How to use Twitter for Business Marketing Part 1

22.06.2011, 11:30

5 steps to get your own Twitter account started

We already wrote about the numerous possibilities of Social Media use e.g. networking with Xing or location-based services like Gowalla and Facebook Places. Today we show you the 5 most important steps to build your own Twitter account which is a great addition to your Social Media Marketing strategy.

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30 Creative Brush Sets for Adobe Illustrator

21.06.2011, 9:10

Useful tool tips for every designer

The professionnal vector program Adobe Illustrator can be extended and tweaked in all manner ways. Brushes, are especially popular as they offer simple options for great results with relative ease. The examples in this collection are perfect tools for the creative work of an illustrator. They include everything from floral elements and grungy shapes to multicoloured streaks and icon sets for instant use. There should be something for almost everyone.

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Do you know your customers?

15.06.2011, 10:02

Audience Segmentation as a key to successful business

Remember the last time you talked to your customer about expectations referring to your business? You can´t? Then you better start getting to know your clients. Audience Segmentation is what you have to focus to develop the best and most efficient marketing strategies for your business. We give you a little start-off aid.

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30 fascinating Illustrator text effects

14.06.2011, 9:18

Text effects for creative people

Creating cool lettering for flyers or posters belongs to the everyday routine of professional illustrators. In this overview you’ll certainly find loads of inspiration for your own projects.

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32 marvelous digital Science Fiction paintings

07.06.2011, 8:46

Digital art in absolute perfection

Discover the worlds within fictional arts and have a look at the future. You might have guessed we are talking about Science Fiction. Cool space ships, robots and fabled creatures wherever you look. The designers behind the following digital art paintings are true masters of the trade. Maybe you can draw some inspiration from these amazing examples.

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7 tips for social business networking

01.06.2011, 11:32

How to build a powerful and efficient network

Nobody can honestly pretend that Social Media is not important. Even if it seems complicated and way too much information Social Media is one of the most direct ways to get in contact with customers and business associates. We share 7 tips with you which should help you to present yourself in a more professional and effective way.

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32 amazingly creative job applications

31.05.2011, 9:12

Going beyond the usual cover letter and resumé

Job applications become enjoyable when they are allowed to become as creative as the specimen in this collection. A T-shirt has been adorned with the applicant’s details, a periodic table shows the skills in detail, a flyer promotes a designer and a folded poster invites for a tour of discovery. There are many ways for creative designers to surprise the board and claim the position always dreamed of.

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Interview: Calvin Hollywood

26.05.2011, 11:18

In conversation with the successful Photoshop Professional

Calvin Hollywood is a famous photographer and digital artist from Germany. His main subject is people and the focus of his work is on digital image editing with Adobe Photoshop. Calvin also offers coaching, tutorials and workshops about image manipulation and photography.

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7 tips for business email communication

25.05.2011, 11:27

Avoid common mistakes by following these simple rules

Electronic Mail is a fast and easy way to communicate and it seems that quite often etiquette is undervalued when it comes to formal mail writing. The way you communicate with your business associates and clients underlines your corporate behaviour and tells a lot about yourself. In this article we collected 7 important rules you should consider when writing business emails.

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Photoshop Quick Tip: High Key

24.05.2011, 12:05

Rebuilding the analogue studio effect

It’s time for another Photoshop Quick Tip. This one is about High Key. Like most digital effects it originally comes from analogue photography. High Key is a typical studio effect, often used for portraits. In this week’s Quick Tip we show you how to generate this effect in Photoshop.

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