Marketing, Executive Communications, Internal Communication
Kari Arns
How To Help Your Team Communicate Better

COMMUNICATION IS A SKILL THAT CAN BE LEARNED! But it isn’t a skill that’s regularly taught in school. Here are some tips and examples to help your team polish up their presentations, learn how to disagree professionally, and level up what people think of them.

How To Help Your Team Communicate Better
Web, Design
Kari Arns
Before & After: A Bold New Look for Our ...

What is it about some websites that just instantly feel right—even if you can't quite put your finger on why?

That’s because many of the visual cues are recognized subconsciously, rather than consciously.

Before & After: A Bold New Look for Our Client’s Website
Web, Marketing
Kari Arns
Why Campaign Landing Pages are the Best Practice

Campaign landing pages are widely considered a best practice for advertising campaigns, and there’s solid reasoning and evidence behind this. Here’s why:

Why Campaign Landing Pages are the Best Practice
Marketing, Design
Kari Arns
CMBell Clients Win Two Hermes Creative Awards

We’re pleased to announce that two recent creative projects have received awards from the 2025 International Hermes Creative Awards Competition.

CMBell Clients Win Two Hermes Creative Awards
Marketing, Social Media
Kari Arns
Is Digital Adversiting or SEO More Important ...

How Search Engine Optimization Works

First, let’s clarify the terms. SEO refers to Search Engine Optimization, which creates organic reach as people search for businesses like yours.

Is Digital Adversiting or SEO More Important for Growing my Business?
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Why Social Media Posts Fail: 10 Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them

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Why Social Media Posts Fail: 10 Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them

Have you developed some great visual content for your social channels, but failed to get the results you hoped for?

This can happen when a business focuses on the visual content but fails to attend to some other equally important aspects of their social media strategy.

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How To Get More Than You Paid For From Your Web Vendor

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How To Get More Than You Paid For From Your Web Vendor

As a client, you may not realize how much you can do to get the most for your investment. The place to start is with an understanding of how web vendors estimate their costs and manage the project. Your web vendor typically allocates a set number of hours to create your new website. Usually, they will include some time in their estimate to allow for good ideas to emerge in the creative process that can't be anticipated. That's good. 

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An Inside Look at a Website Redesign

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An Inside Look at a Website Redesign

Have you ever been completely taken in by a website, but couldn’t really say why?

That’s because many of the visual cues are recognized subconsciously, rather than consciously. These include data-driven cues, color, call to action placement, type choice and format, and images.

A good website creator will pay scrupulous attention to these and other tried-and-true techniques when they develop a new website.

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How to Make the Most of Your Big Announcement

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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. 

20 Questions to Ask Your Next Communication Candidate—Before You Hire

20 Questions to Ask Your Next Communication Candidate—Before You Hire

Looking to hire a new communication team leader?

Hiring for a communication position—and wishing you could dig a bit deeper than the standard interview questions? You know, the ones that ask about strengths and weakness, career plans, and why they are interested in this particular position.

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

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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.

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A Look Inside an Award-Winning Community Awareness Campaign

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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.