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A Swift Redesign

Inspired by fonts from Taylor Swift's albums, discover how we experimented with redesigning her tour logo from the initial uninspired design into a meaningful and visually appealing logo that better represents the essence of the "Eras Tour."

Inspired by fonts from Taylor Swift's albums, discover how we experimented with redesigning her tour logo from the initial uninspired design into a meaningful and visually appealing logo that better represents the essence of the "Eras Tour."

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ReDesigns

A Swift Redesign

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6 Ways Manual Labor Is Experimenting With ChatGPT

Explore how Manual Labor uses ChatGPT4 to enhance efficiency with 6 practical examples and insights from our latest quarter.

Explore how Manual Labor uses ChatGPT4 to enhance efficiency with 6 practical examples and insights from our latest quarter.

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AI Strategy

6 Ways Manual Labor Is Experimenting With ChatGPT

What's the prompt

AI Face-Off: Which Language Model Excels in Marketing and Design?

Manual Labor explores which large language model excels in marketing, design, and development as we test top LLMs like Claude, ChatGPT, Firefly, Meta AI, and Runway.

Manual Labor explores which large language model excels in marketing, design, and development as we test top LLMs like Claude, ChatGPT, Firefly, Meta AI, and Runway.

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AI Strategy

AI Face-Off: Which Language Model Excels in Marketing and Design?

Time to Face Off

An Ode to the Project Retrospective

Retros are a practice that helps build team trust, accountability, and collaboration and can lead to true problem solving and improved planning capabilities. Here's all the reasons why the Manual Labor team loves this critical step of the process.

Retros are a practice that helps build team trust, accountability, and collaboration and can lead to true problem solving and improved planning capabilities. Here's all the reasons why the Manual Labor team loves this critical step of the process.

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Workshops

An Ode to the Project Retrospective

Let's Retro

5 Key Tips for Activating Your Brand at Events

Beyond the basics of event management, how can a brand make the most of event opportunities — whether that’s an intimate dinner or roundtable or a large-scale conference? Event marketing is a highly valuable way to activate your brand for a live audience and create an experience that can engage and inform the constituents that matter most to your brand. 

Beyond the basics of event management, how can a brand make the most of event opportunities — whether that’s an intimate dinner or roundtable or a large-scale conference? Event marketing is a highly valuable way to activate your brand for a live audience and create an experience that can engage and inform the constituents that matter most to your brand. 

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Marketing Strategy

5 Key Tips for Activating Your Brand at Events

Let's get activated

What It Takes to Launch Your First Brand Campaign

Five best practices to help you make the most of your first brand campaign launch.

Five best practices to help you make the most of your first brand campaign launch.

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Marketing Strategy

What It Takes to Launch Your First Brand Campaign

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hype_cast: volume four

Manual Labor's multi-topic quarterly series covering what is trending, hype and of the zeitgeist.

Manual Labor's multi-topic quarterly series covering what is trending, hype and of the zeitgeist.

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Trend Forecasting

hype_cast: volume four

What's the vibe

The Case for B2B Customer Advocacy

Let’s consider some common customer advocacy approaches and explore how you can make customer advocacy a strategic lever of your sales and marketing activation. 

Let’s consider some common customer advocacy approaches and explore how you can make customer advocacy a strategic lever of your sales and marketing activation. 

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Marketing Strategy

The Case for B2B Customer Advocacy

Go beyond the case study

6 Infrastructure Best Practices for WordPress

Infrastructure is the foundation of a WordPress website; even before you start building, it’s critical to anticipate infrastructural architecture. These 6 best practices show you how.

Infrastructure is the foundation of a WordPress website; even before you start building, it’s critical to anticipate infrastructural architecture. These 6 best practices show you how.

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Website design and development

6 Infrastructure Best Practices for WordPress

Build on a solid foundation

hype_cast: volume three

Manual Labor’s multi-topic quarterly series covering what is trending, hype and of the zeitgeist.

Manual Labor’s multi-topic quarterly series covering what is trending, hype and of the zeitgeist.

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Inspiration

hype_cast: volume three

What's the vibe

10 Best JavaScript Practices for Improving Page Speed

Best JavaScript tips and tricks to improve your site’s performance.

Best JavaScript tips and tricks to improve your site’s performance.

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Website design and development

10 Best JavaScript Practices for Improving Page Speed

Time to speed things up!

Tips for Running Effective Meetings

Ready to run a successful meeting? Here's some tips to being effective! 

Ready to run a successful meeting? Here's some tips to being effective! 

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Unmarketing

Tips for Running Effective Meetings

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Stop Talking, Start Listening: Why the Art of Listening Will Build a Better You

Listening seems simple but can be hard for most folks. Learn the importance of listening with intention, for yourself and your business.

Listening seems simple but can be hard for most folks. Learn the importance of listening with intention, for yourself and your business.

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Consulting

Stop Talking, Start Listening: Why the Art of Listening Will Build a Better You

Hear us out

5 Lessons in Client Management I Learned from Magic

Get your wands ready to learn how to work with the biggest clients.

Get your wands ready to learn how to work with the biggest clients.

