Marketing

How to Make the Most of Your Big Announcement

How to Make the Most of Your Big Announcement

Shady Grove Medical Center has recently introduced the construction of a new tower building, with a focus on providing patient-centric care and innovation. The advertising campaign by CMBell showcases the hospital's cutting-edge technologies and medical advancements through captivating visuals and compelling narratives, representing the hospital's transformative journey. 

10+ Social Media Post Ideas That Can Increase Engagement [Infographic]

10+ Social Media Post Ideas That Can Increase Engagement [Infographic]

DEVELOPING ENGAGING CONTENT is one of the biggest challenges of digital communication. With so much content vying for our attention, there are tried and true ways to capture and hold a viewer's interest.

Visuals are an essential element for any post, and because the brain is attuned to motion, using video almost always increases engagement.

A Look Inside an Award-Winning Community Awareness Campaign

A Look Inside an Award-Winning Community Awareness Campaign

What goes in to making a campaign that gets noticed—and creates awareness?

Lots of decisions! Here are some of the reasons behind the campaign we created with the Walla Walla County Department of Community Health, as part of their work to prevent suicide, provide access to mental health resources, de-stigmatize mental health issues, create awareness about the dangers of fentanyl, and prevent opioid use.

A Behind-the-Scenes Look at a Website and Visual Brand Makeover

A Behind-the-Scenes Look at a Website and Visual Brand Makeover

Communication has never been more important to businesses and organizations. A company’s website is probably the most important marketing and sales tool available. It’s important to update stagnant designs after five years or more.

CMBell recently redesigned the visual brand for Stella’s Homestead, and in this entry, we’ll take you behind the scenes on some of the work that led up to this.

Take the First Step Towards Getting a Winning Website

Take the First Step Towards Getting a Winning Website

Creating a new website can easily slip into the “not today” category, and for good reasons.

It’s easy to get caught up in a flurry of worries like: What if I can’t find the right vendor? How can I be sure that I’ll get a website that helps grow our business? What if there are cost overruns? What if there are delays? What if I haven’t managed an outside web vendor before? Or where do I even begin?

What Type of Video Do You Want to Create?

What Type of Video Do You Want to Create?

We take the worry out of producing a video by providing you with the essential elements to make a video designed to increase customer engagement and grow your business.

With decades of experience and a history of keeping our promises, we'll deliver your video on time, on target, and on budget.

Check out our list of video options.

How To Get Your Video Seen By More People

How To Get Your Video Seen By More People

Too often we see organizations invest in videos, and then miss the huge opportunity they have to connect with their audience by failing to get it in front of them.

Don’t let this happen to you! To get the most from your video investment, follow these basic steps to get your video in front of more people.

Color Psychology: Blue is the Color of Calm and Constancy

Color Psychology: Blue is the Color of Calm and Constancy

Maybe there's a reason that blue is the #1 choice for corporate branding and identity, as many hope to cash in on the intrinsic belief that blue represents constancy, quality, and achievement. It does seem to be a color that many executives like—and as you can see, we’ve used it for our own brand because of its classic, timeless appeal.

10 Ways to Make Your Presentation Unforgettable

10 Ways to Make Your Presentation Unforgettable

The way we adapt to the crowded world of communication is by evaluating a message in a matter of seconds to see if it interests us. If it doesn't, we move on. Your job as a presenter, then, is to make it as rewarding and easy as possible for your viewer to grasp your message.

Here are 10 things you can do right now to improve your PowerPoint or other presentations:

How Two of Your Company's Web Pages Could Be Hurting Your Business [and What You Can Do About It]

How Two of Your Company's Web Pages Could Be Hurting Your Business [and What You Can Do About It]

Why are the “Job” and the “About Us” pages so frequently lackluster on business websites?

For most, it's probably a practical reason. Once that content is developed, there's generally little reason to revisit it. It falls into that perilous category of important but not urgent, and there it languishes—missing untold opportunities to persuade, compel, and sell.