What is Canva?

Canva is a free, online-based design resource that is growing in popularity. It has a simple drag and drop, template-based interface for those DIY-ers to create anything from logos, social media posts, slide decks and more.

Most of us love cookies. That’s why when a website you’re visiting is offering free cookies you’re initially receptive. Then you find out you’re not getting chocolate and sparkles.

Thread Marketing Group’s ongoing efforts with Toledo Jeep Fest has produced another honor – the distinguished 2021 Platinum MarCom Award by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals (AMCP). Thread Marketing also won the 2019 Silver Anvil Award for its work on Toledo Jeep Fest.

Thread Marketing Group (TMG) has completed another industry achievement – earning an award for our outstanding work in healthcare marketing.

If 60 is the new 30, Thread Marketing Group is helping their newest intern turn 50 into the new 25. Thread decided to look beyond age and bring on a non-traditional intern to work with the Toledo Jeep Fest project this summer.

People don’t like ads. They never did. Consumers avoid ads in video content with ad blockers, or by skipping ahead and sometimes even paying a premium to avoid video ads completely.

Toledo Jeep® Fest (TJF) will return during the weekend of August 6, 2021; and, the wildly popular event is on track to welcome Jeep enthusiasts to the city of Toledo – HOME of the Jeep – once again.

As the second week of the new year comes to a close, so does intern Sofia Szymanski’s first week at Thread. Since beginning her internship last Monday, Sofia has worked on multiple projects, all of which have given her a deeper understanding of the professional world of marketing.

Today’s healthcare consumer has more choice and more access to information than ever before.

Healthcare marketers know that 2020 was a year of fear, confusion, and loss…especially in that industry. As patients struggle with the “new normal” we, as healthcare marketers, can help calm consumer anxiety by providing information that both educates and empowers them to choose the best solution for their unique set of needs. After all, today’s healthcare consumer has more choice and more access to information than ever before which is why it is critically important to deliver solutions in a timely and technology driven manner.

As new digital opportunities emerge, marketers and agencies will look to how they can adapt and improve their messaging. Livestreaming has been around for years - YouTube Live (2006), Twitch (2011), Periscope (2015), Facebook Watch (2016) - but livestreaming was often limited to the platform where the livestream broadcast was offered and the technical ability of the content creator.

We have all dabbled with online meeting software through the course of the recent pandemic – using platforms like Zoom, Skype and Microsoft Teams.