How To Use Testing To Create a Competitive Advantage
Knowing which creative assets compel your audience to act can bring big success for marketers. But how do you figure that out? You must start testing, and here’s some help to get going today.
Knowing which creative assets compel your audience to act can bring big success for marketers. But how do you figure that out? You must start testing, and here’s some help to get going today.
It’s a lazy amplifier. “Very” can modify almost any adjective, but it might not deliver our intended message. Putting it in front of a positive like “charming” or “kind” or “generous” can make it clear that we mean what we said, but more so. But, placed in front of a description of otherness, it can…
What’s it for? Making something fun is a good place to start if you’re building a casual word game like Bongo. But it’s not enough. Lots of things are fun, for a while, but that doesn’t meant that they’re worth the investment of time and money it takes to build them. From the user’s perspective,…
Or trying better? Fast runners aren’t the same as slow runners, but with more effort. And great chefs or violinists or actors… it’s not about doing what you did yesterday, but more of that. It’s something different. Post Views: 209
I’ll admit: It wasn’t until I received a company email signed off with “ad maiora” that I paid attention to email footers. After looking up the meaning of the phrase — it meant “toward greater things” — I went back to the email and noticed the intricate and eye-catching graphic design right at the bottom…
Do you see the defaults? The question, “What are things like around here?” has two possible answers. When a new idea or opportunity arrives, your organization says yes, unless there’s a really good reason to say no. Or your organization says no, unless someone makes a powerful argument for yes. In the no organizations, everyone…
If we create something with purpose, we’ve designed it. It’s not an accident. An axe handle is designed, and so is a symphony. Some things, though are designy. The designer’s fingerprints are all over it. The typefaces, knurled edges, needless heat sinks and homage to Dieter Rams are there for anyone who cares to look….