4 Tips to Boost your Social Media Strategy this Holiday Season

social media tips for holiday shopping

Written by: Katie Lipsett, Content Marketing Strategist   While it’s mid-October and our minds are on Halloween and football, we all know how quickly the holiday season is approaching. Now is the perfect time to start gearing up your social media strategy for the gift-buying rush. After all, there has been an 87% increase in…

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5 Unique Marketing Ideas to Make Your Business Better

unique marketing ideas for business

Written by: Colton Radford, Content Marketing Strategist   Have no fear, new and unique marketing ideas are here! This week, we’re providing inspiration on how to make static typography stand out, explaining what Kayne West has to do with creative directors, sharing a social share that boosts brand awareness, and looking at a couple videos…

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How to Get Big Marketing Campaign Results with a Small Team

get marketing campaign results

Written by: Marissa Romano, Campaign Marketing Strategist   If you’re a one-man-band marketing professional, I’m sure you wear many hats. Maybe you have some help, maybe you don’t. All you know is, you could really use a whole team of marketing pros, but alas, it’s you and Google taking on the world. In my past…

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Fresh Creative Ideas for your next Marketing Campaign

marketing inspiration and creative ideas

New month, new inspiration from the Leverage Creative team. But first, be sure to check out last month’s creative inspiration post if you haven’t already. This month, we’re sharing creative ideas for marketing that encompass graphic design, photography, videography, organic and paid social media, and tomato-filled direct mailers. Let’s dive in.   Direct Mail To…

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The Art of the Tracking Shot: Examples and Experiences of a Veteran Videographer

learn what a tracking shot is in film

Written by: Brian Lowe, Videographer Who doesn’t love a good tracking shot? It’s smooth. It’s fluid. The tracking shot is the perfect example of why cinema, motion video, film, movies, whatever you prefer to call it, is superior to photography. The movement of the camera and the images it’s capturing encapsulates so much information as…

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Clickstop, the Power Behind Leverage, Named Corridor’s Coolest Place to Work

Clickstop and Leverage named Coolest Place to Work

Written by: Jeremy Meyer, Director of Communications   “We have the opportunity to better ourselves in so many areas,” said Marissa Romano, Campaign Strategist at Leverage, “This place really sets us up for success no matter what path we’re on.”   In 2013, the Corridor Business Journal (CBJ) unveiled a new way to recognize businesses…

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How to Create a Powerful Brand Story in 4 Simple Steps

how to build a brand story

Written by: Katie Lipsett, Content Marketing Strategist   Storytelling is a crucial marketing tool for brands looking to ground their business strategy with messaging that is memorable, emotionally engaging, and profitable. Your message must be memorable and emotionally engaging in order to maximize revenue. Telling the story of your brand will not only help attract…

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Creative Inspiration from the Leverage Marketing Creative Team

help with starting graphic design

  Everyone needs inspiration. It doesn’t matter if you’re a world-renowned artist, a crafty person with a creative hobby, or somewhere in-between. Authors, film directors, designers, and singers alike all rely on inspiration from other creations both past and present. It’s why decade old comic books have been transformed into visually gripping multi-million dollar spectacles…

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