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Grill the Arsonist: Meet Tony
Digital Arsonist Tony Nagy has been lighting fires at MindFire for three years! He is a veteran programmer, with an enthusiasm and talent for turning pages of coding into powerful and effective marketing tools.
Make simplicity part of your brand
It’s a complex world out there. We are inundated with thousands of branding messages every day. It can be overwhelming.
As marketers, we’re trying to figure out how to cut through the chaos to get consumers to pay attention to what we want to say about our brand.
MindFire listed as one of Inc. magazine’s 500/5000 Fastest Growing Companies for third time
For the third time in as many years, Inc. magazine has named MindFire Communications one of the fastest-growing privately-held companies in America. The annual listing placed MindFire, with offices in LeClaire and Cedar Rapids, in the 3,960th spot in the country, and 18th spot in the state of Iowa. The third straight appearance on the list […]
Eight attributes of a hot brand
The economy is finally showing signs of warming up. How’s your brand doing? Does it have the sizzle needed to connect with consumers in a cluttered marketplace? Are you fueling the right brand experience, firing up employee engagement and sparking consumer loyalty? Here are the top characteristics of hot brands to help you fan the […]
MindFire recognized as CBJ Fastest Growing Company for 4th time
For the 4th time since 2012, the gang of MindFire Arsonists has been recognized as one of the Fastest Growing Companies by the Corridor Business Journal. Out of the 25 companies that were honored at the event, MindFire was ranked 19th with a growth of 50.87 percent. In 2013, MindFire was ranked 25th, in 2012, it ranked […]
Google’s “Mobilegeddon:” Are you missing out on mobile search traffic?
Tuesday, April 21, 2015. That’s the day that will go down in history as Google’s “Mobilegeddon.” On April 21, Google rolled out its mobile-friendly update globally. This means that Google is now boosting the ranking of mobile-friendly pages on mobile search results. In other words – when someone uses Google to search on their smart-phone […]
MindFire earns 15 American Advertising Awards from American Advertising Federation
MindFire Communications had a smokin’ hot showing at the annual American Advertising Awards Gala by winning 15 awards, including the top honor of Best of Show, three Judge’s Choice Awards and two Best of Category Awards. “We are incredibly proud of this recognition, and we want to thank our clients for trusting us with their […]
5 tips for sizzlin’ online videos
From empowering messaging for girls to a giant spider dog … if it seems like online videos are everywhere these days, it’s because they are. Audiences are shifting to prefer video over other content, and according to this MarketingProfs article, 2015 will be the year of video marketing! So let’s talk about the power of online video marketing. But first, […]
MindFire named to Inc. magazine’s 500|5000 Fastest Growing Companies for second time
For the second time in two years, Inc.magazine has named MindFire Communications one of the fastest-growing privately-held companies in America.
The benefits of a brand style guide
Maintaining brand consistency is not easy. It doesn’t matter whether your company is a startup with just one employee or a corporate giant; you need a set of branding guidelines and rules to maintain a consistent identity.
Mobile email marketing: flirting with the tipping point
The Radicati Group reports approximately 182.9 billion emails were sent worldwide each day in 2013. Yep, that’s billion with a “b.”
Are you ready for the Internet of Things?
Pew respondents painted a pretty interesting picture of how the Internet of Things will evolve in the next 11 years ...