The Brolik blog

We love launching brands, creating entertaining content and designing smart, friendly websites and applications. We also like to discuss our experiences and advice regarding these topics here on the Brolik Blog.

Marketing Is Key To Indie Film Success

You need to think like a blockbuster and grind like an indie. Assume you’re going to have to do it yourself but utilize as many partners as you can in the process. It’s going to take some smarts, some serious nichebusting and probably a crazy stunt or two to get your indie film noticed.

Developing a Long Term SEO Strategy

As companies vie for the coveted top ten Google results for high traffic keywords and Google constantly adjusts its algorithms and methods, it takes a full time effort to stay competitive. Most small businesses don’t have the resources to devote even 20 hours a week to SEO efforts, let alone hire a team of full time experts. So, is it futile then to even try?

The Brolik Value Proposition

This last couple weeks rounds out my first year at Brolik, so I’m in prime reminiscing form to reflect on why this agency is so special...

iPad Improving Corporate Sales, Video Market

The iPad is not just a reader or a consumer product. It just might be the perfect tool for corporate sales.

Summer is a Great Time to Evaluate Your Brand

July is a perfect time to step back, evaluate your brand and processes, and consider enhancements.

Four Questions Before Your Website Redesign

Four questions before your website redesign: Are you engaging? Do visitors know what you do? Do you have a personality? Are you guiding your customers?

Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) - Looking Forward

Pay Attention to Foursquare and Other "Trendy" Social Networking Apps

Foursquare is a relatively new social networking "game" based on exploring your city. More importantly, it's now a marketing avenue for businesses.

Investing in Long-term Relationships

At the core of all sales and marketing success is a strong relationship with your customer. You create trust, loyalty and expectation because of quality and consistency. However, sales and marketing are often approached with an ROI mindset, with no emphasis on customer lifetime value.

Tips for Service-Based Small Business: Firm Up the Sales Process

Sales is a numbers game. You will never find a salesperson that bats a thousand (in leads:closed business) because there are simply too many uncontrollable client variables. The best way to "Always Be Closing" is to populate your pipeline with enough strong leads to combat the likelihood that nothing will close.

Social networking with a purpose

Getting the most out of your online social media marketing dollars.

Post website launch: How to increase web traffic and sustain it

Would you plan a party and not invite anyone? Without any guests, it wouldn't be a very fun party. The same goes for your website launch. Your goal should be to maximize awareness and keep your users participating. Launching a website may seem like the end of a process, but it's really just the beginning.