by Patrice Sorokin | Jan 18, 2024 | Advertising, General Business
Last November after a frustrating day dealing with bureaucracy and getting shuffled from window to window only to find out I did not have the right paperwork. It came into stark relief how important customer service and clear communication are in business. Your...
by Patrice Sorokin | Jan 11, 2024 | Advertising, Branding Basics
Let’s chat about branding mistakes, but before we do I want to reframe the concept of a mistake. A lot of us learned mistakes will get you in trouble and cause a punishment and they’re thought of very negatively because of that. I recognize that no one wants to make...
by Patrice Sorokin | Dec 18, 2023 | Branding Basics, Logos & Marketing Materials
I was talking about rebranding the other day with a friend. The company their employer just went through the process and they told me they had no idea how involved it was. They thought it was just changing the logo and maybe a few colors. To illustrate rebranding,...
by Patrice Sorokin | Dec 4, 2023 | General Business, Logos & Marketing Materials
Let’s talk trends. I’ve designed a lot of logos over the years. One of the things I do to stay on top of my industry is to follow logo designs from major Fortune 500 companies. They show me what trends are waking up and which ones are tired. Here’s what I know. If...
by Patrice Sorokin | Nov 20, 2023 | Advertising, General Business
I love reading Forbes, and when they announced that around 80% of all small businesses in the USA are run by a single person with no employees. My first reaction was, Holy Smokes that’s a lot of people running businesses! I find this interesting though because it...
