Are you trigger happy when it comes to the creative process at your advertising agency or marketing department? Do you head straight to the production stage before putting together a basic creative brief? Do you often find yourself having to go back to the drawing board time and time again? Then, this brief is for […]
Owning a camera doesn’t make you a photographer. Similarly, your pre-designed, flashy template you purchased after clicking on the first Google listing doesn’t make you a web designer. You’re just another chum blinded by the bright lights and pretty buttons. Rumors scattered on the Internet will tell you that web design is dead. That it’s all […]
What is the ADA? The ADA is the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 Civil Rights Law that prohibits discrimination based on disability. The responsibilities of maintaining this law falls under the United States Department of Justice Civil Rights Division. In the past, they have been responsible for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Act, the […]
What is Github? Only the world’s leading software developer, or so their website says. Github has risen to the top of it’s industry in just 10 years of existence. “From open source to business, you can host and review code, manage projects, and build software alongside millions of other developers.” Github collaborates with you to […]
TLDR; Get an SSL or you’ll lose your search ranking on Google. Starting in July of this year, Google Chrome will have marked all HTTP sites as “not secure.” Many websites have already started getting their SSL Certification to avoid being badly labeled by Google, and you should too. What is SSL and how does […]
We’re back with another installment of our “Mistakes Clients Make” blog. Here’s a quick rundown of the previous blogs you may have missed: Thinking Everyone is your Target Audience Thinking There is Plenty of Time Before the Deadline Thinking Change Happens Overnight The next blog might sound a little out there, a little off the […]
Previously, on the 5ivecanons “Mistakes Clients Make” blog… We’ve discussed “Thinking Everyone is your Target Audience” in Part 1, and “Thinking There is Plenty of Time Before the Deadline” in Part 2. This week for Part 3 we’ll be discussing… (drumroll, please…) “Thinking Change Happens Overnight.” Now, I know what you’re thinking. “Don’t be absurd, […]
This week, we celebrate our 7th year in business as a Jacksonville creative agency. And despite all the cliche lines you can think of that a company would use in it’s anniversary blog, I’m going to give you 7 you never thought of. These are the reasons we are still here today: 1. We fight […]
In our last agency blog, we talked about thinking everyone is your target audience. For our next round of client mistakes, we want to bring up something that’s a little harder to pin down — “Thinking There is Plenty of Time Before the Deadline”. The reason this is harder to discuss is because time is […]
As a full-service agency, we see our fair share of clients ranging from startups to fortune 100 companies. We see the good, the bad, and the ugly; companies ranging from fantastic clients to ones that don’t even pay. So, we decided to release a blog with a few trade secrets: mistakes clients make. We see it […]
By Guest Author Larry Peters, World Traveler, Genius, Lover, Hater, and All-around Hustler I want everyone – worldwide – to join hands in some good old fashioned hate. For whom, you may ask? For anyone who uses the word “synergy.” I hate you. I don’t even know you and I hate your guts. And you […]