Do Androids Dream of Creating Content?

Imagine a future where artificially intelligent robots can analyze and replicate human behavior so perfectly that the robots themselves begin to believe they are actually human. This advanced technology would eventually make humans question whether they themselves are not simply robots programmed to believe they are human. Pretty trippy, right? This is the dystopian future…

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Marketing, Media & Musicals, Oh My! A Day in the Life of Sally Shireman

A lot of people wear multiple hats – personally and professionally – like a gilded badge of honor. But then there are those to whom such zeal comes so naturally that you’d wonder what they’d function like otherwise. Everyone, meet Sally Shireman, marketing director at DeanHouston+. Her journey began in suburban Chicago, then rolled on…

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The Value of User-Generated Content

Content takes on many forms – text, photos, video, podcasts, advertisements, and even all the billboards you see along the highway. Social media is comprised of platforms that contain just about all these forms of content (even photos of those highway billboards), but there’s something else that businesses and brands are taking advantage of that…

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Fastballs, Forklifts and the ‘Worst Profession’

Long before Jesse Severson became the content marketing manager at DeanHouston+, he rode a hot streak through the state baseball playoffs his senior year. Coming in from the bullpen, he locked down three crucial games before being called upon to slam the door once more – when it mattered most. For him, this was business…

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Lead Prosperity: How Account-Based Marketing Can Help

How is your audience engagement? Are you wasting a lot of time and resources on marketing? Are your returns on new customers worth the initial effort? If you’re unsure about any of these questions, account-based marketing (ABM) might be able to help! What is Account-Based Marketing? A juicy burger and an ice-cold beer is a…

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How To Put Your Best SEO Foot Forward

If they search it, they will come. Search Engine Optimization (SEO) may have fallen out of the marketing buzzword spotlight since its heyday, but putting your best foot forward to climb the search results ladder is still valuable marketing. Here are some common tips and misconceptions we’ve seen when it comes to boosting your SEO:…

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Dear Dale: Breaking Into Adjacent Markets

Welcome to another installment of Dear Dale! In this special section, we will post a question or two from our reading audience that our Founder, CEO and fearless leader at DeanHouston+, Dale Dean will personally answer! Here we go! Dear Dale, We manufacture a lot of products for multiple markets. What are some marketing tactics…

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Tales From The UNINSPIRED

Welcome to the Tales From The UNINSPIRED archive. Check out all of our latest comics below to get caught up on what you’ve missed from previous issues.   Issue 28 – April 2022  

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The Value of Short-Form Video

In 1969, filmmaker Marv Newland made history when he created the short film Bambi Meets Godzilla. The little cartoon has become an all-time classic in animation, running before and after movies in theaters across the U.S. and Canada throughout the 1970s and 1980s, subsequently seeing wide distribution on home video and spawning several sequels. What…

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Are Sponsorships Worth It?

Sponsorships are a common partnership between two entities where both sides exchange something for each other’s benefit. It seems simple, but is it worthwhile? To find the answer to that question, we must define what sponsorships mean when it comes to marketing. When a business or organization becomes a sponsor – some common examples include…

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Right Place, Right Time: The Value of Product Placement

If you’ve watched a movie or television show at any time in the last century, you’ve almost certainly seen several examples of product placement. While some of the most prominent examples that come to mind might be scenes of characters drinking Coca-Cola with the label facing outward or driving prominently-featured Audis through exciting chase sequences,…

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Social Media: A How-To Guide For Employees

In another blog post, we recently discussed the value of employee advocacy and how in-house promotion is a simple and effective way to support employee retention and boost your social media reach on any platform. Motivating your employees to interact with your brand’s social media pages is also great means to help increase website traffic…

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