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The Cliburn’s 17th International Piano Competition Remember when your teacher asked who was good at music in grammar school? Every hand shot up. Read More

20 Years of Amplifying Good… and We’re Just Getting Warmed Up

This year, idfive turns 20. Two decades of scrappy strategy, bold ideas, and relentless optimism. Twenty years of standing with brands who care… Read More

Making Your PDF Content Accessible

Just like websites, PDFs must be built with accessibility in mind, allowing all users and assistive technologies to access the document’s content. Industry… Read More

From Hope to Action: Lean on Marketing to Avoid the Enrollment Cliff

Hope is not a strategy. Like it or not, doing nothing, or worse yet, hope is not a strategy for colleges and universities… Read More

Marketing for Healthcare: Future-Proof Strategies

Being a healthcare marketer is no easy feat.  As a healthcare marketer, you face a rapidly changing environment full of digital… Read More

Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art Website Earns Webby Award

We often hear from clients and friends that we don’t do enough to promote ourselves, our work, and our accomplishments. There are two… Read More

Public Trust in Higher-Ed Plummeting, A Serious Brand Problem

The latest Gallup survey on U.S. confidence in higher education spotlights a chilling drop in public trust. This nearly evenly… Read More

Numbers Don’t Lie—2021 Was One For the Books

It’s hard not to get a little reflective when staring down the finish line for 2021. We accomplished so much together—here are just a few… Read More

Better Giving Through Science

In my last post I took a broad look at the research into what motivates people to donate their hard-earned… Read More

“This branding stuff is stupid.”

We pride ourselves in our relentless quest to find the nugget of insight from which an arresting, authentic, and memorable brand is hatched. Along the… Read More