Changing the B2B Game with Personalization
By Maria Orozova / Design, Marketing
One of our favorite misconceptions at MODintelechy is the idea that B2B marketing is supposed to be serious, boring, and adhere to unwritten rules from the stone ages. As if B2B customers are against being surprised and delighted with personalized content tailored to their needs. This begs a question—what have B2B sales teams been doing…
The B2B Creative Revolution You’re Likely Ignoring
By Maria Orozova / Design, Marketing, Sales Enablement
Marketing is all about capturing attention. And when it comes to capturing attention, creativity is the best way to get there. But after 20+ years of leading creative for a multitude of audiences, I had to ask myself a question: Where’s the love for B2B? Why is it often considered “less than” B2C? I pour…
The Hidden Value Of Creative: How To Pitch Where Others Pass
By MODintelechy / Blog, Design, Marketing, Strategy
Every creative agency wants to work on the next eye-catching, brake-slamming billboard. Wait, let me try that again—every creative agency wants to work on the next eye-catching, thumb-stopping Instagram ad. Either way, our understanding of creative services tends to be boxed into one line of thinking. From marketing collateral and social assets to rebranded websites…
When It Comes To Brand Presence, Take Your Own Advice
By MODintelechy / Design, Marketing
As marketers, we know the importance of having a strong brand presence—to stand out from the competition, get recognized by customers and reinforce your mission. It’s something that we tell our clients on a daily basis. But as agencies try to sell robust brand and content strategies to their clients, when’s the last time they…
Meet our Creative Director: From Inspiration to Go-To Karaoke Songs
By MODintelechy / Agency Culture, Design
With two decades of creative experience under her belt, there’s not an industry our Creative Director, Joanna Brown, hasn’t impacted — nor a brief she hasn’t brought to life. Cutting her teeth with some big-time agencies led her to work with some big-time brands: J.P. Morgan, Chase, Unilever (Dove, Hellmann’s, Magnum) and Google to name…
The Hidden Power of Creative
By Adrian Olvera / Agency Culture, Design, Marketing
As a creative, I’m happy to say that, what was once an afterthought, is now considered critical for in-market success—design. Growth of online and mobile tools have enabled the consumer to seize control of the brand relationship, telling brands when, where, and how they want to engage. Because of this, more brands have realized the…
3 Benefits of Hiring a Marketing Agency and Where to Start
By Josh May / Agency Culture, Data + Analytics, Design, Marketing, Strategy
3 Benefits of Hiring a Marketing Agency The flexibility of hiring for marketing expertise makes me think of LEGO creations. You can follow the instructions or mix and match sets and make something unique, just as you can hire internally, outsource to freelancers, or establish an agency relationship to build your business. Whichever strategy…
Sketching to Improve Your Daily Workflow
By Autumn Hutchins / Design, Marketing
If you’ve ever doodled on sticky notes or in the margins of your notebook, I want you to make your seemingly mindless doodling, do work. Sketching regularly helps you generate better ideas, communicate them more effectively, work faster, and even change the way you think. I became a visual thinker when working on illustration projects,…
#Mood: Mood Boards as Design Tools
By MODintelechy / Design
As designers, it can be difficult to put a particular emotion or idea into words when we think a particular shade of green or font family would do it justice. So, we make a mood board—a simple graphic tool which allows me to experiment with design elements and make my vision, reality. Simply put, mood…