Media Tips: A blog about all types of media and ways to use them.

  • 12 ebook templates for InDesign, PowerPoint, and Google Docs [free download]

    12 ebook templates for InDesign, PowerPoint, and Google Docs [free download]

    I’m no designer. Sure, I dabble in Canva and can whip up a quick event invite when I need to. But when it comes to pulling together a full ebook design: layout, flow, and visuals, that’s not exactly my forte. I’m no designer. Sure, I dabble in Canva and can whip up a quick event […]

  • How to write an effective communication plan [+ templates]

    How to write an effective communication plan [+ templates]

    An angry, influential customer tags your company in a LinkedIn rant about a buggy product release. You watch the impressions climb fast. Comments pile up as others vent their frustrations and feed the frenzy. An angry, influential customer tags your company in a LinkedIn rant about a buggy product release. You watch the impressions climb […]

  • The future of marketing isn’t humans vs. AI — it’s humans with AI

    The future of marketing isn’t humans vs. AI — it’s humans with AI

    Small business owners are all saying the same thing: “My website traffic is tanking, and the stuff that used to work just doesn‘t anymore.” And they’re right. Nearly 60% of searches don’t end in a click — people are getting answers from AI and never visiting your site. Small business owners are all saying the […]

  • I tested 8 AI tools for graphic design — here are my prompts, results, and recommendations

    I tested 8 AI tools for graphic design — here are my prompts, results, and recommendations

    My graphic design journey started on Fiverr. I used to sell banners and background removal services for $5. I am not the best designer. Far from it. However, tools like Photoshop and Canva helped me create decent graphics by editing my way through their premium templates. My graphic design journey started on Fiverr. I used […]

  • Why creator marketing works for any business [Tips from a creator consultant]

    Why creator marketing works for any business [Tips from a creator consultant]

    It’s time to drop the baggage around the word “influencer.” It’s time to drop the baggage around the word “influencer.” If you’re a maw-and-paw restaurant, and a local foodie with 300 followers agrees to rave about how bangin’ your pot pie is? Mazel tov! You’re doing influencer marketing. “‘Influencer’ is just a general category for […]

  • What are brand identity elements? A marketing pro dives in

    What are brand identity elements? A marketing pro dives in

    Picture the Starbucks siren logo. Now picture it in bright HubSpot orange. How wrong does that feel to you? Picture the Starbucks siren logo. Now picture it in bright HubSpot orange. How wrong does that feel to you? Like any brand identity, the Starbucks identity requires many elements working together to connect with you, the […]

  • I tested the top 14 AI chatbots for marketers [data, prompts, use cases]

    I tested the top 14 AI chatbots for marketers [data, prompts, use cases]

    I remember when ChatGPT first launched. The entire marketing community was split on whether they should use AI chatbots or not. Posts about ChatGPT would get hundreds of comments, with one side debating the convenience of AI and the other arguing that AI can never match human creativity. I remember when ChatGPT first launched. The […]

  • How often to post on social media for business? A HubSpot experiment

    How often to post on social media for business? A HubSpot experiment

    If it feels like social media algorithms change faster than you can keep up — you’re not imagining it. If it feels like social media algorithms change faster than you can keep up — you’re not imagining it. And no matter how big your brand is (or how solid your last content strategy was), staying […]

  • Don’t just grow to grow: Real talk from a serial founder

    Don’t just grow to grow: Real talk from a serial founder

    There are some lessons you only learn when life hits you hard. This week’s master stared down the loss of his business — There are some lessons you only learn when life hits you hard. This week’s master stared down the loss of his business — “All of Q4 was the biggest punch in the […]

  • 4 types of emails that get the most engagement [+ 4 emails that fail]

    4 types of emails that get the most engagement [+ 4 emails that fail]

    My inbox is like a box of chocolates: You never know what you’re gonna get (with apologies to Forrest Gump). My inbox is like a box of chocolates: You never know what you’re gonna get (with apologies to Forrest Gump). Just today I received: A newsletter from Monumental Sports Network celebrating the career of Nicklas […]

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