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Posted on January 29, 2020 Marketing Themed Crossword Puzzle
In honor of today being National Puzzle Day we put together this marketing themed crossword puzzle for all of our wonderful clients &... CONTINUENational Puzzle Day : Marketing Themed Crossword Puzzle
Posted on January 7, 2019 From Coca-Cola to Starbucks or Disney to Reebok, even the most widely recognized brands in the world refresh their looks. You may have considered the benefits of such a rebranding... CONTINUEWould Your Company Benefit From A Brand Refresh?
Posted on March 18, 2016 When you think of a graphic design agency, you probably think of crafting new logos or creating state of the art website designs. While we do more than our fair share of those on a... CONTINUEA Week In The Life Of A Graphic Designer
Posted on March 2, 2016 Google has officially unveiled a change to the way pay per click (PPC) ads display on desktops which likely will radically impact natural and paid search results for many. The... CONTINUEGoogle Discontinues Desktop Sidebar Ads: What It Means To Your Advertising
Posted on December 4, 2015 From a customer's perspective, LivingSocial, Groupon, and dozens of other deal based, limited time offer sites can be wonderful. You can enjoy discounts on a trendy new restaurant,... CONTINUEHow Groupon and Daily Deal Sites Have Changed Buyers' Mentalities
Posted on September 15, 2015 When you think about it, Google is the smartest thing you know. Let's just face it, it is effectively alive. It grows, it uses energy, it adapts. And as one of the best resources... CONTINUE11 Easy Ways To Get The Most Out Of Google Searches
Posted on July 16, 2015 Just yesterday the Clay Pot Creative team was making a stop into the hole in the wall burrito place by our office. There were five or six people in front of us and as noon... CONTINUEWhy Page Speed May Be The Most Important Thing About Your Website
Posted on June 30, 2015 Vector logos? EPS files? Bitmap? If you have a logo, you might be confused about the various image files you have and what they should be used for. Your friendly Clay Pot Creative... CONTINUEUnderstanding Different Graphic Files
Posted on June 6, 2015 So you need a website. You know exactly how it is going to look already. You have spent weeks and weeks meticulously drafting up every single word and finding the perfect image for... CONTINUEWhat is a Content Management System?
Posted on April 30, 2015 Last week, Google officially rolled out an update that boosts rankings for mobile-friendly pages on mobile search results. Announced earlier in the year, the search engine giant... CONTINUEWhat Is Google's Mobile Friendly Update?
Posted on March 27, 2015 Responsive website design very simply is giving site visitors an optimal viewing experience no matter what device they are using. Based on the screen size, the website "responds"... CONTINUEHow To Structure Navigation For Responsive Design
Posted on February 20, 2015 Whether you are looking for a website design or marketing campaign development, partnering with a marketing agency can elevate your company to the next level. Working with skilled... CONTINUE15 Questions To Ask A Marketing Agency
Posted on February 4, 2015 One often overlooked but crucial element to setting up a successful pay per click advertising campaign is a negative keyword list. As opposed to keywords that you select that... CONTINUENegative Keywords To Include In Every Pay Per Click Campaign
Posted on December 12, 2014 Like virtually every business, expanding your customer base is an ever-present challenge. If you could just get more people looking at your product or service, profits would soar.... CONTINUEShould You Buy An Email List?
Posted on December 1, 2014 Dunkin' Donuts has been gone from the Fort Collins' market since 1998, giving Lamar's Donuts 16 years of donut dominance. With Dunkin's return to the area, our team of caffeine... CONTINUEWho Has The Best Donuts In Fort Collins?
