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Dear Conglomocorp, Thank you for inviting our firm to submit a proposal for your company’s forthcoming digital campaign launch. We’re excited to be in consideration for this opportunity, which is a big deal to your company and literally no one else in the world. Our team here at ID-8 Design Agency is thrilled to be a contender for this project as our agency isn’t very well known and our 24-year-old head of marketing is dying to get some action at Cannes Lyon this year. We und...erstand you’re interested in what we can bring to the table because we’re a team of intelligent, creative individuals who all gave up on our artistic aspirations so we could do things like write ads that help pharmaceutical companies sell prescription drugs to aging housewives. .... Read this brilliant piece of satire by Whitney Meers https://twitter.com/whitneymeers #marketing #advertising #adagency #satire #humor #conglomocorp

Larry G. Maguire shares the guide he put together for the best SEO practices: Check out his guide here: https://artplusmarketing.com/16-powerful-seo-best-practices

"There are a lot of reasons for writing. It’s cathartic. It’s my creative outlet. I love it. But there is something truly magical in knowing that people are reading and enjoying what I write." Shaunta Grimes shared what happened when she set out to blog every day for 60 days: https://artplusmarketing.com/i-blogged-every-day-for-30-mor

Scott Wiener, California State Senator, pens his thought on market-rate housing: "While the new apartment or condo project down the street is expensive, so is the 75-year-old house or apartment you’re trying to buy or rent. It’s *all* expensive, and that’s not because it’s luxury. It’s because it’s scarce."... Read Wiener's full piece here: https://artplusmarketing.com/market-rate-housing-isnt-a-bad

"Except, I was totally obsessed and hyperfocused on Dad’s death. It was literally all I thought about, so writing about something less death-y was a total fail." Alexainie shares how being overwhelmed with grief made her struggle to write anything but about grief. https://artplusmarketing.com/the-thing-about-grief-b3f82b80

You can find us @AMI on Twitter & Medium. Here's 101 other acronyms it could stand for: 1. Artist’s Mouth Installations 2. Another Mother Indicator 3. Aunt Mary’s Intent... 4. Arrest Masks Ignorance 5. Atlas May Independence 6. Atoners Might Imblaze 7. Arising Martial Interns 8. Assaulting Mighty Impatience 9. Allowing Messy Instances 10. A Mauling Inspection 11. Art Muse Insight 12. Aroused Monkey Imperative 13. Arguments Made Insightful 14. Ailings Mailed Instantaneously 15. Alligator Music Issue 16. Aligned Majestic Instant 17. Alienated Mansion Inquiry 18. Arctic Morsels Inside 19. Assailing Monet’s Importance 20. Adorning Modern Ignoramus 21. All Madonna Impersonators Read more: https://artplusmarketing.com/101-brand-names-ami-could-stan

"Loyal following takes patience, efforts, and skills. It is not an overnight game. Never. It is not about who has more fans but about who is more authentic." Prateek Keshari shares why marketing has no shortcuts shortcuts lead to vanity metrics which don't lead to sales or true influence. Read Keshari's full Medium post here: https://artplusmarketing.com/people-can-sense-bullshit-in-y

PR Director of Depositphotos, Alexey Pedosenko shares how you can incorporate Moonlight aesthetics into your visual strategy: https://artplusmarketing.com/how-to-incorporate-oscar-winne

Co-founder of Snappd, Russell Barnard, shares why Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat stories are all different and serve different purposes, "Snapchat is a chat app / Instagram is a photo app / Facebook is a feed." Read Barnard's Medium post here: https://artplusmarketing.com/stories-are-the-future-why-fac

Shani Silver shares her frustrations with feeling like she had to sell herself instead of focusing on selling her work, "I won’t force myself into being a marketable object, when I will never be the thing that’s for sale, my writing will be." https://artplusmarketing.com/i-am-a-person-not-a-brand-4502

Melissa Hawks shares her experiences with the chemicals in her brain, "What I’m trying to say is, dude, chemicals in your braineven the ones that you sometimes need can really fuck your shit up." If you're dealing with constant migraines, know someone who does, or just want to gain some sympathy for people in general, check out Hawks' heartfelt story here: https://artplusmarketing.com/its-not-you-it-s-just-the-chem

Brad Feld explains how the launch of "Maps for Unity" will impact video games: https://artplusmarketing.com/maps-for-unity-location-based-

Matt Kendall sees a wave of change that is hitting the business world: increased benefits and availability of freelancing. Read Kendall's full story here: https://artplusmarketing.com/the-agency-of-the-future-is-no