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So, you want to hire a web designer for your company? This is where I’m supposed to say that you should just hire us instead of your own designer. But I won’t do that. Maybe you actually need a web designer on your team. I can tell you from exper...

If you’ve never seen the movie Rocky, I suggest you take some time to check it out. Aside from being a great film, there’s a great lesson for marketers buried deep inside – waiting for just the right time to strike can cost you dearly. In the ...

Last week, six members of Flying Hippo took a trip to Boston for Inbound 2014, one of the largest content marketing conferences in the world, drawing thousands of marketing and sales professionals from almost every industry imaginable and from all ...

Police officers have a fascinating way of talking to the public. You might notice this on TV news. For instance: Let’s say two people were fighting on a street corner one night and peeled off in their cars when the cops came. If the story en...

Before bling was a thing and Lil Jon was only little Lil John, there was Vanilla Ice. Representing the mean streets of suburban Miami, Vanilla Ice struck fear into the hearts of approximately no one with his Morrissey pompadour and less-than-accura...

Business Critical is our weekly collection of what’s new, exciting, and insightful for business leaders from the world of the web, marketing, social media, and more. iCloud Breach Very rarely does tech news overlap with pop culture news. This week,...

If we had a magical machine that could tell us the best way to approach to every project, we would probably just sell that machine to every other agency for billions of dollars and then retire to Florida. Unfortunately, we don’t have that machine. ...

Business Critical is our weekly collection of what’s new, exciting, and insightful for business leaders from the world of the web, marketing, social media, and more. New Instagram Tools One of our favorite time-wasters here at the office is Instagr...

On the way home the other day, I heard a great story on the radio about mise-en-place, a French phrase that means, literally, “put in place.” It’s a chef’s regimen of making the ingredients and tools needed for cooking availa...

Business Critical is our weekly collection of what’s new, exciting, and insightful for business leaders from the world of the web, marketing, social media, and more. The Ice Bucket’s Unlikely Viral Success If you’ve been on Facebook or ...

Everyone has a favorite animated movie. Whether you grew up with Snow White or The Land Before Time, animation has likely been a part of your life since birth. Now, just like most everything else, the internet has opened possibilities for animation t...

Business Critical is our weekly collection of what’s new, exciting, and insightful for business leaders from the world of the web, marketing, social media, and more. Google Seeks to Boost HTTPS Rankings Everyone likes to stay safe. Helmets while cy...