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.

Custom Website Design vs. Template

Unsure whether to go custom or template with your website? This article outlines the reasons to choose each option, based on factors like company size, needs, functionality and budget.

Call Tracking and How it Can Save Your Business

Call tracking and recording allows for the connection of various online marketing initiatives with clients' sales providing a clear direction for making campaign improvements.

Sales Techniques: Closing Sales With The First Conversation

No matter what you are selling, it’s important that certain information is collected and that the client leaves the first sales meeting feeling confident. You want them to feel that they are talking to the right person and that your company is both able and willing to support and guide them through the process.

Tracking Matters

With so much big data and analytics options, tracking digital marketing initiatives can be daunting. Use this scrappy tool set to identify which of your initiatives are working and which are just wasting your money.

5 Things Clients Should Know Before a Project Starts

Over the years I’ve picked up on a lot things that I now stress to clients before their project starts. With these five things, I can guarantee any project will run smoothly, be more effective, and everyone will feel the project was a success and worth the investment.

Simplify Your Navigation for Better Usability

Your website's navigation is a crucial piece of the user experience. When executed well it will help user engagement and result in a higher conversion rate. This article will give you general guidelines for structuring your navigation to work for your user's needs.

Innovate or Die T-Shirt Collaboration

Brolik and Duke & Winston worked together to create a shirt that expresses the creative, do-or-die mentality that represents the two companies and many other emerging companies in Philly.

Human or Scalable... What's Better For Business Growth?

Is building for scale the only way to grow a business? Some businesses should focus on the customer and not get fixated on scaling right away.

Business Logo Design: What It Means for Your Brand Strategy

Brand identity is nearly everything associated with a company, its mission and value proposition. The corporate logo, just one component of brand identity, is one of the most important.

How to Build an App and Minimum Viable Product (MVP)

In 2014, if you’re thinking about creating an app, strongly consider the MVP approach. Otherwise, you might fail.

Storytelling with Analytics: The Perfect Combination

Storytelling isn’t what it used to be. These days you need to back up your story with data.

What To Expect From Your Digital Marketing Agency

While it may be daunting, marketing agencies should take responsibility for designing a strategy based on metrics, ROI and measurements of success.