A Q&A With DMD's New Digital Marketing Manager

By Jackie Clews and Lacey Williams | DMD

We are thrilled to announce the latest addition to our boutique agency. Read the short Q&A below with our new digital marketing manager, Lacey Williams, to learn more about her and the multifacted skills she brings to our growing team.

1. Where are you from?

Longview, Texas. It’s a relatively small town close to Tyler.

2. What drew you to Dallas (besides our great shopping, food, entertainment...)?
 
Dallas has been my home away from home since I was a toddler. My favorite aunt and uncle live here, so I grew up staying at their house and doing my annual school shopping at Northpark Center. It has a great atmosphere that’s uniquely ‘Dallas.’ Austin and Houston just can’t compare!

Read More

Agencies, DMD

Three Reasons Why I Love the Project Management System Podio: Part Three

By Kristi Tan and @JackieClews

Now that you know the first two reasons why I love Podio, easy customization and fluid communication features, let’s look at the final reason why this tool seems to be the best solution for our needs right now (and might be the best solution for your company or agency, as well):

Read More

Agencies, Blogging, Project Management

Three Reasons Why I Love the Project Management System Podio: Part Two

By Kristi Tan and @JackieClews

Welcome back! In the first part in this series we discussed my prior experiences with Basecamp and TeamworkPM, two popular project management software systems for agencies. I then told you the first reason why I love Podio is the easy customization with the apps. Here’s the second reason why I prefer it over other project management systems I’ve used:

Read More

Content, Agencies, Software

Three Reasons Why I Love Podio: Part One

By Kristi Tan and @JackieClews

Project management includes a lot of parts, especially when content is thrown into the mix. A million shared docs, a never-ending email thread, questions left unanswered  these things are what raise our blood pressure and sometimes make us want to throw our computers out the window. This is why a comprehensive, reliable, easy-to-use project management software is absolutely crucial to build in the early stages of a growing agency, as well many other businesses. So I wanted to share some feedback on other systems I've tried and Podio, the software DMD began using recently, to share how they all compare.

Read More

Agencies, Blogging, Software

The Two Main Differences Between Marketing and PR

By @JackieClews

The world of digital marketing is often a vague, mysterious world.

That's why at DMD we are very dedicated to blogging about digital marketing to increase your knowledge of what it is we do, and what we don't do, such as public relations (PR).

This week I was at a networking event, where I was excited to meet a local PR professional. While I was discussing this person with another marketer, he asked me to articulate what the difference is between the two.

Read More

Strategy, Agencies, PR

How to Add Display Ads to Your Site in Six Easy Steps

There are many options for integrating ads into Wordpress, the solutions for which will vary depending upon your particular needs, but for most scenarios there are a few key points you will want to hit:

  1. Dynamic ads that will change between each page load so you don't see the same ad in the same place all the time.
  2. Easily editable ads. You want to be able to swap ads in and out at a moment's notice.
  3. Support for plain images and links, as well as code snippets like the kind generated by Google AdSense.
Read More

How to, Strategy, Agencies, Display Ads, Advertising

Benefits of A Website to Your Business

Guest blog by Carl Thomas, CEO of P.R. Inc.

Read More

Agencies, Websites

What DMD's New Partnership with Hubspot Means For You

Are you looking to get business on your website in an authentic, non-spammy way? Then Hubspot is probably right for your business.

So how does it work?

Read More

Strategy, Content, Inbound, Email, Agencies, Blogging, Websites

What is the difference between MARKETING and BRANDING?

Guest Blog by Dan Stables, Owner of Stables Creative Group

I had a friend ask me recently about the difference between Marketing and Branding. While related and intertwined in application, in definition they are very different.

Branding is the process of creating a unique name and image for a company and/or product in the customers’ minds. Branding aims to establish a significant and differentiated presence in the market that attracts and retains loyal customers.

Read More

Design, Strategy, Agencies

Subscribe for inbound marketing and sales tips!

Recent Blogs