Posted on November 15, 2014 For those that don't know the Clay Pot Creative back story, Julia Leach was working for a marketing agency back in 2000. Time after time, clients were getting the same cookie... CONTINUEClay Pot Creative Celebrates 14 Year Anniversary
Posted on October 10, 2014 Halloween is right around the corner and Clay Pot Creative has a bunch of treats in mind! This year, each of our talented graphic designers have concocted eerily delicious drinks... CONTINUEClay Pot Creative Invites You To 2014 Halloween Party
Posted on September 17, 2014 Clay Pot Creative is proud to announce that we have been recognized by the Art Directors Club of Denver (ADCD) for our self promotional piece "We Love You To Pieces" that went out... CONTINUEClay Pot Creative Recognized by the Art Directors Club of Denver
Posted on August 28, 2014 Looking to become the world's worst Facebook user? Follow these simple social media strategies and your friends and family will be avoiding you before you know it.... CONTINUEHow To Be The World's Worst Facebooker
Posted on August 15, 2014 The Panda, Penguin, and Hummingbird Google algorithm updates have drastically reshaped the search engine landscape over the past several years. Each with their own unique target,... CONTINUEThe Google Algorithm Zoo: Pandas and Penguins and Hummingbirds
Posted on July 28, 2014 As one of the top marketing agencies in Fort Collins, we thought it was time to show off all of our skills with a brand new look and feel. Our new responsive website design now... CONTINUEClay Pot Creative Launches New Site
Posted on July 11, 2014 Video has quickly become one of the most popular marketing vehicles available with YouTube, Vine, Instagram and more giving viewers easily consumed content without needing to read... CONTINUENew Photo Studio For Clay Pot Creative
Posted on April 28, 2014 If you know the Clay Pot team, you know that we love pizza and pizza related dishes. Fortunately for us, Doug, one of our talented graphic designers, doesn't just apply his... CONTINUECowboy Doug's Pizza Rolls
Posted on November 22, 2013 The holidays aren't the only reason to be celebrating this season as we are also proud to celebrate our 13 year anniversary over here at Clay Pot Creative. We find it hard to... CONTINUEClay Pot Creative Celebrates 13 Years In Style
Posted on July 17, 2013 Your business card is likely the one piece of information that a new client or vendor walks away with upon your first meeting. More times than we care to admit, that business card... CONTINUEWhat Are NFC Business Cards
Posted on June 21, 2013 Your website is down or is going to go down. You are moving servers or your site has been hacked or any number of other reasons and your site is offline, including your site... CONTINUEWhat Is A 503 Page And How To Use It
Posted on May 29, 2013 In our third installment on how to get the most out of Pinterest, we are going to give you some tips on optimizing your Pinterest account for search engines. Converting your... CONTINUEHow To Optimize Your Pinterest Account
Posted on May 22, 2013 By verifying your website on Pinterest, other pinners are able to learn more about you product and company. Last time, we discussed how to convert your personal Pinterest account... CONTINUEHow To Verify Your Website On Pinterest
Posted on May 8, 2013 It probably isn't surprising to hear that Pinterest users spend more money on purchases than users on other leading social media sites. Roughly 80% of the site's top categories are... CONTINUEConverting Your Personal Pinterest Account Into A Business Account
Posted on April 16, 2013 Well, it's official. I've finally been switched over to the new Facebook layout. We've been hearing about this for awhile but have seen very few real life examples of how it will... CONTINUEThe rumored "New Facebook" is finally rolling out!
Posted on April 3, 2013 Using Facebook to market your brand or product is a virtual must have in today's social media world. While Pinterest, Twitter, and Instagram are eroding some of the market... CONTINUEAre Facebook Likes Or Facebook Shares More Important?
Posted on March 13, 2013 What is Google Panda? What is Google Penguin? Maybe you have asked yourself these questions before, but they will be coming to the forefront again in the near future. Matt Cutts,... CONTINUEGoogle Algorithm Updates Are On The Way
Posted on February 27, 2013 As reported last year in the 2012 Social Media Marketing Industry Report, businesses (particularly B2B) have taken a step back from Facebook, focusing instead on LinkedIn and... CONTINUEYes, Facebook is still relevant.
