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By Jeff Goss, President/Creative Director The original script of the outdoor drama Unto These Hills…
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TGA Weekly Digital Update
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by Gabrielle Diepenbrock, Account Manager Businesses continue to seek out different ways to reach their…
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Google has long been the king of driving traffic to websites. For years, businesses have…
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The idea behind this message for our client Alliance Autogas was to highlight the safety and…
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PRESS RELEASE Branding Agency to Work in Conjunction with New Public Relations Agency NATCHEZ, MS, September…
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New Digital Marketing Statistics 2015
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Did you know bulls can run faster uphill than down? I was having a conversation yesterday…
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All too often, we see clients and potential clients fail to promote their social media…
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5 Quick Fixes for Your Facebook Page
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10 Reasons Your Brand Should Utilize Video Marketing
In the one minute it takes you to read this text, 100 hours of video…
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For August, we’re talking about digital marketing on the blog, and we’re kicking off this…
Read More10 Inspirational Days in France: Historical Highlights
--CEO Jeff Goss I just completed an inspirational 10 day trip to France. The…
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Advertising Paradise: St. Lucia
--Backstory behind St. Lucia creative and advertising by CEO Jeff Goss One of the most amazing,…
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We're excited to announce we're expanding in downtown Asheville! The office across the hall will…
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New Corporate Identity for Tribe Transportation
The Goss Agency just completed the corporate identity for Cherokee National, a new subsidiary of…
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Within the full-service marketing of Travel and Tourism The Goss Agency provides positioning, strategy promotion…
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By Scott Zeller, SEO & SEM Specialist, The Goss Agency Sudoku, a popular numbers game,…
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One of our mottos at The Goss Agency is "It's All About the Work." So, Adweek's…
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The Goss Agency Launches New Cozumel, Mexico Paradise Beach Resort Brand Image and Website Asheville, North…
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To finish our social media blog series, we've rounded up a few resources we trust to…
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3 Possible Agency Roles for Your Social Media: Management, Guidance, or Training
Social media changes on a monthly--sometimes daily--basis, so it’s important that you evaluate your company’s…
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This month, we’re talking about social media on the blog. To start, we’ll look to…
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The Goss Agency, in conjunction with Biltmore Property Group, recently launched a branding campaign for…
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New Tourism Client, Mitchell County
The Goss Agency is executing a portfolio of TGA proprietary quantitative and qualitative research and…
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Branding is sometimes misunderstood, which isn’t surprising considering that the word “brand” has wildly different…
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We focus on the idea first, the idea that communicates your key benefit in a…
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To conduct the most effective messaging, we believe it is crucial to have the…
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The “Two-Schools” by Bob Davies, Brand Strategist What I’m noticing is that there are two…
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Iterative Website Development: Build Your House on a Solid Foundation
We often get inquiries from clients about building them a new website. Many of them…
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Exercise. We know we need it, but it can be intimidating when deciding how, when…
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"We have the best views, by miles." Why visit Haywood County? One of the best…
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In my last blog post, I discussed being your own customer, and the eye-opening information…
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We stand in the middle of an ever-evolving digital revolution, my friends, and that revolution…
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There are many tools you can use to monitor Twitter, but my personal favorite is…
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As the year winds down, the best of lists ramp up. YouTube released it's annual…
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by Scott Zeller Plato once said, “A good decision is based on knowledge, and not…
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Emphasizing Haywood County as a destination for authentic Appalachian culture, The Goss Agency completed a…
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It’s all about the images. We live in a visual world – cameras on our…
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When it comes to digital press kits, non-profit organizations are way ahead of the curve.…
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Do you feel like you answer the same seven questions about your company or organization…
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One of the key benefits to online press kit is the ability to include multimedia…
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SEO stands for Search Engine Optimization, and it’s basically the discipline used to improve your…
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by Jeff Goss Situation: A 109-year-old village historically designed for the artisans, craftsmen and…
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Alright, so you are convinced that you need a digital press kit. But where do…
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National Travel and Tourism week starts Sunday, May 4th and runs through Monday, May 12th.…
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Sometimes it feels like the entire world is on the internet. While that may not…
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Equally important to creating and adhering to a brand is assessing your brand in the…
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Why is it important to brand your business? Why not just hire a logo designer…
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