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Consulting

5 Lessons in Client Management I Learned from Magic

Abracadabra!

A Four-Question Guide To Your Brand’s Tone of Voice

Learn how Manual Labor helps brands define their tone of voice with four simple questions.

Learn how Manual Labor helps brands define their tone of voice with four simple questions.

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Marketing Strategy

A Four-Question Guide To Your Brand’s Tone of Voice

Find your voice!

hype_cast: volume two

Manual Labor’s multi-topic quarterly series covering what is trending, hype and of the zeitgeist.

Manual Labor’s multi-topic quarterly series covering what is trending, hype and of the zeitgeist.

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Inspiration

hype_cast: volume two

What's the vibe

11 Considerations when Launching Your First Landing Page

Checklist on the top considerations for your landing page.

Checklist on the top considerations for your landing page.

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Website Strategy

11 Considerations when Launching Your First Landing Page

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hype_cast: volume one

Manual Labor’s multi-topic quarterly series covering what is trending, hype and of the zeitgeist.

Manual Labor’s multi-topic quarterly series covering what is trending, hype and of the zeitgeist.

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Inspiration

hype_cast: volume one

What's the vibe

8 Practical Tips for Non-Writers

Best practices for helping non-writers improve their writing to contribute meaningful content

Best practices for helping non-writers improve their writing to contribute meaningful content

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Marketing Strategy

8 Practical Tips for Non-Writers

Hone your skills

Website Development Quiz

With just a few questions, we can help you find the best fit for your web dev needs.

With just a few questions, we can help you find the best fit for your web dev needs.

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Website design and development

Website Development Quiz

Pull the lever!

Unpacking Branding

The critical components to brand identity.

The critical components to brand identity.

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Creative & Design

Unpacking Branding

Who are you?

The Three Pillars of Website Nurture and Growth

Learn how to set yourself up for success by treating your website as a product. 

Learn how to set yourself up for success by treating your website as a product. 

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Creative & Design

The Three Pillars of Website Nurture and Growth

Evolve your website

21 Ways to Make Sure You’re Not Crashing Your Product Launch

Dive into product marketing pitfalls (and answers).

Dive into product marketing pitfalls (and answers).

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Marketing Strategy

21 Ways to Make Sure You’re Not Crashing Your Product Launch

Create the model

Workshop Resolutions for 2021

10 workshop resolutions to make your next session a success.

10 workshop resolutions to make your next session a success.

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Workshops

Workshop Resolutions for 2021

Try something different

Manual Labor Studio Certified By the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council

Certification Advances Company’s Mission to “Do Great Work With Good People”

Certification Advances Company’s Mission to “Do Great Work With Good People”

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Press Release

Manual Labor Studio Certified By the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council

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The Politics of UX

We use UX principles to understand how Donald Trump and Joe Biden’s communication style is mirrored in the design of their respective website’s user experience.

We use UX principles to understand how Donald Trump and Joe Biden’s communication style is mirrored in the design of their respective website’s user experience.

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User Experience

The Politics of UX

Let's get political

How to work with a remote designer

Working with an in-house designer, a freelancer or an agency? Here are 3 steps to work better together.

Working with an in-house designer, a freelancer or an agency? Here are 3 steps to work better together.

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Creative & Design

How to work with a remote designer

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You don't have a UX team - now what?

Even without a formal team, you can still build a user experience foundation at your company.

Even without a formal team, you can still build a user experience foundation at your company.

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User Experience

You don't have a UX team - now what?

Start measuring

Building effective presentations

Ask any marketer: presentations are important. Here are 9 ways to make them great.

Ask any marketer: presentations are important. Here are 9 ways to make them great.

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Consulting

Building effective presentations

Next slide, please

Communication learnings from COVID-19

Three great examples on how leaderships used - and use - the power of effective communications.

Three great examples on how leaderships used - and use - the power of effective communications.

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Consulting

Communication learnings from COVID-19

Learn how

Welcome to the new ML site and WOW!

Welcome to the new Manual Labor website - and blog! Here’s what you can expect to learn.

Welcome to the new Manual Labor website - and blog! Here’s what you can expect to learn.

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Marketing Strategy

Welcome to the new ML site and WOW!

See our evolution

From casino to conference room: the power of "tells"

Tells aren’t exclusive to poker - they manifest in consulting and team projects, too.

Tells aren’t exclusive to poker - they manifest in consulting and team projects, too.

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Creative & Design

From casino to conference room: the power of "tells"

Show your hand

Serving as the voice of the customer

How do we get to the voice of the customer? It starts with experience across all teams.

How do we get to the voice of the customer? It starts with experience across all teams.

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Customer & Market Research

Serving as the voice of the customer

Let’s sync up

5 essential steps for creating a logo

When done well, a logo becomes a symbol of the promise the brand builds with its customers.

When done well, a logo becomes a symbol of the promise the brand builds with its customers.

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Creative & Design

5 essential steps for creating a logo

Embrace the challenge

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We love meeting more Good People that are as passionate as we are. Give us a shout if you want to connect and learn more about ML.