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Weekly Study • What a Bookstore Can Teach You About Great Marketing • APIs • A Better Inbox

Weekly Study Hey Reader, If you pay close attention, the world around you offers a master class in just about everything. One of my favorite classrooms? The bookstore. Just wandering the aisles, scanning shelves, and soaking in the details can teach you more than you’d expect. This week, I’m diving into how a simple trip to the bookstore can sharpen your marketing instincts. From cover design to title choices, every book is a case study in standing out in a crowded marketplace. Next time...
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Weekly Study // Landing Pages • Figma Awesomeness • Growing a Business • Web App Dev

Weekly Study08/15/24 Hey Reader, This week is packed with topics. Discover why landing pages are game-changers in marketing, dive into a new way of creating slide presentations, learn about how to grow a business, and see my approach into building a small web app. It’s been a whirlwind of creativity on my end—hope your week has been just as inspiring! Keep creating, Maria Article of the Week Casting Your Net with Landing Page Strategies Marketing is the line that connects your offer to...

Weekly Study: Long Drives, Code Learnings & Brand Update

Weekly Study05/17/24 Hey Reader, Sometimes it's the very simple actions that can give you clarity of ideas, decisions and problem solving. This week I pass along the simple advice I learned from a past advertising instructor, and I hope it inspires you to let your mind think, wonder and reflect. Keep creating, Maria Article of the Week Clarity in the Backroads Get unstuck and recentered by driving the long way home. Read the Article What I'm Studying CODING ARTICLES Learning Git Git is a free...

Tweaking Toward Improvement

Sunday Study | 01/14/24 Hey Creatives, Sometimes it's easy to get stuck in ways of thinking that whenever you do something you need to make big leaps and bounds, but more often than not you need to simply make small steps and tweaks. That's the theme of this week. What are small actions you can take to reach a goal, and execute toward it. Keep creating, — Maria Tweak Your Way Toward Improvement Making just the smallest of tweaks can have significant impact. Read Article What I'm Studying...
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A Year in Review: AI, vital relationships, entrepreneurial spirit & leadership insights

Sunday Study | 01/07/24 Hey Creatives, It's 2024, and you likely have some goals in mind to strive toward. Before diving in headfirst toward these, let's reflect back to what was learned last year. Check out my reflections in this week's article. I'm excited for what's in store for BrandRoots this year, and I am hoping you have the best creative year yet! Keep creating, — Maria Year in Review: My Top 10 Articles & Insights AI, vital relationships, entrepreneurial spirit and leadership...