Welcome to summer! Remember when summer meant vacations with the family, sunny days lounging by the pool or even just sleeping in? Yeah, we remember that too. However, in today’s fast-moving world of digital marketing, summer also means planning time.

For years, you’ve had your website on a partner’s proprietary content management system. Why is now the time for a change? In this installment of our Plain Talk digital series, we’ll explain open source vs proprietary CMS (and why it’s time to switch to open source).

If you haven’t been following the latest trends and best practices for mobile web design, you may be leaving money on the table. So, how do you design a better, more effective mobile website experience for your customers? In this installment of our Plain Talk digital marketing series, we’ll discuss five trends driving best practices in mobile web design trends.

So deeply has the web penetrated how we navigate the world, that today your website could land you in court for a pretty unexpected reason. Let’s take a look at understanding ADA accessibility for websites.

Last month, this meme juxtaposing Tom Cruise and Wilford Brimley’s ages made the internet rounds, leaving innumerable blown minds in its wake. For those who followed up with Wikipedia, it proved true: When he filmed Cocoon in 1984, Brimley was 50 years old; Tom Cruise filmed Mission: Impossible-Fallout at 55. The age comparison between the two men has been circulating for the past few years, updating essentially with every new Mission: Impossible release, but this time it rocketed around social media faster, perhaps because Cruise is now in his mid-50s yet still pulling off his own stunts.

Lately, our society has engaged in much more discussion about the need to recognize bias in ourselves and our culture, in how we interact with and represent others. As a primary means of mass communication, advertising has a special role to play in this concern.

We are in the midst of a longstanding nursing shortage that has persisted in the U.S. and is expected to reach 1.2 million vacancies by 2022. While some states are in better shape than others, these vacancies will impact nearly every healthcare organization nationwide. Fortunately, there are recruitment tools and tactics that healthcare organizations can implement to overcome the effects of the shortage.

Guiding children requires nurturing, attention, and clear boundaries. So does managing the content of your website! It demands care and structure to prevent it from veering off course. Let’s explore three essential website content management tips using the principles of smart parenting to help you steer your website toward success and keep it on the right path.

Economic recession has been influencing decisions whether and where to attend college in recent years. A new survey bears out that this trend continues among teenagers despite news that consumer confidence is on the rise.

When we initially fielded research on people’s tastes, attitudes and preferences in the craft beer category, we expected to learn or validate much of what’s already been discovered. Yes, people are suffering a bit from hop overdose. Fruit sours are growing in popularity. People increasingly treat craft beers like wine, pairing them with food. Consumers often discover new craft beers upon recommendation of bartenders and friends, so you need bar staff relations and social media programs to spread the word. Our research backs these trends up, but the question was—were there any surprises?