Posted on February 7, 2013 In layman's terms, an infographic is simply a visual representation of data. While they have grown increasingly popular in the web-prevalent world, they actually can be dated as... CONTINUEWhy Should You Make An Infographic
Posted on January 31, 2013 If you own a business, you know that there's a tradeshow for everything. From events aimed at educating the industry to shows built for getting your product in front of buyers, you... CONTINUEImproving your performance at tradeshows
Posted on December 31, 2012 As 2012 draws to a close tonight, the team here at Clay Pot Creative has been reflecting on some of the great things we've seen from other agencies this year. We'd like to share a... CONTINUEThings We Admired in 2012
Posted on December 6, 2012 As Christmas gets closer and we spend our time thinking about gifts for others, take a minute to think about what your business needs. Maybe 2013 is the year to invest in yourself... CONTINUEDon't forget your business this holiday season!
Posted on November 27, 2012 If you've seen an influx of your Facebook friends posting status updates trying to protect their personal details, videos, and more, you've seen the results of the latest Facebook... CONTINUEThe latest Facebook privacy notice...
Posted on November 21, 2012 Here at Clay Pot Creative, we are so lucky to spend every day in the company of talented co-workers, brilliant entrepeneurs, and our many savvy clients. We are thankful for all of... CONTINUEWe're Thankful!
Posted on November 14, 2012 The 2012 election is now at its end and Google Trends captured a funny little snippet of information regarding web searches: the spike in the search phrase "who is running for... CONTINUEGoogle Trends and the Presidential Election
Posted on November 8, 2012 If you have logged into your Google Analytics account recently, you probably have been seeing a keyword rising in popularity over the past year. Whether you have a flower store or... CONTINUEWhat Does Not Provided In Google Analytics Mean?
Posted on October 30, 2012 Last Friday, the CPC team took a little break for some fun. We split up into teams, snacked on some delicious Halloween treats, and carved pumpkins for the 2012 Clay Pot Creative... CONTINUEHappy Halloween from Clay Pot Creative!
Posted on October 19, 2012 You don't even want to know how many websites there are actually out there (well over 650,000,000 if you are actually wondering). On top of that, each can have hundreds of pages... CONTINUECool Tools For Your Website
Posted on October 8, 2012 If you've spent any time at all on the latest social media darling, Pinterest, you may have noticed a surge in clever, image-based graphs. Welcome to the world of infographics!... CONTINUEExcite Your Customers with Infographics
Posted on September 26, 2012 An all-time record 188 million US consumers viewed an estimated 38 billion web videos during the month of August. This record volume of viewers demonstrates the strong demand that... CONTINUEVideo Viewership Breaks Records
Posted on September 20, 2012 Changes are afoot at Twitter as the world's second largest social media site has unveiled a significant design revamp to profile pages today, letting users upload oversized... CONTINUETwitter Changes Profile Page Layout
Posted on September 12, 2012 Twitter is one of those social media outlets that confuse many. Limited to just 140 characters per "tweet," making an impactful marketing post about your business or product can be... CONTINUETwitter To Allow Interest Based Marketing
Posted on September 5, 2012 Should I use underscores or dashes in my website addresses? This popular SEO question is one that requires a bit of a technical background and some history lessons in the world of... CONTINUEDo You Use Underscores Or Dashes For SEO?
Posted on August 29, 2012 Is your business on Facebook? Are you still not sure what it's doing for you? We're here to give you a few tips that will help your business shine in the realm of social media.... CONTINUESocial Media for Dummies
Posted on August 22, 2012 Review based websites like Yelp, TripAdvisor, and Angie's List have given potential customers an immeasurably effective resource to utilize prior to making an actual purchase. They... CONTINUEHow To Handle Negative Online Feedback
Posted on August 17, 2012 You probably have heard some decent jokes about Google+, mostly consisting of punchlines about crickets chirping or tumbleweeds blowing through an imaginary virtual landscape. But... CONTINUEGoogle Plus Introduces Vanity URLs
Posted on August 14, 2012 By now you have surely heard of Pinterest, the latest web darling to hit the scene. Confused about what it is exactly? You’re not alone. Have you ever been goofing around on... CONTINUEWhat is Pinterest, and Why Should You Care?
