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What is Brand Credibility?

In #advertising, #brand, #brandadvertising, #brandIdentity, #brandreputation, #businessdevelopment, #marketing, News, By Lynn Pechinski

Brand credibility is the reputation and image of your brand that can tip the market of a company’s potential customers into buying mode. Marketing experts often point out brand credibility as one psychological factor that could trigger the buying impulse of consumers. In this case, it refers to your brand’s reputation and ability (or inability) to convert that into sales. However, any trigger can produce a positive or negative effect.

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BUSINESS IS PERSONAL – MY WORLD CLASS VENDOR

In Business, Marketing, Marketing & Business Development, News, Promotional Marketing, Targeted Marketing, By Lynn Pechinski

I watched a video published by a vendor about how their company was born. This is a family business, an apparel and textile supplier that is devoted to corporate responsibility and community support. During the pandemic they shifted some of their focus to offer products for personal protection. You can learn a lot about how to do business by watching …

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Four-Color Process and Spot Color Printing

In News, By Lynn Pechinski

Printing is often considered complicated for people who don’t work with printers regularly. Some of the most often asked questions are about printing in full color versus spot color; printing digitally versus offset printing. When printing on paper or the ubiquitous tee shirt, what is the best option for a branding or promotional event project? Many times the artwork graphics …

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Don’t Spread Misinformation: Spotting Clickbait, Native Ads, and Digital Image Manipulation

In News, By Lynn Pechinski

There are many forms of misinformation on the Internet and social media. How many times have we seen a headline that really piqued our curiosity, only to click on it and find out it was just an ad or sponsored (read: biased) content? Being a responsible consumer of information means understanding how to identify media messages such as clickbait, native …

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What You Should Know About Google Possum

In News, SEO, By Lynn Pechinski

In its ongoing quest to improve the user experience, Google rolled out a new algorithm update in late September. SEO insiders are referring to it as “Possum”, and it appears to be primarily affecting local rankings. Part of this results from the seeming separation of organic and local search results, which should benefit local businesses but may mean more page …

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Press Release: 1st Straw Marketing & Promotions President Receives Top Recognition by PPAI

In News, By Lynn Pechinski

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Lynn Pechinski, President, 1st Straw Marketing & Promotions Local 609.654.2576 Toll Free 888.235.3088 International Association Honors Lynn Pechinski, PPAI Fellows Program 1st Straw Marketing & Promotions President Receives Top Recognition by PPAI “It is an honor to be chosen in the inaugural selection for the PPAI (Promotional Products Association International) Fellows Program,” says Lynn Pechinski, President …