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21 Mar

Brand Strategy, Branding, Business, Design, Inspiration
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by DAMM Creative

I am a brand strategist and identity designer

I am I am a brand strategist and identity designer. Phew, now that’s out the way, what does that mean for me and for you? I’ve studied and worked in the creative industry for almost 20 years (wow). Safe to say, I’ve had varying degrees of success and countless bouts of imposter syndrome. My passion…

15 Oct

10 Pillars of Brand Strategy – Brand Strategy Process

Before we get into the 10 pillars of brand strategy... What is Brand Strategy? Brand Strategy is about uncovering the very essence of your brand. Every brand you can think of has a brand strategy. In fact, they will have multiple strategies created to help them achieve their long-term goals. The strategy process is a…

04 Oct

Advice, Business, Consultancy, Content Creation, SEO
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Great content creation, why you need it and what it can do for your business

Article written by Anne Walker. Anne is a new member of the DAMM Creative team as an expert in SEO content creation. Anne's skills are a great compliment to us with stunning attention to detail when creating optimised content for your brand. Get in touch to see how we can help your business can the exposure…

17 Sep

Top Tech Skills To Boost Your CV (Guest Article)

Article written by Artur Meyster - CTO of Career Karma Top Tech Skills To Boost Your CV Nearly all high skill jobs are trending towards tech roles, requiring applicants to demonstrate at least some proficiency in tech skills beyond Google Workplace (the new name for G Suite). Middle managers and non-technical professionals need to keep…

15 Jan

Advice, Business, Design, Inspiration, Logo design, Pricing
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The Futur

The Futur is my favourite YouTube channel. Their content is amazing and inspiring. Chris Do is the man but special mentions to Jose Cabeller, Ben Burns, Matthew Encina and Melinda Livsey as well. I came across The Futur by chance. I can’t remember exactly what I was searching for but I found the YouTube series…

16 Aug

Non-refundable deposits

Have you ever been faced with a non-refundable deposit that you wanted to get back? I’m sure we have all heard the term ‘non-refundable deposit’ before. Businesses can ask for a non-refundable deposit prior to customers making a purchase. On face value, this means that once you have made a payment you can’t get your…

09 Jul

Advice, Business, Design, Freelance, Inspiration
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Just say no!

I’m going to keep this one brief as it’s a simple concept but can be quite hard to do. Some will find it as second nature and some will run away from it like the plague. First things first. Go with your gut. It is cliché but it’s true in this instance. If it doesn’t…

09 Jul

Hey Guys, Quick Favour

At some point during your life you have been asked for a favour or asked for one. Sometimes these favours are small and easily achieved whereas others may cause you to travel to space and deliver the sun and several stars! Not for one second am I saying not to do favours but I do…

24 Feb

How to charge more for a logo

Probably one of the most asked questions amongst the design community. It's always difficult to find the right answer (if one exists) but this talk by Chris Do from Blind and Melinda Livsey gives an inspirational and meaningful insight as to how you should go about pricing a logo design. The methods and ideas Chris Do…