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Actionable insights on small business, marketing, entrepreneurship, design, and more, from crowdspring.

Brand Identity

I’m In Logo Love: The Big Ten Logo Design

We look at the BIG TEN conference logo and tell you why we think it’s cool and effective, especially since the BIG TEN now has 11 teams.

Brand Identity

I’m In Logo Love: FedEx Logo Design

The FedEx logo is iconic in many ways, including in the way it uses negative space. We look at the FedEx logo and share why we think it’s great.

Marketing

Think Different: How To Make Your Tagline Stand Out From The Crowd

If you’d prefer to watch a video version of this post, you can find it on crowdspring’s YouTube channel here: The Small Business Guide to Crafting the Perfect Tagline or Slogan.

As I wrote last week in 10 Tips for Startu..

Brand Identity

I’m In Logo Love: EIGHTY20 Logo Design

We look at the EIGHTY20 logo to assess what we think makes it an effective brand identity for the organization.

Nonprofits

crowdSPRING Community Gives Back – Campus Consciousness Tour

Give Back is the crowdSPRING community’s way of helping worthy non-profit and charity causes in need. Creatives in the crowdSPRING community have agreed that for these special projects, no monetary awards will be given. cro..

Other

12 Questions: Meet Tiffany Reed (USA)

In our 12 Questions blog series, we feature interviews with someone from the crowdSPRING community. For these interviews, we pick people who add value to our community – in the blog, in the forums, in the projects. Plainly ..

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Entrepreneurship

Book Review: Rework (by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson)

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I admire 37signals because they make simple, easy to use web applications and because of their unique perspective on business.

Rework is a collection of short essays by Jason Fried and David Heineme..

Entrepreneurship

Book Review: Delivering Happiness by Zappos’ CEO Tony Hsieh

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Over the past year, I’ve been fortunate to talk with Tony Hsieh (Zappos CEO) and Alfred Lin (Zappos COO/CFO) about ways that Zappos grew its culture and its phenomenal customer service.

Most people don’..

Other

12 Questions: Meet Tiffanie Davis (USA)

Entrepreneurship

The Surprising Truth About What Motivates People

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I found this talk (and video) fascinating and wanted to share it with you. The speaker, Daniel Pink, authored four books about the changing world of work (two of the books – A Whole New Mind and Drive – ar..

Other

12 Questions: Meet Constance Semler (Canada)

Other

12 Questions: Meet Maximilian (USA)

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Brand Identity

Cultivating a consistent, authentic brand never ends. But, we’ve gathered all the resources you need to do it right.

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Design

Good design is good business. Check out these actionable insights on graphic, web, print, product, and packaging design.

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Entrepreneurship

Leadership, inspiration, and business know-how. The actionable insight entrepreneurs need to succeed.

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Marketing

Reach more customers and expand your market with actionable tactics, strategies, insights, and resources.

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Small Business

Small businesses do it all with less. Our marketing tips, tools, and growth strategies will help you run your business better.

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Agencies

Marketing techniques, trends, tools, and more to help modern agencies grow and thrive.

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Nonprofits

Nonprofits must accomplish a lot, with less. Our tips, tools, and insights will help you launch and grow your nonprofit.

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Other

Musings on a variety of topics related to small businesses, startups, design, and marketing.

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