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In our years of experience providing full-service marketing services for companies in every vertical, we’ve amassed a wealth of knowledge and insight. In our blog articles, we love to share our experience, providing tips and advice for helping you grow your business through effective marketing strategies and tactics.

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Happy Birthday, John!

Jul 01

John is an all around great guy, a hard worker, and someone I genuinely admire and enjoy being around. You cannot really go wrong with a coworker...

Today, On Cody’s Birthday…

Jun 19

John Lechner, web developer, shares his own poignant memoir of Cody on his birthday. I first met Cody in my second semester at what was Macon state...

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M&R’s Graphic Design Team Attends How Design Live in Atlanta

Jun 08

On May 21, our design team attended the How Design Live conference in Atlanta, an internationally recognized graphic design conference filled with breakout sessions, world-renowned keynotes, and...

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Choosing A Social Media Platform for Your Business

Mar 15

Before you sign up for every social platform out there, consider which sites best match your target market. Different social sites attract different groups of people, and...

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Brand Management: Don’t Leave Home Without It

Mar 08

Your brand is one of your company’s most important assets and it can take years to establish. Your brand is how consumers instantly differentiate your company from...

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Three Ways to Improve your SEO

Feb 25

What happens if you neglect your yard? The grass and weeds grow taller and taller and, before you know it, you can’t find your house amidst the...

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Four Reasons You Need an eCommerce Website

Feb 10

If you sell products at a physical location, or if you want to sell products over the Internet, an eCommerce website is an investment you should consider....

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A Four Point Website Evaluation Tool

Feb 04

Have you ever looked back at family photos, maybe from a few Christmases ago, and wondered, “What on earth was I wearing?” Well, web design is a...

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The Essentials of Monitoring Your Online Reputation

Jan 20

At M&R, we don’t trust the phrase “all publicity is good publicity.” When it comes to running a business, bad publicity is…well, bad. It hurts sales and...

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The Importance of Maintaining Active Social Media Accounts

Jan 05

No matter how much money your company spends on ad campaigns, the most effective marketing will always be word-of-mouth. When someone refers your company to his or...