Posted on August 9, 2012 In its simplist form, a "404 page" is a page a website visitor was trying to reach that could not be found on the server. In its technical form, it is an error message indicating... CONTINUEThe Benefits Of A 404 Page
Posted on August 3, 2012 Here at Clay Pot Creative, we do a lot of different kinds of projects. Some are logo development, some web development, some graphic design. Some clients come in... CONTINUEBirth of a Brand - Part Three
Posted on July 31, 2012 We recently published a series of interactive training videos for Arthur Academy, an elementary school network based in Oregon.
The videos serve as a virtual walk-thru of our... CONTINUEBenefits of Online Video Training
Posted on July 25, 2012 Just wanted to see if you are paying attention.
... CONTINUESurviving a Robot Uprising
Posted on July 20, 2012 Here at Clay Pot Creative, we do a lot of different kinds of projects. Some are logo development, some web development, some graphic design. Some clients come in... CONTINUEBirth of a Brand - Part Two
Posted on July 13, 2012 Here at Clay Pot Creative, we do a lot of different kinds of projects. Some are logo development, some web development, some graphic design. Some clients come in just to have us... CONTINUEBirth of a Brand - Part One
Posted on July 5, 2012 From CBS News:
Twitter, the micro-blogging site, has cut off tweets on the professional social network LinkedIn, ending a two-year partnership.
Twitter is a website that lets... CONTINUETwitter and LinkedIn No Longer Friends!
Posted on June 26, 2012 Each day, an estimated five billion searches are made through Google. Over the past month, you may have noticed a little something new as the search engine giant has introduced... CONTINUEGoogle Knowledge Center
Posted on June 21, 2012 You’ve heard of Google+ right? The Google social network aiming to take a bite out of the Facebook pie? If not, you’re not alone – Google+ is still struggling to... CONTINUEWhat the move from Google Places to Google+ Local means to you
Posted on June 19, 2012 Last year, there was one notable company that seemed to be dominating search engines. They were tops with general terms like "bedding" or even specific phrases like "Samsonite... CONTINUEThe Ramifications of Black Hat SEO
Posted on June 13, 2012 Search engine optimization continues to be a focal point for nearly every business, and remains one of the most difficult marketing pillars to understand. Hundreds of metrics... CONTINUEWhat Is Black Hat SEO?
Posted on June 8, 2012 Everyone has received a personalized e-mail subject in their inbox. “John, we invite you to...” or “Rachel, your special deals...” While this tried idea... CONTINUEPersonalized E-Mail Effectiveness
Posted on June 7, 2012 Just a few hours after posting our article on how to use LinkedIn, news breaks on a security breach from a Russian hacker stealing roughly 6.5 million LinkedIn passwords. This... CONTINUELinkedIn Password Check
Posted on June 7, 2012 We've recently implemented UPS's Address Validation Street Level API for a couple of our e-commerce clients. This is an incredibly powerful tool to reduce user error and the... CONTINUEUPS Street Level Address Validation
Posted on June 6, 2012 There are over 150 million members within the LinkedIn network, and nearly all are there for a reason: to network. How best do you build your own personal network on one of the... CONTINUEHow To Leverage Your LinkedIn Account
Posted on June 5, 2012 GM made some noise recently when it was revealed that they would be stopping their Facebook display advertising, stating that they had not been effective. The opinions of GM seem... CONTINUEShould You Be Marketing On Facebook?
Posted on June 4, 2012 Welcome to the new Clay Pot Creative blog! Are you wondering what took us so long? We are too – but we’re here now, and here’s why you should be too:
#1: The... CONTINUEWelcome To The New Clay Pot Creative Blog!