Hey there Ashley Pink Princess. Woah! Haven’t heard this nickname in while. I have grown up quite a bit since we last chatted. Have you started high school yet? That’s where things get pretty crazy. High school is when you start experiencing a new environment for really the first time. New school, new friends, new […]
If we read one more boring-ass bio, we are going to scream. Who made the rule that professional bios have to read like an engineering textbook? No offense to engineers, but yuck. If the point of a bio is to pique someone’s interest, why does it seem like a competition for the most boring? It’s […]
If you wanna make it in the communications industry, you’ve gotta know how to write. From social posts to blogs and press releases to website copy, you need to be ready to whip up that content immediately. It can be incredibly intimidating, especially when you’re stuck…so, so stuck. Whether you’re a seasoned writer or someone […]
Some words are just hard to pronounce, like sorbet. It’s not “sore-bet” like it’s spelled—’cuz the English language is stupid—and when you say it wrong, you most definitely appear uncultured. In an effort to help you look smarter at parties or professional functions, we present you with misused or just plain wrong phrases and what […]
Hey Jules, it’s “older Jules” checkin’ in! How’s it going? I am picturing you as an 11-year-old navigating your way through West Middle School for the first time with your braces, glasses, graphic tees, and no access to hair tools outside of a brush…yeah, our wavy hair loved the Hermione Granger look. I have a […]
We love to write. The two blogs a week and countless social posts are a testament to that. We make a point to ensure the content we create reflects our brand—edgy, sarcastic, funny and smart. Finding topics that will resonate with your target audience while also keeping content fresh and engaging is really hard. We […]
If you couldn’t tell from our recent storytelling blog, all of us at 8THIRTYFOUR are huge fans of writing. We’re an integrated communications firm, after all, and one thing unique to our firm is that everyone on the team can write. But writing doesn’t always have to stand alone. (That’s the “integrated” part of that […]
We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again… Not all ghosts are scary! Last year we celebrated Halloween by sharing ghostwriting tips on the blog, and in the spirit of all things spooky, we are officially resurrecting this topic. Ghostwriting, meaning you are hired to write something that will be credited to another person, […]
Last week, we shared some of the tools that keep us on top of our social media game. They were tools that help us manage our time and make social media management easier. Today, we want to share some of the blogging tools that help us crank out quality blog posts for ourselves and our […]
