Online Contests: A Low-Stress Way to Reach More People
Want to get your brand in front of more people? Try an online contest! Online contests are a fast, easy and low-stress way to earn a high-volume return for a relatively small investment of time and energy. Whether participants can win a $200 Threadless gift…
In Social Media, Every Negative Is Just a Positive Waiting to Happen
Back in February, we at Creative Concepts were scheduled to film a video for our client, Ouidad, better known to curly-haired fashionistas around the world as “the queen of curl.” The video was supposed to be simple: a before-and-after interview with the winner of Ouidad’s…
How The Children’s Aid Society Is Getting a Crowdfunding Boost Thanks to Ed Norton
You may know actor Ed Norton from films like Rounders, Red Dragon and American History X. What you may not know is that Ed Norton is also one of many celebrities who’ve embraced the power of social media to create real, tangible change among real…
Never Miss an Opportunity to Humanize Your Brand
Our client, Bigelow Tea, recently announced a new business partnership with Bruegger’s, the Vermont-based chain of bagel bakeries who’ve agreed to carry Bigelow’s line of organic teas. To help celebrate this nifty news, Bigelow asked Creative Concepts (that’s us) to film a video featuring Cindi…
Creative Concepts and Bigelow Tea Are Thrilled to Have Been “Discovered”
It’s Columbus Day here in the US, and that means some people are taking a moment to reflect on our country’s history. Whether or not Columbus truly “discovered” America is debatable, but one thing’s for sure: he must have been thrilled when he found it…
3 Ways Your Brand Can Use Twitter for Customer Service
As we mentioned last week, social media is becoming increasingly important in building customer loyalty. If your customers enjoy interacting with your brand on Twitter, Facebook, etc., they’re more likely to see and act on your messages, from sales to reviews to requests for help….
A Thought About Starting Out in Social Media
Here at Creative Concepts, we work with social media every day on behalf of both our clients and ourselves. But sometimes it helps to step back from our daily proximity to these tools and remember that they’re always brand new to someone who’s never been…
4 Tips to Save Time When Creating Your Social Media Content
Online, people are forever in search of something new. Today’s big news is already tomorrow’s second-page Google return. (Which, thanks to Google Instant, makes yesterday’s news nearly invisible.) And this means your social media channels need to stay fresh or risk becoming irrelevant. Unfortunately, creating…
7 Tips for Shooting Branded Videos on Location
Here at Creative Concepts, we’re often asked to help our clients create interesting videos on location — maybe at work, in a restaurant, during a photo shoot or on the street. And while these on-location videos can be tightly controlled or spontaneously energetic, the locations…
The Importance of Reaching Beyond Your Core Audience
The web is crowded and filled with distractions. A successful business finds ways to break through the clutter and deliver compelling messages to the people most likely to act upon them. But how well can you articulate who your target audience is? The New York…