Fresh

Thinking

Fresh Thinking

by de Novo.

At de Novo, your goals become our goals. It’s how we help our clients succeed. Want to pull back the curtain and see how we do it? Check out our various insights and musings on our blog.

How Great Brands Lead with Mission & Values

We have a saying around here: “Your brand is what people say about you when you’re not in the room. “ So many people equate brand with graphic identity, but

From Street-Team Rep to Summer Intern: My Time with de Novo Marketing

A special thank you to our 2021 Summer Intern, Jensen, for writing this blog. We wish you luck in your final year and see nothing but great things in your

Shifting from “Post & Pray” to Nurturing a Workforce Pipeline

If you would have told me in 2007 that the work we do at de Novo would be so heavily involved in human resources, I would have laughed, and maybe

Busting Common Design Myths

What comes to mind when you hear the words “graphic design”? Making things pretty for a living? Computer wizardry? A coffee-drinking, flannel-clad, Apple-product aficionado? While there may be some truth

ATTENTION: How to Grab It

The Important First Step Time, resources and budget all go into your marketing plan and materials. The best way to optimize all that work you’ve put in is making sure

Improve Your Tech Stack With a Platform Audit

It happens every year at budget time. Our accountant hands me a list of software companies and asks, “Are we continuing all of these subscriptions next year?” Over the years

6 Questions You Should Ask About Your Marketing Content

Let’s start by painting some pictures we’re all familiar with… You’re excited about the quality service your organization can deliver. You can’t wait to send out an email or postcard

If You Are Not Using an Integrated CRM, You Are Losing Data

Excel spreadsheets, handwritten notes, emailing yourself details about a customer’s preferences . . . all of these are ways that we input and track information about our leads, prospects and

Barrier Studies: Understanding What Holds Back Business & Engagement

This is the third time we’ve updated this post—it’s one of those blogs that has evolved as our client base has over the years. This time our refresh incorporates more

12 Logos in 12 Months: Reflections on a Year in Branding

1 year. 3 designers. 12 logos. YEP, WE HAD A PRETTY BUSY 2020. From branding new businesses to helping established companies expand and refresh their visual assets—we spent a lot

1 3 4 5 6 7 17