by Sarah Spoelstra | 5 Things to Share Newsletter, Branding, Business, Creativity, Email Marketing, Graphic Design, How Design Live 2024, Social Media Marketing
Happy Halloween, You Ghouls! 2024 is nearly behind us—spooky, isn’t it? Don’t let the ghosts of poor planning haunt you in 2025. Get started now before the new year creeps in by: Checking your brand: Does your messaging still feel right, or could it use a...
by Sarah Spoelstra | AI Marketing, Conferences, Consumer Product Goods, Creativity, Graphic Design, How Design Live 2024, Logo & Identity Design, Marketing, Packaging Design, Print Design
HOW Design was the premiere print magazine on creativity back in the day when I graduated from design school. I’d flip through its pages looking for inspiration from other designers and dreaming of the day my corporate job would send me to the How DesignLive...
by Sarah Spoelstra | AI Marketing, Conferences, Creativity, How Design Live 2024
On Monday, I attended several AI sessions. By the end of the day, I was a little AI-ed out, but Stephen Gates, founder of CRZY Design Studio, was one of my favorites. He described his process in detail and shared his top AI tools for creativity. Stephen’s Top 5...
by Sarah Spoelstra | Conferences, Creativity, How Design Live 2024
During Day 1 of How Design Live 2024, Andrea Sullivan, President of vYve by Vayner, had some practical and quick tips on shutting down those voices and, as she says, “Unleash Our Inner Bada$$.” NWe’ve all felt it at some point. Imposter syndrome. That nagging feeling...
by Sarah Spoelstra | Business, Conferences, Creativity, Graphic Design, How Design Live 2024, How-to, Industry, Marketing
I attended the HOW Women Lead conference in Denver this past September and HOW Design Live. It was my first conference ever. I loved the whole experience, from the community to making business friends to the inspiration and learning new things. But there was something...
by Sarah Spoelstra | 5 Things to Share Newsletter, AI Marketing, Creativity, Email Marketing, Graphic Design, Social Media Marketing, Web Design
Happy (almost) 4th of July from my family to yours! What are you doing this 4th of July? Traveling? Backyard barbecuing? Soaking in the bug spray and watching the fireworks? Send me an email and let me know. We’re headed to the land of Great Faces and Great...
by Sarah Spoelstra | 5 Things to Share Newsletter, AI Marketing, Business, Consumer Product Goods, Creativity, Digital Marketing, Email Marketing, Graphic Design, Pinterest Marketing, Print Design, Social Media Marketing, Web Design
The summer vibe is starting to settle in here in Colorado. We had grad parties last week, the kids are out of school, and the pool is open. I love summer, but it can be busy with vacations, house projects, and driving kids to and from jobs and activities. For my...
by Sarah Spoelstra | 5 Things to Share Newsletter, Branding, Business, Consumer Product Goods, Creativity, Digital Marketing, Email Marketing, Graphic Design, Log Homes, Marketing, Packaging Design, Print Design, Social Media Marketing, Web Design
Feeling overwhelmed by work and neglecting your marketing? You may have fallen into the “Bisy Backson” trap. Believe me I’ve been there too. If you haven’t seen the 2011 movie Winnie-the-Pooh, let me explain. Pooh is looking for his friend Christopher...