Category Archives: marketing

Art, Meet Marketing

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Barbara

Recently Make Hay received an email asking if we could offer marketing assistance to an artist – a painter – who wanted to: 1)      Generally, increase her profile as an artist 2)      Specifically, promote an art gallery show in a … Continue reading →

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Creative – live!

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Barbara

It’s a meta-meta world. Well, at least it is this season on this blog page. Make Hay, in addition to delivering creative and strategic work to our business and non-profit clients, publishes a community web site, theFlesherton.ca (It even has … Continue reading →

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Social Media – Do or Don’t?

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Barbara

Social Media is everywhere. We communicate with friends, our co-workers, our distant relatives, sometimes even our kids in the next room. We post what we ate for breakfast, what the baby said, vacation pictures, where we bought our new shoes … Continue reading →

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Bad Grammar, Good Brands?

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Barbara

I am not the grammar police. Honest. I have dangled participles and split infinitives with hardly a backward glance. But, as both a creator and consumer of advertising writing, I desire clear communication. Grammar, punctuation and emphasis all work together … Continue reading →

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The Maybe Compound

Posted on June 28, 2012 by Barbara

There’s probably at least one Easily Confused Words list on every writer’s desk. Lately, I’ve seen a few excellent versions posted on writerly blogs. Some words are simply misused. For instance, Louise Armstrong’s blog post on the IABC Toronto website … Continue reading →

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