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DIY DESIGN HACKS
How to Use Visual Marketing to Leave the Competition in the DustPeg FitzpatrickDirector of Digital Media Co-Author of The Art of Social Media: Power Tips for Power Users
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I’m @PegFitzpatrick.Social media strategist and co-author of The Art of Social Media
1.Why visual marketing?2.Why do people share on social media?3.How to create your visual style guide4.How to use visuals with your blog5.Tips for tools
SESSION OVERVIEW
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Why use visual marketing?
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93%Of our communication is visual.Via Hubspot
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Images are easy to remember and quick to consume.
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2 Why do people share on social media?
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94%Of people consider whether this will be helpful for others.From The New York Times Psychology of Sharing study
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1. Share to grow and nourish relationships2. Be helpful 3. Define ourselves to others
From The New York Times Psychology of Sharing study
Sharing is caring
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Most people are not content creators.
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1. Keep it simple2. Share with beautiful graphics3. Provide helpful information
Make it easy to share
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Is your content helpful? Easy to share?
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3 How to create a style guide
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“Strive for two things in design: simplicity and clarity. Great design is born of these two things.”
Lindon Leader
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1. Color palette2. Mood and feel of brand3. Font choices4. Type of image
Elements of style
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Color paletteChoose two or three colors for your brand.
Be consistent!
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1. Use a photo that you love2. Adobe Color will help you create a palette3. Save the color codes in Canva4. Don’t guess on colors
How to create a custom color palette
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Be consistentUsing the same colors helps people recognize your brand in an instant.
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Mood and feel Playful?Serious?Inviting?
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Font choicesChoose two or three fonts for your brand.
Keep it simple.
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ImagesTell a story with consistent images and graphics.
Use the same filter.
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4 How to use visual marketing with your blog
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Make it easy to share
Add Open Graph images to your blog posts.
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Title it right!Write great titles for each post. Keywords count but write for humans, not algorithms.
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Meta data countsYour meta data becomes the subtitle on posts when shared on social media.
1. Pinterest 735 pixels x 1102 pixels2. Instagram 640 pixels x 640 pixels3. Blog post 735 pixels x 315 pixels (or to fit your theme)4. Facebook 940 pixels x 788 pixels5. Twitter 1000 pixels x 500 pixels6. LinkedIn 700 pixels x 400 pixels
Sizes for social media graphics
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5 Tools of the trade
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Canva• Create your own
templates• Resize designs with a
click• Easy to work with a team
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Pic Monkey• Use all the fonts on
your computer• Create transparent
backgrounds• Easy to use
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Lynda.com• Invest in learning• Amazing tutorials• Educate at your
own pace
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Adobe Creative• Huge array of products• Adobe Color for palettes• Create professional
designs
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YouTube• Tutorials for visual
learners• Subscribe to channels
for updates• Easy to use
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• Canva
• Pic Monkey
• Lynda.com
• Adobe Creative Suite
• YouTube tutorials
Visual design tools
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6 Get appy
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Word Swag• Super quick mobile
designs• Add your watermark • Tons of photos to use
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Over App• Cool designs• Unique fonts• Holiday artwork
packs
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PS Express• Edit your photos• One-touch editing• Filters
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Adobe Color• Create beautiful
palettes from your smartphone photos and share across all devices
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Camera Awesome• Grids for photos• Golden ratio template• One finger zoom• Photo or video
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• Word Swag
• Over App
• PS Express
• Adobe Color
• Camera Awesome by Smug Mug
Get Appy
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Questions?
Love to hear them!
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Thank you!
Find me @ PegFitzpatrick.com