by Sarah Spoelstra | 5 Things to Share Newsletter, Branding, Buyer Persona, Consumer Product Goods, Creativity, Email Marketing, Graphic Design, How-to, Log Homes, Packaging Design, Web Design
Hello Partner, When was the last time you cried in front of someone? It seems like a pretty forward question, doesn’t it? I know I cringe a little when I hear it. I just finished reading Charles Duhigg’s book Supercommunicators. In it, Duhigg argues that we should ask...
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 | 5 Things to Share Newsletter, Consumer Product Goods, Content Marketing, Email Marketing, Graphic Design, Packaging Design, Print Design, Social Media Marketing
Happy Friday! How’s your day going? I don’t know about you, but I want to do all the marketing—email, social media, video, postcards, you name it—for my business. You have to keep the pipeline full, right? My eyes are definitely bigger than my stomach,...
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...
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, Social Media Marketing
How are you doing? While on spring break this week, I was cleaning out the furnace room. We use it as an extra pantry and store a backlog of food down there. As I was throwing away some of the expired food and taking stock of what we needed to use up, out of the...
by Sarah Spoelstra | 5 Things to Share Newsletter, Consumer Product Goods, Digital Marketing, Email Marketing, Graphic Design, Log Homes, Marketing, Print Design, Social Media Marketing
Happy Holidays Internet People! One of my favorite family traditions from the holidays is creating a year-in-review slideshow. I love reminiscing and reliving the good times I had with family and friends throughout the year, and it fills me with a sense of gratitude...
by Sarah Spoelstra | 5 Things to Share Newsletter, Branding, Consumer Product Goods, Creativity, Digital Marketing, Email Marketing, Graphic Design, Packaging Design
Welcome to the inaugural edition of 5 Things to Share. It was inspired by the desire to shorten the monthly newsletter while still sharing news, trends, interesting bits and pieces, and tips in marketing, design, and photography with you. So here are 5 things worth...