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17 May 2023

Use our FREE audit tool to see if your website and social media are in top shape!

The alignment of your brand is important, from your website and social media to advertising and print materials. This doesn’t mean every message, post, blog, and ad must be identical, although they often are on social media. Instead, they can harmonize and talk around the same topic or theme, complimenting each other while ensuring that key information is always included. When evaluating your various platforms for this, ask: Are you sharing the same key information and similar messaging throughout? Do […]

06 Apr 2023

Events are Brand-Building Experiences: Experiential Marketing Through the Creation of Ecosystems

As marketers, we have always believed events are great opportunities to accelerate exposure, build brand awareness, and make new connections, but how do you take regular events and turn them into a memorable experience? How do you ensure that every part of your event is taken care of, and there is a lasting impact? In 2020, we curated an experience that changed the game for us. Surrounded by authors from our sister publishing house, and challenged by low morale resulting […]

16 Mar 2023

The Golden Five Framework: Five Types of Marketing

How we developed a free assessment to test where you stand in your marketing One thing we know for sure is that not all marketing is created equal. In the last 20 years of being involved in marketing strategy, branding, campaigns, activations, events, and experiences, we have witnessed many frustrations by business owners when it comes to managing their marketing and expectations. This is when we began our investigative journey as marketers ourselves. We asked questions like: why does this […]

13 Feb 2023

Productivity: 3 Secrets to Accomplishing More with Less + a Free Tool

Every business professional has probably wondered at some point how to achieve more with less–more results, more return on investment, more reach, more scalability, more promotions, more clients, and more success. We all have 24 hours in a day, but some people achieve what seems impossible in a shorter amount of time than most. Have you ever wondered how some people can juggle a never-ending list of tasks while others constantly struggle with their time? We have been on this […]

26 Jan 2023

Soar High in 2023 With a Personal Branding Flight Plan

Will 2023 be the year you finally figure out your personal branding? Next to spending time with my loved ones, the two things I love to do most are helping people with their personal branding and flying an aircraft. At first, these two activities may seem completely different. However, I see them as cosmically linked! In 2020 I introduced an original approach to personal branding based on my experiences as a sport pilot. I called it my Personal Branding Flight […]

23 Nov 2022

Understanding Your Target Audience

If you sell a product or a service, there are very few things you can do that will make you more successful than understanding your target audience. If you understand your target audience it will allow you to.. Position what you have to offer in a more appealing way Develop products/services that are more likely to sell Find more opportunities and inroads to position your products/services Gain ambassadors, fans, and followers who can relate to what you are selling and […]

15 Sep 2022

How to Improve Mental Health in the Workplace

Isolation from working from home to returning to work and all of the familial and personal difficulties that most individuals face is at an all-time high. Allowing people to suffer in silence can harm their well-being and job performance. Employees want to feel safe in the workplace, and companies must understand that their employees may require additional support. There are several strategies to improve employees’ mental health. It is divided into two categories: Employee Services and Employee Activities. Employee Services These are […]

06 Sep 2022

Making Magix Connections Through Service: Jackie, Rick, and Edward James Olmos

The evening of Monday, August 22, was a magical night. Jackie Camacho Ruiz, CEO of JJR Marketing and Fig Factor Media, stood on the stage of Judson University in Elgin, Illinois, hosting the World Leaders Form Inspirational Series event with two incredibly inspiring gentlemen. On her right was her friend, Rick Najera, an award-winning screenwriter, actor, director, producer, sketch comedian, author, playwright, coach and national speaker with an expansive portfolio of credits in all forms of entertainment.  To her left […]

26 Jul 2022

Design Tips from an Award-Winning Creative Director

What to consider when putting together a design piece Everywhere we look, design surrounds us, from the posts we see on our social media accounts to the advertisements and billboards we see when we’re driving down the street. Behind all of those designs is hours of planning and execution to make it happen. We’ve curated a list of the important items to look for in a good design! What are some elements to pay attention to? Check it out! A […]

13 Jul 2022

7 Summer Marketing Ideas That Really Sizzle

Summer is the perfect time to launch some summer marketing ideas that take advantage of the season. With people feeling relaxed and receptive to new places and activities, it may be the perfect time to reach people in an unexpected way with your messages about your product or service. We’ve put together a list of great summer marketing ideas that can heat up your engagement with current customers as well as your outreach to new ones. 1) Partner or Participate […]