , Marketing Communications , Marketing Inspiration , Photography , Small Business Marketing , Visual Marketing # , , , , , ,

Does Your Content Imagery Pack a Punch or Fizzle into the Background?

There is so much research that suggests online content that contains imagery or photography achieves far higher engagement than posts without.

There are also many studies about how people consume information. Whilst the absolute percentage may change depending on the study the order remains the same. People remember 10% of what they read, 20% of what they hear and 80% of what they see.

So in summary visuals matter.

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Oh Those Mediterranean Colours!
27/06/17 Brand Colour Palette , Brand Styling , Marketing Inspiration , Visual Marketing # , , , ,

Oh Those Mediterranean Colours!

I’ve recently returned from summer trip to the Med.  Anyone else like me?  Never truly switch off when you are on holiday?

With beautiful colours in abundance, artisan markets, sharing platters groaning with olives and oils and rustic textures with peeling paints  its really difficult to switch off the “wow that would be great in a moodboard” button in my head.  My little i-phone was on overload.  So I thought I would share just some of the inspiration that will be making its way to a branding styleboard sometime soon.

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The Great British Christmas Window Display
01/12/16 Brand Styling , Branding , Customer Experience , Format Design , Marketing Communications , Marketing Inspiration , Packaging , Photography , Small Business Marketing , Social Media , Visual Marketing # , , ,

The Great British Christmas Window Display

The great British high street switch on has begun. Here we are nearing the end of November and celebs galore are being safely placed up ladders, on high rise platforms and even on top of double decker buses to perform the annual switching on of the Christmas lights.

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Do You Know Your Bokeh from Your Hygge?  The Latest Visual Trends On Social Media
20/11/16 Blogging , Brand Styling , Marketing Communications , Marketing Inspiration , Outsourced Marketing , Photography , Small Business Marketing , Social Media , Visual Marketing # , , , , ,

Do You Know Your Bokeh from Your Hygge? The Latest Visual Trends On Social Media

It doesn’t seem that long ago I was mastering the art of over-head product shots with items “carelessly” scattered on distress white boards or holding a single scoop of ice cream balanced on top of a waffle cone. Well apparently that is so last month darling!

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The Beautiful Side of Ugly
13/11/16 Brand Colour Palette , Brand Moodboard , Brand Styling , Branding , Format Design , Marketing Inspiration , Outsourced Marketing , Small Business Marketing , Visual Marketing # , , , ,

The Beautiful Side of Ugly

In our everyday lives we move around so fast that sometimes we miss creative moments.  With peeling paint and rusted ironwork, derelict buildings or abandoned barns are just ugly sites that warrant no more than a quick glance.  But stop and take a look for a while?  What do you really see?

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