What should you look for in a graphic designer? The first thing to be aware of is the difference between someone who can arrange images and type on a page and the professional graphic designer you hire to create your logo, your website, or your
I was recently reminiscing about my days in the Music Row song publishing world and thinking about one particular publisher. For the life of me, I could not recall the company’s name (it’s been a while), but they had a powerful roster of writers cranking
At Cronin Creative, we love it when we get the opportunity to help a client name their company. It’s usually part of a from-the-ground-up branding project, and it’s always a fun, collaborative effort. One of the most challenging parts of the process can be finding a
Back in 2007, we established Cronin Creative as a husband/wife business, and we’re happy to report the arrangement has worked out pretty well for us as well as our clients. But the company founders aren’t the only ones married around here. In fact, our biggest
Among my favorite of the many things that I get to do here at Cronin Creative is the crafting of taglines that summarize, energize, and reinforce the brands we design in collaboration with our clients. A tagline is that short phrase that accompanies your logo,
No matter what business you’re in, chances are better than good that you are in a competitive market. Unless you are the only one who does what you do, it’s essential that you differentiate your business from those competitors. Nailing down that authentic differentiator, however,
You are reading Cronin Creative’s 250th weekly blog. Boy oh boy, that’s a lot of blog writing. I know because I wrote most of them. Writing is one thing, reading is another, and I realize that, even though we send our blog to a whole
For any new business and for many that are well established, the need to effectively communicate exactly what you do – the features, benefits and differentiators of your products or services – is more important than ever in reaching and moving your target customers. The
In last week’s blog, we discussed the importance of spring cleaning for your brand. We’re following up this week with a few easy ways to take a fresh look at your brand and your marketing material. We’re talking about all that stuff that has your
Call me crazy, but one of my favorite things about the end of winter is spring cleaning. I’m sure a lot of that is the graphic designer in me. Eliminating clutter is something I do on a daily basis. I happen to use a computer