Would you actually consider your company’s work culture as “good”? If not, you’re not alone. In fact, a workplace culture study done by Gallup in 2017 found that only 15% of the world’s workforce is actually engaged at work. That’s terrible. What we’ve found at Hiilite is that by actually incorporating your organizational values into…
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Almost everyone has had a bad food experience where the packaging or branding package didn’t match the quality or quantity of food inside (looking at you bags of chips). Branding done poorly can have the same effect. Tina Walczak our Chief Brand Officer and Jake MacLaren, one of our content strategists, discusses branding mistakes and how when it comes to…
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Cool logos are everywhere nowadays with new companies popping up each day, and existing companies rebranding or redesigning their own. A logo is the main embodiment of a business and the design of it shouldn’t be handed to just someone off the internet who took an Adobe Illustrator class once. A business is often reflected through…
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There is a lot of confusion surrounding the difference between a personal brand vs. a business brand, but luckily Tina Walczak, our Chief Brand Officer, understands it well. In the below interview, one of our content strategists, Jake MacLaren, discusses how to build a personal brand, what pitfalls to avoid and how to separate brand from business with…
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Branding is a key part of marketing strategy which is why it’s so important, especially now with current events making it challenging to stay in business. Our chief branding officer, Tina Walczak, spoke with the chief executive officer of Dragone, François Girard, to learn about successful brand strategies to keep your business alive during this…
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By: Tina Walczak & Cam Schreiner We were approached by one of our followers, Heather, with the following question: What are some common branding mistakes? Branding Mistakes to Avoid: Don't Everything to Everyone Think of Whole Foods. They don’t try to hit the entire market and be the grocery store for everyone. They stick to a…
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By: Tina Walczak & William Walczak We recently took a trip to beautiful Palm Spring where my parents live, and I must say... I love it here. I always love Kelowna, but there is something to be said about picking fresh oranges off the neighbours tree. So we had a question come in to our branding…
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By: Tina Walczak, William Walczak & Cam Schreiner Today we're going to discuss how you can get the clients you want, and if you are struggling to find any, a few strategies on how to find and land a new client. To start with, we want you to start thinking about questions you have regarding lead generation! What kind of clients…
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By: Tina Walczak & Cam Schreiner In our recent Instagram live, we discussed personal branding vs company branding, and if your personal brand can hurt your corporate/business brand. We were approached by our followers with the following questions: Have you done anything in the past that might be a conflict from your personal vs corporate…
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By: Tina Walczak & Cam Schreiner We recently came out of a meeting with a client who was a day or 2 away from launching their company, until a trademarking situation put a halt on it. The issue? Another company, in the same industry, was already using the brand name and had trademarked it in the…
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By: Tina Walczak & Cam Schreiner During one of our recent Thursday Hiilite Instagram Live Videos, we discussed Cohesive Brand Messaging. Julie from Portia Ella sparked this week's topic with her question: How do you create a cohesive brand message, while trying to support so many niche markets? Portia Ella: Cohesive Brand Messaging Julie is the…
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By: Ellen Gregory 2019 is on track for being a full-on video revolution. If you haven’t considered or begun incorporating videography into your marketing strategy, you’re doing your company an injustice. Video content is one of the most effective and lucrative ways to promote your business. Videos provide companies with versatile and engaging content that is accessible across several…
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