Sometimes the smartest move isn’t another email subject line or boosted post—it’s showing up in someone’s actual mailbox. Direct mail has a kind of presence digital can’t replicated: it interrupts the scroll, cuts through the noise, and lingers on a counter or desk in a way a digital ad never will. When used with intention, it’s less about old-school tactics and more about tactile strategy.
An online catalog can either be a brand’s best sales engine—or its fastest way to overwhelm a visitor. The difference is in design and discipline. A great catalog doesn’t just “list products”; it curates them, guides discovery, and makes exploration effortless. If you’re loading dozens (or hundreds) of items, the key is thinking like a shopper, not just a seller as you build your website.
There once was a study of doctors and lawsuits, and what it found may surprise you. Those who showed up with their patients in a warm, professional way were less likely to be sued than their colleagues with better outcomes who didn’t exhibit those traits.
Let’s be honest: running a hospital or clinic is resource-intensive. Marketing dollars can feel scarce, and social media often gets squeezed. But here’s the good news—you don’t need a blockbuster budget to create a social media presence that feels professional, engaging, and trustworthy. What you do need is consistency, creativity, and a clear sense of what matters most to your community.
You only have a few seconds to make a good impression online.
That’s why good, intuitive design is so vital. Humans see thousands of images every day, so you have to give them reason to pay attention to yours. Not only is it about creating a visually arresting look, but good design engages the human brain on a subconscious level.
We’re pleased to announce that projects produced for two of our clients have received awards from the 2021 International Hermes Creative Awards Competition. We’d like to thank our team, Visit Walla Walla and Armstrong Family Winery for being outstanding creative partners and inspiring award-winning work!
We’re pleased to announce that CMBell and two of our clients have received awards from the 2020 International MarCom Awards Competition. The MarCom Awards honor excellence in marketing and communication and represent one of the largest creative competitions in the world—with 6,000 entries submitted from creative firms in dozens of countries.
DEVELOPING ENGAGING CONTENT is one of today’s biggest digital communication challenges, and for good reason. There’s so much content competing for our attention.
There are, however, some tried and true ways of getting and keeping a viewer’s attention. Certain types of content always get higher engagement, and at the top of that list are those that use strong visuals, motion, and sometimes sound.
Getting heard is getting harder, and having a strong digital presence has never been more important.
Whether you want to build culture, increase online presence, or win customers, video outperforms all other media in getting viewed and remembered and should be part of your current marketing strategy.
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?
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.
If you’re one who gets excited about design trends, Pantone recently announced “Ultimate Gray” and “Illuminating” as the 2021 Colors of the Year.
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.
CMBell and four of our clients have received awards from the 2020 International MarCom Awards Competition. The MarCom Awards honor excellence in marketing and communication and represent one of the largest creative competitions in the world—with 6,000 entries submitted from creative teams in dozens of countries.
Communicating in a crisis is like piecing together a puzzle without having the original image to reference.
This is why an emergency situation often isn’t fully understood until later—or sometimes never at all—and why so much misinformation occurs. No one person has the whole story, and each person sees only one slice of the event. Piece by piece, we attempt to create a narrative that makes sense.
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.
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:
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.
Words and images are powerful tools for building a company’s culture. And yet they are too often underused in business.
While mission and values are at the center of an organization’s culture-building language, a mantra can flesh those out. If, for example, excellence is one of your values, a mantra can focus attention on how excellence occurs.
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