Posts by Mopdog
How to bring your email design into 2014
Studies done throughout 2013 show that email marketing still beats out Twitter and Facebook when it comes to attracting new customers and that those customers tend to shop and spend more via email than another other platform. Understanding that email marketing is still an important component to any marketing strategy is only one step in…
Read MoreYour complete guide to Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games
What happens when you get highly motivated and focused athletes from various countries around the world all vying for a gold medal and all the glory that comes with it? You get the highly revered Olympic Games and this year’s Winter Games in Sochi, Russia is going to be one you’ll want to watch. With…
Read More2013 Word of the Year #woty
Move over selfie, because there’s a new word in town! We told you not too long ago that the word of the year, as announced by Oxford Dictionaries, was selfie. Cute right? A social media word that pairs perfectly with Instagram and Snapchat, two social media platforms that recently gained popularity and were seemingly created…
Read MoreHappy birthday, Facebook
Happy birthday, Facebook! It’s hard to believe that 10 years ago today Harvard sophomore Mark Zuckerberg made thefacebook.com available for Harvard students. Since then Facebook dropped the ‘the,’ became mobile, acquired Instagram, reached over a billion users and has gone through multiple redesigns and additions. Facebook was even nice enough to give us a gift this week, Paper!…
Read MoreThe best Super Bowl XLVIII commercials
Another year down – another year of the good, bad and somewhat embarrassing Super Bowl commercials. Whether you were one of the 100 million who tuned in last night for the game, the half-time show or kept the TV on mute until the commercials, you’re sure to have an opinion on your favorite ad. Listed…
Read MoreSNOW ANGELS
The last few days have reminded me that there is more good in the world than bad. Times of chaos bring out the worst in some, however, the best in the majority of those surrounding us all. I witnessed so many helping complete strangers in need…all because of the goodness in their heart. This was…
Read More2014 winter storm Georgia
Yesterday, January 28, 2014, will likely become a day that goes down in Georgia weather history. Shortly after thousands of Georgia drivers became stranded on major highways and other roads, and students were stuck at school with no way home, Gov. Nathan Deal declared a state of emergency in Georgia due to the 2014 winter…
Read MoreGet in the spirit with these top Super Bowl commercials
In less than a week all eyes will be on the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey to see the Seattle Seahawks and the Denver Broncos battle it out in Super Bowl XLVIII. While the game and halftime show are always captivating, we can’t wait to see what this year’s lineup of commercials have in store…
Read MoreCommonly misspelled words
Everyone has at least one or two words that they will always have to look up how to spell. For some it’s because they may have never been properly taught how to spell as a child, while others it may be because they type/write so fast that they don’t stop and take the time out…
Read MoreFavorite design eras, 1980s pop art and art nouveau
We work in an office filled with creative minds and we know that their skills and techniques have to stem from somewhere, or at least be inspired in some way. So we wanted to find out what our creative employees’ favorite design eras were. Take a look below to see what they said, and you…
Read MoreWriting great subject lines, B2C vs. B2B
Half the battle of getting your emails read is the subject line. Actually, it’s probably a lot more. If the subject line is not interesting enough to open, then it may get overlooked or worse–immediately deleted. Writing subject lines is no easy task. It’s actually really hard. But it’s important. Whether your business is marketing…
Read MoreMopdog Community Cookbook
Remember the last couple of months when we were asking everyone to submit #holidayrecipes on our Facebook page in hopes of meeting our $1000, 100-recipe fundraising goal for Must Ministries? We didn’t quite meet our goal, but, we did manage to raise $540 and collect 54 mouthwatering recipes. As promised, we have compiled all the…
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