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Beyond Stock: What Our Designers Have Learned Using AI-Generated Images in Real Client Work
Marketing leaders are watching AI rewire every part of the stack—from copy to media buying to creative production. The visual side is also changing rapidly. After two years of putting AI-generated images to work on real B2B client projects, here is what we have learned as a design team, and what it means for the…
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Why Modern Brands Need AI-Enabled Design Systems
Static PDFs can’t keep up with AI. Here’s why modern brands need AI-enabled design systems, and what they actually do.
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From Leads to Revenue: How a RevOps Strategy Bridges the Gap
Marketing teams increasingly rely on a RevOps strategy to align data, processes, and technology across the buyer journey. As revenue operations marketing grows in importance, B2B organizations need connected systems and shared revenue goals to scale predictably.
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Why Most B2B Websites Fail at Storytelling—And How to Fix It
Why most B2B websites fall flat on storytelling—and how to fix it with clearer brand messaging, smarter UX, and customer-first narratives that convert.
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Why You Need a Trusted Marketing Agency Partner in 2024
B2B marketing and lead generation have changed significantly in the last few years. How? Regardless of the market or industry—the combination of labor shortages and smaller budgets means that you’re being tasked with driving awareness and organizational change with even fewer resources before. Greater care and expertise are needed to avoid missed opportunities when budgets…
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Using AI Image Generation for Marketing
Over the last few months, there’s been quite a bit of chatter throughout the agency world on the ins and outs of using AI image generation to create art and images for marketing projects. Many questions have surfaced. Let’s dig into these questions Your competitors are likely using AI-powered tools like Adobe Generative Fill, Shutterstock…
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The Importance of a Website Traffic Analysis
Your website is the most visible view of your brand and products or services. Prospects and clients are visiting to learn more about you and engage. Understanding your website demographics and analytics is a critical step in using data to make decisions. Another big benefit of using data-driven decision-making is content optimization, which allows you…
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What is ChatGPT? An AI Content Creation Tool from A Marketing Agency Perspective
There’s been quite a bit of chatter around ChatGPT over the last several weeks. Like any company, we have a range of fascinations with it. We have those who jumped on right away and started testing it for their kids’ projects or just for fun. We have those who are waiting to see what happens…
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BFT Recognized in 2023 as a Top Agency Through Clutch Awards
Honored to Be Among Top Agencies in Michigan Blue Flame Thinking has been named as one of the top web development and branding companies in the state of Michigan by Clutch Marketing! A prominent B2B review and rating platform focusing on the IT, marketing, creatives, and business industries. Each year, Clutch presents its awards to…
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Blue Flame Thinking wins Gold and two Silvers at the 2022 AIVA w3 Awards for its client websites
The North American Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts (AIVA) has recognized several of our client’s websites in the 17th edition of the w3 Awards. Csenge Advisory Group was awarded a gold medal As Csenge Advisory Group continued to expand its network of firms and clients, it needed to update its story and visual approach. We…
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