Marker Nine, the casual apparel company dedicated to the unspoiled life on the water, has expanded its product line to include coastal photography by Consociate Media’s award-winning photojournalist Rob Ostermaier. Marker Nine will take 10% of the sales from every print purchased and donate it to The Cook Foundation, a…
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Consociate Media tells stories. On Tuesday, it added to its own. The Gloucester, Virginia-based firm that relies on a blend of marketing, media and management techniques to share the stories of the people behind business received three Telly Awards for video production in results announced Tuesday, May 25. The 42nd…
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By Stephanie Heinatz, Founder & Managing Partner READER WARNING: in the words of some of my old newspaper editors, I fully admit that I’m “burying the lead” in this post. But please bear with me. Please read on. There’s a big ask and announcement buried in this story. ABOUT THE…
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Knowing information about your customer base is one thing. Gathering insight to make strategic marketing decisions based on that information is another. As a business owner, you have an idea of who your customer or client is. But it only makes sense to rely on actual data to confirm that….
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It’s a given that your business needs to have a robust social media presence. It helps to understand a few buzzwords when quantifying your social media marketing efforts. Here are a few tips and terms to get you started. Analytics have their own language and we’re not going to go…
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Does your social media look like everybody else’s? Or does it reflect your people, your place, your passion? No other business can replicate you, your reason for what you do and where you do it, and above all, the passion that fuels you to excel. Convey those three elements on…
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If you don’t have the budget for a full-scale professional video, or you’re looking to produce something a little more organic (the COVID era really showcased how much you can do from home), consider a short and simple selfie video made better by following these tips. You know what they…
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With an inbox as full as a teenager’s closet, maybe you think email marketing has fallen by the wayside. Who has time to read all the emails they get in a day? By the same logic, though, if your competitors are communicating with your audience by email, shouldn’t you? Suffice…
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By Vicki L. Friedman  Pancreatic cancer. What Alex Trebak died of ranks third among cancer deaths in the United States with an overall five-year survival rate of 10%. My father, Harry Friedman, was among the 63% of patients who died within the first year of diagnosis. We lost Dad 23…
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“Everybody can be great…because anybody can serve.” ― Martin Luther King Jr. We strive to be of service any chance we get. And our next service project is off to the races! As part of our team run for Run the D.O.G. to benefit our friends at Habitat for Humanity…
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