What are your 10 Sentences?

What is the most famous speech in America’s history?  If you guessed The Gettysburg Address you would be correct.  This speech was delivered by President Abraham Lincoln just months after the Confederate troops had been defeated in the Battle of Gettysburg.  The date was November 19, 1863.  What was it that made this speach so [...]

Everyone is Different. Capitalize On Being Unique!

I think the beautiful thing about the web, social media, marketing, and the business world is that fact that everyone is different.
We would like to sit here and say that there are TONS of companies that are the same. There are 30,343 graphic design firms in Indianapolis. Not true, but you get the point. I [...]

On or In for 2010?

What does it take to build a truly successful company?  If you do a + b and never do c, do you have a formula for quick growth and profitability?  Many times we believe that if we are great at customer service, control our costs, meet deadlines, and make sure employees are happy, we win.  [...]

A Big Thanks

On behalf of the whole Brandswag team, I would like to say thank you to all who participated in The Greatest Wish Campaign. We not only met our goal, but went way above and beyone. The goal of the campaign was to use social media as the only tool of promotion. Through Facebook and Twitter [...]

I ask a lot of questions…

I am the kind of person that could annoy you after a few minutes if I am trying to learn something new.
Why? It’s pretty simple… I ask a lot of questions.
I am a project manager by trade and my specific niche is managing web re-design projects. More and more, we are designing websites and blogs [...]

Quit with All This CRAP! Let’s Create Business

I’m tired… and I do not think it is from the daily grind or the work load at Brandswag. I am pretty sure it is from all the BS that is circulating in the world of social media and marketing.
I’m tried of reading blog posts about the death of social media experts or how there [...]

Use YOUR Ideas When Writing Blogs. Period.

It is true… sometimes you get in a rut when debating on what you should write on your blog. The depressing thought-police come crashing through your door and stop any hint of creative musing… just because they can. How do you push yourself out of the mind block and towards creative thinking/writing?
When I personally find [...]

You Get to Know Your Audience

This thought is inspired by some comments that appeared on a blog of a friends’ today and made me revisit what might be one of my favorite blog posts in the history of blog posts.  The post “The Posture of a Communicator” is from one of the brilliant marketing and business minds there is, Seth [...]

5 Ways to Track Your Competitors Using Social Media

Our posts here at Brandswag talk about the growing trend of social media being used in order to gain more lead generation and marketing potential in businesses across the nation. You are going to need to be online. You are going to need to have a voice in this world of social communication.
Can we talk [...]

Fudge, Crafts and Cabins – A Social Media Field Trip to Brown County

This past weekend the Brandswag team ventured down to Brown County on a mission to come out of the woods with a clear focus and plan for 2010. A scary thought at first, primarily due to the possibility of being un-plugged for three days, we were able to manage!
The weekend was nothing short of amazing, [...]


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