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Why is Writing an Email Newsletter so Difficult?

Why is Writing an Email Newsletter so Difficult?

We recently had a client take on the task of writing their company monthly email newsletter. When it came down to it and she sat down, writer's block set in. She found herself spinning in circles, not knowing where to start or how to execute. It’s ju…

4 Things I Learned Building My First Content Pillar

4 Things I Learned Building My First Content Pillar

Have you ever taken on a task or project you thought was bigger than your capabilities? I have. I recently took on a project not knowing if I could make it happen, a project where there was a real-life opportunity for me to fall on my face. **Spoiler…

DISC Profiles: How to Deal With a Bunch of D’s

DISC Profiles: How to Deal With a Bunch of D’s

There are hundreds of different personality tests available on the market right now. Here at Vye, we’ve latched onto DISC Profile assessments. DISC Profiles are a classification of personality and behavior characteristics. Developed by Dr. William Ma…

How to Run a Successful Project Post-Mortem Meeting

How to Run a Successful Project Post-Mortem Meeting

I’ve heard the premise of post-mortem meetings from several sources - the first instance was the book Creativity Inc., and recently I’ve seen HubSpot promoting benefits of this practice as well. Post-mortems help shape the way we progress as a compan…

Traffic Generation: Bring All the People

Traffic Generation: Bring All the People

No matter the industry, goal, or strategy, the most important aspect of websites is traffic. Your site can be the biggest, baddest, most beautiful display of coded art and imagery the free world has ever seen, but if it's not attracting people (i.e. …

What I Learned From A Marketing Internship

What I Learned From A Marketing Internship

The work doesn’t end after you get the “You’ve been accepted!” email. Prepare yourself for your marketing internship and realize that you have a lot to learn. This is the turning point where all of that hard work and effort you put into getting your …

5 Tips for a Positive Work Environment

5 Tips for a Positive Work Environment

You know that feeling you get when you walk into a room and the mood is lively, the people are chipper, and the ambiance is upbeat? Or how about when you feel out of place, like everyone is staring at you, and you can cut the awkwardness with a knife…

How Career Growth & Career Development Are Different

How Career Growth & Career Development Are Different

Do you know the difference between career growth and career development? There's much banter in the professional realm about the word growth - how companies desire growth in size, revenue, and scope, while people ultimately seek growth to learn and a…

Building Buyer Personas with Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

Building Buyer Personas with Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

One of the first things that piqued my interest in inbound marketing was how helpful it seemed. Inbound didn’t look or sound like the image of marketing I had in my head. I had always thought marketing meant convincing people they needed a product or…

Our Buyer Persona Creation Process in Action

Our Buyer Persona Creation Process in Action

You, like every other company out there, need buyer personas to help you focus your nurturing strategies and content creation. A buyer persona is a fictional character that represents your ideal prospect, lead, or customer. They help ensure you're ta…

Recipe for Success: Inbound Marketing

Recipe for Success: Inbound Marketing

Before I started my gig at Leighton Interactive, I was confident in my knowledge about marketing. I had the basics covered. I knew who would benefit from the products/services in the industry, brand promotion, the best way to reach the target market,…

Five Ways to Better Your Branding

Five Ways to Better Your Branding

Every company must have a brand – a foundation to build upon, an identity for consumers to relate to, a blueprint to guide your actions and growth. Leighton’s marketing and advertising strategy for each client revolves around their brand; creating, s…