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Cynthia Closkey

Evergreen, Authentic Content to Improve Audience Engagement

by Cynthia Closkey, June 26, 2020

Audiences want valuable information that meets them where they are, and speaks to what they’re thinking about. One effective strategy for engaging with your audience is by creating and sharing useful, evergreen content.

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Physical Distancing: Work Apart

by Cynthia Closkey, March 25, 2020

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This final post for this series applies our design expertise to inform how to create and collaborate over distance. We are students of good meetings and the creative process. Most design work begins with empathy for people and understanding their experience and circumstances.

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Physical Distancing: Show Compassion

by Cynthia Closkey, March 25, 2020

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Everything is different. Many products are more relevant in a crisis and when people are social distancing/physical distancing. Even if you can continue to conduct business as usual, you must adjust your marketing strategy and your message while others’ lives are in turmoil.

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Physical Distancing: Stay Safe

by Cynthia Closkey, March 25, 2020

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In a more normal state of affairs, businesses work hard to communicate core values to employees and customers. In this state of emergency, those values are simply being revealed and people are paying attention. Among the best things you can do is to show that your organization values the health and safety of employees and the needs of their families.

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Why We Celebrate International Women’s Day

by Cynthia Closkey, March 6, 2020

To celebrate International Women’s Day (IWD) 2020, we wanted to take inspiration from the uplifting ladies at Women’s Center and Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh and articulate what IWD means to each of us. These are the reasons why we celebrate.

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Your Meetings Don’t Have to Suck

by Cynthia Closkey, February 14, 2020

Meetings have a nasty reputation as 30-to-90-minute wastes of time. Meetings also come with a human cost. They poke holes in your daily workflow and detract from your focus. But, this doesn’t have to be your reality — your meetings don’t have to suck!

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